Flipping Your Lid

Additional to yesterday’s put up, your biking superiors, who’ve been testing bikes for 25 years and know way more than you do, have deserted the laughably out of date saddle pack in favor of the clearly-superior-in-every-way downtube storage compartment:

It hardly bears repeating at this level that should you’re not using a plastic bike with a glove compartment in it you’re a complete loser, and that strapping your instruments to the underside of your saddle is the biking equal of transporting your belongings in a hobo’s bindle:

However what if bicycle glove compartments aren’t all they’re…cracked as much as be, so to talk? In actual fact, one commenter even indicated that his actually did crack, or not less than the latch that closes it did. So I requested my intern to some research, and positive sufficient, this stuff can and do have issues, who’d-a thunk it?

Listed here are some replies:

Mine stays on the bike however generally it sits like this.. so the water can go contained in the body after I wash the bike..

I’ve misplaced mine throughout my third experience. I’ve simply ordered a brand new one and that i think about using a strap sooner or later…

I’ve the identical difficulty. Not whereas using however when transporting my bike on the again of my automobile. I arrived at my vacation spot to begin using and the lid was gone. Together with my co2 canister and pump. Unhealthy begin of the day. I suppose wind bought underneath it and lifted it.

I ordered a brand new one however with this one, identical to the outdated one, there’s a small hole the place wind can get underneath it. I strap it down whereas transporting it.. Unhealthy design I’m afraid

I misplaced mine yesterday

I misplaced mine too

Effectively, identical as introduced up in different put up…. the lid simply barely holds on and I’ve needed to flip again to retrieve on a experience as soon as earlier than.

I stay in Costa Rica so it rains typically and the truth that it doesn’t have a decent match permits for water to get inside as I transport the bike on the automobile. Fairly unhealthy as humidity is a matter and I’ve needed to clear the within pouch a couple of occasions.

I simply misplaced mine at the moment!

I simply had this drawback too. Solely the 4th experience and it’s gone. I see a number of persons are having points. I don’t fairly perceive why it’s so flimsy.

Wait, I assumed downtube storage compartments solved the issue of moist instruments:

I unpacked the pack earlier this week and the contents are just about totalled. The inside tube has corrosion on the valve, my multi-tool is rusted shut and the glueless patches have glued themselves collectively – to not point out the C02 cartridge that’s so corroded I’m scared to make use of it in case it fails.

So, I’m left with a three-figure invoice to interchange what’s been ruined inside a pack that, regardless of the claims, does let water in.

So who’s the moist device now?

And lest you suppose I’m singling out Canyon, a storage compartment by some other model identify can get simply as misplaced:

Or just unfastened and rattly:

After all one resolution is to only go along with it:

However is it protected to experience a bicycle with a lacking storage compartment lid?

And what do you even name this stuff?

Fortuitously, you’ll be able to actually buy a alternative:

However you’d higher hurry, as a result of there are solely two left:

I suppose they will’t preserve ’em in inventory since everybody retains dropping them.

It might not shock me to study that Canyon makes more cash promoting alternative lids than they do on the bikes themselves. In actual fact, given the state of the trade, I think that at this level they solely make the bikes to allow them to promote individuals the lids. Mainly, carbon gravel bikes at the moment are the equal of ink jet printers, and the storage compartment lids are the cartridges, which is the place the true cash is.

Not less than $25 isn’t that a lot cash for the unlucky Canyon client to pay…not like the poor schnook who wants a alternative lid for a Chek Trekpoint:

That may value you virtually 4 occasions as a lot:

And hey, should you like fussing with inner cable routing, you’ll love fishing stuff out of your downtube:

It’s enjoyable!

Don’t fear, it solely took him three hours to get it out:

Shedding your tubeless tire plugs in your downtube…now that’s a contemporary biking drawback.

Talking of tubeless, I not too long ago acquired the next e mail from a reader:

As you most likely know, Calvin Jones retired from Park Device.  He recorded a couple of final movies earlier than he left.  “Sealant Simply The place You Want It” was printed on YouTube at the moment.  I received’t essentially name it sealant porn however strive watching from the 5:30 mark.

So yeah, I watched it.

Right here’s the video:

And right here’s the cash shot:

Now I would like a bathe.

Talking of making issues for your self, few individuals do it higher than ageing outlaw bicycle owner Lucas Brunelle, who not too long ago uploaded this video:

Okay, that is what it’s like in New York proper now:

[I wasn’t even riding when I took this photo, I was just walking. Because the bike lane was clear, but the sidewalk wasn’t. Welcome to Mam-commie’s New York.]

Are you aware how badly I want I used to be someplace sunny and heat proper now? In the meantime, right here’s Previous Man Brunelle, who’s gotta be pushing 80 at this level, in pretty Miami:

And what’s he doing with himself? Driving round with a bunch of individuals in PNS jerseys who’re one-quarter of his age and having fully pointless and avoidable interactions with the police:

Like…why? For chrissake, cease hitting your self, Lucas! Hop in your bike and experience to the seashore or one thing, no one will hassle you. Why pace round with a bunch of unruly Freds when you already know you’re simply going to need to cease? And also you completely comprehend it’s going to occur, since you’ve been posting principally the identical video for not less than the previous six years:

I imply what’s the level of going via this over and over?

You’re actually sticking it to them.