so this is my review of the Altura Vortex seat pack so first impressions are
very compact there's actually a compact
version of this which is even smaller
which is great but yeah very compact
decent design it's got well-designed
straps that go over the saddle rails of
your saddle and then other few straps...
that come from the bottom of the seat
back the clip in here so these obviously...
can come undone. I'll show you I'll
show you how this mounts to the bike...
very compact great design I used this a few weeks ago on a...
big century ride I needed to take
clothing and shoes and other bits and...
bobs. All fit in there pretty well it's a
it's a sort of roll down adjustment
thing so when you when you put
everything in you put everything in the
top in here...
when you have everything in there roll...
the top bit down this ensures that it
keeps its waterproof properties and then
clip like so...
some people are it skeptical about waterproof equipment
they think that it won't do the job and
also Altura is the middle of the range...
It's not Ortlieb...
people might think that it's not that
waterproof but I cannot say that it is
I cycled for 30-40 miles like a few
hours basically in pretty heavy rain and
I have a lot of stuff in so it wasn't
even rolled at the top that much...
but it was absolutely brilliant it kept my stuff bone dry
it's a very it's a very durable material
so it means that it's definitely
waterproof so that's that's pretty good.
12 liters in capacity so it's great for light touring.
and other endurance riding. There's a few things...
I'd say about this that I thought
weren't great and that is it's...
definitely an issue packing so what I
realised is that when you pack, try and
make sure that the bottom of the
seat pack is is very full, so that means...
that it stops the bag from swaying
when you get out of the saddle
especially I found that when I when I
first used this if there wasn't a lot of
stuff at the bottom and more of it was
at the top it would start to sway quite
a bit when you get out of the saddle
which is a bit frustrating also with...
packing the bottom it ensures that it
keeps its structural integrity so it
means that the way it's mounted to the
seatpost - it stays like that
it's mounted to the seat post with a velcro strap
Again I'll show you a few clips later on. Also with regards to the...
mounting of this onto a bike it's
recommended that you shouldn't mount it
onto a carbon seat post because carbon
can crack quite easily especially when
it's under a bit of load. The recommended
weight for this is about 2 kilos
I probably took slightly more than 2 kilos
and it was absolutely fine that was with
an alloy seatpost going into an aluminium
frame that's what altura...
recommend it also comes with hook
mounts; These sort of loopy bits of
material on the top here, so it gives you
scope to attach things to the top of
your seat pack. I haven't used these
features but you could probably use some
elasticated cord to attach clothing
maybe when you're touring just so they
can they can dry off outside your seat
pack. It's got quite a sturdy bottom as well
this is the bottom of the seat pack here
so its reinforced material
so it gives the whole design a bit more strength and stability when...
it's on your bike. Make sure
that the straps are tensioned quite a
lot that helps reduce the swaying
effects when you get...
out of the saddle. yes it's great design
and I rate it.  you can get these...
for about £50 on the internet, more like £60 from your local bike dealer.
yeah I'm surprised it wasn't
another review of this on on YouTube I
thought I'd just share some
of my comments and criticisms.
ok, so this is the seat pack when it's on a
bike obviously so as you can see there's
an attachment here on the seat post and
there is a strap that goes over the
saddle rails here which is supported by
this strap here and this last remaining
strap is just attached to the seat pack
to just give it a bit extra stability
and just to fasten everything together
what I would say is that if you want to
use this seat pack you want quite a bit
of seat post on the bike showing...
otherwise obviously this design here
won't be sufficient you'll have the seatpack...
gain towards the frame a bit too close,
obviously for this bike it's quite
marginal, if there was if there was any
less distance here it would probably be
too big so I'd recommend that you have
at least 20 centimetres of seat post showing
if you want to use a seat pack. Obviously looks good...
when I was talking about swaying earlier; so obviously when you go out of
saddle
you can see there it juts from side to side there's quite a light
load in at the moment but this problem
is exacerbated with a heavier load here.
again I was talking about
loading it down this this end here if
it's really full down here it sort of
keeps it keeps its form more what I
found sometimes is that the the pack
would kind of shift to this side here
and that would obviously interfere with
your legs and your pedaling so make sure
that that's packed well and that these
straps are tightened correctly
aside from that it's a really good bit
of kit
obviously you don't need to...
faff around with panniers so if you want to carry a lot of stuff this
it's very good. Very waterproof good
little compact design and not too
expensive. you know you're spending 40% less than you would on...
an Ortlieb counterpart yeah thanks for
watching guys and good luck touring and
whatever you doing with this, Cheers!
