Make Your Own Bike Bag

Make a safety draw cord for attaching the bag through the loops of the d part onto the bike frame.

Make your own bike bag.

Length of the velcro straps depends on your stem and handlebar circumference. Honestly there are now plenty of quality and relatively inexpensive frame bags on the market see our full bikepacking bag guide for a list so the only three reasons to make your own are. You really like making stuff. You are really counting dollars.

Insert the u bolt from the bike rack to the fabric of the bag. It was time to get serious about making my own gear. They are of much higher qua. This is how my first frame bag turned out.

Now strap on the bag on your bike and you are ready to go. If you have any questions about this tutorial feel free to. In 1990 having some worn out cannondale bags i chose to use their frames for my new bags thus simplifying some problems. Hope this helps for all the diy ers.

I now make bikepacking bags commercially. It is better you place the saddlebag on you left side of the bike so it won t interfere with any moving part of the bike like the sprocket. With the recent purchase and building of my new bike which is intended to be a mountainbike bikepacking monster. In making bags you can either go completely on your own or your can find some worn out bags and use them as the basis for your design.

Get your u bolt and place them on the rack.