foxyrider wrote:They are now on Ultimate 6 and I'm not sure I approve of the 'improvements'! bit of cord to hold the map case on - recipe for disaster, fixed inner organiser, why? and what's with the locking feature - the thing goes everywhere I do!
Gah, fixed inner organiser?! On the earlier versions, first thing I did was pull the removal one, and fill the whole chamber with maps and guidebooks.
The locking feature I find quite useful tho - at cafes and such sometimes I lock the bike up with the barbag, grab what I need and leave it there. I'm talking about scenarios where it stays in line-of-sight. I'd rather that, than have it kicking about around my feet or on a chair where it can go walkies. Also, I do seem to remember reading a horror story of the rider being distracted while fixing a puncture and the barbag going walkies via 'a good samaritains' slight of hand. I could live without the lock feature admittedly, but it's there and it gets used.
The Ortlieb barbags are a bit steep, but a nice piece of kit and once you've got one last forever.