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https://bikepacking.com/gear/revelate-pronghorn-review/
Do the straps allow different width fitting? I mean the whole thing looks pretty simple, I wonder if I could do something like @Samuli and hack up a Joey. Finding all the straps and foam padding means a lot more googling though.
Oh, that's different to your one: https://bikepacking.com/gear/revelate-designs-harness/
Shit, Pronghorn is like £200. I think I'll stick with Restrap. I like their framebag and they're local.
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hack up a Joey
There's a guy on local fb group shifting a Joey for a couple of cans, if its still available I could grab it & post if helps?
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An 8L exped dry bag is about as small as you can get secured with all three straps. I used the middle strap on the Revelate a lot. It lets you hold the bag in the harness whilst you tighten the straps either side of it and you can use the middle strap to hold your jacket with.
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Yep, making your own might not be the easiest/cheapest/best option, but I like making things every once in a while, it was pretty simple and I already had everything I needed. A pole from broken tent, that I put under a webbing like on the Pronghorn, right where the daisy chain used to be on the Joey. And four velcro straps under that for handlebar attachment. And a piece of webbing for the headtube strap, that was an old strap of a helmet. Three straps for the drybag. Foam padding from a sleeping pad, not much of it so there's more clearance above tyre.
I don't keep the tent poles in there, as they're so long, they go on toptube or saddlebag.
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Just for the sake of options, I've been looking at some of the acepac stuff. Not many reviews of it out there but I like that it had a fully featured handlebar bag which can attack to the harness or directly to the bars, because I would like the extra capacity if I was using a harness, but would like to be able to use some part of the system on day rides etc. Also it looks like the bearbones bikepacking store sells their stuff, which suggests to me it's OK quality at least.
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Samuli
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I have the Revelate harness, it's good the only comment would be that when you have it on road bars, with a longer stem the harness ends up being slung more under the handlebars. I have plenty room between the bars and wheel but something to consider.