Make Your Own Bike Bag

Get your u bolt and place them on the rack.

Make your own bike bag.

It was time to get serious about making my own gear. Length of the velcro straps depends on your stem and handlebar circumference. 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. If you have any questions about this tutorial feel free to.

Google diy homemade myog bikepacking frame bag. I now make bikepacking bags commercially. This is how my first frame bag turned out. 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. You really like making stuff. Now strap on the bag on your bike and you are ready to go. Insert the u bolt from the bike rack to the fabric of the bag.

Make a safety draw cord for attaching the bag through the loops of the d part onto the bike frame. Hope this helps for all the diy ers. In 1990 having some worn out cannondale bags i chose to use their frames for my new bags thus simplifying some problems. 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 want something slightly different color pockets etc.