Sci-Con Phantom 230 Bike Bags

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If you're rocking the Sci'Con Phantom Roller 2 saddlebag , you're either a master of packing, or are only toting a credit card and a phone. We're betting on the former since not too many thoughtful folks are keen on being many miles from home with no option for tire repair.Sci'Con is an Italian company; it's only fitting that they make a sleek, minimal bag that you can cram everything into. Part of their trick in making this possible is their new Roller 2 mounting system. If you recall the original Roller System (now Roller 1), you start with a plastic cleat that secures to your seat rails with the twist of a knob. Then you install the bag by matching the cleat with the opening in the binding mount. And give it a 1/4 turn. The Roller 2 takes that same idea and adds two tire levers to the design. There's one mount for a tire lever outside the bag, and a mount for a tire lever inside the bag. To make sure the lever slots work, Sci'Con includes the levers. Building the two levers into the design frees up space in the bag, so you can fit more stuff in it.The bag itself has a mix of materials. The side panels are carbon fiber weave. The main panel is Cordura. Reflective piping runs along the seam between the carbon fiber and Cordura panels; reflective is good. The zipper runs three quarters of the way around the bag, giving you easy access to everything inside. The interior of the bag is open, a single cavity, with a Velcro strap for compressing or separating items inside the bag. It's a great way to keep a tube secure while you work in a boot, a few Allen keys, and a sticker-style patch kit around it.The Sci'Con Phantom Roller 2 saddlebag comes in Black Cordura with Black carbon-fiber panels. The bag measures 7x5.5x12cm and has a volume of 230 cubic centimeters (14.354 cubic inches).

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[Dec 17, 2012]
Squrkey
Commuter

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Strength:

Look great

Weakness:

Poorlly executed manufacturing, the platic grommets pull through the base tacesto the bag which means if you buy this you can expect to lose it like did.

Dont buy any of thier crappy bags as they all use the weak plastic crap groments that will pop through is you ride over rough surface. This is a great bag with a crappy bag to mounting surface attachment.

I feel extra stupid becasue I lost a bag, an expensive cygolight, a multi-too and tube, basically I flushed 100 bucks down the crapper.

[Apr 22, 2011]
Todd nedorostk
Road Racer

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Strength:

The design concept

Weakness:

The plastic seat bracket is the weak link in this design.

The concept of this bag is a good one but when it comes to practicality horrible design, the seat bracket can not handle the stress of riding.

Similar Products Used:

Don't know of any other design like this one.

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