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

[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.

[kris7047th]

Might want to get a rear rack that has different connect/load options and/or different bags so that you can hook up further back to avoid any contact with clothing. I have Ortlieb Sport Packer Plus front packs that I load to the rear rack mostly, and a set of the Back Roller Plus bags. These bags are pricey but they are waterproof, lightweight and adjustable and they won't wear holes in your shorts.

[OakLeaf]

I put a piece of duct tape over the velcro attachment. Get black duct tape and you can't even see it.

[kajero]

I noticed that all my shorts are getting fuzzie pills on the inner thighs. I will have to check and see if that could be the problem. I have to buy a new seat bag anyway. Although we got our stolen bikes back today, the seat bags were missing.

[ny biker]

This might be an options for some:

http://www.teamestrogen.com/prodDT_2300.html

I didn't try it because my seatpost is carbon.

Topeak and REI/Novarro have seat bags that clamp onto the saddle rails, and this might also be a solution for some people. They don't fit the carbon rails on a Bontrager Affinity RXL. I might have been able to get the REI bag to work by substituting longer screws for the ones that came with the bag, but decided not mess with it because it was a bit wider at the seatpost end than what I was looking for.