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(More customer reviews)As a bag to hold my keys, spoke wrench, a pair of tire irons, a few Allen wrenches, a combo screwdriver and a spare inner-tube this just isn't quite big enough. I may just get a door key and security gate key made and keep that to a minimum, but I will be looking for the medium.
What's Great:
1. The attachment system. No need fishing around in your seat bag because you will never remember just how you wrapped that Velco, just take it off and use it like a tool box. Also great for walking across a busy bike trail and helping someone with everything in your hand. Also, you can easily swap your bag from a road to mtn bike so you always know you have a properly stocked stash of repair goodies on your bike. No cannibalizing from one to the other until you are stranded on a country road far from home with the sun setting. They sell the mounts by themselves for like $5.
2. The semi-hard side luggage approach. The bag holds it's shape well, and like a camera bag, doesn't let metal tools bang against your frame and seat.
3. The top and bottom compartments which allow delicate things like spare inner-tubes and your bike computer to be stowed away & above the sharp metal bits. Top & bottom because things like screwdrivers and tire irons are L-O-N-G and vertical partitions would just make a bag worthless for carrying such essentials.
4. The water-proof zippers that keep your greenbacks from turning into rust-sodden scraps out of the laundry. I think this bag will float too - at least for awhile. For mountain bikers that would be very nice when crossing rivers and streams - especially with the reflective bits helping you spot it as it floats away.
5. The reflective tape - but they could do so much better here by using an orange reflective coating on the whole back side above the current white reflective stripe.
6. The very thoughtful fold of heavy nylon that acts like a belt for lights with belt-clip attachments. Then you don't have to clutter up your seat-post with drag-inducing and ugly mounts and you can stow the light in the delicate section so if you crash your light won't go skidding into the bushes never to be seen again. It would really suck to crash on the trail and then get clocked by a car as you limp home in the dark.
What's Not Great:
1. It's too small IMHO, and I am a "the bigger the bag the more junk you'll fill it with" guy - but then you have to judge that for yourself.
2. They should slather the back of this bag over with orange reflective stuff so you can ride legally without a normal reflector. Also, how about some reflective bits on the sides? Your lights have 200 degrees of coverage, so why not follow that philosophy here?
3. It should have a pump holder on the bottom with about 3-4 solid inches of Velcro. Pumps are vital and expensive, and they need to be held very securely. The handles on many large duffel bags are held together with about a 4" swath of Velcro - something like that. Maybe even two 3" swaths. More is better here.UPDATE: 4/29/2008
I got home last night from a 25mi ride and the bag was missing - along with my house keys. After calling the emergency # and having my apt complex drill out the deadbolt on the front door my enthusiasm for the mounting system has diminished substantially. My new bag arrived today - a medium - and it should be the perfect size for my use. I have used a very tough cinching Velcro wire bundle tie IN ADDITION TO the supplied Velcro cinch so it's not going anywhere now, but so much for the easy on, easy off convenience.
ATTENTION TOPEAK PRODUCT DESIGNERS: Take a look at the cammed slide release on a Berretta M9/92/96 and use this system to create a simple, bomb-proof, field strippable mounting system that works with NO tools at all and OWN the seat-bag business. The current system is NOT to be trusted with anything valuable, which is pretty much anything one puts in a seatbag.Velcro(R) Brand One-Wrap(R) Cableties 8in Blk 25pkVelcro(R) Brand One-Wrap(R) Cableties 8in Blk 25pk
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Topeak Aero Wedge Pack DX Bicycle Seat Pack with Fixer (Medium)Hate getting caught without your bike tools at the worst possible moment? Turn to the Topeak Aero Wedge Pack DX bicycle seat pack, which holds such items as an MTB tube, patch kit, and mountain bike tool in an out-of-the way location. The aerodynamic wedge shape of the Aero Wedge Pack DX fits easily under your bike seat, where it slips through the wind as you ride without making contact with your legs or backside. In addition, the pack includes internal pockets for specific tools, so you needn't worry about puncturing your replacement tube with your pocketknife. And it's a breeze to attach the pack to your seat thanks to the included F11 QuickClick clip, which includes a seat-post strap. Made of tough 1,000-denier nylon, the bag also features a 3M reflective strip, a DuPont Teflon coating, and a RedLite clip. The Aero Wedge Pack DX measures 7.5 by 3.7 by 3.9 inches (W x H x D), offers a capacity of 33 cubic inches, and weighs 0.33 pounds.
About Topeak Topeak has received an avalanche of awards and accolades since its founding in 1991. The company has developed such innovations as the JowBlow floor pumps with SmartHead technology, which sense and automatically adapt to Schrader and Presta valves without swapping out parts; the award-winning Morph series of mini pumps; the ALiEN multitools, which separate into different parts so cyclists can bring only the tools they need; and the Hexus mini tool and Bikamper personal shelter, which received the prestigious Red Dot award for outstanding design. The most important part of the Topeak story, however, is the passion of the founders and employees, who are cyclists, too. The company is dedicated to making the ride better, and focuses on creating products and accessories to help facilitate an escape from the traffic jams, cubicles, and mind-numbing meetings of everyday life.
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