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After a lot of hemming and hawing, I decided to give the <a href="http://salsacycles.com/components/anything_cage/" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://salsacycles.com']);">Salsa Anything Cage</a> a chance, combining it with <a href="http://www.porcelainrocket.com/products/accessory-packs/anything-cage-bag/" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.porcelainrocket.com']);">Porcelain Rocket’s new Anything Bags</a>. It’s a cool combination, and I am hoping to use this setup to increase my carrying capacity for longer multi-day trips when there are long distances between services (e.g. <a href="http://www.oohva.org/Back%20Country/BCDRmain.html" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.oohva.org']);">OBCDR</a>).</p> <p>I’ll do a complete review once I get some miles on them, but here are my initial impressions:</p> <ul> <li>I wouldn’t buy two again. If you’re rolling with a frame bag and two of these, you’d only have room for one water bottle on the downtube. I never ride with a camelback setup, so this leaves me with almost no water carrying capacity. I’ll definitely roll with one, but I doubt I’ll ever use both of them at the same time.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>I wish the opening of the bag was flared. I had a hard time packing them because the opening is the same size as the bag, which is on the small/narrow size. I have small-ish hands - big hands will make this hard to stuff properly.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Quality looks really good - we’ll see how they hold up. I’ve never used any PR stuff before, and I suspect they’ll take a beating in that location.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>On the spendy side - $75 for two bags plus $15 shipping = $45/bag. The cages are another $20/each. It’s a lot to pay ($130 total) for just a bit more carrying capacity. 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