Over the holidays, I decided to try my hand at making a custom frame bag for my fat bike. It was a fun project and great way to spend a day between Christmas and New Years.
Rather than purchasing new fabric, zippers, and all the other bobbles necessary to construct the bag, I decided to repurpose an old Columbia winter jacket that picked up at a local thrift store for only $11.
The idea was inspired by my friend Josh who make custom bike bags of various shapes and sizes with his small business The Nxrth.
I was also influenced by this article on BIKEPACKING.com: DIY: How to Make A Simple Frame Bag
Here’s the original donor jacket (lame pic) and both sides of the finished bag:
And a couple of post-build videos:
