Tri Bag
What is a Tri Bag? For those of you that don't know, it is a small bag that sits on top of the bike's top bar. It sits behind the steering neck and attaches to the bike with velcro straps. Two straps go around the cross bar, and one goes around the steering, as illustrated below.
Topeak Tri Bag attached to a mountain bike.
One thing to watch for when attaching the Tri Bag, is the location of your gear cables. In the above picture the gear cables run under the top tube, so care has to be taken to thread the Tri Bag's rear strap between the bottom of the top tube and the top of the cables. Another minor problem, which can also be noted in the above picture, is that the stem clamping bolts are pressed against the bag. On other bikes, it wasn't a problem. It fitted a hybrid without this issue. On my tourer, I have a neck extender fitted, which had to be turned around 180 degrees to allow the Tri Bag to fit.
Rain cover for Topeak Tri Bag.
The bag comes with a mesh cover, which uses velcro to close. It also has a rain cover that covers the mesh area, that is kept in a side pocket when not in use. It's firmly attached to the bag so there is no danger of losing it.
View of the other side of the bag. Mesh cover closes using velcro.
I found this bag the perfect size to hold my mobile phone and sunglass case, and a few small snacks. I don't think the contents would stay dry in a torrential downpour though. The inside is lined with a yellow plastic liner. For someone who likes small bags and other handy things for touring, this is a good item. Because of it's location, it is out of the wind, and a cross wind is unlikely to affect it or the handling of the bike.
If you find that the neck strap is too long, jus tie a know or two in it and it shortens it so that the velcro makes contact.
