Use the empty space on your bike and quit the backpack! Our custom-tailored frame bags fit your bike's frame perfectly. Frame bags are useful for any ride, from around-town errands to multi-month epics. Our convenient PicturePerfect photographic template process makes measuring your bike quick and easy!
- Tailored fit for clean lines on any frame, hardtail or full-suspension
- The most useful bag in any rider's kit – commuters, bikepackers, or day riders!
- Handcrafted using durable, waterproof materials - details here.
Get the weight off your back and onto your bike with a frame bag! Frame bags aren't just useful on long trips, but for everyday rides as well, carrying your tools, tube, pump, rain jacket, and lunch with ease. Here at Bedrock, we use frame bags on every personal bike, full-time.
Our custom bags are tailored to fit customers' frames, one by one, using our PicturePerfect photographic template process. We can make a frame bag for any bike - road, gravel, MTB hardtail, MTB full-suspension - reclaiming the lost space inside your frame's front triangle. We can also build partial bags, allowing for use of your waterbottles, on frames that are large enough. Each bag is made with top-notch craftsmanship, resulting in unparalleled fit and long-wearing durability. Waterproof zippers, a padded spine, and a hydration hose/earbuds port finish out each bag.
There are several “one-size-fits-some” bags on the market – but nothing fits or performs like an actual custom-built frame bag.
Models:
- 1-Pocket: A full-size pocket on the drive side, with a single zipper.
- 2-Pocket: A full-size pocket on the drive side, plus a full-triangle sleeve pocket on the non-drive side, each with a single zipper. The 2-Pocket's sleeve pocket is useful for flat items, or small items that will get buried in the main pocket.
Options:
All our frame bags include a padded spine and hydration hose/electronics port. We offer additional options for even more utility (see photos above):
- Internal Pocket & MOLLE System: This set of features is great for internal organization, and includes two pieces. 1) A small mesh pocket with an elastic top, located on the upper down-tube portion of the bag's inner spine. Great for multi-tools! 2) MOLLE - This is a ~6” strip of nylon webbing bartacked in 1.5" loops to the top portion of the bag's inner spine, along with OneWrap Velcro straps that can be placed in any of the webbing loops. This allows you to secure pumps or anything roughly cylindrical to the inside of the bag, keeping them from rattling around or damaging other contents.
- Internal Divider: This is a large, reinforced Velcro divider that serves two functions. First, it keeps larger frame bags from bulging in the center; second, it allows for some division of contents in the bag. This divider is oriented vertically, which makes it perfect for placing water bladders upright behind the divider, and allows for easy access to the entire bag from the zipper opening. The divider is able to be folded back along the sides of the bag if you need to carry larger items in the bag. Dividers are not available on full-suspension frame bags.
- Partial Bolt-On: Partial Bolt-On bags utilize bottle cage bolts for a clean, strapless look. There are still some straps on the bag: along the top tube and on the upper end of the seat and down tubes. An internal plastic spine maintains the bag's shape and the bolt holes are reinforced with brass grommets. Performance-wise, there isn't much benefit beyond less finish wear on your frame. Mostly, they just look good! Adding this option means we'll utilize one set of bosses on both the down tube and seat tube, as available. We do not utilize more than one set of bosses per tube. We do not offer full bolt-on bags.
Colors:
Available colors include black, matrix grey, southwest turquoise, dark camo, coyote brown, grey, red, electric blue, deep purple, olive green, blaze orange, lime green, marigold, and waxed canvas (+$40, will bill via additional invoice). See photos above for color swatches. We can do different colors above and below the zipper; different colors on different sides of the bag - you choose!
Weight: Varies, but generally between 8-14oz. We make most bags 2.5" wide, but can do 3" wide for fatbikes; specify 3" wide in the notes on your order. Made in Colorado, USA.
For installation instructions, watch the video above.
Step-by-step instructions:
Installing and using a frame bag seems pretty obvious, but it isn't always as simple as it appears.
1) Fasten the velcro straps around the frame tubes. IMPORTANT: Don't overtighten! We have seen users stretch the side panels taut, literally wrapping the spine of the bag partially around the frame tubes. In extreme cases, this can lead to destructive forces on the bag. Ensure that the frame bag sits evenly inside all frame tubes, with the spine of the bag natually relaxed. The seams at the edges of the side panels should be nice, smooth lines, not stretched into "peaks" at the velcro straps. Properly installed and empty, your frame bag will rest very centered in the frame.
2) As you can see in a photo above, there are two different straps on the top-front of the bag. One is sewn into the seam, and one is a velcro loop through bartacked webbing. For most bikes, use the sewn-in strap, and simply remove the velcro loop. If, however, you are using a tank bag and its strap interferes with your frame bag strap, fold the sewn-in strap under the top tube and use the velcro loop instead.
3) To ensure long life for your bag, don't overstuff it. If you are squeezing just that last item in there and the zipper doesn't want to close, try loosening the straps a bit - this "relaxes" the bag and the zipper may close easily.
4) Finally, for Partial Bolt-On bags: We include small washers and a fabric patch for use with bolt-on bags. The small washers should be placed on your water bottle boss bolts before placing through the grommets in the frame bag spine; the fabric patch should be placed between the grommets and the frame, to prevent any damage to your frame's finish.
