Saddle bag rubbed hole in my shorts -- anyone else?

[Becky]

Does your seat bag use velcro to attach? If so, check to see if that's what's causing the hole. I solved this problem on one particular seat bag by cutting the velcro strap so that it ends in the front of the seatpost, rather than the side. I've become much more picky about the design of seat bags as a result!

[fallstoclimb]

It does, and I already abandoned one seat bag due to the velcro sticking out, but with this one it's clear that I'm hitting the actual side of the seatbag (I became very familiar with the issue as of course I did not see the hole until I was already out on a ride, and of course I brushed against the seatbag with every pedal stroke!)

The bag is actually fairly small but it still sticks out beyond the seatpost. I'm wondering if one that comes to more of a cone point behind the seatpost might work for me (if it exists).

[ehirsch83]

Due to that reason I don't use a seatbag.

I carry spare tube,co2, lever in a ziplock bag in one jersey pocket and then I put cell phone, debit card or $$ and house key in another ziplock in another jersey pocket. That leaves 1 pocket for food. You can fit all you need in your pockets.

[Boudicca]

I had the same problem, and with my favorite shorts, of course. Frayed beyond usefullness.

But I do like to have a bag of some sort, both for food and rain gear, and to store the layers I am bound to shed over the course of a ride (arm/leg warmers etc etc), so I switched to something like this one, which attaches to your seat post and which doesn't rub at all. or rain gear, for food and for extra stuff I might need. My version is actually a little smaller, but they don't seem to make that one any more. I have two attachments to go on the seatpost, and use the same bag on two different bikes.

[maillotpois]

I had that happen on a 600k and I didn't notice til I had also worn a bloody hole in my leg! Very painful. I put duct tape around the velcro, which was the problem in my case. If it's the shape of the bag, I'd bring your bike into the sop and put a few bags on it to see where they stick out.

[ny biker]

I recently went through an extended search trying to find a seat bag that was not too wide at the seatpost. In part the issue is the overall size of the seat bag, since it's easier to find the right shape bag if it's smaller overall.

For large bags, Bontrager and Specialized taper pretty well at the seatpost, but I found the zipper configuration to be inconvenient for accessing things in the bag.

Topeak's medium size seat bag is another to look at, if the overall volume is sufficient. Lezyne makes a very narrow bag, but their "large" bag is not really very large.

I also found one at a small bike shop on Long Island that is a brand I'm not familiar with. It's large capacity but not too wide at the seatpost. I'll check the brand when I get home later.

[fallstoclimb]

I am extremely relieved to know I'm not the only one with this problem.