Frame-Mounted Bike-Bags Dangle Between Your Legs
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Psych’s bike-bag works a lot like a cowboy’s saddle-bags. It is split into two parts, and when you sling it over your top-tube each part hangs down one side, putting the load in right in the center of the bike for good stability. The bag actually attaches to the bike with ratcheted straps that go around the seat-post and the headset housing. These are pulled tight and act as a kind of spring suspension.
It’s a very smart idea, and if the bags can keep themselves and their contents out of the way of your knees as you pedal, they’re almost perfect as a rack-less pannier replacement. There’s even an insulated compartment inside for a water-bladder, or – if you don’t carry water – your hot or cold lunch. My big worry is just that it will get in the way. When I ride to bike-polo I have a pair of mallets ball-bungeed to the top tube. They’re skinny ski-poles and even they get in the way, so a bulky bag may not work.
If you’re willing to give it a go, there are two models: a small “Trail Bag” for $100 and a bigger “Commuter” model for $150. Available now.
Psych product page [Psych via Urban Velo]
See Also:
- Hand-Made Leather Frame Bag Costs as Much as a Bike
- Hambone Frame-Bags for Stylish Cyclists
- Archie's Grobag, Like a Bag-of-Holding For Bikes
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