While I am a big fan of the Ortlieb Bar Bag for its toughness,waterproof quality and ease of mounting on the bike, on my last trip I found the lack of any internal organising divisions a real pain: I found I was constantly rummaging about in the bag to find individual items. I cannot find an organiser system for sale, except for cameras, so I set to, to make my own from a recycled camera bag.
The set up here adds almost nothing to the weight (which totals 1650 gms so is virtually half the maximum Ortlieb recommends) and neatly holds these items:
- wallet
- digital camera – Canon IXUS 75
- Garmin Edge 800
- sunglasses and reading glasses
- iPhone
- cycle computer – Cateye Vectra Wireless
- binoculars – 7Dayshop.com own brand 10×25
- pen and notebook – Moleskine
- daily paperwork – hotel vouchers etc.
- handtowel
- keys (attached to lid)
- micro-torch
- Passport and insurance documentation
- Ortlieb shoulder carry strap
- additional waterproof cover – just in case!
This arrangement leaves plenty of space and weight for any essential extras and emergency energy bars needed from time to time and so I am pretty pleased with it in prospect.
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