Let's talk about on bike storage

Just got a used 2.5l Axiom frame bag for the HT. It looks like a similar capacity to the bum bag I've been wearing, so hoping for that true sweatless back feeling.

The inner tube lacing is a temporary solution while I source some nice velco straps.

Probably going to need a side loading cage, any recommendations or ones to avoid?

Posted by: velocipedestrian

Probably going to need a side loading cage, any recommendations or ones to avoid?

I've used a number of plastic side-loading cages. They all work pretty well. I also want to point out this ^^^ style of common metal cage works in that bag configuration for a side-loading bottle.

Good tip, thanks.

New bike presents new storage challenges. There is not much room between the shock and the mount.

I currently have the 76 Projects .3L piggy bag. Looking for smaller bag. Basically flatter. What have you seen?

Posted by: heathen

New bike presents new storage challenges. There is not much room between the shock and the mount.

I currently have the 76 Projects .3L piggy bag. Looking for smaller bag. Basically flatter. What have you seen?

This bag is an old under seat type with some straps and internal plastic stiffeners removed. It's held in place with a Wolftooth base and strap which might let you shift your cage up a little.

Or if that would limit bottle size I'm sure you could bodge up a strap to squeeze into the little triangle above the rocker.

I bought a few used bags like this cheap for experimenting with, they're a good starting point.

Edit - zoomed in further and saw the mount bolts, sweet.

/\ What do you put under there? I bought one but after like a year of not finding anything to put in there I took off the strap and left the bare mount haha. Probably just lack imagination.

Also have in frame storage on another bike, which definitely has stuff in there. What it is I have no idea, I haven't opened it in a year. But the bike reviewers told me that in frame storage was essential so I have it.

You know what I recently tried that is super impressive though? Steerer tube storage. I borrowed an Enduro with the pop-up tool in the steerer tube, holy moly that was convenient. 

If they could get some loaded tire plugs to pop up lickedy-split like that I'd never need to pump up a tire after plugging agian.

I recently picked up an EVOC “multi frame pack S” for the loam shelf behind the seat tube on my Fugitive and it juuuuuuuuust about fits with tube, bacons, tire lever and tiny “leatherman”. 

Very versatile bag covered with mounting points and a bunch of nice straps and basically the perfect size for my “flat kit”. I’ve gone back to my RaceFace strap for now, which I’m also very happy with for the flat kit but was hoping for a bag where I can access the contents without removing it and faffing around with getting it all back together.

the next thing that they can sell you will be a big fucking pack so I fixed my Dakine Apex and i'm ready to be stylin

Could even put a bag of water in there, maybe with a tube to drink from on the fly.

Posted by: XXX_er

the next thing that they can sell you will be a big fucking pack so I fixed my Dakine Apex and i'm ready to be stylin

I had a few Dakine Apex bags over the years. Deadly bags. I still have one if need be. But it gets used more for trail work and hiking now. For rides that require more then one water bottle I have a Dakine fanny pack that holds two bottles and a salomon filter flask. Filter flasks are awesome. Did a larger Lord Of The Squirrels ride and just pulled water from the streams with the filter flask. Such a game changer.

the bladder was great in the desert but I don't need as much water around here so I just use the camelback bottles which don't leak and don't taste like plastic

yeah the quality of the Dakine stuff is great and we got them super cheap for 35$ at the end of a bike show

I think Dakine quit making the builders pack but i just found one on-line, its great for riding up the bluff with my saw cuz we get a lot of blowdown

Posted by: XXX_er

the bladder was great in the desert but I don't need as much water around here so I just use the camelback bottles which don't leak and don't taste like plastic

yeah the quality of the Dakine stuff is great and we got them super cheap for 35$ at the end of a bike show

I think Dakine quit making the builders pack but i just found one on-line, its great for riding up the bluff with my saw cuz we get a lot of blowdown

The builders packs were a game changer. I still have an OG one. Hauled some crazy loads with it. They still make them they are just grey coloured now. I just scored some shapeshifter collapsible buckets and I am stoked to test them out in the fall. Pails are the worst thing to hike in. I get more looks with pails then I do with a chainsaw.

https://ce.dakine.com/pages/builder-pack?_pos=1&_sid=3af8db706&_ss=r

https://shapeshiftertools.ca/products/buckets

they seem to be out of stock or unavailable, the local dealer couldn't get em, he ended up pointing me at a site in quebec is how i found mine, its grey , i think originaly they were  orange

I sure hated trying to carry a saw on a trapper nelson these are way better, my buddy ran line cutting crews for exploration and they gave their crews the builders pack

Posted by: XXX_er

they seem to be out of stock or unavailable, the local dealer couldn't get em, he ended up pointing me at a site in quebec is how i found mine, its grey , i think originaly they were  orange

I sure hated trying to carry a saw on a trapper nelson these are way better, my buddy ran line cutting crews for exploration and they gave their crews the builders pack

The OG bags are dark green with orange bits. 

They make carrying a saw so much easier. The club just got an e-bike, so now it's super nice to remove deadfall in remote parts of the network. But I digress.