Stupidest Bike Accessory Ever

[TrekTheKaty]

I agree with Zen. If you NEED to part with $9, send it to me

[elk]

OK I just read Bike Snob's blog on the same item...yes it makes sense to use a plastic bag...for sitting out...but it's probably better under the butt.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Its nine dollars plus shipping. There are and endless supply of plastic bags waiting to be reused. If you can remember to keep that under your seat surely you can remember a plastic bag.
Consumers.

Shipping is free, it says.

I have one of those, got it in an LBS for $7. There are WAY more stupid bike accessories than that.

Mimi's right though- it's not really waterproof enough. So I sprayed it with some boot waterproofing spray I had- that helps a lot. It does fit brooks saddles perfectly and stays put.
But- yes I always have a plastic grocery bag in my saddlebag- never know when you might need to put something you find or buy into a bag to carry home (mushrooms and rescued turtles are two things that come to mind)....but the grocery bag slips around a lot on the saddle and wants to come off. So my solution is to put the grocery bag on the leather saddle, then slip the Brooks cover over it and cinch it closed- holds everything snugly in place and fits like a dream. Voila- total waterproof-ness and the two bags take up almost no space in my saddlebag and weigh next to nothing. Works well for me!

[Biciclista]

Shipping is free, it says.

I have one of those, got it in an LBS for $7. There are WAY more stupid bike accessories than that.

Mimi's right though- it's not really waterproof enough. So I sprayed it with some boot waterproofing spray I had- that helps a lot. It does fit brooks saddles perfectly and stays put.
But- yes I always have a plastic grocery bag in my saddlebag- never know when you might need to put something you find or buy into a bag to carry home (mushrooms and rescued turtles are two things that come to mind)....but the grocery bag slips around a lot on the saddle and wants to come off. So my solution is to put the grocery bag on the leather saddle, then slip the Brooks cover over it and cinch it closed- holds everything snugly in place and fits like a dream. Voila- total waterproof-ness and the two bags take up almost no space in my saddlebag and weigh next to nothing. Works well for me!

and here's someone organized enough that she still knows where her Brooks seat cover is!

[ny biker]

It's a rain cover but it's not waterproof?

[Pax]

It's a rain cover but it's not waterproof?

Sounds like Zen was right.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

It's 'water resistant', in that rain beads up on it and rolls off if you are inside a cafe or store and your bike is out in the rain. It keeps your saddle dry for that. But if you are sitting on it and riding in heavy rain, the wetness eventually gets mashed through. Yeah, they should really get a better material.

If you use it the way I do though, it works great and is well worth buying.

[uforgot]

Let me see if I have this straight. The people that have this cover, like it, have already tried the bag thing and found that they are hard to keep on in some instances. These just pop on, no fuss, form fitting so the wind doesn't catch it, (was anyone even listening?) and yes, my saddle stays dry. Others who have never even tried it are telling those of us, who like it, that we are idiots and wasting our money, EVEN THOUGH they have never seen or used one? Why am I having a problem with this?

[HillSlugger]

Its nine dollars plus shipping. There are and endless supply of plastic bags waiting to be reused. If you can remember to keep that under your seat surely you can remember a plastic bag.
Consumers.

But shipping is free!

[oxysback]

So if everyone is using the re-usable shopping bags (as indicated by the thread with the same name) then WHERE are the plastic ones coming from??? Does everyone have a 'secret stash' they didn't own up to in the other thread??? Why is it ok to use plastic bags on your saddle but not ok to use them while grocery shopping???

THESE, my friends, are the REAL questions!

:::snags popcorn from maillotpois and prepares to watch the thread implode:::

[Biciclista]

So if everyone is using the re-usable shopping bags (as indicated by the thread with the same name) then WHERE are the plastic ones coming from??? Does everyone have a 'secret stash' they didn't own up to in the other thread??? Why is it ok to use plastic bags on your saddle but not ok to use them while grocery shopping???

THESE, my friends, are the REAL questions!

:::snags popcorn from maillotpois and prepares to watch the thread implode:::

Oxys i know you're being silly, but i still have a mountain of plastic bags, most from before we were using reusable ones, but some that were put INTO my reusable bags.. many are from the shopping trips where we forgot our bags too.
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more thread drift. I have brought back plastic bags from Italy that disintegrate after a few months. Amazing to see!

[Cataboo]

I buy the reusable ones and then never ever have them where I need them... like in the grocery store. MOstly they just decorate the my closet floor.

Hence ending up with plastic ones.

[sfa]

I have brought back plastic bags from Italy that disintegrate after a few months. Amazing to see!

I got a "compostable" plastic bag from my LBS on my last trip there. It's still sitting in my living room--I need to fill it with kitchen scraps and throw the whole thing in the compost to see what happens.

Sarah

[Grog]

Hey MP, pass the popcorn.

[SadieKate]

Just so everyone knows, I was joking . . . . .