And More Neatly, Too!
Everybody is looking for more carrying room. Have you noticed the
trends with cars lately? Big SUVs and trucks have been getting even
bigger, allowing drivers to carry more passengers, dogs, groceries, and shopping
items. Scooters are no exception.
While you probably won't be carrying passengers or dogs in your scooter
anytime soon, you will be amazed at the ever-expanding (no pun intended!) line
of bags, baskets, and totes that let you carry even more of your essential
items. If size isn't your thing, you'll be happy to see that scooter
carrying accessories have gotten smarter and more organized. After all, no
one likes pawing through twenty items just to find one item.
Typically constructed of sturdy, easily cleanable fabric, the main advantage
of seatback bags is that they maximize your carrying room. After all, the
scooter back is the best area of carrying large items. Seatback bags
attach and detach quickly by means of nylon straps, so you can take them with
you when you go indoors.
Seatback bags range from mega-sized bags that are essentially one big space
for your books, groceries, and shopping mall trove (think: a car trunk for
your scooter) to smaller, more segmented bags that allow you to better organize
your necessities. One thing you should be aware of with seatback bags is
that they are not easily accessible while you are riding the scooter.
While you do get the big carrying room, you pay the price with accessibility.
One notable exception: it is possible to find seatback bags with side
access. You still have to reach around the back--difficult if you have
impaired hand or arm strength--but it's not necessary to get off of the scooter.
You'll gain better accessibility with side or saddle bags that attach to the
arms of your scooter. Saddle bags have less carrying capacity than
seatback bags, but you may find that's not an issue with most of your daily
tasks. The saddle bag straps are soft to the touch--no rough nylon straps
to chafe the skin. Saddle bags range from small bags appropriate for
phones, glasses, and paperbacks, all the way up to extra-big saddle bags that
can carry a Sunday newspaper or even a few canned goods or frozen dinners.
Though the big bags hang low, not to worry: they always ride high enough
to maintain plenty of clearance from your scooter wheels.
"Tiller bags? I don't plan on doing any gardening," you might say.
Even scooter veterans may not know this, but the central console with the
"steering wheel" and drive controls is called a tiller. So there.
Now you know.
Tiller bags attach to the tiller, and start small and range up to large
sizes. Giant-sized tiller bags are not generally available because they
impair your steering ability. Tiller bags provide accessible storage room
for those items you use frequently, like glasses and keys. One aspect
about tiller bags to note: they are not as easy to access as are saddle
bags. You may need to leave the scooter or lean very far forward to open
tiller bags.
Easy cleanable and simple to attach and detach, tiller bags are a popular
choice among scooter users.
