Saxguy's Full Review: Jandd Hurricane Mini Mountain Wedge
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I’m using this on my 2004 Jamis Coda Comp road bike, which I got at the end of the 2004 riding season in Chicago.
Come the following spring, I felt like I needed a small place to store essentials while riding. Sure, there are those pockets on the back of bike jerseys, but it’s hard to get to them during fall and spring because of layers.
I really didn’t need to hold much. I figured:
- Cell phone (useful for when I encountered a car)
- Small set of keys (I close the garage door when leaving by using the remote in the car, then lock everything)
- Change and bills.
- I haven’t bought it yet, but it will fit a small co2 inflation cartridge. I checked and the one Nashbar has will fit.
Food was not an issue. I don’t need it on rides of 20 miles or less, and I have a hydration pack with LOADS of room for longer rides. As for pumps, I’ve tried enough times to change a bike tire. There’s no way I will be able to do it. The one time I was not able to complete a ride, I called for a pickup.
Just as an aside, since I worked in the accounting department in an airport, I learned and I have always remembered that “Any landing you can walk away from is a good landing”. Well, all my landings on all my bikes have been good. Some have been better than others, though.
Certainly I could order a bike bag from Nashbar, where I order plenty of stuff. However, I was for my 30-day tune-up (they let me do it because I bought it so late in the season) and I thought it valuable to see how something would look and how it would fit.
The store had a bunch of these and said that their customers were pleased with it.
I noticed the following features:
- Big enough for everything I wanted to put in it.
- The fabric and zippers looked and felt sturdy
- The bag kept its shape
- Lots of options for tightening or loosening it depending on the bicycle. I figured it would have a snug fit on mine
So, I bought it. It’s been very functional the whole time, keeping the few items I need safe and accessible, while being fastened tightly enough so that I am not annoyed with noisy bouncing on small (ahem) bumps.
I had to remove it and put it back on when the bike went in for its one year tune-up. I was a little worried about that because the seat on the Coda Comp was slightly different than the ones I had before. However, it was not problem. It took only a few minutes. The Nashbar seat bags ion my other bicycle would take much longer to get to where I wanted them.
There are 2 velcro straps at the front, which faster to the seat post. Next, the straps on top of the bag fit over the rails and are clasped in between, although they can also be clasped on the bottom for a more compact bag, if desired. Lastly, there is more velcro on the part of the strap on the out side of the male part of the clasp which is tightened and fastened to a Velcro strip on the bottom of the bag.
In addition to the large pocket, there is a small recessed pocket that could be used for ID, a reflective strip on the back which is open in the middle so that a clip-on rear light can be fastened. The website reports the material is DuPont Cordura.
As I said, the bag has functioned well, being just the right size for what I need on my Road Bike, and easily goes on and off. I tend to be hard on my gear, yet the zippers, straps and velcro on this unit have stood up.
While I like a bargain as much as anyone, sometimes paying full retail price from a local bike shop is your best value.
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The Jandd Hurricane Mini Mountain Wedge has the same compartments as the Mini Mountain Wedge only in a waterproof design. Includes large main compart...More at Amazon Marketplace
Fantastic prices with ease & c...(Stock status: N/A)
The Jandd Hurricane Mini Mountain Wedge has the same compartments as the Mini Mountain Wedge only in a waterproof design. Includes large main compart...More at Amazon Marketplace
Fantastic prices with ease & c...(Stock status: N/A)
The Jandd Hurricane Mini Mountain Wedge has the same compartments as the Mini Mountain Wedge only in a waterproof design. Includes large main compart...More at Amazon Marketplace
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