Saddle Bags Archives - Two Wheel Cruise https://twowheelcruise.com/category/cycling-goods/saddle-bags/ Cycling Videos and Travel by Bike Sat, 05 Mar 2022 16:00:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://twowheelcruise.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/cropped-logo_transparent_large-32x32.png Saddle Bags Archives - Two Wheel Cruise https://twowheelcruise.com/category/cycling-goods/saddle-bags/ 32 32 BLUE LUG – Japanese Bike Shop Tour / Custom Bikes & Bikepacking Bags in TOKYO https://twowheelcruise.com/bike-shop-tour/bike-shop-japan/blue-lug-japanese-bike-shop-tour-custom-bikes-bikepacking-bags-in-tokyo/ Sun, 28 Nov 2021 13:25:00 +0000 https://twowheelcruise.com/?p=1889 BLUE LUG is a custom bike shop based in Tokyo. They specialize in custom bike builds, unique bikes, and custom frame bags and other bikepacking accessories. This is an extremely popular Japanese bike shop, which also sells their cycling goods online with worldwide shipping. Some of the bike brands we saw in today’s bike shop... Read more »

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]]> BLUE LUG is a custom bike shop based in Tokyo. They specialize in custom bike builds, unique bikes, and custom frame bags and other bikepacking accessories.

This is an extremely popular Japanese bike shop, which also sells their cycling goods online with worldwide shipping.

Some of the bike brands we saw in today’s bike shop tour include Surly bikes, Affinity bikes, Crust bikes, All-City bikes, MASH steel bikes, including city bikes, road bikes, gravel bikes, touring bikes, and more.

BLUE LUG HATAGAYA – https://bluelug.com/#shops

More Japan bike shop tour videos

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]]> Restrap Saddle Bag Review / Test Ride https://twowheelcruise.com/cycling-goods/bikepacking-bags/restrap-saddle-bag-review-test-ride/ Thu, 05 Jul 2018 08:23:26 +0000 https://twowheelcruise.com/?p=1324 I’ve been looking into solutions for good bikepacking bags that I can use to attach to our bikes for our longer rides to help us carry equipment so we can stop relying on backpacks and killing our shoulders. Recently, my local friend here in Nagoya (Japan) bought a Restrap saddle bag and was telling me... Read more »

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]]> I’ve been looking into solutions for good bikepacking bags that I can use to attach to our bikes for our longer rides to help us carry equipment so we can stop relying on backpacks and killing our shoulders. Recently, my local friend here in Nagoya (Japan) bought a Restrap saddle bag and was telling me how good it was, so I decided to pull the trigger and purchase one for myself.

They come in two main sizes, 8 liters and 14 liters. The main difference being with the dry bag itself. We ended up going with the 14 liter option, so we would have more room in case we needed it.

restrap saddle bag 14 liter drybag

One interesting thing to note about this saddle bag is that it is actually split into two parts. The dry bag (above) and the holster which attaches to the seat post and saddle (below).

restrap saddle holster bike bag

Installing the Restrap Saddle Bag

Installation is quite simple. There are two main contact points which are very easy to attach. Two Velcro straps which go around the seat post, and two clips for each side of the saddle railings. Once the harness is attached, you just need to slide in your dry bag. Actually, if you wanted to, you could fit in other bags into the holster as well.

restrap saddle bag 2 contact points with bike

restrap saddle bag logo on bike

And voila, as you can see our new Restrap saddle bag is looking quite good with my black specialized Allez. I’ve done a few test rides with this saddle bag so far, and it’s been doing an awesome job and it seems to be very durable (can’t forget about waterproof as well!)

restrap saddle bag cycling japan 定光寺駅

How to purchase

The bags currently cost about $110-$130, and you can purchase directly, through Amazon, or through a local distributor.

Restrap Homepage: https://restrap.co.uk/

Amazon Links: Amazon US /// Amazon Japan

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