Customer Reviews

Fizik Bicycle Saddle Bag with Integrated Clip (Medium)

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1 star:		(4)

 

 

I have been using the Fizik ICS Saddle Paks (both small and medium) for more than a year now and I am very pleased with them. These are much better than the old saddle pack that I was using that attached to the bottom of the saddle and seat tube via velcro strips. With the ICS, I just clip the saddle paks on and off and could easily move these between my two road bikes which both have the Fizik Arionne saddle, no need to fiddle with velcro strips underneath the saddle rails. The ICS also looks much better.

With the small ICS saddle pak, I could fit a tire tube, 3 tire levers, a small Park Tools emergency patch kit (small one that holds just adhesive patches), my front door keys, my ids, and dollar bills. This is just what I need for the majority of the training and group rides that I do from Spring to Fall. For longer rides (such as centuries), I use the medium ICS saddle pak which could fit all of the above plus an additional tire tube.

For owners of Fizik saddles with ICS, the Fizik ICS saddle pak is a highly recommended add-on.

There is no doubt that this bag looks nice and has enough room to carry the essentials for a flat repair (assuming you use CO2). However, I found that the clip that holds the bag into the saddle was not nearly strong enough for my favorite rides. I am a road rider living in Boulder, CO who rides 15-25 hours per week... much of it on mountain roads. It is typical to encounter loose corners, washboarding, and face-peeling descents on roads meant for 4-wheel drive in an average ride. The first two weeks I had this bag I was training in the Midwest, all on pavement. The bag worked great and looked even better at the coffee shop. However, within 2 days of riding back home the clip was constantly falling off, the bag had torn in three different spots from its encounters with the ground, and I was more than fed up.

If you rock a Fizik saddle and prize style over function- there is no better saddle-bag. But if your favorite race is the Tour of Battenkill or Paris-Roubaix... and your favorite ride includes dirt roads, cyclocross trails, or even the occasional bike path, then steer clear of this item. I'll go back to my 4 dollar Performance seatbag because I know that it will be there, contents and all, when I need it most.

Looks great under my saddle. Looks much cleaner then traditional saddle bags. Smaller then I expected, I don't know how the other reviewer fit everything stated in this bag. A tube alone is taking up 35%. I would hate to see the small size bag. I love the way it looks, but doubt I will be keeping it due to the small size.

I love the concept of this bag. I ride three bikes regularly and they all have ICS compatible saddles. The problem is that the plastic clip is too weak to hold a fully loaded repair bag. That is 2 tubes, CO2 inflator and tool kit. I loved the modularity, a non-thigh rubbing due to no strap on seatpost, but I have now lost two of these and all the gear in them.

DON'T BUY THIS!!!

This bag was OK for a while, but then the rivets that hold the clip to the bag started to separate from the fabric. It's just not designed to hold the weight of a full bag. Don't buy it, unless you want to lose your stuff.

I have four road bikes all with Fizi:k saddles and ICS Seat Bags. When I bought and mounted my first ICS Seat Bag I questioned how sturdy the plastic hinge was and how well would they hold up. Well after just over a 2 years I only have one out of the four that so far has not broken. Three have broken in the exact same place. They have all broken on the right hand side, looking from the rear of the bag, just at the interface below the hinge connection. Would not recommend this product until they redesign the plastic hinge area.

This seat pak is capable of holding at least one spare tube, tire tools, multi tool and CO2 inflator with room to spare. The pack has an integrated clip that fits into the Fizik seat which eliminates the hassle of straps. It does not have to be removed to put the bike on a workstand which is also an advantage. I am using the Fizik Alliante gamma seat which is also very comfortable for long rides.

This saddle pack is nice, and I agree with the previous reviewer more or less as far as the packs capacity. What he listed as his contents are very tight in this small pack. Again though, it is the Small size. One thing that I would like to mention is that it is the ICS type, no straps. Only works with Fizik saddles with the ICS system. The picture is incorrect. A good choice for an ISC saddle that looks nice too.

The saddle bag is exactly what I was looking. A minimalist bag that has enough room for 1 tube, 1 CO2 and 2 levers. Park Tools tire levers fit in the bag. They are snug but they fit.

Well constructed, water resistant, clips in very securely to a Fizik saddle. It would be nice if this was made one size larger...two tubes, CO2 and a multitool makes for a tight squeeze. Light strap on the back of the saddle is very handy and the reflective :K on each side of the saddle bag are an added level of safety. Overall rating would be an A, have used Bontrager saddle bags before buying this saddle bag, I would say that the quality of this is superior to any of the Bontrager saddle bags that I have used before