“It’s not rocket science — I wanted a low-profile weatherproof seat bag that didn’t require a frame, strapped to the bike with its own straps and wasn’t wider than my handlebars.” — Andy

I didn't want one of those big leaky bags perched on a hunk of scaffolding on the back of my bike. They’re ugly and they hang so far back and high that they stuff up the bike’s handling.

The A Bagz evolved from the concepts of the Piggyback and Smart Strapz. The idea was to have a snug, low-profile bag that could strap to anything, one that didn’t need to be sold with the bike or require any hardware for fitment. It had to have a readily accessible area to stow wet-weather gear or a jacket liner, and it needed to be as weatherproof as I could make it while keeping the cost down.

A Bagz were born. And apart from small but deliberate improvements over the years, the bag you can buy today doesn’t vary much from the first one I made in my lounge over a decade ago.

 Hand sewn from a single piece of durable Cordura fabric in our Melbourne-based factory, the latest-generation design achieves everything I set out to do.

Designed with both you and the weather in mind, the bag attaches to your bike with the zippered compartments facing the rear. Not only does this make it easy to get in and out of, but it also means the bag has its back to the elements. All three pockets (1x main & 2x side) are angled away from the weather and open so you can easily see and locate what’s inside. No more fishing around a black hole, eyes skyward, hoping to feel the item you are looking for.

A storm flap, with extra fabric at the edges, covers the body and main zipper and it does most of the heavy lifting in terms of weatherproofing. Beneath the storm flap is a stretch cargo net which allows you to quickly stow wet-weather gear or a liner, using the compression-style strap system. Two sets of D-rings means you have the choice of using the bag in compression mode if it’s chockers, or like an accessible soft top box if it’s not. The four internal nylon rods means the bag is self supporting and won’t sag if it’s not full.

I am often asked if the A Bagz is waterproof. The short answer is no, but It is very very water resistant. Waterproof bags are fiddly by nature. Plastic covers are useless; they flap, hinder access, fly away, wrap around hot exhausts and I’ve polished too much burnt nylon off my pipes over the years to include one in this design.

The best thing is to use dry bags inside your A Bagz for an efficient and easy-to-live with bag because you might ride in the rain 10 times a year, but on the road you’ll be in and out of the bag 10 times a day.

The inside seams have been finished with cloth tape which, unlike plastic seam tapes used these days, won’t crack over time. It also ensures every seam is double stitched. On the outside, the seams are reinforced with Australian-made vinyl piping.

The webbing is also sourced locally and is heavily reinforced wherever it attaches to the bag. The rear-facing webbing has just received the SS update, too. Very technically, this means… Shiny Stuff. Two thin reflective tapes are woven through the webbing and, because it’s included into the weave, the Shiny Stuff is visible from all sorts of angles at night, and remains discreet during the day.

High-quality locally-sourced products and lots of thought has gone into the A Bagz and it shows when you have a close look at the construction methods we use. These bags have done hundreds of thousands of kilometres in service over the last decade or more and the fitting system is reliable and proven.

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