BAD BUY MEZZO BIKE BAG RIP- OFF (ripoff)
September 13, 2009
Don’t buy a Mezzo Bike Bag. If you do you’ll lose it and it’s contents in no time. I bought one 2 days ago and when I arrived home today from a 30 minute cycle found it had fallen off my bike , where I don’t know but in the bag were my mobile phone , glasses , 4 day old Krypton ULock which cost 90 E. , sweater and a set of allen keys. I had planned to take some photos today but left my camera behind at the last minute. All in all I suppose I’m 250 E. out of pocket.
The bag has a plastic type bottom with ribs which slot into the carrier. There is also a lycra strip which normally would go around the saddle post but on the Mezzo fits at the front of the carrier. The problem is that the Mezzo has no suspension and 16 inch wheels so there is a certain amount of vibration even on good roads . The bag rattles on the back of the bike no matter how tightly you try to fit it and as a result it inevitable works itself loose and falls off. There is in fact nothing holding the bag on the bike…so you WILL loose it (and of course all your valuables).
There is no click or catch when you slip the bag in place on the carrier so it doesn’t actually lock. The vibration is quite loud and you can hear the bag rattle as you cycle along but you (like me ) might feel it’s alright as the lycra strap will catch the bag if it falls off however if you don’t hear the bag fall/jump off the carrier it will bang along behind you untill it does fall off. As I said , I might have had my camera with me today in which case I would be appx 500 E. out of pocket. If I were a woman I might have popped my purse in the bag for ‘safe keeping’.
Don’t buy the bag. ……and if you already have one don’t , don’t put anything of value in it. PS . I forgot to mention when I first posted this that in the two days I had this bag it fell off my bike 3 times. The first time I felt a bump against the back wheel and the second time I was on a quite side road cycle track and so heard it fall off but this last time I didn’t hear / feel anything so it wasn’t just a bit of bad luck on my part. The bag is a big NO NO.
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September 13, 2009 at 9:46 pm
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September 19, 2009 at 5:57 am
here’s the go mate————-get a piece of fuckin twine ok—– tie the fuckin bag on the bike using 4 granny knots – (sighhhhhhhh) google granny knot mate————– and tell me this mate whats the fascination with folding bikes-buy a fuckin Honda 50
October 9, 2009 at 5:11 pm
Mine seems fine the velcro strap ties the bag to the front of the rack well. It does take time to feed to velcro strap around to attach and remove it and it would be better with a mechanical clunk but overall I am happy.
April 13, 2010 at 4:18 pm
I own the Mezzo I4. It is quite a bit cheaper than the D10 but I find it absolutely fabulous. I find it goes quick. I find it very easy to unfold, the front wheel particularly easy with the QR mechanism. I don’t know what problem you have with the handlebars, I think they are just right. My 4 gears are low and well spaced out. I use all 4 gears each and every ride. I have had an awful lot of fun cycling with my Mezzo. I wouldn’t part with it for anything. I have received many admiring glances from pedestrians and motorists. I keep mine in the car so it is always handy for rides. When folded it is very small and being aluminium is quite light as well, and won’t rust. Mine is a black model.
April 14, 2010 at 8:21 am
Where are you silly old twit? you have stopped your site? why? are you ok?
April 22, 2010 at 12:31 pm
Which bag are you talking about?
If its the Commuter Bag (looks like a brief case) you must be doing something wrong.
The plastic base slides securely into the rack and then the velcro strap at the front of the bag attaches it to the bike around the seat post so no amount of force will pull the bag off the bike, and as long as the velcro is pulled tight the bag will not sway either.
I have used this bag with work laptop and other IT items for a regular commute of 10 miles for the past 18 months with no issues and no amount of rain has got past the bright yellow rain cover.
In my opinion a fab product well worth the £65.00.
April 24, 2010 at 10:55 pm
I have used a Mezzo bag daily for around 5 years on my bike. I own 2 of the large versions and one of the small versons. No problems,none.