The NEW Carradice SADDLEBAG UPLIFT
The new CARRADICE Saddlebag Uplift is finally here. This steel carrying unit mounts easily and positively to the plastic bracket that is fixed to the seatpost. The saddlebag seatpost strap now attaches to the triangular part of the uplift. There is a webbing strap for carrying the bag off the bike.
	This is the plastic bracket that stays on your seatpost. It is very secure and should fit most bikes.

What Correspondants Have Said About the new CARRADICE Uplift

(Comments, reviews, and essays are welcome and appreciated - especially by other cyclists that are considering one of these products.)

"I got an Uplift SQR from Wallingford about a month ago and I like it a lot, as follows:
1. I can remove my Carradice bag (either my Camper or Nelson) from the bike instantly. I really like being able to pull the bag off and bring it with when going into a store or upon arriving at work with lots of stuff I need to take up to the office.
2. I got mine with an extra seatpost clamp, so I have 2 bikes with the clamp device on the seatpost and I can move the bags from bike to bike in a second or two - literally.
3. It also allowed me to mount a Carradice on my wife's xo-1 which has neither a Brooks saddle nor quite enough clearance to the rear tire when hanging it from the seatrail adaptors.
4. It holds the saddlebag a bit more upright so everything doesn't fall out when you open the top flap. I used to carry everything in a musette or canvas grocery bag inside the Carradice, but now I can throw my gear in and either open it to remove items or lift off the whole bag. Much simpler."
"I haven't really noticed any balance or handling differences, although the bag is mounted a bit higher and further to the rear than when it was hanging off my B17. The back of my legs don't brush against the front of the bag any more when I pedal, although that didn't bother me after the first 5 minutes anyway. I probably should load the bag heavily then try riding the bike with it mounted on the SQR once and again when directly mounted to the saddle; realistically I won't do this unless I experience some handling problems - then I might test the 2 to see if the SQR is causing the problem or if I just have too big a load."

"Thanks so much for the Carradice QR uplift kit. My bike loves it!"

Comments are excerpted from e-mail correspondence with customers and Carradice owners. I have tried to fairly represent the range of comments that I have received about these particular products and I have also tried to avoid taking comments out of context. Parenthetical italicized elements are editorial insertions. -Bill

Updated April 2004
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