SaddleSack Large

Our new Sackville series bags are as fine as saddlebags get. The Britamerican materials (including waxed and waterproof cotton duck),the Connecticut craftsmanship, the California design, the melted thread-ends, and the total absence of any cost-cutting measures add up to bags that cost us a mint to make, are worth three mints, but cost you only a mint and a half. They're over-the-top good and a joy to use.They load and unload easier than any saddlebags we've used; they're more secure; they're more handsome.


They are the result of 20 years of nearly daily saddlebag use, for every purpose imaginable, and extensive (and expensive) experience with every top brand made here or anywhere else. There are many fine bags around. None this good.



Capacity
Not bulged (imagine): 1700 cubic inches, or 27.8 liters (the British way)
Bulged but not ridiculous: 1984 cubic inches, or 32.5 liters
The pocket adds about 50 cubic inches, or .82 liters



Partly loaded. Stuff on the ground fit in too: Small melon, large grapefruit, 4 pears, bag-o-flax chips, pound-o-grapes, 7 big oranges, 6 avocados, tub-o-hummus, tub-o-sushi, 2 burritos, 2 bags pita chips, 12 apples, bag of carrots, 30 tangerines, 3 choco-bars. Fit in fine.


This LARGE SaddleSack is the most capacious, easiest-to-load/unload saddlebag we've ever offered. It's big enough to require a rack or some kind of under-support, but it holds a massive heap of anything. Ideal for camping, commuting, shopping. Combined with a bag or basket up front, it's great for ultralight week-long tours. 

On the country side, you can force in a tent, sleeping bag, clothing, toiletries, and small stove and kitchen. 

On the city side, a laptop, books and files up the wazoo, and shoes and clothing loosely packed. 

On the shopping side, stacks of binders, and armfuls of cauliflower, or a Thanksgiving dinner for four, turkey included. (One of the photos shows what Jay here recently picked up on a shopping run for lunch and snacks here.)
Yet it's light, and never in the way even empty.



Two large, zippered side pockets are easy to get at while riding. Another two zipper pockets face the rider (you), and are perfect for cell phones, small cameras, sandwiches, handkerchiefs, sunglasses, and notepads.

The removable flaptop pocket is good for anything you want to take with you while you lock your bike outside the store. You can rig up your own shoulder strapa spare shoelace will do, but in keeping with the quality of the bag, make it a superfine shoelace.

The bottom leather strip has four sets of parallel slots that let you zip-tie it to a rack. These slots are easily accessed, and stabilize the back no matter what's in it. You can use one set on each side and that'll be fine, but using all four makes it as unbudgeable as a nearly buried boulder. 

In the interest of overkill, the rider-side patch has a slot that fits the R14 Top rack perfectly. It'll work fine with a Mark's rack, too. 

The bottom stiffener is USA-made Corroplast. It's featherweight, waterproof, velcro'd in place so it's removable, and it's white, so when you're down to one layer it's easy to see stuff against it. This corrugated plastic the only cheapish thing about the bag, but Corroplast has been around forever, and plastic tho-it-may-be, it's perfect for this task. Long live Corroplast! (it will).

Approximately 17.25" wide, 8.5" tall and 13" deep.

If this bag is too big for you, look at the MEDIUM SaddleSack.

Sackville Testimonials: 

I just got my new Sackville saddlebag and it's great, even more perfect than I thought it would be. Thanks for the great service and such a great bag. I'll be putting together another commuter bike soon, and you'll be hearing from me for parts and accessories. J.T.Tarpon Springs, FL
My Sackville bag arrived last week, and I think it looks very nice. It has plenty of roommy bike is like a Buick with a big trunk. Laptop? No problem. Grapefruits and bananas? Handled. Can't decide if I'm going to need a sweater or rain jacket? Take them both. Nice bag. Thanks. A.O.Portland, OR
I bought a medium Sackville Saddlesack about a month ago. It's great for commuting. It has room for a laptop, a full change of clothes for work, and my tool kit, and I don't even have anything in the other pocket. When it gets cold, that'll probably be where my arm warmers live. There are enough pockets to keep things organized, and few enough that I can fit the big stuff in easily. It really is a perfect commuter bag.
There are few places I've found where I can buy something that is exactly what it's advertised to be. Thanks for being one of them.
C.
The XS Saddle Sack is great. The closure tabs make it easy to close with one hand, even while you're riding. The opening is secure, but you can always stuff it a smidge fuller. It's a home run. I got the special with the dark green fabric and it's way handsome. I think I'm going to make my partner order one just on principle; it's that good.   L.Minneapolis, MN
My wife and I just got back from a tour of the Alps. We loaded up the Sackville bag with about fourteen pounds of cargo. It's the best saddlebag I've used (and I've used quite a few). Very stable and it holds a lot.
Not Signed
Thanks for the awesome bag! I put one on my bike, hanging under my Brooks saddle, and it looks and works great. I don't like synthetic fabrics or wedge-shaped bags much, so I was really happy to find your canvas and leather bag, one that holds just the right amount of stuff for a typical ride. S.M.