A rare “gear” post: A few people have asked me about my handlebar bag. It’s the Rivendell Brand V Boxy BarBag.
Unlike most decent-size front bags, it doesn’t require a rack for support, which is nice, it’s easy to access while riding, and fast to detach and bring indoors at a stop. I keep my valuables, camera, small jacket, snacks, maps, and so on in it.
On the other hand, it’s not actually waterproof. And the support straps are made of a thin fabric that slips through the clasps easily, under even a little weight, and can even work themselves out of the clasps (the doubled-over fabric at the end still isn’t thick enough).
Once I replaced them with some thicker, higher-friction ½" webbing, that seemed to solve the problem:
