Make your own diy bike handlebar bag with this full tutorial plus video.
Bike handlebar bag diy.
Compatible with salsa anything cages king manything cages and most other cargo cage.
Each has a different function and allows more or less weight bulky things.
A fat quarter of your main fabric and a fat quarter of your lining fabric a small piece of elastic a button for the closure something around 3 4 1 works great snaps or velcro to attach the bag to the bike sewing machine and basic sewing supplies here s a list of common sewing supplies in case.
Length of the velcro straps depends on your stem and handlebar circumference.
In this instructable we present a diy custom made handlebar bag designed to wrap a bulky item and with a pocket of its own to keep things at hand phone map lights etc.
It s easier than you might think to learn how to make a handlebar bag.
How to make the biy bike bag straps.
If you re serious about bikepacking eventually you might swap them out for official bikepacking bags but in the meantime these budget bikepacking hacks will get you out the door.
It s waterproof and resistant and can fix a large item to the handlebars.
I say this because there just isn t a bag out there that s the ideal size comfortable to carry off the bicycle and ruggedly weatherproof.
Fold in one raw end of the tube and topstitch shut with a 1 8 inch seam.
Fold the strap piece in half lengthwise and sew down the raw edge with a 1 2 inch stitch.
Diy dry sack handlebar and seat bags if you don t have a rear rack or want to go rackless these are some low cost ways to attach gear directly to your bike.
If you have any questions about this tutorial feel free to.
Make templates of the shape of bag you want and other bits of material you ll need i was lucky i hadn t built my bike yet so this was super easy.
The perfect camera handlebar bag for a dslr doesn t exist yet and it may never.
Now strap on the bag on your bike and you are ready to go.
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The little bag hanging from the handlebars of your bike is a handy spot to carry a phone sunglasses small flashlight or other essentials.
Turn right side out.
Make a safety draw cord for attaching the bag through the loops of the d part onto the bike frame.
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I made a laptop cover bum bag and backpacking handlebar harness as my learning projects.
The new vishnu retains the previous version s ability to be used as a handlebar bag but adds a new primary purpose as a fork mounted cargo cage bag.
