I want to add storage space in the cockpit area, to store snacks, a compact shell, rain overmitts, etc. or perhaps phone and valuables if I go with the Ortlieb.
I hesitate between the Tailfin Flip 1.5L and Ortlieb's Toptube bag. Both are from top notch manufacturers. Tailfin's is a tad longer and slimmer (good) and comments often mention how positively it stays in place. Ortlieb has what seems to be a major advantage in that it comes with a quick release so you can take it with you, no fuss, when at a restaurant/store/park/etc. But it is shorter and 1 cm wider, so perhaps more likely to be in the way, and perhaps not as strongly mounted — in particular the quick release might not be a good idea: you think it is correctly engaged while it isn't, something you discover when barrelling downhill…
If you have experience with any of them, please share your thoughts. (especially if you have Ortlierb's Top tube for which there's almost no review as far as I can tell…)
by -gauvins
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I have the Tailfin flip. It’s definitely a 10/10. The lashing mechanism to the top tube is infinitely solid. It has zero wiggle unlike some that bolt to the top tube. I could say more but it’s the perfect bag. It transfers easily to any bike that I take it on.