Recommend me a cycling bumbag :-D

[Milkfloat]

Can i suggest something I use for running - very discrete and cheap, with not a lot to go wrong.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Outdoor-...orts-Bum-Bag-Cycling-Phone-Pouch/272846618501

 

[Heltor Chasca]

Git! Another one added to the collection...

Can’t have too many gits in your life

 

[ColinJ]

Hmm, I think I will have to keep an eye on this thread...

Those who have ridden with me will know that I normally ride with all of my stuff in a Camelbak bag. (I don't use the drinks bladder.) I have been doing that for years and am used to it, but I did my recent holiday on my CX bike which has a rack so I rode with a pannier instead. It felt really good not having a sweat-inducing bag on my back on hot days. (I'm not bothered on cooler days because the bag helps to keep me warm.)

I don't have a rack on my best bike and don't want to fit a big saddlebag so some kind of bumbag with a capacity equal to my Camelbak would be ideal. It would let me get access to my phone/camera without a lot of faffing about so I would take more photos on my rides.

 

[classic33]

Hmm, I think I will have to keep an eye on this thread...

Those who have ridden with me will know that I normally ride with all of my stuff in a Camelbak bag. (I don't use the drinks bladder.) I have been doing that for years and am used to it, but I did my recent holiday on my CX bike which has a rack so I rode with a pannier instead. It felt really good not having a sweat-inducing bag on my back on hot days. (I'm not bothered on cooler days because the bag helps to keep me warm.)

I don't have a rack on my best bike and don't want to fit a big saddlebag so some kind of bumbag with a capacity equal to my Camelbak would be ideal. It would let me get access to my phone/camera without a lot of faffing about so I would take more photos on my rides.

What phone are you using? Need a Camelback to carry it!!

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Thank you all for your suggestions!
I really did not want another bike bag: got 2 pair of Ortliebs, they are all I need, all my bikes have racks and at least one pannier attached at any time
I might purchase a rack bag at some point in the future, for when I'm 100% sure that I won't stop at Aldi's after a ride.
Anyhow, I really wanted just a very small bag to retrieve my phone on the go, I did not want a bulky one to compete with my already bulky stomach and I wanted a bit of quality so I won't have to shop again for the same thing in a few months.
@Heltor Chasca put me on the right track: after a bit of Googling I choose this bag by Osprey, their medium sized Ultralight Camera bag.
When it arrives, I can finally start posting in the Your Ride Today thread without feeling bad that I haven't got pictures!
@wonderloaf your suggestion was good too, but my phone is too big for that bag, I need 16cm length.
Thank you all for your input, it was very much appreciated!
Almost forgot: @robjh yes, you're a handsome chap (on tour)

 

[ColinJ]

What phone are you using? Need a Camelback to carry it!!

It would at various times carry my phone, camera, wallet, 2-3 spare tubes, spare tyre, puncture kit, multitool, 2 tyre levers, several spare chain links, a couple of short lengths of chain, pump, a length of gaffer tape, specs, a pair of latex gloves, spare batteries for GPS/lights, a cable lock, a rain jacket, armwarmers, a base layer (to put on or having been taken off), some food, 500 mL of concentrated carbo drink, a bungee cord ... I'm sure that there are one or two other things that I have forgotten about!

 

[Pat "5mph"]

I carry a bungee cord too @ColinJ, to strap stuff on top of the rack, in case the panniers get full

 

[ColinJ]

I carry a bungee cord too @ColinJ, to strap stuff on top of the rack, in case the panniers get full

I used it to help secure my pannier to its rack in Wales. I only have ultra-cheap Lidl panniers (I think that they were only about £10 for a pair!) and I don't trust them not to break. If I find myself using them a lot then I will upgrade to better quality ones at some point.

I mainly use the bungee to secure my bike on trains. It came in handy a couple of times in Wales when 3-5 bikes were squeezed into areas designed for 2!

 

[Reynard]

I carry a bungee cord too @ColinJ, to strap stuff on top of the rack, in case the panniers get full

In that case, you need a bag with an undetectable extension charm


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hQ4sSGbV88

 

[Blue Hills]

What about a topbar bag? Saves rummaging behind you...
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Topeak also do bigger ones called Fuel Tank

On the original bumbag question, Decathlon, generally excellent for bags of all sorts and much else, does bumbags. Doubtless cycling ones but also slimmer ones for general travel use - so look outside the cycling department. Good value. And quality.

This is mine I think.

https://www.decathlon.co.uk/hip-bag...MI3Pub0v6x2wIVhrHtCh2hjACYEAQYAyABEgICxfD_BwE

though those polite french people prefer the word "hip"

edit - just seen that pat is sorted - that will teach me not to hop into threads.

 

[Blue Hills]

You can wear a bum bag round the front, like market traders do.

and also sensible travellers as well of course. Or off the bike. You don't want a bumbag behind you in the street if it has anything beyond a hankie in it.

 

[classic33]

Topeak also do bigger ones called Fuel Tank

On the original bumbag question, Decathlon, generally excellent for bags of all sorts and much else, does bumbags. Doubtless cycling ones but also slimmer ones for general travel use - so look outside the cycling department. Good value. And quality.

This is mine I think.

https://www.decathlon.co.uk/hip-bag...MI3Pub0v6x2wIVhrHtCh2hjACYEAQYAyABEgICxfD_BwE

though those polite french people prefer the word "hip"

edit - just seen that pat is sorted - that will teach me not to hop into threads.

Colinj is in the market for one though.

 

[Blue Hills]

Will be back with something that maybe better for Colin when on a better keyboard.

 

[ColinJ]

I will be carting the Camelbak bag round Cheshire all day tomorrow and wishing that I had something more comfortable! For a long ride like that I really do load it up with most of the stuff in my list above.

 

[Randy Butternubs]

A fried just bough one of these:

https://www.decathlon.co.uk/smartphone-running-belt-grey-id_8382133.html

Currently £3 in a sale. Just big enough to hold a phone, a key or two and some notes.

Edit: according to the blurb it can save you from an injury caused by being off balance from having a phone in your pocket