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Review on 🚲 Enhanced Blackburn Outpost Bicycle Frame Bag by Brandon Grzankowski

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Fits perfectly with the Giant Defy Advanced 52 (Small) frame

The Blackburn Outpost Medium fits almost perfectly into my giant Defy Advanced 52 Triangle (Small), with some room down in the bottom corner. Before installing the bag, I took a 3 meter clear bra sleeve and wrapped the tubing so the straps wouldn't rub or ruin the paint. I stick a film on each contact point of the bag with the frame. The 2 liter tank fits snugly in the protruding top and the lower extended section accommodates travel tools, hoses, 2x CO2 cartridges, CO2 blower, the multi-tool barely takes up 1/3 of the floor. This still leaves room on the left side of the zip and right mesh patch pocket for other items. With this bag I can carry a 2 liter full bladder, hose, 2 CO2 trolleys, CO2 blower, multi tool, locking stand (portable stand), garage opener. , wallet, phone, vape mod and still have free space equivalent to a very large saddle bag like Amazon's basic bag. difficult to fill 2 liters and things in the bag. Hoser barely fits, but fits without making the bag too wide. I had no problems rubbing my legs, it gave me enough space. The bad thing is that the bag has an exit for a cable or hose so you can take it outside and keep all the zips closed. The only problem is that the opening is barely wide enough for the bladder tube, making it difficult to route unless you're using a quick-connect balloon. It also causes the tubing to tip over a small area, which can pinch softer tubing. Since I don't ride this bike in the rain, I just thread the tube through the zipper and leave it open about 1 inch. No problem, because the zipper opens by itself. I just wrapped tape around the tubing touching the zipper so it doesn't rub or come loose. With this setup I can ride on the hood with no problems and go down a bit to get some water. I also added a retractable ID chain to the stem to keep the hose close to the bite valve and keep the hose off my legs.

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