Ortlieb is well-regarded for their urban and touring panniers, but how about their bikepacking gear? They have one of the largest saddle packs in the business, let's find out how it holds up!

Ortlieb is well-regarded for their urban and touring panniers, but how about their bikepacking gear? They have one of the largest saddle packs in the business, let's find out how it holds up!


Episode summary

00:00 | Intro

Seat-Pack

02:11 | Bikepacking vs touring
04:04 | Intended usage
05:41 | Bag shape, structure

Seat-Pack Support-Strap
Picture of the Seat-Pack loaded up with 18 cans of soda.
Picture of the largest load of items Ian was able to pack into the Seat-Pack.

11:06 | Mounting
13:04 | Durability
13:39 | Aesthetics
15:23 | Air valve frustrations
18:18 | Final thoughts
19:08 | Outro

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