bike Handlebar Bag Review

Carrying personal belongings can become cumbersome when using your own pockets in your pants and/or shirt. You may also have too many items to carry and would prefer a bag to hold all of these. You could use a book bag however then this would be weighing on your back throughout your entire bike ride. Handlebar bags are good for carrying belongings without this hassle. You strap this bag onto your handlebars, usually in the middle. A Topeak handlebar bag has multiple compartments. You can carry food if you are on your way to a picnic or if you like to pack a mid ride snack. The bag is lined and keeps the food away from the sun, so that it would not get too warm and soft but stay fresh. You can also keep water or any other beverage in this bag. It is important to stay hydrated during your cycle.

The location of the handle bar allows easy access to fluids anytime during your ride. Bags such as Ortlieb bags come with a special holster for your beverage on the side of the bag. This makes for even easier access. You can also put extra clothing in this bag. Extra clothing if the clothes you are wearing get too sweaty or dirty, if you rip your clothes during your ride or whether or not you just want to wear fresh clothes. The bag will keep these clothes away from adverse weather conditions and make sure that they are clean and ready for wear. Other bike apparel and gear such as sunglasses, hats and cameras can be kept in the handlebar bag as well. Such bags like arkel panniers become useful if the weather changes and you no longer need your sunglasses or hat and can simply place them in the bag.

Conversely, if it gets too sunny you have access to these. Carrying a tube of sunscreen with you allows you to always be prepared to protect yourself from the sun. Fragile electronics such as a camera or video camera should be placed in this bag. You will want to capture all the beautiful surroundings or other people cycling with you, so utilizing a Wald basket frees up your focus by offering storage.

Some handlebar bags are lined with reflective fabric. This increases your visibility to others during nighttime or early in the morning, and is an important safety feature. Some bags also come weather and/or moisture-proof. This further increases the bags ability to protect and preserve whatever contents you choose to put inside. Most handlebar bags, including Jandd bags, also come with a shoulder strap. This way you can take the bag with you when you have to go somewhere else and leave your bike. This is good for hiking in parks, going into a restaurant, etc.

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Handlebar bags seem to vary in price and range from $10-$70