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Bikepacking saddle bag especially for telescopic seat posts

Sebastian Brust

 · 03.12.2019

Bikepacking saddle bag especially for telescopic seat postsPhoto: Max Fuchs
Bikepacking saddle bag especially for telescopic seat posts
The Revelate Designs Vole is the first saddle bag specially optimised for telescopic seat posts from the bikepacking pioneers in the USA. The Valais plastic sleeve from Wolftooth makes it possible.

Back when the telescopic seatpost first appeared, did you also wonder how a bikepacking saddlebag could be attached to it? Eric Parsons, bikepacking pioneer from Alaska and founder of the bag specialist Revelate Designs, has been working on the answer, and now it's ready: the Vole is the first saddle bag from Revelate Designs that has been specially developed for telescopic seat posts.

The Vole is a saddle bag that also works with conventional seat posts, but has been specially developed for telescopic seat posts. The contact points with the saddle and post have been protected with a lot of plastic insert.Photo: Max Fuchs The Vole is a saddle bag that also works with conventional seat posts, but has been specially developed for telescopic seat posts. The contact points with the saddle and post have been protected with a lot of plastic insert. The centrepiece: the Valais sleeve from Woolftooth (in the foreground). It makes it possible to use the saddlebag with the vast majority of telescopic posts. When buying, you have to choose the right diameter from two options depending on the post model: 25 or 26 millimetres.Photo: Max Fuchs The centrepiece: the Valais sleeve from Woolftooth (in the foreground). It makes it possible to use the saddlebag with the vast majority of telescopic posts. When buying, you have to choose the right diameter from two options depending on the post model: 25 or 26 millimetres.

The high-mounted strap wraps around a 25 millimetre high plastic sleeve from Wolftooth, which clamps onto the post tube under the saddle. Hearty plastic applications protect the highly stressed area around the fastening straps.

The new strap guide and solid metal buckles fix the bag securely to the saddle and at the same time allow very easy (in)handling. A plastic shield protects the bag and contents from below against dirt and the rear tyre.

The new strap system keeps the Revelate Designs Vole saddlebag very secure. But: one pull on the buckle and the tension is instantly released. Perfect!Photo: Max Fuchs The new strap system keeps the Revelate Designs Vole saddlebag very secure. But: one pull on the buckle and the tension is instantly released. Perfect! Also very user-friendly: the lobster clasp springs open automatically when it is pressed together. This means that the Revelate Designs can be removed in no time at all.Photo: Max Fuchs Also very user-friendly: the lobster clasp springs open automatically when it is pressed together. This means that the Revelate Designs can be removed in no time at all. A plastic shield on the underside protects the bag and contents from dirt, moisture and the rear tyre.Photo: Max Fuchs A plastic shield on the underside protects the bag and contents from dirt, moisture and the rear tyre.
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Key data Revelate Designs Vole saddle bag for telescopic seat posts

  • Weight: 351 gram
  • Price: 199,99 Euro

+ Lightweight, great details, high-quality features and workmanship
- Expensive, not completely waterproof

Tidy: Up to seven litres of luggage can be stowed in the Revelate Designs Vole. However, the bag is only waterproof, not watertight, as the seams are not sealed.Photo: Max Fuchs Tidy: Up to seven litres of luggage can be stowed in the Revelate Designs Vole. However, the bag is only waterproof, not watertight, as the seams are not sealed.

Sebastian Brust was born in 1979 and was originally socialised on his grandmother's folding bike, but has mainly been riding studded tyres since his fifth birthday. Loves all kinds of bikes - and merging with nature. Believes that disc brakes are much safer today than they were 15 years ago and thinks he has helped with his brake and pad tests. However, the trained vehicle technology engineer very much regrets that the bicycle industry is orientating itself on what he considers to be the wrong ideals of the car industry. At BIKE, he corrects, produces and organises digital content on the website.

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