Fit and Care

Fit and Care

A short reference for the questions we get most. If your bike is not covered here, send a photo and we will tell you what fits.

Handlebar sizes

Bars are measured where accessories clamp, next to the stem, and where you hold them. The Front Roll Bag, Brass Bell and Front Light 400 fit all of the common sizes:

• 22.2 mm: most flat bars at the grip, BMX and many city bikes
• 25.4 mm: older road bars and some flat bars at the stem
• 31.8 mm: current road and mountain bars at the stem

The Front Roll Bag harness needs 4 inches of clear bar either side of the stem. On drop bars with a short reach this is usually fine; on very narrow bars under 38 cm it is tight.

Rack and pannier fit

The Rear Rack needs threaded eyelets at the rear dropouts and near the top of the seat stays. If your frame has only the lower eyelets, a pair of P-clamps works for the upper mount. The rack fits wheel sizes from 26 inch to 700c and clears a 45 mm tire with a fender.

The Side Pannier hooks fit rack tubing from 8 to 12 mm. Our rack is 10 mm. Most aluminum touring racks are 10 mm and most steel racks are 8 mm. Measure with a ruler across the top rail.

Saddle rails and seat posts

The Daily Saddle uses standard 7 mm round chromoly rails and fits any two-bolt or single-bolt clamp. The Saddle Bag 1L straps to those rails and to seat posts from 25.4 to 31.6 mm. Carbon posts and rails are fine with both.

Pedals

Flat Pedals have a 9/16 inch axle, which is the standard on every adult bike with a three-piece crank. If your bike has a one-piece crank, usually older department store bikes, you need 1/2 inch and ours will not fit.

Waxed canvas

Our bags are 18 oz cotton duck with a paraffin and beeswax finish. It is water resistant, not waterproof; the welded liners inside the Front Roll Bag and Side Pannier are what keep the rain out.

• Brush off dry mud with a stiff brush. Do not machine wash. Do not use detergent.
• Creases and white marks at the folds are normal. Warm them with a hair dryer and they fade.
• Rewax once a year, or when the fabric looks dusty rather than dark. Rub a wax bar over the surface, warm with a hair dryer until it soaks in, hang for a day.
• Store dry. A damp bag in a closed box will mildew.

Leather

The saddle cover and the bag loops are vegetable-tanned leather. Wipe dry after rain and let them air dry away from radiators. A small amount of leather balm twice a year is plenty; too much makes the saddle soft and slippery.

Metal

Brass darkens. Stainless does not. Aluminum anodizing scratches to silver underneath and that is cosmetic only. Grease pedal threads and rack bolts on installation, and check rack bolts after the first week.

Lights

Charge over any USB-C cable. Lithium cells last longest stored at half charge, so if you are putting a light away for the summer, run it down a little first. Both lights are rated IPX6: heavy rain and spray are fine, submersion is not.