In case you learn my items on the common, you recognize that I’ve talked about, greater than as soon as, that I choose my biking stuff to be subtly branded. San Francisco, California’s Ornot has the identical choice with regards to delicate branding. I imply, it’s of their slogan: “You might be a rolling billboard, Ornot”. I can get on board with that.

So, again in September, I wrote a information piece on Ornot’s new giant handlebar bag. Whereas writing the piece I learn that the delicate branding isn’t only a catchy slogan, it’s a part of the corporate’s general objective: “to alter the panorama by providing well-designed biking clothes, with minimal branding, made proper right here in California, that doesn’t break your pockets”

The luggage had been good-looking and had some cool options. I made a decision to name and get considered one of these luggage in for evaluate. They despatched me two, a Black one for my Masi Incanto gravel bike, and one within the colour Coyote, for my Rivendell Gus Boots Willsen.

Ornot Giant Handlebar Bag

The Giant Handlebar bag is a barrel-type handlebar bag that makes use of a stiff “body sheet” that helps with construction and retains the bag form. It measures 13cm x 22cm, has a 31-liter capability, and weighs in at 260 grams.

It has a few distinctive options that I dig, like the best way it attaches to the h-bar, the three stretchy outdoors cargo pockets, the easy-to-get-to devoted telephone pocket, the easy-to-attach rear tether twine, and the interior zipper pocket with a stretchy twine that dawns a key clip on the finish. I like that it’s a good-sized bag, however doesn’t look “clunky” when it’s hooked up to the bike.

Utilizing the Ornot Giant Handlebar Bag

I needed to do one thing slightly totally different for this evaluate. Being that I’m reviewing a handlebar bag, I’ll speak in regards to the bag’s distinctive options and the way they’ve suited me personally for the previous couple of months.

These options are an identical on each of the baggage that I’ve, so there’s no want to speak about how they carried out on which bike… it’s a handlebar bag, it did nice, it doesn’t matter what bike I used to be utilizing it on.

So, I’ll simply simply be referring to the bitchen options of the bag, like…

The Method It Attaches

The big handlebar bag makes use of two, 6-inch, included Voile Straps to connect it to the handlebars. The bag gives totally different strap slots permitting for width adjustment when attaching to the bars.

The spacing can permit the straps to be 4″ aside, as much as 6″ aside. This lets you discover the precise spot to suit your specific handlebar configuration. I discover the Voile Straps a lot simpler to take care of than lengthy velcro straps. The straps have a a lot cleaner look as nicely.

The Stretchy Outdoors Cargo Pockets

There are three exterior, see-through cargo pockets on the Giant Handlebar Bag. These pockets are straightforward to get to and should not tight in opposition to the physique of the bag. This lets you truly use them to carry issues.

There are two pockets situated side-by-side in the back of the bag. These are excellent for goodies you need fast entry to steadily whereas driving. The rear pockets even slant down in direction of the skin of the bag, permitting for simpler entry with minimal handlebar interference.

There may be additionally one giant, side-loading pocket on the entrance of the bag. This one is nice for much less frequent, fast entry, like storing your sun shades or a bigger snack for enjoyment off the bike.

Ornot Giant Handlebar Bag’s Devoted Cellphone Pocket

In all probability my favourite function of this bag is the devoted facet telephone pocket. It’s particularly a purpose-built pocket on your telephone. It’s very easy to make use of and places your telephone proper at your fingertips. Thus making it able to be grabbed and used to seize the second whereas on the fly. You don’t must unzip something or fiddle by way of a semi-full bag. You don’t even must cease should you don’t wish to.

It has an elastic twine that may be pulled excessive of the telephone and hooked to the accessible hook whereas saved within the pocket. This may hold your telephone in place when the going get’s tough. Maintain the twine off for extra of a quick-draw use of the telephone, for these rides the place the views simply hold coming.

The Wrap-Round YKK Zipper

The wrap-around zipper that’s on this bag is really easy to zip and unzip. Plus it dips down on the left facet of the highest of the bag, providing a singular strategy to get simpler entry when the bag is absolutely zipped open. The zipper itself, has little to no resistance when zipping it open, permitting for straightforward one-handed operation whereas driving.

With the zipper open, it supplies a giant opening permitting you to squeeze absolutely anything you need in there. It was straightforward to slide my Sony a6000 within the bag for a latest picture shoot, even with my larger lens on it.

The Rear Tether

The rear tether may be very intuitive and straightforward to connect. It retains the bag steady and in a single spot, permitting for the simple use of the primary zipper. The way in which it’s designed aids with the benefit of adjustment when attaching the bag to your bike. It additionally permits for very easy elimination, making it excellent to take away and swap between bikes.

The Inner Pocket w/ Key Clip

Who doesn’t like to remain organized? Or higher but, who desires to be fishing by way of a full handlebar bag in the hunt for your keys? The inner pocket is the perfect dimension for a small pockets, instruments, a tire restore/plug equipment, a couple of emergency Fig Newtons, in addition to a spot to place your tethered keys, making them straightforward to search out when the bag is stuffed full.

Retail and My Remaining Ideas

Retail: $86

Colours: EcoPak Black, EcoPak Coyote, and EcoPak White

Over the previous few months, I’ve used these two luggage for every thing from holding my digicam for picture shoots to carrying additional layers, like an additional flannel, and a jacket. I’ve used it rather a lot on evening rides the place I’ll begin with regular gloves whereas protecting a pair of heat gloves for the experience again when it will get chilly. I’ve used it for carrying my beer for our “beers on the dam” evening rides.

I discover the Ornot giant Handlebar Bag to be giant with out trying cumbersome and cumbersome. It’s mild and may simply be stored on the bike even when not being utilized. That’s what I do, I hold them on my bike even when they’re empty, You simply by no means know when it’s possible you’ll have to cease someplace on the best way to choose up a taco or two, hit the shop, or discover some cool street/trailside treasure… so yeah, they’re mounted 24/7.

In Conclusion with a Lil’ Water Stain

The construct high quality is top-notch and will final for fairly a while. I did discover that after my first “beers on the dam” experience with the bag on my Gus, a water stain could possibly be seen from the skin. I ran a 16oz Modelo wrapped in foil, and stuffed in a Ziplock with some ice in it. In consequence, the bag received moist on the within from the condensation on the Ziplock bag.

If the water stain on the skin of the bag would trouble you should you owned one, you most likely shouldn’t do the beer with the water and ice factor. I don’t thoughts it, it provides the bag a pleasant patina look.

I count on this bag to final a very long time, and I might counsel it to anybody. The standard is top-notch, the corporate sports activities a branding ethos I can get behind, and the value is true.

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