There are many ways to carry things with you on a bike, even if you don’t want to go down the pannier/rack or “granny-basket” routes. You can make a saddlebag, wear a fanny-pack or use a handlebar bag. Now you can get a stylish and useful frame-bag which hangs from the top tube and keeps your valuables neat, tidy and safely between your thighs.
Hambones’ Velopocket and Balzac are similar to the many frame-bags already out there, only they look good off the bike as well as on. A rear loop hooks around the seat tube to stop swinging and two internal straps hang around the top tube so you can open and close the flap without the bag falling off.
Handmade by siblings Hernan and Lisa Marie and sold on craft store Etsy, the bags are reasonably priced. Even the larger leather Velopocket costs just $50, with fabric Balzacs (say that name out loud and consider the position of the bag) starting at $20.
Product page [Hambone Designs via Uraban Velo]
