Today our friends at Silca launch their first collection of fastpacking adventure bags, the Grinta bags. This thoughtfully designed set, comprised of a handlebar bag and a roll top seat pack, embodies Silca’s commitment to performance, functionality, and rider experience, catering to both competition and casual exploration.
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Swift Industries Gemini Cargo Pack
Switch Industries just announced its newest bag, the Gemini Cargo Pack ($70). Read on for more information.
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ILE Blackout Patchwork Laptop Bag
A study in materials, textures, and composition, ILE’s Blackout Patchwork collection features tonal renditions of ILE shop favorites. The brand’s latest bag is a Laptop Bag…
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Gramm Tourpacking Custom Mini Wedge Frame Bag
Berlin-based bag makers Gramm Tourpacking just announced the inclusion of custom Mini Wedge frame bags (129€) to the brand’s offerings. These bags are designed to wedge in against your head tube and attach to the down tube and top tube of your bike. They’re available in a variety of materials and colors, so roll on over to Gramm Tourpacking to see all the options.
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Dark Realm One Offs Bring the Fun
Our friends at Dark Realm just announced a “One-Off” section in their webshop, filled with all kinds of fun color and pattern combinations…
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Mission Workshop Mass Transit Duffle
Mission Workshop’s Transit Duffle (27L $320) is an exemplary bag design, allowing for quick and easy attachment to a bicycle portage rack or just to be used as a standard day bag for quick travel plans or carrying a laptop around. This week, Mission announced a larger bag within the Transit family dubbed the Mass Transit Duffle (33L $ 325) with 25% more carrying capacity…
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Realm Dark Label Southern Sunset and Beach Sand Wald Basket Bag
Realm, makers of fun, hand-dyed bicycle portage, just announced its popular Wald Basket Bag ($140), which comes in two new colors: Southern Sunset and Beach Sand…
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Farther Bag Co Parachute Packable Bags
We love bags. Often times we lose track of our bags when they’ve gotten stuffed into other bags, then tossed in another bag, and crammed into a closet. As such our bag radar is always on and when we see a design we like, we share it here. The latest is from Father Bag Co and its called the Parachute Packable Bag ($67)…
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Rogue Panda Check-In and Tall Bike Check
Even as the custom and production bag maker community has continued burgeoning over the past few years, one name has remained an innovator in the space: Rogue Panda. When John was in Flagstaff, Arizona, last October, he swung by the shop for a quick peek and spent some time documenting one bike that stood out among the rest!
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VRNCLR 22RE Stem Bags
When it comes to bomber products that stand the test of time, it’s hard to beat the 22RE engine from Toyota. Found in 1980s Pickups, these 1,000,000 mile engines last for lifetimes. So it should come as no surprise that when VRNCLR was seeking a name for the brand’s bomber bicycle stem bag, he’d lean on that legacy…
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Rad Works: Sewing Bags in Southeast Idaho
During an overnighter with the crew at Oregon Trail Bikes in Pocatello, Idaho, Daniel Zaid and Karla Robles cross paths with Ben of Rad Works. Ben got started making hand-sewn goods for climbing, but has since expanded his lineup to include a smattering of bike bags. During their time in Idaho, Karla even had Ben sew a custom full-frame bag for her Esker Hayduke—read on for more info on Pocatello’s resident bag-maker and for a closer look at his handiwork!
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Wizard Works Alakazam Bag for Cycles Manivelle
For several months now, Cycles Manivelle has been offering the Alakazam bag from Wizard Works, custom-made to the dimensions of the Manivelle basket with and without. To celebrate this proud collaboration, Manivelle asked Ve, Harry and the Wizard Works team to incorporate one of our favorite raw materials, tarpaulin, into a very, very limited edition of this bag.
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A First Look at Sim Works’ New Doppo Locust Touring Bike and SimLoaders Bags
We got our first look at the made in Portland, Oregon Sim Works SimLoaders bags during our Chris King Open House Reportage this year and today, the Japanese brand announced the full lineup, coinciding with a completely redesigned Doppo touring bike, now dubbed the Locust and with either 27.5×2.8″ or 29×2.4″ tire clearance!
We first showcased the Doppo when John did a bike tour around Mt. Fuji with the Circles crew back in 2016, so it’s exciting to see the newest permutation of this line. Read on for a complete look at the SimLoaders Bags and the new Doppo Locust below!
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Hope Cyclery and Ron’s Bikes Fabs Chest
Johnstown, PA’s Hope Cyclery teamed up with Ron’s Bikes/Nutmeg Needleworks in Connecticut to develop a collaboration Fab’s Chest pack featuring the Connecticut and Pennsylvania state flower, the Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia). Let’s check out the details and how you can score one below…
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Modern Musettes: A Roundup of Handmade Sling Bags From Albion Cycling, Outer Shell, Swift Industries/Camp and Go Slow, Tangente Atelier, Team Dream, and Tunitas Creative
I have a bit of a bag problem. I really like sling bags and use them all the time. They are lightweight and unobtrusive; perfect for carrying compact items and extra clothing. In recent years, cycling and adjacent bag makers have put their own spins on the classic sling “musette” bag design to enhance functionality with stabilizing straps, extra pockets, and more. Since they are usually relatively affordable I’ll pick them up when I’m traveling as functional souvenirs.
While not in any way a comprehensive list (that would be difficult as there are LOTS of options out there), this roundup features bags I’ve acquired in person from Albion Cycling, Outer Shell, Swift Industries/Camp and Go Slow, Tangente Atelier, Team Dream, and Tunitas Creative.
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On Growing Up: Swift Industries Celebrates 15 Years of Making Bike Bags
Based in Seattle, Washington, Swift Industries is a bike bag company known for blending classic randonneuring aesthetics with modern functionality. Co-founded in 2008 by Martina Brimmer and Jason Goodman, the brand has grown from a basement DIY passion project to a mainstay in the bike luggage space. In celebration of their 15-year anniversary, Hailey Moore writes about Swift’s journey over the years from its founders’ punk roots, to landing shelf space in REI.
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Swift Industries Celebrates 15 Years With a Special Anniversary Collection
To celebrate its 15-year anniversary, Swift Industries just released a capsule collection that is an ode to its roots with an original colorblock in classic 1000D Cordura. This Anniversary Collection features the iconic Swift Zeitgeist Pack and the Sidekick Stem Pouch in two colorways accented by a bold hot pink and desert bone. Like the first Swift bags ever stitched, this collection was designed and manufactured in Seattle, Washington.
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In Stock Now: Radavist and Cedaero Portage Bag – Black and Burgundy
When Josh posted up his Alumalith, with a custom Portage bag he collaborated on with Cedaero, it caused a rukkus! Karl from Cedaero got flooded with requests for these throwback MTB bags from the 1980s and 90s, so we decided to make a run for our readership!
We made two colors; waxed canvas burgundy ($134.95) like Josh specced and all-black cordura ($124.95). These bags are bike geometry/size specific and Karl made them to fit the Alumalith but they will fit any bike but you’ve gotta be mindful with the sizing! Read on below for more information on how to size this for your bike…