What's in your saddle bag?

A saddle bag should be compact – big enough to carry the essentials but not a packed lunch and the kitchen sink – and sit tight to the seatpost and saddle rails. A bicycle saddle bag should be discreet, complementing your bike as much as can be, and not dangle precariously off the saddle. The Roswheel has long been our saddle bag of choice but, after more than two years loyal service, has been retired and replaced by the mountain bike saddle bag. Like its compact and fixes to the bike using velcro straps which provide quick and secure attachment to the seatpost and saddle. Velcro straps allow a saddle bag to be moved from bike to bike in seconds.