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Has anyone successfully used a backpack as a kind of hacked handlebar bag?
I'm riding across to Swindon next weekend for a party and would like to do the ride without my bag on my back, but would rather not shell out for a barbag. Unless anyone could suggest a suitablebar bag for ~£20? Cheapest I can find is around £27
I'm thinking I could turn my backpack (a bigxtop one) sideways, and use the shoulder straps to wrap around the handlebars and headtube somehow. It wouldn't be easily accessible but would keep the weight off my back which is the aim.
Edit: I think the bag is too tall (and when rotated would be too wide) to fit between the drops. So, has anyone ever used a backpack as a saddlepack?