The Jumaxis Bicycle pack has some good things going for it, but some issues make it just show up in the 'just okay' category.
Always start on the positive, it's what my momma taught me, so from a looks stand point, I think this is pretty attractive looking satchel. I got the black one and it looks pretty good, the material seems to be higher quality and the sides have a reflective quality so that is good for dusk or night riding.
The area where your phone sits is incredibly secure, I'm certain your phone would never come out of that unless you took it out. The clear plastic over the phone seems nice enough and the touch sensitivity was fair/good. The straps that hold it to your bike seem to do their job from a quality stand point, I'm not sure they would really hold up over time, but their initial velcro connection seemed strong. I liked the size of the side pockets, they fit my battery pack, wallet, keys, and some accessory tools which was nice.
The issues I ran into are this: The phone sits in its area so snuggly that there is no way to get a charger cable, headphone, or any accessory cable to it. It is completely blocked off (check out my picture of the area). It would probably be possible to make a hole for it, but I think that was a poor oversight to not include that. Someone had commented that the zippers were firm and would loosen over time, I believe they were mistaken firm for cheap and crappy. After only a couple of times of using it the zipper that holds the phone to satchel on one side (It is not completely removable, which kind of sucks too) it was getting VERY difficult to zip up at all, I'm pretty sure it will be failing completely soon.
Also the bottom strap for the satchel does not allow for a small top bar bike. There is a front strap and that fit securely around the front side of my bike but the one at the bottom of the bag basically did nothing because it was at the bottom of the bag instead of on the underside so it could have attached to bar better. My bag never became lose but it did kind of lean strongly to the side of the satchel that had the most weight. Now on my wife's bike her top bar and bottom are close together (standard women's bike shape) and the satchel fit better there.
The extra light accessories are pretty cheap, but they work fine. You need you own batteries (also fine).
I have a hard time recommending this, but it might be okay for some of you, but I didn't feel like it was thought out quite enough and the quality of the zippers needs to be improved.
***I received this product at a discounted price or free in exchange for a honest review.
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