morning all,

a while back i bought an Ortileb seat bag (back before i knew my bikepacking-arse from my elbow) and it was basically a bit crap. always moving around and getting in the way and generally (apart from being really waterproof) no use what-so-ever.

then, whilst recently thinking about ways to make a harness for my dry-bag to mount on the rear (don't know where i got the idea from??? :D ), i had an idea to try bastardising my Ortileb bag to see if i could make something useful from it.

in the end it turned out all i needed to do was change the mounting position and it now works great.

take a look:



the bit that clamped onto the seatpost now clamps onto the frame and the bit that clipped onto the seat now straps onto the seatpost. finally, the clip that closes the bag secures the top to the seat.

perfect!

i realise that this solution will only work for those who (like me) ride a bike with a lot of seatpost sticking out but i thought that some of you may find this solution useful.

i've test ridden it around a little bit but the real test will be this weekend when i'm off for a nice big ride and bivi.

will see how it goes.....

....and you can get off the saddle. Great lateral thinking there Gairy, looks good.

Looks like something you could do with Alpkit Drybags as well, given they have loops on the side that could be used for same strapping arrangement. Same roll top closure on top and there's a loop on the bottom that, witht he addition of a strap could do the frame / seatstays.

Maximum volume might be an issue though.

Ray Young wrote:....and you can get off the saddle. Great lateral thinking there Gairy, looks good.

thanks fella!

i'm just waiting on my mudguard thingy from CRC to be delivered so that i can make that device for the front of my 29er (as per you post).

Cheeky Monkey wrote:Looks like something you could do with Alpkit Drybags as well.....

that was my original thought before i remember the Ortileb.

i agree that the only problem might be when the bag reaches full-round and potentially gets in the way.

worth a try though.

Neat looking solution there if your happy with it, looks very sturdy.
Personally that would annoy the hell out of me rubbing on my legs.

that was my worry too but so far, in testing, it doesn't rub at all.

maybe my length means that i clear the edges - i dunno???

i'm heading off tomorrow for a little trip and i've given myself the option (by taking a bigger rucksack than i really need) to switch kit around (so there'd be slightly less stuff in the seat-bag) so that i can ensure that all of the bag is out of the way if i find it a problem once out in the hills.

we'll see what happens.