Blackburn Outpost seat pack review

Want to carry lots of kit on your bike without adding a rack? The Outpost seat pack may be the answer.

Blackburn Outport Seat Pack
(Image credit: Cycling Studio)
Cycling Weekly Verdict

A good way to add waterproof carrying capacity to a road bike with an alloy seatpost, without having to bolt anything onto the frame

Reasons to buy
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    Large volume

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    Waterproof

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    Simple to fix and fill

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    Keeps muck and spray off your back

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Reasons to avoid
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    Fiddly to access contents when in transit

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    Not recommended for carbon seatposts

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    Noticeably increases your centre of gravity

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Load lugging on your bike normally means racks and panniers – heavy options and ones which many modern road bikes are not designed to accommodate. Blackburn’s Outpost range is designed to address this by providing luggage which can be fitted to a normal road bike.

Dry bag keeps kit safe, but means you can't easily access it en route

Dry bag keeps kit safe, but means you can't easily access it en route

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