Bag Boy Nitron Cart - 2023 Forum Review

[Lacassem]

42 minutes ago, Hobert said:

Agreed. As I will discuss more fully in my first round post later today/tomorrow, the cup holder does not fit my 32 oz insulated water bottle, unfortunately. One of the very few nits I have so far.

Coffee mug and smaller works. Highly recommend if you like that water bottle (looks similar to mine) just putting it in the underneath storage bag. It’s a lot roomier than I thought. 
 

[Hobert]

1 hour ago, Lacassem said:

Coffee mug and smaller works. Highly recommend if you like that water bottle (looks similar to mine) just putting it in the underneath storage bag. It’s a lot roomier than I thought. 
 

That's exactly what I did! I am looking to buy a skinnier alternative that will fit.

[edingc]

Interesting find tonight while trying to adjust the front wheel. As I mentioned in a past post, my cart pulls slightly to the right, especially when rolling downhill. Bag Boy included a small Allen wrench to adjust the front wheel along with the assembly instructions.

Simple enough, right? Turn the Allen screw counterclockwise to fix a cart that pulls to the right. Well, that's all fine, except when I looked down at the front fork, there was no Allen screw and only an 8mm locking nut.

I tried to adjust this but no neither direction seemed to change the tracking of the front wheel.

Does everyone else have this nut or do the other testers have the supposed Allen screw? I didn't pull off the front wheel, but do I have this installed backward?

[Lacassem]

9 minutes ago, edingc said:

Interesting find tonight while trying to adjust the front wheel. As I mentioned in a past post, my cart pulls slightly to the right, especially when rolling downhill. Bag Boy included a small Allen wrench to adjust the front wheel along with the assembly instructions.

Simple enough, right? Turn the Allen screw counterclockwise to fix a cart that pulls to the right. Well, that's all fine, except when I looked down at the front fork, there was no Allen screw and only an 8mm locking nut.

I tried to adjust this but no neither direction seemed to change the tracking of the front wheel.

Does everyone else have this nut or do the other testers have the supposed Allen screw? I didn't pull off the front wheel, but do I have this installed backward?

Mine is not pulling at this point just straight but I’ll take a look at this. Mine did come with an Allen as well

[Preeway]

13 minutes ago, Lacassem said:

Mine is not pulling at this point just straight but I’ll take a look at this. Mine did come with an Allen as well

I will take a look at mine when I get home as well. Mine isn’t pulling and I too got the Allen wrench. 

[Preeway]

I think I figured it out. First you need to tip the cart back on the handle. 

Then you will see a hole on the left side and there is an allen bolt inside.

 


Hope that helps. 

[Lacassem]

47 minutes ago, Preeway said:

I think I figured it out. First you need to tip the cart back on the handle. 

Then you will see a hole on the left side and there is an allen bolt inside.

 


Hope that helps. 

Nice catch man.

also has anyone seen the grease fitting (that’s what it looks like anyway) opposite side of the handle to adjust the push handle? 

I noticed it last round will get a picture of it tomorrow and read into the manual. 

[Preeway]

2 minutes ago, Lacassem said:

Nice catch man.

also has anyone seen the grease fitting (that’s what it looks like anyway) opposite side of the handle to adjust the push handle? 

I noticed it last round will get a picture of it tomorrow and read into the manual. 

I have not. Lubrication for the handle release lever?

[edingc]

11 hours ago, Preeway said:

I think I figured it out. First you need to tip the cart back on the handle. 

Then you will see a hole on the left side and there is an allen bolt inside.

 


Hope that helps. 

 

11 hours ago, Lacassem said:

Nice catch man.

also has anyone seen the grease fitting (that’s what it looks like anyway) opposite side of the handle to adjust the push handle? 

I noticed it last round will get a picture of it tomorrow and read into the manual. 

Who had the front wheel in backwards? This guy! 

I will have to see how it pushes now. I changed it around in the parking lot after my round this morning.

[Preeway]

18 minutes ago, edingc said:

 

Who had the front wheel in backwards? This guy! 

I will have to see how it pushes now. I changed it around in the parking lot after my round this morning.

[edingc]

I wanted to do a quick summary of how a golf bag is actually strapped into the Nitron. You may recall from my introduction that I really liked the strapless bag arms on my CaddyTek and this was an area of concern for me with the Bag Boy.

The top of the Nitron features the "Top-Lok Technology" system. For those of us who do not have the bags with this attachment system, the cart features two small cradle arms that fold around to hold the top of the bag to the cart with elastic cords.

The elastic cords use a hook and loop system to attach to each other. The hook end is easily adjustable with two simple friction fit slots that pinch onto the cord.

The bottom of the cart uses a very similar setup, but there are no folding cradle arms.

I like the bungee system for it's ease of use. It's very simple to get my bag on and off the cart.

I have been pleasantly surprised with the Nitron's attachment system. The small nylon strap on the end of the "loop end" of the cord feeds easily through my Sun Mountain Sync's cart strap slot.

Most importantly, I'm finding that my bag moves around much less than it did with the CaddyTek's top bag arms. 

So far, the only issue I've had with this area of the cart is that the top arms can pinch the sides of my bag too much, making the clubs that are in those areas rub as they are put in and out of the bag. Unfortunately, the stiffer upper rim of my bag doesn't extend down quite far enough to prevent this.

[Lacassem]

4 minutes ago, edingc said:

I wanted to do a quick summary of how a golf bag is actually strapped into the Nitron. You may recall from my introduction that I really liked the strapless bag arms on my CaddyTek and this was an area of concern for me with the Bag Boy.

The top of the Nitron features the "Top-Lok Technology" system. For those of us who do not have the bags with this attachment system, the cart features two small cradle arms that fold around to hold the to of the bag to the cart with elastic cords.

The elastic cords use a hook and loop system to attach to each other. The hook end is easily adjustable with a simple friction fit slot that pinches onto the cord.

The bottom of the cart uses a very similar setup, but there are no folding cradle arms.

I like the bungee system for it's ease of use. It's very simple to get my bag on and off the cart.

I have been pleasantly surprised with the Nitron's attachment system. The small nylon strap on the end of the "loop end" of the cord feeds easily through my Sun Mountain Sync's cart strap slot.

Most importantly, I'm finding that my bag moves around much less than it did with the CaddyTek's top bag arms. 

So far, the only issue I've had with this area of the cart is that the top arms can pinch the sides of my bag too much, making the clubs that are in those areas rub as they are put in and out of the bag. Unfortunately, the stiffer upper rim of my bag doesn't extend down quite far enough to prevent this.

I too have been pleasantly surprised with the cords and strapping system. Will cover a little bit later but my POV currently is very positive.

[Preeway]

I think you are using the wrong part of the cord to secure the bag. 

I believe you are supposed to use the plastic part on the cable to secure into the hook rather than the webbing on the end of the cord. I was doing it this way too until I realized the difference. I believe this allows for greater adjustability in regards to how tight the strap is which thereby allows smaller bags to also be just as secure as larger bags. 

[edingc]

46 minutes ago, Preeway said:

I think you are using the wrong part of the cord to secure the bag. 

I believe you are supposed to use the plastic part on the cable to secure into the hook rather than the webbing on the end of the cord. I was doing it this way too until I realized the difference. I believe this allows for greater adjustability in regards to how tight the strap is which thereby allows smaller bags to also be just as secure as larger bags. 

Interesting. Given my track record so far, I might be doing this wrong, too. I assumed that other plastic piece was just to keep the bungee cord in a general loop shape... I'll have to look closer at this!

[Preeway]

I was using the same end in the beginning as well until I began tinkering some more. I have a smaller carry bag that needs the adjustable components in order to be secure. 

[Lacassem]

Disregard my statements previously about a grease port!

I didn’t look at it much earlier during the round but it’s not a grease port (which I thought was odd) it is just a nut and round head for the adjustable handle!

side note there are several slots around on the cart. So far I really like the phone holder (assuming that’s what this is)

Any other testers know what this is for? Doesn’t seem like a closed umbrella holder

[Preeway]

1 minute ago, Lacassem said:

 So far I really like the phone holder (assuming that’s what this is)

Any other testers know what this is for? Doesn’t seem like a closed umbrella holder

Yes, that is the phone holder. Works great so far from I’ve been able to tell. Hasn’t come lose yet, and I’ve tried. The other part I believe if for the sand bottle attachment you can order separately. 

[Preeway]

Wanted to give some thoughts on the accessories found on the handle. I'm very impressed with the bottle/cup holder, tray, phone holder and bag under the handle.

While it's true that this won't hold large formate containers, it has fit everything I've tried to carry so far. The star cut rubber design allows for extra support for smaller containers like cans but still fits larger Gatorade bottles too. My bad has a "cooler" pocket that I can use if I wanted to bring a 32oz water jug.

The tray has a clip attachment that holds scorecards extremely snug. I can't help but think this is slowly becoming obsolete as people are starting to track scores on various phone apps these days but I still like paper and pencil. The pencil holder is either poorly designed or the pencils I have are just too big. I'll have to try a couple more times to see if I can get a pencil to fit properly but the last time I tried to secure a pencil I nearly broke the lead when securing it in place. The phone holder at first glance appears awkward but works great. The only reason I wouldn't keep my phone here is if it's too hot in the sun or if it's raining. Otherwise I have yet to have the phone fall out and I've used the cart over some pretty bumpy terrain. When you lift the lid you have space for 3 golf balls and ample space to hold a few items like wallet and keys and your phone if you don't wish to leave it out. Even though this is just had plastic, it's really well designed and doesn't feel cheap.

Speaking of rain, the umbrella holder shown here secures by screwing it into hole on either the left or right side of the handle. There is a hole on both sides. I haven't had a reason to test out this feature but I think it would work great as long as the wind isn't excessive. Assuming you have a typical golf umbrella, it should be able to keep the top of your bag dry as well as the handle area and the bag underneath.

Last, but certainly not least, the bag under the handle is my favorite feature. My current cart has a triangle shaped net at the base of the handle and I don't like leaving everything exposed. The bag is large enough to carry a lot of items and it's where I keep my rangefinder. I really like the fact that it keeps things shaded and out of sight. When making the turn I am a lot more comfortable leaving items in the pouch when making a quick trip inside to grab a dog and beverage.

Playing tomorrow and I plan to have at least one trial run of letting it roll down a hill unattended to see if tips or stays upright. Might even put the phone in the holder and record GoPro style, lol

[Lacassem]

Got 18 in today.. I am now tracking mileage on the nitron and today put 5.98 on her. Kind of cool to track

got a few videos. One of the brake, which is probably my favorite feature right now. You can hear once you flip the handle when it locks it clicks. Thing is solid doesn’t move:

Also I enjoy letting the cart just roll down hills I know it should be stable on. Rolls perfectly. The cart has a little give which makes rolling smooth. Sways left and right slightly (has bars at the base connection to the frame) which definitely helps stability down these hills

 

[Hobert]

Mine does not pull, but I did almost install the front wheel backwards as well. Caught my error just before inserting it....