Anyone have any good recommendations for handlebar bags. I’m looking for something modern that attaches to 31.8 bars and doesn’t require a front rack. Basically, I want to make my fast(ish) road bike quasi-rando for longer unsupported rides.
Banjo bros has a few of these. Not really rando chic though if thats what you’re looking for.
http://banjobrothers.com/products/01060.php
http://banjobrothers.com/products/01067.php
Not familiar with Banjo Brothers products. They good?
I’ve been looking at Arkel, Ortlieb, or Lone Peak QR bags thus far:
I want a bar bag and med seat bag instead of the panniers. I think.
I am not sure if I want a style similar to the ones you guys posted or Riv/Velo Orange type ones. the good thing is, I don’t have money now for a bag and have plenty of time to decide.
I saw this at walmart and, was impressed. its smaller than what u guys are probably looking for though
[quote=antcave]I saw this at walmart and, was impressed. its smaller than what u guys are probably looking for though
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i really like that, but cannot shop at walmart
I’ve got a transit one from Performance.
It is ugly and was cheap and has a map pocket.
I got a cheap one from Nashbar. Its qr clamp system is too small to fit on my 26.0mm bars. I use a cheapo i got from the bike coop for £2. You’re supposed to hang it from the bars but it gets really floppy… it was creating a shiny spot on my front fender. I figured out how to make it work with a (nashbar front) rack and now i’m laffin.
that walmart bell bag is such a piece of shit. super fake leather that will most likely fall apart in a week of regular use. As you can see I almost bought it at one point.
i had a lone peak for a while, and really liked it, but any/all of those QR clamps look pretty awful when the bag is not mounted. i suppose if you didn’t care, or had the bag attached at all times (barring in store runs etc) this is unimportant. what about somethin’ from acorn. they are a small company, made in the states and customer service is supposed to be friendly/good.
among rando-geeks i ride with their boxy-rando bags are considered waxed gold!!
[quote=littlebear][quote=antcave]I saw this at walmart and, was impressed. its smaller than what u guys are probably looking for though
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i really like that, but cannot shop at walmart[/quote]
Diggin this! And I can shop there cause of the thick latinas.
I was at Wal-Mart the other day and they have White Lightning.
Anyway, Banjo Brothers stuff is great, I love the messenger bag from them that I have. Their customer service is top-notch. If you’re looking for something a little more old-school, Banjo Brothers makes a line of canvas bags called Minnehaha. I haven’t seen any IRL but I’m sure the quality is high.
I am explicitly looking for something new school. This is for a road bike with race geometry, carbon fork, etc. In fact, the “small” bags might be too large. I’m just recalling some descents I did the other day with a small handlebar bag that had a little weight in it. The front end got wobbly in a weird way.
bento box?
Then why not get a larger saddle bag?
Then why not get a larger saddle bag?[/quote]thunder thighs/powwa legs
i have this problem
[quote=rabbi][/quote]thunder thighs/powwa legs
i have this problem[/quote]
I completely understand this. I hate mounts for blinkies and saddle bags rubbing my thighs.
But you can get a mount that will move the saddle bag rearwards.
MIght be a little larger than what halbritt wants and my bag is not new school styling,
but I have no thigh rub at all and my front end handles fine:
And… I don’t know. I go through this dilemma every month or so. Basically, I’m looking for something I can put on my road bike to do longer unsupported rides. Every time I think about this I vascillate on something or other and in the end, just decide that I need to build another bike.
That bike is the one in question. I was also contemplating something like this:
But then I have to put a rack on for every long ride.
clamp on rack would be faster, you could even have two seat+seatpost combos and switch the entire post with one bolt!