Cycling Weekly - Gravel Bag 5L handlebar bag review

Cycling Weekly - Gravel Bag 5L handlebar bag review

By Stefan Abram>

Highly effective storage and at a keen price. Alpkit’s gravel bag might utilise quite a simple design but it is highly effective and outclasses many handlebar bags that are much more expensive. The storage on offer is quite generous and the roll top closure makes it very easy to access. It might not have internal divider pockets, but the side pouches and webbing do greatly add to its versatility.

Alpkit’s Gravel Bag handlebar bag offers a good degree of easy to access storage and handy extra features, such as the front webbing and side stuff-pockets. Mounting the bag is simple and quick to do while pricing is quite competitive.

Cycling Weekly Verdict: 4.5 (out of 5)

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