Posted on February 26, 2022 by Cory Benson
Restrap’s Carry Everything Range adds a tiny new Rear Top Tube Bag after revamping their voluminous handlebar bags just over a week ago. Tucked up against your seatpost, it adds an extra 0.8L of narrow waterproof storage to pack tools or small spares when space gets tight. At the same time, Restrap figures not everyone wants a low-key setup, and Orange is the new Black, right.
Restrap’s new little Rear Top Tube Bag isn’t the first we’ve seen to pack a bit more gear against your seatpost – we’ve tried similarly adaptable packs from Revelate, EVOC, Apidura, and others. In fact, many strap-on toptube bags can be moved out back for those riders with sloping frame designs that need a bit more storage. The trick generally is adding a useful bit of extra space without getting in the way of your legs when pedaling, or when stepping off the bike in front of the saddle.
The Restrap solution is a small 3cm wide x 18cm long x 13cm tall quarter circle with a full-length waterproof zipper along its outside arc, and a 65g claimed weight including the two adjustable position velcro straps.
Inside, a light plastic liner gives the bag structure, stability strapped at just two points (adjustable position to get around your seatclamp), and makes it easy to open one-handed between your legs.
The black-only bag features an orange nylon lining to make it easy to find small items inside, and is handmade in Yorkshire, UK. The 100% waterproof Rear Top Tube Bag is available now for £35 / $53 / 42€.
Another small update in addition to the revamped, 2-size Bar Bag v3, Restrap also upgraded their Canister Bag with the same internal plastic stiffening structure as the new Rear Top Tube Bag. They also add an extra elastic bungee retention strap that lets you secure the bag around your headtube to keep it from bouncing around while riding. Plus, the updated £45 / $68 / 54€ Canister now comes in bright orange & olive green, in addition to standard black.
Not only the Canister in orange, Restrap says their Orange Tyre Boot Kit is more easily found inside the deep dark depths of your overstuffed pack when you need to repair a damaged tire on the side of the road or trail in the waning daylight. Plus, once the tire is booted, the orange patch will always make it easier to find the repair inside a black tire, or to keep an eye on a big cut from the outside through the tread.
Pick up a £9 / $14 / 11€ Tyre Boot Kit to be prepared for your next off-road adventure.
Cory Benson is the EU Tech Editor of Bikerumor.com.
Cory has been writing about mountain bikes, enduro, cyclocross, all-road, gravel bikes & bikepacking on and off for over 25 years, since before several of these even had names in our industry.
Prior to that (and at times, concurrently), Cory worked as an Architect specializing in environmental sustainability, a IBD bike shop designer & consultant, an independent product designer, a bike shop mechanic, and a mountain biking instructor.
Based in the Czech Republic for over 15 years, Cory spends much of his time traveling around Europe, riding bikes, and meeting directly with many of cycling’s key European product developers, industry experts & tastemakers for an in-depth review of what’s new, and what’s coming next. A technical off-road rider at heart since the 1990s, Cory’s cycling has evolved to cover everything from the wide range of riding aero road bikes on dirt roads to thrashing enduro bikes in the European bikeparks & trail centers, with plenty of XC, CX & gravel in between.
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Surely if the inside of the bag is orange it makes the orange patch kit very difficult to find?
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