volume is one of the few things that you might be able to read about before you buy online. It varies with the size of tubes of course, but 0.4 to 0.5l is about big enough for two tubes or one tube and a multitool, something like that.
BTW if you don't puncture very often and do a lot of miles, it is worth wrapping your tubes in plastic regardless of the bag or outer covering; more than once I have carried a spare tube long enough that it has chafed through when it has been bearing against a textured (eg canvas ) surface.
A brand new unused tube, no good for anything, is 'disappointing' to find in your bag....
I wrap mine in paper inside the canvas but that's for ease of labelling and handling. I'd no idea it also helps to preserve them from chafing!
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mjr wrote:I wrap mine in paper inside the canvas but that's for ease of labelling and handling. I'd no idea it also helps to preserve them from chafing!
I like to use an old sock that has lost its mate.
It's the same the whole world over
It's the poor what gets the blame
It's the rich what gets the pleasure
Isn't it a blooming shame?
Brucey wrote:FWIW if the intention was to carry a spare tub or just spare tubes, BITD we just wrapped said items in plastic and strapped them to the saddle rails using an old toe strap or something.
Canvas, not plastic, please
Oilcloth, surely.
Isn't oilcloth lino? I think the soft stuff was called American cloth.
Isn't oilcloth lino? I think the soft stuff was called American cloth.
"Oilcloth, also known as enameled cloth or American cloth, is close-woven cotton duck or linen cloth with a coating of boiled linseed oil to make it waterproof. " (Wikipedia) Oilskin - as in the capes we used in those pre-plastic days is the same stuff. Our preferred wrap for tubs was the 'Walls' flag/banner liberated from the local newsagents.
Isn't oilcloth lino? I think the soft stuff was called American cloth.
"Oilcloth, also known as enameled cloth or American cloth, is close-woven cotton duck or linen cloth with a coating of boiled linseed oil to make it waterproof. " (Wikipedia) Oilskin - as in the capes we used in those pre-plastic days is the same stuff. Our preferred wrap for tubs was the 'Walls' flag/banner liberated from the local newsagents.
Thanks Peter. My Grandmother called the stuff on the floor oil-cloth, though given her Victorian cockney status she pronounced it oil-clorf.
peetee wrote:Have a look in Halfords. I just picked up two under-saddle bags at half price (£5) from their seconds/discontinued bits and bobs basket.
I'm always on the lookout for bags but rarely see one that doesn't hang down too low. Something that fits mostly between the saddle rails would be good, I think.
Thanks. Not much space, so I see your issue. Maybe you could have a frame-fit bag instead of a saddle-fit. There are ones that fit in the triangle front or rear.
peetee wrote:Have a look in Halfords. I just picked up two under-saddle bags at half price (£5) from their seconds/discontinued bits and bobs basket.
I'm always on the lookout for bags but rarely see one that doesn't hang down too low. Something that fits mostly between the saddle rails would be good, I think.
