Froghunter

Snowed last night and cold outside today,,,,,so I made me a set of small bags for the Magna.



Enjoy!

Froghunter

Spld cyclist

Looks useful. Are they one unit that loops over the rack? Did you use some kind of back panel?

Chris_in_Miami

Very clever! What kind of material did you use?

K'Tesh

I'm just guessing, but that looks like a military issue duffel bag that was modified to meet the needs.

I've sewn up one of my own bags (a handle bar bag) using an unused bag I was given during my travel agent days.


Funny thing, I made it for Cycle Oregon 2009, but due to the 30+kt headwinds, and my lack of information about the ride, I promptly removed it after day 1 (also lost 4lbs, the rear rack, the 3rd waterbottle, and the U-Lock), and seldom dragged it out since. Can't use it now, because the "support" I made (with help) for it was designed for my bike that was since destroyed.


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I'm presuming this is a reference to the OP, but just in case... My bag was made with a rubberized nylon fabric, but the bag wasn't designed to be waterproof, and the front has a strip of reflective material.
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Based the design off of one I bought back in the 80's.

a1penguin

Are they waterproof? They look very durable. Do you plan on adding reflective material/tape?

Froghunter

Springfield Cyclist......The reason for the small bags was to carry seasonal things for my commutes like windbreaker, rain suit, ex-socks, gloves, and sweater or sweat shirt. Hopefully it will be useful for these items. Yes the bag loops over the rack and it doesn't have any backing and is tied on with string. It may need backing and I thought about gallon milk jug/bleach bottle as materal to sewn at the bottom back.

Froghunter

Chris.......The bags are make from an U.S. Army laundry bag I had from my service days. It's like light weight duck canvas.

Froghunter

Penguin.....No they are not waterproof and have a open top. my commute is short and when I ride in the rain I can dry my stuff at the office, which is a mechanical room at a school.......Bike and all goes in. My commute is in rural/country with one intersection and one right turn doing darkest of morning, so I didn't think I will add reflective tape to the bags. I do wear a high viz windbreaker and vest. The bike has front and rear lights.

phughes

Nice use of a cold, snowy night. Nice job.

alicestrong

Nice! You can always use the backpackers trick and keep your stuff in a big plastic zip lock when it's wet out...

alexaschwanden

Great job, sewing is not easy.

Froghunter

phughes, Alice, and Alexa,

Thanks for the kind words. I will use the bag trick too! I ran her this afternoon for alittle over five miles and am pleased so far. No heel strike and I lubed the wheels yesterday and handbar sterm and crank head this afternoon. What a world of differents red tractor grease makes. I believe my mph avg will go up!

Enjoy your week!

Froghunter