And what of the area of the headset where the bag is attached, won’t that simply….wear out?
Everyone else seems to rave about the Revelate gear. Except that it doesn’t show you the part of the process that you need to see. But you can pack without worry about unpredictable weather—the large Revelate Designs Sweetroll handlebar bag keeps your stuff dry. Not a big deal though.The harness works well for packing a more narrow and vertical load.The burly clips on the harness allow you to cinch the straps down, then lock them into place. Take a look at the images on their website and you’ll see the Sweetroll bag hanging from a set of handlebars which are hovering in space. Swap it out for a pocket for added capacity.
As important as it is to have a reliable bike and pack as light as you can, choosing the right route is perhaps the key to your enjoyment.
Sure, the provided straps allow you to strap it to the bars, but its hanging down and swinging around in the breeze so it needs to be secured to the bike.Now Revelate Designs have thought of this and they provide a single loop attachment point on the back of the bag, straps and foam pad to attach it to the headset. The So now that I’ve spent more time with the Revelate Designs gear, has my opinion changed? So I came up with a rather ingenious system based on triangulation and simple levers/attachment points.Incidentally, I did try lashing the sweetroll to the bar extender when it’s in its intended outwards position, but the clamps on the extender cannot be tightened sufficiently to stop the extender from swinging down on the bar tubes.Now just don’t expect to take the bag off the bike when you get to camp. The larger sweetroll is 8″ diameter and 22″ long, potentially. (Just my personal opinion).So look, I really like the way the Revelate Designs stuff is built (with the exception of the Gas Tank), and the fact that the Viscacha and Sweetroll have good capacity and appear durable, just don’t expect an easy time of hanging the stuff from your bike.Now of course all of these niggles are resolvable, and it isn’t Apollo 13 stuff either.
Sure, it does what it says it does, it sits on the top tube attached with a pair of velcro straps, and allows the storage of keys and a few spare quarters for the vending machine.
Cattle. It’s the same design taken from your typical camping supply dry sack makers. Basically with a drop bar setup the bag needs to fit inside the drops, so you’ll cinch it down to whatever size your bars allow.Since a picture paints a thousand words, let’s have a look around this puppy to save on ink –Here’s the front section, a removable/expandable harness system for adding other stuff to the front of the Sweetroll using dry bags –I think the build quality of the Revelate Designs Sweetroll is incredible. They expect you to attach the bag to the moving bars and to the fixed part of the frame.
So hit up Amazon and save your money.
... he wanted something that was quick to attach and detach—like the Revelate Harness—but minimal and light like the Sweetroll. For CC touring the set works fine and one could probably pack comfortably for a full week.The Gas Tank bag is a cheap looking affair and doesn’t deserve to have the RD name/badge printed on it, in my honest opinion. Since then I’ve seen a few out on the trails and they look pretty cool!Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.Test Ride and Review – Charge Cooker Maxi 2 Fat Bike
And there are plenty of cheap bags around that do exactly what this thing does, so the only reason you’d buy this particular one is A – you hadn’t seen it in the flesh (as with me) or B – you want a matching set of RD bags and don’t mind paying over the odds.So despite my attachment anxiety with the Sweetroll and Viscacha, I do see value for money in those products, but the Gas Tank bag is just plain over-priced.I could also have gone with Revelate Designs for the frame triangle bag, but then I came across the I bought the Ibera for only $16.99 and you can see it above on the Warbird.
But with the drops the bag mounted up easily over the top of the cables and the foam spacers worked well in setting the bag at the proper height.
