by J. Cleaveland | Mar 23, 2016 | Uncategorized
Yesterday I made probably the heaviest, and definitely the lightest frame bags I’ve ever made.Both are from fabrics I don’t use much, but from very familiar patterns. The first is for a Surly ECR, and is made from #8 cotton duck fabric in olive green, with...
by J. Cleaveland | Feb 24, 2016 | Uncategorized
The last few hundred miles of commuting I’ve been using a new Everything Bag idea, that uses Voile ski straps. The Voile ski strap cinches down very tight – tighter than the webbing cam strap can go.The new hose clamp mount is also more stable than the p...
by J. Cleaveland | Feb 22, 2016 | Uncategorized
The Colorado Trail 2015 from Joel Rosenstrauch on Vimeo. Looks like a great...
by J. Cleaveland | Nov 13, 2015 | Uncategorized
Here’s a couple new products in the works…. And, some garage sale stuff down lower. Jones bar bag. Now permanently on my commuter bike. Works great, easy to make.Get it now for $65 shipped. I can also make these for other brand bars with a closed area in...
by J. Cleaveland | Oct 26, 2015 | Uncategorized
Here’s a few bag projects…And a few adventures… Transition Bandit full suspension in the mountains somewhere. Dyneema Gridstop fabric panel loader Cuben fiber ultralight frame bag and 2 everything bags on a big road tour of the American West.This one...
by J. Cleaveland | Aug 28, 2015 | Uncategorized
Climbed UN 13,454 and UN 13,799 in Lake City. Nice linkup – go up the East ridge of UN 13,454 then run the ridge in between the two, then down Boulder Gulch, then run the 4×4 road back to Cataract trailhead. I saw 2 bighorn sheep and 0 people – not...