Sackville Saddlebags question...

[Michael]

Looking into the S size on rivbike.com.

 

One question:

 

Does the bottom of it sag when loaded with stuff, or does it keep its nice square shape, staying flat on bottom?

 

Thanks.

 

 

[Brian Hanson]

It will sag if you put small, heavy objects in it, but if they are fairly flat and heavy, it won't sag.  As usual, "it depends"...

Brian

Seattle, WA

 

 

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[Bertin753]

I've found that the coroplast stiffener does well to prevent sagging.

Patrick Moore

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[Joe K]

I have the Small and found the coroplast is stiff enough for only very
light loads. On medium loads, mine started to sag in the center.

I had a plastics shop cut me a rigid insert to replace it, and it was
easy to remount the velcro strips from the coroplast onto the
plastic. (I chose too thick a plastic stock, so it's heavier than
necessary but rigid as heck.) I keep a coiled cable lock in there,
tube, tools, sunblock, miscellaneous, and it seems to fill up fast!

Since I've been using it for about a year, I'm finding there's
somewhat of a downward slope toward the front of the bag. Probably to
be expected over time, or possibly due to the heaviness of my loads.
No biggie.

Joe

On Nov 9, 1:55 am, Bertin753 <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I've found that the coroplast stiffener does well to prevent sagging.
>
> Patrick Moore
> iPhone
>

> On Nov 8, 2012, at 11:03 PM, Michael <john11.2...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Looking into the S size on rivbike.com.
>
> > One question:
>
> > Does the bottom of it sag when loaded with stuff, or does it keep its nice square shape, staying flat on bottom?
>
> > Thanks.
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[Michael]

Thanks for the info. I am torn between the XS and the S.

But I think I will like the S better, as I can get more stuff in when needed.

I don't put heavy loads in my bags. Just lunch, sundries, so nothing weighty.

I can easily get some rigid plastic to use as a base if needed. Great idea!

[Andy Smitty Schmidt]

I love my small saddle sack. It's "failed" me twice out of probably 100 trips. Both times I was loading it well outside it's intended limits. Once I tried to transport an oversize book under the flap and hanging out the sides... about a mile from my house it fell out in traffic and got run over buy a couple cars before a break in traffic big enough for me to run out and retrieve it. The other time I was carrying some grommet dies (small + heavy) and they put a crease in the coroplast. The crease is still visible in the coroplast but it sits flat unless I put a bunch of weight in there. 

Here's a shot of mine from a little ride this weekend... stuffed with a jacket, thermos of tea, tool roll, tube, and a few small daily carry items. I'm always amazed how much it holds, then how much more I can stuff in there if need be.

--Andy

[Joe K]

Andy, your Saddlesack looks smart on that bike...mine looks very
similar.

One of my frequent purchases is a c. 3-foot long loaf of Italian
bread. On my old Little Joe bag, I could rig it up using the two
leather straps, but the single strap of the Saddlesack called for a
different solution. I use two of the Irish Straps to lash it to the
closed bag, and all's well.

Thinking I should find a frame mount for the cable lock...wondering if
it's a bit heavy for the bag.

Joe

On Nov 11, 5:17 am, Andy Smitty Schmidt <54ca...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I love my small saddle sack. It's "failed" me twice out of probably 100
> trips. Both times I was loading it well outside it's intended limits. Once
> I tried to transport an oversize book under the flap and hanging out the
> sides... about a mile from my house it fell out in traffic and got run over
> buy a couple cars before a break in traffic big enough for me to run out
> and retrieve it. The other time I was carrying some grommet dies (small +
> heavy) and they put a crease in the coroplast. The crease is still visible
> in the coroplast but it sits flat unless I put a bunch of weight in there.
>

> Here's a shot of mine from a little ride this weekend<http://www.flickr.com/photos/metron04/8172729307/>...