Ideal Convenient "Small" Cycling Carry Bag for a day-trip



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zzapper

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Hi,
I want something to carry say a sandwich,letters, chequebook etc for a
day trip.
I do have a small rucksack but find it awkward to take on and off, so
often I just use a supermarket plastic bag.
My wife bought me some complicated multi-strap cycling bag which I
couldn't work out.

I think I want something which attachs to me rather than the bike.

Suggestions please (and if possible a hyperlink)

--
David Rayner
http://makemoneytips.org/
 
zzapper wrote:
> Hi,
> I want something to carry say a sandwich,letters, chequebook etc for a
> day trip.
> I do have a small rucksack but find it awkward to take on and off, so
> often I just use a supermarket plastic bag.
> My wife bought me some complicated multi-strap cycling bag which I
> couldn't work out.
>
> I think I want something which attachs to me rather than the bike.
>
> Suggestions please (and if possible a hyperlink)


Using a plastic bag can be dangerous, assuming you carry it in one hand
or dangling from the handlebar. It can catch in the front wheel and
cause Major Grief.

If you really want luggage attached to your person, a large bum-bag
would be simplest, on the lines of http://tiny.cc/36g1n

Personally I prefer the bike to take the weight of stuff rather than do
it myself, but each to his own.

--
Brian G
www.wetwo.co.uk
 
On Dec 10, 6:54 pm, Brian G <[email protected]> wrote:
> zzapper wrote:
> > Hi,
> > I want something to carry say a sandwich,letters, chequebook etc for a

>
> If you really want luggage attached to your person, a large bum-bag
> would be simplest, on the lines of http://tiny.cc/36g1n
>
Brian,
I think a bum-bag will be do the trick. Do they twist round to the
front for access?

This is the one I prefered (same range as you suggest) :-

http://www.fieldandtrek.com/cid/PNS...product-Lifeventure-Kosi-1-Hip-Pack-14434.htm

> Personally I prefer the bike to take the weight of stuff rather than do it myself, but each to his own.
It's so I can use it when I get to town.

zzapper


zzapper
 
zzapper wrote:
> On Dec 10, 6:54 pm, Brian G <[email protected]> wrote:
>> zzapper wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>> I want something to carry say a sandwich,letters, chequebook etc for a
>
>> If you really want luggage attached to your person, a large bum-bag
>> would be simplest, on the lines of http://tiny.cc/36g1n
>>
> Brian,
> I think a bum-bag will be do the trick. Do they twist round to the
> front for access?

Yes, they just work like a belt, so you can wear them back, front or
side and slide them round as required.

>
> This is the one I prefered (same range as you suggest) :-
>
> http://www.fieldandtrek.com/cid/PNS...product-Lifeventure-Kosi-1-Hip-Pack-14434.htm
>

I'd try to find out the size (capacity) of that before ordering. It
looks pretty small to take say a sandwich pack without squashing it to mush.

>> Personally I prefer the bike to take the weight of stuff rather than do it myself, but each to his own.
> It's so I can use it when I get to town.

If your bike has a rear rack, you can get rack bags which unclip quite
simply and have a handle so can be carried like a small shopping bag.



--
Brian G
www.wetwo.co.uk
 
On Dec 10, 6:29 pm, zzapper <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi,
> I want something to carry say a sandwich,letters, chequebook etc for a
> day trip.
> I do have a small rucksack but find it awkward to take on and off, so
> often I just use a supermarket plastic bag.
> My wife bought me some complicated multi-strap cycling bag which I
> couldn't work out.
>
> I think I want something which attachs to me rather than the bike.
>
> Suggestions please (and if possible a hyperlink)
>
> --
> David Raynerhttp://makemoneytips.org/

Berghaus do a spacious bum bag, that also converts into a small day-
sack 10 or 15L when expanded I think. Handy if you start the day
light, but then decide to get some stuff from the shops.. or vice-
versa. No link but try your local (not Millets) outdoors shop.

Regards,

Duncan
 
zzapper wrote:
> Hi,
> I want something to carry say a sandwich,letters, chequebook etc for a
> day trip.
> I do have a small rucksack but find it awkward to take on and off, so
> often I just use a supermarket plastic bag.
> My wife bought me some complicated multi-strap cycling bag which I
> couldn't work out.
>
> I think I want something which attachs to me rather than the bike.

I like my Katmandu Magic bag. It is a 4l bum bag, with a fold out
rucksack on top. I keep all the my essential stuff in the bottom bit,
and then use the top bit if I need to carry clothes, or buy anything.
It is not water proof.


http://www.kathmandu.co.uk/14.html?category=travellingpacks&id=494791090
scroll down the inner window and look for magic bag.
 
zzapper wrote:
> Hi,
> I want something to carry say a sandwich,letters, chequebook etc for a
> day trip.
> I do have a small rucksack but find it awkward to take on and off, so
> often I just use a supermarket plastic bag.
> My wife bought me some complicated multi-strap cycling bag which I
> couldn't work out.
>
> I think I want something which attachs to me rather than the bike.

Have another go at working out that bag. For road cycling, you'll be more
comfortable with the luggage on the bike rather than on you.

Look at the websites of Carradice, Wiggle, Spa Cycles and St John Street
Cycles for many options.

~PB
 
"Brian G" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> zzapper wrote:
>> On Dec 10, 6:54 pm, Brian G <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> zzapper wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>> I want something to carry say a sandwich,letters, chequebook etc for a
>>
>>> If you really want luggage attached to your person, a large bum-bag
>>> would be simplest, on the lines of http://tiny.cc/36g1n
>>>
>> Brian,
>> I think a bum-bag will be do the trick. Do they twist round to the
>> front for access?
>
> Yes, they just work like a belt, so you can wear them back, front or side
> and slide them round as required.
>
>>
>> This is the one I prefered (same range as you suggest) :-
>>
>> http://www.fieldandtrek.com/cid/PNS...product-Lifeventure-Kosi-1-Hip-Pack-14434.htm
>>
>
> I'd try to find out the size (capacity) of that before ordering. It looks
> pretty small to take say a sandwich pack without squashing it to mush.
>
>>> Personally I prefer the bike to take the weight of stuff rather than do
>>> it myself, but each to his own.
>> It's so I can use it when I get to town.
>
> If your bike has a rear rack, you can get rack bags which unclip quite
> simply and have a handle so can be carried like a small shopping bag.
>
>
>
> --
> Brian G
> www.wetwo.co.uk

I much prefer bike luggage to personal. My Altura panniers attach to my
rack in seconds and come with a shoulder starp as well as a hand handle.
These are smaller than mine:

http://www.awcycles.co.uk/brands/Altura/Arran_16_Panniers/7166/index.aspx
 
In article <694fc97d-ce04-4ec4-a6bc-a562ab29cb65
@b40g2000prf.googlegroups.com>, zzapper
[email protected] says...
> Hi,
> I want something to carry say a sandwich,letters, chequebook etc for a
> day trip.
> I do have a small rucksack but find it awkward to take on and off, so
> often I just use a supermarket plastic bag.
> My wife bought me some complicated multi-strap cycling bag which I
> couldn't work out.
>
> I think I want something which attachs to me rather than the bike.
>
> Suggestions please (and if possible a hyperlink)
>
For your application (small light load, easy access) a handlebar bag
would be my choice. Something like this looks like a good basic buy:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200181987970

It has a quick release mounting bracket, external pockets for phone,
wallet etc. and a shoulder strap for easy carrying off the bike.
 
"zzapper" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:694fc97d-ce04-4ec4-a6bc-a562ab29cb65@b40g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
> Hi,
> I want something to carry say a sandwich,letters, chequebook etc for a
> day trip.

Er, dare I ask why, if all you want to carry is stuff like 'a
sandwich,letters, chequebook', you don't just stick 'em in the back pockets
of a regular cycling jacket/jersey?
 
Brian G wrote:

> If your bike has a rear rack, you can get rack bags which unclip quite
> simply and have a handle so can be carried like a small shopping bag.

or if it doesn't then something like a Carradice SQR (that's "Seatpost
Quick Release") bag, or a bar big with a KlickFix or similar push-button
release mount. Many will take shoulder straps as well as having carry
handles.

For the fairly minimal luggage suggested here I'd go for a bar-bag,
which has the advantage that you've got immediate access to it when
you're in the saddle and you can keep your eye on it too.

http://www.ortleib.de/_prod.php?lang=en&produkt=u5plus# has a shoulder
strap, Ortlieb stuff is remarkably easy to mount and unmount from the
bike in less time than it would take to loosen a bum-bag belt and move
it from front to rear or vice versa, and it's pretty much waterproof
which bum-bags tend not to be, quite handy for that sandwich and the
cheque book!

Pete.
--
Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer
Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital
Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK
net [email protected] http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/
 
spokes wrote:

> Er, dare I ask why, if all you want to carry is stuff like 'a
> sandwich,letters, chequebook', you don't just stick 'em in the back pockets
> of a regular cycling jacket/jersey?

Maybe zzapper is one of those folk who don't always dress up in "proper"
cycling clothing on every trip where he might want a few small things?
And walking around town having got off the bike with a cheque-book and
letters poking out of the back pocket of a cycle jersey isn't my idea of
Really Clever Packing...

Pete.
--
Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer
Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital
Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK
net [email protected] http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/
 
On Dec 10, 1:29 pm, zzapper <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi,
> I want something to carry say a sandwich,letters, chequebook etc for a
> day trip.
> I do have a small rucksack but find it awkward to take on and off, so
> often I just use a supermarket plastic bag.
> My wife bought me some complicated multi-strap cycling bag which I
> couldn't work out.
>
> I think I want something which attachs to me rather than the bike.
>
> Suggestions please (and if possible a hyperlink)
>
> --
> David Raynerhttp://makemoneytips.org/

This may be too large for your needs but have a look at
http://www.arkel-od.com/panniers/backpack/overview.asp?fl=0&site=uk
 
On Dec 11, 11:44 am, John Kane <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Dec 10, 1:29 pm, zzapper <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> > I want something to carry say a sandwich,letters, chequebook etc for a
> > day trip.
> > I do have a small rucksack but find it awkward to take on and off, so
> > often I just use a supermarket plastic bag.
> > My wife bought me some complicated multi-strap cycling bag which I
> > couldn't work out.
>
> > I think I want something which attachs to me rather than the bike.
>
> > Suggestions please (and if possible a hyperlink)
>
> > --
> > David Raynerhttp://makemoneytips.org/
>
> This may be too large for your needs but have a look athttp://www.arkel-od.com/panniers/backpack/overview.asp?fl=0&site=uk

Or perhaps closer to what I think you want
http://www.arkel-od.com/panniers/mapcase/overview.asp?fl=0&site=uk
 
In article <[email protected]>, spokes
[email protected] says...
>
> "zzapper" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:694fc97d-ce04-4ec4-a6bc-a562ab29cb65@b40g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
> > Hi,
> > I want something to carry say a sandwich,letters, chequebook etc for a
> > day trip.
>
> Er, dare I ask why, if all you want to carry is stuff like 'a
> sandwich,letters, chequebook', you don't just stick 'em in the back pockets
> of a regular cycling jacket/jersey?
>
Squashed sweaty letters make a really good impression. Squashed sweaty
sandwiches are extra yummy (but not as good as bananas that you've sat
on).
 
> Squashed sweaty letters make a really good impression. Squashed sweaty
> sandwiches are extra yummy (but not as good as bananas that you've sat
> on).

Ever heard of plastic bags? Duh.
 
On Tue, 11 Dec 2007 17:00:50 -0000, spokes <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Squashed sweaty letters make a really good impression. Squashed sweaty
> > sandwiches are extra yummy (but not as good as bananas that you've sat
> > on).
>
> Ever heard of plastic bags? Duh.

Not ones that prevent things becoming squashed, no.

regards, Ian SMith
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