Passport Priority QR Seat Pack

The Passport Priority QR Seat Pack is precisely that: a highly weather-resistant, quick-release, under-the-saddle caddy for lugging spare tube, tyre levers, multi-tools, keys and similar ride essentials. Despite moderate capacity, with careful organisation, I've managed to transfer everything over from the 2.5L Axiom Gran-Fondo I tested earlier this year. 

The best part of £20 is relatively expensive given increased competition from in-house superstore brands such as BTwin, but the Priority is Passport's flagship model and well made compared with some commanding a tenner or so more.

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Quick release brackets are very convenient, though they can be of variable quality. This one is accurately cut, rock steady and said to entertain most 7mm saddle rails – I've had 100 per cent success rate among my fleet.

The bracket secures via a 5mm Allen key and 10mm bolt, which sits within a recessed groove. Getting everything installed is pretty straightforward, although I found seating the bolt in situ with a drop of PVA glue prevented it escaping when lining everything up.

From there, the PVC-coated nylon bag clicks smoothly and audibly into place. Loop the Velcro stabilising strap around the seatpost and you're ready to load your essentials.

One minor niggle with the clip-in genre is that they struggle to embrace suspension seatposts, in particular my Cane Creek Thudbuster. The Priority is better than most but still felt a little strained, which may be a consideration for mountain bikers, gravel riders/rough stuff tourists who like this kind of boing.

Peeling the sensibly proportioned zipper tag (easily mastered wearing winter-weight gloves) opens the drawbridge type door, which incorporates an unusual, though reassuringly secure, LED tab and, inside, a fluoro credit card/note holder, the theory being this makes spotting stuff easier after dark, though I've still needed a blinkie to find an elusive green tyre lever down a country lane some 12 miles from base.

Talking of which, it's one of those semi-rigid floor types that hold their shape well but can give rise to the tool-kit jingle – a non-event in this instance, thankfully, even with some cavalier packing. It gobbled two tyre levers, two slimline 20-function multi-tools, 10mm ring spanner, 26x1.95 goo-filled tube, CO2 cartridge, inflator, AAA batteries and a fiver. By this point, it literally couldn't take a message but there was sufficient give so the zipper could go the distance.

Following that, I've been completely oblivious of it – no sway, no jingling, it's just clung on dependably.

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Close-range blasts from the garden hose suggest the material itself is nigh-on impervious, though its stitched construction means some dampness eventually crept inside. In the real-world sense, short of bog snorkelling, even on bikes without mudguards water ingress hasn't been an issue. And that oily gritty spatter thrown up by the rear wheel on those wet rides is effortlessly wiped away with a damp cloth, even when you've carelessly allowed it to cake on.

Summing up, I've really enjoyed using the Passport Priority, but although sensibly sized and well made for the money, it faces stiff competition from the likes of Decathlon, where you can buy a fully waterproof model (albeit non Q/R) with a two-year warranty for a fiver less.

Verdict

Likeable medium capacity wedge pack, but it faces stiff competition from in-house brands