|
|
Swooping aluminum clamps
Our unique polished aluminum brackets are not only the strongest ever to be created, they are also incredibly smooth, to a point where they blend in with the bicycle itself. Sculpture in motion, yet that will never creep down! |
|
|
Each individual piece is polished and hard anodized to a sheen equal to the best bike parts. The structural flow of the clamps is both aerial and the strongest ever. Double-clamps make for easy adjustments or removal when needed.
|
|
|
Since both clamps are individual pieces, and not one unit, they can be adjusted as close or as far away to the stem as needed, thus allowing the installation of bells, lights, or cycle-computers. Inclination and width are adjustable, just as the clamps will also work on bars from 22.2 mm to 31.8mm.
|
|
|
Clips on the back of the bag
The stainless steel clip-plates on the bag are fully adjustable - sideways too! From one inch apart to a full four inches. They are smooth and with an incredibly wide stance for the best sway control ever.
|
|
|
Pull handle over the clips
Just over the plate, in-line with the slides, there's a small grappling handle to ease manipulation during installing and removing of the bag. It takes very very little, but it makes all the difference. Beauty is in the simple details.
|
|
|
Roll up cover on Velcro
Just over the clip-plates you'll find a neatly rolled panel that is held with a hidden Velcro strip. It is very inconspicuous all on itself, but so very accessible when off the bike.
|
|
|
Covering the clips
The panel is actually a full double layers of Cordura fabric that will cover the clip-plates, no matter what their adjustment for your bike is—wide or narrow. The Velcro strips will align like a train on a track.
|
|
|
Clips covered and protected
Thus covered the clip-plates are not only invisible, but protected too. Mostly it is to protect your clothes and be softer on your side when carrying the bag with you. The plates themselves are so thin that they barely show at all under the flap.
|
|
|
Shoulder strap tucked away
At the front of the bag, hidden between the main body and the pocket, there is an opening in which the shoulder strap is safely tucked away at all time, so that you don't have to remove and install it every time you use the bag.
|
|
|
Carrying the bag with the shoulder strap
Here's Kevin, our smiley Customer Guy! He's carrying the bag with the shoulder strap. It is stylish enough (the bag, not the guy!) to be taken anywhere (the bag!—well, the guy too!!). |
|
|
Flap protecting your clothes
The protective cover was designed to keep the plates covered when the bag is being used off the bike. There's nothing worse than having metal parts rubbing your clothes or your skin for that matter! Well-hidden, well protected!
|
|
|
D-rings
The shoulder strap securely attaches to the bar bag through a 1.5 inch nylon D-Ring. We use only the best sewing techniques to assure worry free use.
|
|
|
Mesh pockets on the side
While we found out that most people will use the side mesh pockets to carry paper tissue or sunscreen, it's nevertheless quite practical. Notice how we built these ones with pleats and elasticized volume to accept larger items. A better mousetrap, no doubt!
|
|
|
Aligning the plates and the clips
Installing the bag on the handlebar is so easy and intuitive. Just guide the clip-plates over the handlebar clamps. Use the handle liberally to help you.
|
|
|
Letting the bag slide on the grooves
There's no denying it, this system is buttery smooth. Once aligned the clips are riding the grooves like a dance on the floor! No cheesy plastic or flimsy matching pieces. |
|
|
Bag fully clipped in
The bag will finish its motion on its own, sliding in place by magic. Two stainless steel spring plates underneath will lightly click in place, telling you that the motion is complete.
|
|
|
Bag as it looks clipped in place
Can you believe that this beautiful system is one of the most stable on the market today? It is so simple, so aerial, yet so amazingly unmovable. We're very proud of it.
|
|
|
Depressing the springs to disengage the bag
Removing the bag is as simple as depressing the spring plates and pulling up. It can't ever disengage on the road by itself (simple physics of the system).
|
|
|
Close up of the springs
Depressing the spring plates is no exercise in frustration, nor does it take Herculean force. It is very easy, and you don't have to worry about the bag falling down on the ground when you depress them. Can't do that.
|
|
|
Clear waterproof road map case
Reading a map while touring is a necessity, not an option. This waterproof map holder is one of the biggest and most versatile to ever grace the top of a handlebar bag.
|
|
|
Folding the case as needed and inserting under the clear hood
Finally just fold the map case in two any which way you want to follow your route and insert it in the holder. That way not only do you have a huge case you also have both sides of it! Talk about big window! |
|
|
Map case removed
The bag is certainly quite stylish without the map case, too. But the best is the easy nature of consulting your map off the bike, as needed. |
|
|
Unfolding the map case
Not an optical illusion, the map case is actually twice the size of the handlebar bag itself! We wanted to have a H-U-G-E area to follow the route, not a tiny card-game window where one single mosquito will hide most of the view. |
|
|
Waterproof zipper to access the map case
Zippers have no equals on accessibility easiness, and these babies are watertight too! Who would have guessed!? No more triple-folding or fussing with Velcro strip to insure waterproofness.
|
|
|
Wide access to insert maps
Sliding a map in or out is so easy. The mouth is super big, full width, and the case is thicker that any other one we know of. No fear of ripping it open. |
|
|
Quick access slot pocket for the shoulder strap
Again, look at the slot insertion for the shoulder strap. By the way the strap is neoprene padded and is using unbreakable Sure-Links® hooks. The slot-pocket sure can be used for other purposes too! |
|
|
Full size front pocket
We've installed a front pocket . . . "So what," you say? Of course you'd be right, if it weren't for the full size of it—look how close it follows the outer edges of the bag itself. And the opening is huge, with full rain flaps over. |
|
|
Loop for a blinking light
The simplest things are sometimes the life saving ones. What about a loop to clip a flashing LED light? We didn't even hesitate one microsecond to put some reflective material there, but the loop is a wise precaution if needed.
|
|
|
Pocket inside under the hood
The main compartment is closed and opened with the help of a generous water resistant zipper along the entire perimeter. When the hood is fully opened you can access the top compartment pocket via a zipper.
|
|
|
Good, strong reflective zipper pull
The zippers are still sporting their full die-cast nickel pull-tabs for the most secure grasp ever, which are then wrapped with 3M reflective cords on both sides, double row, and ended with non-slip cord-caps. They won't rattle, and are easy to spot in the dark.
|
|
|
Reflective band on the front
Nothing is more important than being seen on the road and you can never predict what type of weather conditions or time of day your ride will end so we've include a wide reflective band across the front pocket so you'll be seen when you need to be seen.
|
|
|
Wide full-size access
Difficult to have a bigger access than that (but we did better, as you'll see later!). Notice the yellow inside—it's not a stupidity but an incredible bonus when searching something inside under low light. Think about it! |
|
|
Bright yellow lining for best visibility
The clarity of the details even at the bottom of the bag are astounding, thanks to the bright color of the inside. Know that the inside is actually an insert separated from the outer shell, effectively acting as a hammock to support your gear. |
|
|
Inner lining removable with a zipper
Unzipping the inner liner gives you access to the screws and nuts of the clip-plates, so adjusting the system is easy at any time. All the hardware is standard by the way, with Allen head screws and 8mm nuts. All the edges of the inner frame are rounded. |
|
|
Separating the zipper of the lining
The liner is removable! Unzip completely and you can wash it. Because it will get dirty, and that is not an option! It will!!! A chocolate smudge or a spilled Gatorade is so easy to do. |
|
|
View of the HDPE shell with visible hardware
All sides are protected with a shell of HMWPE—a very strong and unbreakable type of polyethylene plastic, so impacts are unimportant. It is good crash insurance in case you're carrying a camera! |
|
|
Padded foam at the bottom
While the removable liner is suspended like a hammock, we nevertheless padded the bottom the bag with a thick 1/4 inch Plastazote foam. It serves many purposes, like extra cushioning, mostly when putting the bag on the ground, or as insulation for cool drinks. Of course, like all our creations, it is wholly removable and serviceable.
|
|
|
Drain hole under the foam pad
Let's recapitulate: an inner liner like a hammock, a waterproof closed-cell foam underneath, than the outer material of the bag. Add to that this drain hole and you basically have the driest bag possible. If you spill juice inside it will drip out quickly, all the while the foam will act as a splash guard to keep water from the outside to get inside. Brilliant!
|
|
|
Drain hole at the bottom in case of a spilled juice
The drain hole is centered at the bottom so that any sag will make sure it is the lowest point ever for water drainage. Should water seep in by the upper stitching it simply runs down between the shell and outer fabric to exit at the bottom, thus keeping the inner liner as dry as you'll ever need. |
|
|
Scootering in style!
How does it all look on a bike? Just check Kevin our beloved Customer Guy! on his personal scooter. This bag is so stylish, and fits about anything with a handlebar on the market! |
|
|
Internal polyethylene stiffener with cutout
The inside of the handlebar bag starts with this wrap-around shell, thus protecting all sides. All edges are rounded for abrasion concerns, and the front side has been alleviated for weight shaving and to allow some expansion space where the shoulder strap will be cradled. |
|
|
Inserting the aluminum frame
Those who know us also know that we only trust plastic to a certain extent. That is why this bag is so stable, and the strongest you'll ever find on the market. We wrap around the plastic a full aluminum frame. |
|
|
Inserting the aluminum frame
The flat bar of aluminum is precisely fitted around the upper perimeter of the shell, then tabs are inserted through the shell itself, supporting it to become a one-piece of hardware. |
|
|
Aluminum frame and HDPE shell mated together
The clip-plates of the bag are screwed through both the shell and the aluminum frame. The clips and clamps being all aluminum themselves, what you have in essence is one unique stiff frame that is actually the whole bag in itself! Nothing is as solidly attached to the bike as this handlebar bag. |
|
|
Certified 6061 T6 aluminum grade
For the techno-geeks, we use a 6061-T6 grade aluminum which is stringently certified and controlled. This way we insured that the bag will be as stiff as could be, always. This bag is the ultimate to this day, period. |
 |
|
