XLAB Mezzo Cage Pod - Extra Large Capacity, Black

ToddTodd: This is my second purchase of this product. I like it so much, I had to come back for another. I use this as my trunk on my touring bike in the cooler months, I keep my gloves and balaclava inside to keep them dry and at the ready. The Mezzo pod comes with a soft bag, so if you are putting hard objects inside the pod, they won’t rattle as much. Plenty of room for tools and a couple of inner tubes. You could even put a pack jacket inside one.

United States on Nov 08, 2023

Carlos: Buen tamaño y cierre
Entra mucho y también un inflador de ese tamaño
Hace muy cómodo el transporte

United States on Aug 28, 2023

Malachi: I had a MOLLE pouch for years as my tire change kit. The snaps and buttons finally succumbed to weathering and now that I have extra cage space on my frame this was a great solution. My Trek 520 is lugged out all over the place to the point where I don't ever use them all, all of the time. This is a convenient and neat way to carry a tube, levers, patch kit and some spare change all together just like I used too.

United States on Jul 13, 2023

Adam WAdam W: I have tried several of these water bottle cage cargo holders. Every one until now has opened at the top which makes loading difficult. This one opens in the middle and is tall enough for me to store a 650bx1.5 tube inside the lid and all my tools in the bottom.

I have two concerns, one of which is it does not seem as watertight as others I've used and the other is it is a little bit looser in the bottle cage than I would like. It ships with a rubber band to put around the bottle to cut down on ejection. However I wish it was just a little bigger around so it would fill the cage better. I use a Lyzene power cage and luckily have three sets of cage mounts on my bike. The power cage grips other bottles extremely well but this bottle is just sufficient size.

Edit, just to be clear, the Silca pump in the picture I posted does NOT fit inside the bottle, I have it strapped to my frame.

United States on Sep 25, 2022

LukeLuke: Who likes saddle bags? Not this guy. Velcro wears out on the strap. The bag rubs your thighs. And they look corny as heck. Just don't waste your money. The bottle cage can hold everything and then some. I can fit a spare tube, two CO2 cartridges, a CO2 regulator, several allen wrenches/tools, a small snack, the microfiber bag, then a little room to spare. I rarely ride more than 25-35 miles at a time. I go through about 3/4 of a water bottle in that time frame, so I can spare the extra holder.

If I'm riding further than that, I'll stick an extra cage on the back of my seat-tube and put the pod back there.

Build quality seems good so far, but I'll update as I give it more use. The threads are plastic, but it locks up tight. Don't imagine you'd have any issue in the rain. The microfiber bag keeps the clanking to a minimum. It all comes down to how you pack it. Again, not an issue. Someone mentioned it doesn't fit a standard cage very well. I'm not sure what "standard" they're going by, but it locks up tight in my Bontrager cage. See photos. Snug fit, but slides in and out no problem. Wrapping the supplied rubber band around the contact point seems like overkill, in my...

United States on Sep 16, 2017