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@RonnieOatmilk
After riding around for a while with a saddlebag on the front bars, I've decided for a switch up. Liked the space, and the side pockets etc, but not that you can't access it on the move, and then when you stop, undoing the buckles, unrolling the top etc, then having to do it all up again.
So, being an unapologetic Nohlin fan (and some specialized store credit) I ordered one of the Fjallraven x Specialized Bar Bags and Rack which arrived yesterday. Not ridden with it yet, finally doing my IOW loop tomorrow for its first ride, but looks pretty good.
The rack attaches easily enough, and when the bar bag is not on can be used to strap stuff too (e.g my tennis racket this morning). The bag, I went for the green despite really wanting the yellow (but probably should have got black), is quite large and boxy, definitely not everyones cup of tea aesthetics wise, but has a good mounting system to the rack (straps at top and buckles underneath), has tons of space inside as well as lots of mesh pockets for smaller things. It also has some strapping on the front to lash things too if needed. The rack has a built in 'lid cord holder', so it's super easy to open on the fly.
It does sit a bit higher than the saddlebag which was level with the bars at the top, but I could rotate the clamps to move it down a bit. (I went with the recommendation in the manual to keep the clamps level).
The rack also has some threaded bolt holes on the bottom for light mounts. I don't actually have a mount that would fit, but might look into it at some point when I finally get around to the dynamo setup.
Anyway, initial thoughts are positive, will see how it travels compared to my old KlickFix bar bags I've used (Carradice Super C, Swift Paloma) and the saddlebag.