Tiddles now has his Schwalbe Marathons on. Only £17.50 each and £2.00 p+p.
The rear one was a bugger to fit propery. I could get it on the rim but struggled to get it to seat properly. Loads of messing about to get it on properly. The front was a doddle. Are the rims different front and rear?
I wanted to have a saddle bag for Tiddles and so today I made one.
I used a scrap of left over roller black out blind material, as used for the Ratrike panniers and trailer.
The material was sewn into a tube and then flat sewn at the bottom to keep the shape narrow. The top was then rolled down and webbing straps sewn in so it can be rolled and clipped like an Ortlieb bag.
Two toe clips suspend it from the saddle and a double sided velcro band keep it attached to the seat tube.
By releasing the velcro Tiddles can still be folded with the bag being a minimal addition in size.
The top roll fastening can also clip around the seat tube to keep things snug.
This is the bag with waterproof coat, gloves, buff and a few tools in it.
There is also a dedicated Haribo pocket inside near the top as a reserve fuel tank.