FS: XL Rando-style Waxed Canvas & Leather Handlebar Bag

[ant ritchey]

For sale is my Treetop handle bar bag. Made in Chicago, IL by iBob/RBWOG member David Banzer. 

This bag is perfect for a large-frame bicycle in so many ways. Alas - I am a basket man, through and through. 

Classic looking, Berthoud-inspired construction of Martexin waxed canvas with leather trim. Color scheme exquisitely matches any brown or honey Brooks/shellacked cloth & twine motif. The bag was designed to sit on a Nitto M32 or M1 and does so perfectly, yet will work fine with a number of other front racks. David left off protruding side pockets for better cable routing when running bar end shifters. Slim ones instead allow storage of a few tools, maps, thin book, etc. Otherwise the capacity on this thing is huge, it's the Carradice Camper Longflap of handlebar bags. I've never seen one as big and beautiful. And yet when paired with a frame 60cm and up it looks quite proportionate. D rings on the side work great for a shoulder strap or guyline-style lashing to the bars in case you really wanna load this thing up. Corrugated plastic inserts for stiffening can be removed if so desired. Super tough leather underside for durability with many options for lashing or affixing this bag more permanently. 

Dimension of the main cavity, not including width added by exterior pockets:

11.5" top to bottom X 10" side to side X 7" front to back.

Bottom of bag to center of decaleur crossbar is 9.5" 

Also included are the basic Velo Orange decaleur (for 1" steerer) and a vintage camera strap for shoulder-carry. A few images show a Nitto M-1 rack for frame of reference only; it shant be included in the sale.

A few things to note:

Clear map case on top top bag cracked and split so i removed it.

The velcro for the map case (top, aft part of the bag) is VERY strong and pull apart some of its own stitching. A moot point since the map case cover has been removed.

Clasp on the front pocket worked its way loose. My short term remedy was to loop the elastic over and under the front rack tab (in turn this provided better back stability.

PICS HERE - SCROLL ALL THE WAY DOWN (Anything else pictured in this folder is also still for sale, FYI.) 

2 sets of images to view the bag in around-the-clock glory.

Price is $175 + shipping, firm. ..For any less I'll just leave it sitting on my coffee table and admire it!

-Ant Ritchey in PDX OR

[ant ritchey]

Final bump and price drop:

$160 + shipping