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Submitted by
Uncle Okey
a Cross Country Rider
from Northern Utah
Date Reviewed: 10/31/2006 8:55:14 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Green Pond Loop |
| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Price Paid: | $15 |
| Purchased At: | Pricepoint |
| Strengths: | Perfect size, secure attachment to bike, easy access design. |
| Weaknesses: | Recycled tubes are a great idea for the environment, but not for use far bag construction, for instance rubber tubes weren't made to be sewn through. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Serfas, Specialized |
| Bike Setup: | Specialized FSR Comp |
| Bottom Line: | When I bought this I was surprizingly pleased with it. Then, after only three months of riding, the piece of hud was falling apart at the seams, litterally. The recycled tubes tore at every seam. In one ride it basically self distructed. I was luck enough to have a buddy pick up my stuff as he followed me down the trail. Don't waste your money. This really should be called the Throwout bag. |
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Submitted by
Ev
a Cross Country Rider
from Edm, AB, Canada
Date Reviewed: 4/15/2005 5:06:41 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Strengths: | +Lots of room +Waterproof +Easy mounting +Not to bulky, but still fits lots. |
| Weaknesses: | -The strap can sometimes be a pain, SOMETIMES. -Really there is nothing wrong. |
| Bike Setup: | Giant NRS 3 |
| Bottom Line: | This is an awesome bag. It fits my tube and tool in it no problem. The waterproof makes it easy so you don't have to take it off when hosing down your bike. THis is a great saddlebag!!!! |
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Submitted by
John
a Cross Country Rider
from Lancaster, Ca. USA
Date Reviewed: 9/27/2002 2:30:25 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Price Paid: | $12 |
| Purchased At: | REI |
| Strengths: | It worked for a while. |
| Weaknesses: | After a while, it stopped working. The attachment strap idea is inferior to the quick release that many other bags use. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Various |
| Bike Setup: | Irrelevant |
| Bottom Line: | They should call this thing "Pedros Throwout Bag". The rubber side gave up after about 6 months. I have an old Blackburn seatbag that has help up for 10 years. These would be good if they came in disposable 20-packs. The idea is cool, but the inner tube used is either too thin or too easily weakened by sunlight. It looked cool for a while. You could pose with it for group photos. Make sure you spray some mud on it first. |
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Submitted by
Eric
a Cross Country Rider
from Oconomowoc, WI
Date Reviewed: 5/27/2002 7:45:38 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Muir |
| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Price Paid: | $25 |
| Purchased At: | Wheel and Sproket |
| Strengths: | The fact that it was made out of bike tubes was pretty cool. |
| Weaknesses: | Bag is all ripped up across the top after a few months of use. |
| Similar Products Tried: | specialized |
| Bike Setup: | Klein |
| Bottom Line: | I would not get it |
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Submitted by
David
a Weekend Warrior
from Boston, MA
Date Reviewed: 12/4/2001 2:45:09 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Price Paid: | $16 |
| Purchased At: | Pedro's website |
| Strengths: | Looks great, especially in yellow. Quiet. |
| Weaknesses: | Weak fabric. Inconvenient to open. |
| Similar Products Tried: | lots |
| Bottom Line: | I carry a spare tube,tire irons, and other seldom-used items in this now that I've got a Camelbak; In order to open it, you have to unstrap it from the seatrails. When I cinched it down (repeatedly), my seatbolt wore a hole in the top of the bag. In about a month's time. On the positive side, it's a good size for a few choice tools, it looks great (the yellow is perfect with my "Jamaican Gold" Klein), and the rubber sides keep anything inside from making annoying rattles as I bounce down the trail. I like it, but I don't love it. |
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