Saddlebags for carrying a laptop?

[TSW]

Sorry if this is a repeat.  I'm looking for a way to carry a 13" laptop (Macbook Pro 13" to be exact) in something like a Sackville Medium saddlebag.  I'd like to protect it as well as possible, and am considering a hardshell case, such as a Pelican case (1085CC or equivalent).  Anyone have any experience in securely shlepping a laptop in a saddlebag?  According to the dimensions, the Sackville Medium is nominally narrower than the outside dimensions of the Pelican 1085.  But I figure there's some give, no?

And, my commute will be multi-modal: I'll want to be able to pull it out easily for the motorized leg of my trip.

I'd like to hear any other solutions and experience.

TIA,

TSW

Berkeley

[Tom Harrop]

I do it lots. I carry a 15″ MBP in a Large SaddleSack in one of these Crumpler sleeves.

My girlfriend carries her 15″ MBP in a Medium SaddleSack in one of these Ron D. Swan sleeves. The sleeve only just fits flat in the bottom of the SaddleSack.

In case it's not clear the laptop sits in the sleeve on the bottom of the SaddleSack, then you pile your other stuff on top. I've been doing it twice a day for well over a year now with no problems. I far prefer having it sit flat on the rack in a saddle bag to my previous arrangement, which was to carry it in an Ortlieb pannier where it was able to bounce around vertically and laterally (if you see what I mean).

I take the SaddleSack off when I park my bike and carry it into my office. It takes about 10 seconds to get it off and maybe 30 to put back on again. Ortliebs may be quicker but lose out big time on shape and size to the SaddleSacks, in my humble IMHO.

[Tom Harrop]

Oops, I meant the 15″ Crumpler sleeve. But I'm confident the 17″ would fit in a large SaddleSack...

[Zack]

I carry a laptop in my large saddlesack (17" Macbook Pro).

I have it in an incase sleeve, and generally put a jacket or something else soft underneath the sleeved laptop to help with bumps. 

may be a tight fit in the medium, but the 13 would fit in the large (as pretty much anything can fit in the large, lol). 

[Burton]

I carry my 15" laptop in a medium and have for years with no sleeve at
all. I just added a lyer of foam above the stiffener in the bottom of
the sackville. I also have a Nitto quick release handle which makes
taking it on and off the bike incredibly easy.

[Jim]

I have an older version of this REI briefcase:

http://www.rei.com/product/809169/rei-quantum-checkpoint-brief

I use the detachable sleeve and put it in my large Sackville saddlesack, where it fits with plenty of room.  It very well may work with the medium

Jim in Boulder

[Blindrobert]

+! on the sackville saddlesack. Just put it in a padded sleeve of
some kind and go for it. Never had any problem.

[Peter F]

I'm a big fan of this Jandd bag:

http://www.jandd.com/detail.asp?PRODUCT_ID=FCBP

I just carry my MB 13" in it loose, though I may be courting disaster.
The bag has plenty of room to put one of those soft sleeves on the
laptop as protection.
It comes with a yellow rain cover attached which is a nice touch. I
don't use it much though so I disconnected it and just pull it out
when it rains.

Peter
NYC

[PATRICK MOORE]

Carradice makes the Bike Burea, a nice canvas and leather briefcase
with an internal, suspended laptops sleeve (holds a 17") that also
mounts to a rack with Carradice's proprietary qr mounting clips. I've
given someone else right of refusal, but if the deal goes off it will
be available.

It is big enough for a lot of other stuff beside a laptop, too. And a
lot cheaper if you order from SJS, say, than here in the US:
http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/carradice-bike-bureau-26ltr-prod10822/

GBL66 is $107 in monopoly money.

Me, I simply don't carry my MBP around enough to make one useful.

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[Jim M.]

I use a laptop briefcase and bungee it down in my front basket. I don't carry a laptop every day, but it works fine and I don't have to remove the saddlebag when I park the bike.

jim m
wc ca