Me and DH have been looking at the calendar of rides and the like, getting excited about the upcoming season, but that posses a question about how carry the stuff I might need on the new bike. I'm not considering touring type stuff, but perhaps overnight trips (hotel/B+B), or need to carry extra food or a jacket type stuff.

New bike, Specialized Ruby, she doesn't have rack mounts. Any suggestions?

I know there are racks that mount to your seat post, but I've also read that these are not so good to use with a CF post, so I'm looking for ideas/options.

I've read a little bit about saddle bags that attach to the saddle and supported by the seat post and that seems like a viable option for the traveling that we are likely to do (DH has ability to add rack to his bike and could carry the heavier stuff.)

Shannon