DIY bike (not mess) bags?
 

Does anyone have or know where I can find patterns for DIY saddle and handlebar bags?

I'm looking for something fairly big for distance/unsupported rides like Carradice and Acorn make. As beautiful as they are, I don't have $200 to drop on bike bags. The Great Gazoogle only seems to know about little wedge bags, panniers, and a couple of mods to existing bags.

Thanks Team!

My roommate made some earlier this fall. He didn't make a pattern, but the design was pretty simple. He took a look at a few of the panniers that you can buy off-the-shelf and copied them pretty close.

His made his with a canvas outer and the classic 'truck-tarp' inner. It's worked pretty well for him in light rain, and if/when I get into touring I'll try something like that.

A-Team!

theres a post in endurance racing at the mtbr forums: http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=363190
this link might take you there, but theres company Carousel Design Works that makes cool stuff and the handlebar bag looks simple and useful. appears to be a light weight drybag with straps, check it out.

There's a page here but the pics are pooched. I've emailed the author to let him know.
http://www.mtnbikeriders.com/2006/12...-own-seat-bag/

A old bag and making one of these mounts may be easy to do.
http://www.slackers.net/~skoop/Bike/Timbuk2_Saddlebag/
http://golookabout.com/2007/07/22/diy-saddlebag/

Thanks. I saw those. I like the Timbuktu bag, but I don't already have one and they cost nearly as much as a Carradice. I think I'll probably just end up seeing if I can find something appropriate at a surplus store and add a dowel and some clips.

I'm in the process of designing a saddlebag like the large carradice ones. Same design kinda, but with Cordura and vinyl liner.

I suggest the army navy store, and a truck tarp liner for the interior. They have lots of sizes of bags for less than 20 bucks.

Look for Nylon buttpacks. They're great and some have vinyl liners. The only thing you'd have to worry about is mounting it.

Just to throw something different into the game. http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/p..._id=39239&v=14

I was looking at that one Dijos. Looks like a mod of a surplus bag. I was thinking about doing something similar.

However, since you bumped it...

I actually found this one, which looks about perfect.

http://www.geocities.com/lazyf62/saddlebag/sdlbag.html

Now all I have to do is convince Mom to make me one!

check out Transit Bags
Lynn is just getting started but she's a genious with a sewing machine and I know she's wanted to make bags like that.