Ortlieb Ultimate 5 Plus-M

Product Reviews

I am currently using this bag on a cross country trip with my family. Overall I am very pleased with its performance. The cable mount had me concerned at first but has proven to be very secure with no slipping. The lid opens out of the way and provides a convenient place to temporarily hold its while I dig around in the bag. Th organizer works well and the bag is very roomy. I only have 2 minor gripes. The first is the lock which only secures the bag to the bars. I am more concerned about loosing the contents in my bag rather than the bag itself. Seems like an unnecessary feature. The second is in the zippered pouch. In all my Ortlieb products the fabric is taped at the seams to prevent fraying but on the inside of the zipper pouch it is not. The fabric frays and ends up in the zipper snagging the pull. Not a large problem but for a $100 bag should be addressed. Overall this is an excellent bag and I highly recommend it. This handlebar bag is very light and roomy. It is also waterproof, but I cannot attest to that fact yet. It has an easy mounting and dismounting system, and one can lock the bag to the bars. I like this bag ok, but if I had the opportunity, knowing what I know now, I would not purchase this bag again, or if I did, I would not spend the extra money for the bag with the divider and side pockets. First off, the divider ends up "creeping up," so all the stuff that was separated ends up all together anyways. Second, the outside side pockets are so small that they are really not that useful. Plus if you have a small bike, then you can't excess them while the bag is mounted, and lastly, the strap does not mount to the bag in the standard clip method but instead the straps 'snap' onto the bag. The strap then detaches from the bag too easily. The bag's closing method takes some getting use to also. The top is secured by two snaps, and it takes time getting the snaps to line up in the right position.