I had been looking into some large handlebar bags and an idea came to me. Could I modify a tackle bag for this purpose?
I found a relatively large Plano Weekend 3700 bag (approx. 13 L) that fits nicely between my drops. I reinforced the bag with an 1/8” thick phenolic sheet and some modified utility hangers attached to the molded plastic bottom. The bag had no means of attachment to the bike and I’m not a huge fan of handlebar straps. Given that I had a hefty stack of spacers under my stem, I was able to remove them, mount a second stem, and fashion a mounting plate to replace the cap. I installed rivnuts in the phenolic bag support that match the mounting plate and now have a quickly detachable solution. Think it’ll hold up?
by OnlyDot2430
9 Comments
I don’t see why not, I love the idea
Only time will tell if it will hold or not… but it looks great!
The double stem looks wild and I like it.
Interested to see how the bag sits while loaded and getting bumped around but I really like it.
That looks fantastic! Well done!!
Very cool, very clever!!
Works for you is all that matters.
Love it
“ if it fits, it ships”
Genius!!
That’s an awesome hack!
“oh my god thats so fucking sick”
-me, just now
Oh man now I need to see a double handlebar bike.