Gourdon Reviews

Received my Stealthy (and rather sexy) G20 yesterday.  Had a play with it that evening:
The 3/4” waist belt is very thin and digs in when done up. The webbing is quite stiff and is stitched to the bag so that it angles down from the horizontal.  When wrapped round the waist the lower edge digs in around the kidney area.  My original G30 is the same but was less noticeable as the webbing is wider and more flexible. 

Shoulder straps are a bit heavyweight for the bag size.

The bladder pouch has no depth to it so a full bladder bulges the back out making it quite rigid. Leaning forward or a full pack effectively pressurizes the bladder causing, in my case, leakage though the bite valve.

None of the above are show stoppers and it is a very accomplished and stunning value bag but as a bag for mountain biking with a bladder it could do with some tweaks to make it work well. Or am being too fussy?

I bought the 25l for commuting to work on my bike. The service was great, prompt answers to emailed questions and fast delivery. The sack is light and simple, I bought a blue one with a window to avoid problems others have mentioned with seeing inside the bag.I put a reflective strip inside the window to hide my lunchbox ect.
I understand people’s comments about wanting external pockets, I don’t want pockets as such, but something to strap wet cycling gear to the outside of the sack would be good. Will probably go for the dry bag insert suggestion mentioned earlier.
Brilliant sack, brilliant value.
Many thanks to the workers at Alpkit.

Its not a question, its praise.
I ordered a Gourdon 20L sack, it arrived the next day. Its unbelievably
good value and a fantastic piece of kit - just what I have been looking for.
Thank you, thank you, thank you.

In the future, any chance of a 35/40L version with better hip belt?

thanks and best

Bought my Gourdon 30 for the commute to work by bicycle or motorcycle. Fits my 15” laptop and my clean clothes.  This is comfortable on the cycle and has little movement.  May pop into Tesco to get a cheap bladder for it.  It has coped with a trip to Barcelona with dreadful rain, a commute to work in the pouring rain and general trips to the shop by bicycle.  Never once has this leaked.

Incidently it can fit my Yoga mat too!

Top work fella’s keep it up.

Used the Gourdon 25 this weekend on some classic lakeland scrambles wuth a lot of walking in between. The bag behaved superbly and there was minimal movement to distract me from the business at hand. Coupled with the cost (low), the weight (low), and the simplicity - an all round good bit of kit. Only wish I had waited until the one with the side pocket was produced.

My wee Stealthy Gourdon is the first thing I now reach for when going up hills.  So comfortable, so lightweight and neat.  Great sack - highly to be recommended to all.

I haven’t read through all the comments here but I know that some of them include suggestions, and I’m quite sure mine may have been made already, but could you include a dog clip inside somewhere to attach one’s car keys to.  No pockets is OK but lose keys in a sack is always a worry.

Cheers and thanks, Rob

Thank you once again, chaps & Chappess, it arrived less than 24hours after ordering! This is the third Gourdon i’ve ordered: this time a Gourdon 20 without the window, & i like it even more than the previous windowed design. Super-duper bag: lightweight, waterproof, cool “old-skool” styling, beautiful blue colour, super-quick delivery, & INCREDIBLE vlue for money. Alpkit must surely be THE best company on the ‘net! Hope you can maintain the standard for the future growth that’s sure to happen!!

Stealthy Gourdon arrived the day after ordering and is just the ticket! Should be perfect for long bike rides and lightweight days in the hills. Thank you Alpkit

Arrived Today, the personal thank you a lovely touch thanks.

small - small niggle, the holes for the toggles could be bigger - just small enough to be difficult to toggle with gloves on. I’ll just take my gloves off.

In response to Matt,
I have been using the G20 for over a year and initially i did think that the straps a little hard however when carrying slightly heavier loads, such as my laptop on my commute to work it seems to be OK. They definitely soften up over time.
We will certainly look as this for the future.