Handlebar bag/front rack recommendations

[Jim Willis]

Hello!

Several months back I built up a Cheviot for my wife (much thanks to this forum for helping me find the frame and some other bits)! I think it came out pretty nice (photo below is before I put the FD on, FWIW).

With Christmas coming up, she'd like a bag or something to practically carry things on the front of the bike. I am partial to the Nitto rack + ziptied Wald on my bikes but she's hoping for something a bit more fashionable  that will go with her bike's look/style so coming back here for some suggestions. Thanks for any help.

[ANDREW LETTON]

My wife really likes the basket I put on the front of her bike. Nantucket Bike Baskets:  https://www.nantucketbikebaskets.com/collections/adult

I put it on a Velo Orange front rack. 

cheers,

Andrew

(Painstakingly pecked out on my iPhone; please pardon my brevity and tpyos.)

On 22 Nov 2025, at 12:41 am, Jim Willis <sjwi...@willisbros.net> wrote:

Hello!

Several months back I built up a Cheviot for my wife (much thanks to this forum for helping me find the frame and some other bits)! I think it came out pretty nice (photo below is before I put the FD on, FWIW).

With Christmas coming up, she'd like a bag or something to practically carry things on the front of the bike. I am partial to the Nitto rack + ziptied Wald on my bikes but she's hoping for something a bit more fashionable  that will go with her bike's look/style so coming back here for some suggestions. Thanks for any help.

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[Conway Bennett]

For practicality you can't beat a bag with a rando style closure.  I love the bags x bird tail grab classic edition.  I also have an outer shell
137 basket bag attached to a jack the bike rack.  Honorable mention goes to analog's fifth season line of bag's squall sack.

[Conway Bennett]

For practicality you can't beat a bag with a rando style closure.  I love the bags x bird tail grab classic edition.  I also have an outer shell
137 basket bag attached to a jack the bike rack.  Honorable mention goes to analog's fifth season line of bag's squall sack.

On Friday, November 21, 2025 at 8:05:39 AM UTC-6 Andrew Letton wrote:

[Steve]

Check out Oveja Negra bags - a woman owned business in Salida, CO that does excellent work. I have two of their bags in regular use and would happily purchase another. The link is to their colorful "Wack Pac" handlebar bags, but they have a full product line that you may want to look at.

Steve in AVL

https://www.ovejanegrabikepacking.com/collections/handlebar-bags/products/copy-of-925-handlebar-bag-goodies