Diy Mountain Bike Frame Bag

The frame bag is the most basic piece of bike luggage.

Diy mountain bike frame bag. Materials tools 1 x linear yard black 1000d cordura fabric 500d ballistics or x pac would also work 6 feet of velcro 1 5 width cut into 9 pieces and trimmed later 1 x ykk zipper 20 length and cut as needed waterproof zippers are available but i decided against this because i. Here s how to plan design and construct a simple frame bag for bikepackng and bike touring. With the recent purchase and building of my new bike which is intended to be a mountainbike bikepacking monster. It was time to get serious about making my own gear.

I now make bikepacking bags commercially. The aluminum switchblade or mach 6 with shimano xt components are two of pivot s most affordable mountain bikes and both ring in near 4 000. Now this is only a prototype to test whether it is possible to execute my ultimate plan which is to make a full sized frame bag to my pugs from laminated plastic. Hope this helps for all the diy ers.

Google diy homemade myog bikepacking frame bag. Make the zipper and panel a lot of. Measure the length of the underside of the top tube on your bike step 2. If you have any questions about this tutorial feel free to ask.

Waxed canvas tangle bag for bicycle. Rocky mountain s aluminum and shimano slx specced thunderbolt. Last edited by kyttyra. Make a safety draw cord for attaching the bag through the loops of the d part onto the bike frame.

It s a great place to keep a flat repair kit sunglasses or your wallet and keys. A tangle bag makes use of the unused space in the main triangle of your bike frame. So how do you make a bike packing frame bag. Again find more diy articles at the myobg tag here.

Compare these measurements to the frame bag important to note. Do this by tracing your. Make a template a piece of cardboard or poster board will do. 01 04 2013 at 06 01 am.

Now strap on the bag on your bike and you are ready to go. It s better to choose a frame bag that is a bit. This is how my first frame bag turned out. Measure the length of the inside of the seat tube on your bike step 3.

Seatpacker 15 waterproof bikepacking seat bag with top zippered pocket for keys wallet or phone. They are of much higher qua.