Burners

@Lolo - that's a fair shout, I'll drop my large Musette.

Lightweight Backpack 29cm x 36cm. First batch of five, £30
1 xDOMx
2 bossman
3 MrJL
4 will101
5 snoops

Lightweight Musette Medium 29cm x 20cm. First batch of ten, £25
1 disq
2 spinnnout
3 spinnnout
4 Lolo
5 monkdagola
6 pastry_bot
7
8
9
10

Lightweight Musette Large 33cm x 25cm. First batch of ten, £25
1 rhb
2 xDOMx
3 stelfox
4 Fußballclub
5
6 Lemesjeu (+eu postage, I actually have a real birthday coming up ;))
7 rj
8 will101
9 joeae
10 mobe

ok then, I'll get the large and a space is open in medium

Lightweight Backpack 29cm x 36cm. First batch of five, £30
1 xDOMx
2 bossman
3 MrJL
4 will101
5 snoops

Lightweight Musette Medium 29cm x 20cm. First batch of ten, £25
1
2 spinnnout
3 spinnnout
4 Lolo
5 monkdagola
6 pastry_bot
7
8
9
10

Lightweight Musette Large 33cm x 25cm. First batch of ten, £25
1 rhb
2 xDOMx
3 stelfox
4 Fußballclub
5 disq
6 Lemesjeu (+eu postage, I actually have a real birthday coming up ;))
7 rj
8 will101
9 joeae
10 mobe

That is very kind of you, I would have moved from Medium to Large but it looks like I have been too slow!

Just to be 100% clear; if you didn’t make this first list, once I’ve made/fulfilled, I’ll roll out another list > fulfil > list > fulfil > repeat. It’s deliberately low-key and low-fi atm (unannounced, under this existing thread, nothing glam, no polished pics etc) to keep it manageable. I don’t want this to be exclusive or unattainable, so I hope this will keep things moving in as reasonable way possible for all!

I’m not too bothered about ordering multiple products, just don’t block out the whole lot and open an Etsy store (please).

I was surprised with the weighting toward the Large size, and will address this in next round, maybe 5/5/15, or perhaps there’s no need for the M at all. Either way, taking all this feedback onboard, it’s all v useful!

Lightweight Backpack 29cm x 36cm. First batch of five, £30
1 xDOMx
2 bossman
3 MrJL
4 will101
5 snoops

Lightweight Musette Medium 29cm x 20cm. First batch of ten, £25
1
2 spinnnout
3 spinnnout
4 Lolo
5 monkdagola
6 pastry_bot
7 motoko
8
9
10

Lightweight Musette Large 33cm x 25cm. First batch of ten, £25
1 rhb
2 xDOMx
3 stelfox
4 Fußballclub
5 disq
6 Lemesjeu (+eu postage, I actually have a real birthday coming up ;))
7 rj
8 will101
9 joeae
10 mobe

Would have gone for a large but it's all good. I think the option of a slightly larger musette has everyone frothing because we've all been in that situation trying to stuff your coat or two more cans of beer in there amongst your repair kit essentials and maybe a pair of civvy daps.

Thanks for the reply! I'll keep an eye out for future runs.

Absolutely keen for a lifhtweight backpack if you do a larger run. I've just discovered i've lost my large burner at a cafe somewhere during LEJOG - if anyone wants to sell there's i'll gladly take it off your hands!

https://www.albioncycling.com/product/burner-black/

Thanks all - plan to complete these tomorrow/Sat, and will setup a DM group for order info once they're all ready to go, dispatch Monday if all goes to plan. I had the majority of the Medium cut & sewn, when I opened this (ie I wanted to be ahead), not realising the swing in popularity,

@Fibreglass - yes, would love to do all these in Black ....it's much easier to get the trim to match, just can't find a suitable material, but will keep searching

@Miloas are you currently on LEJOG? Will open another list asap :)

And some more photos of the bags out in the wild - the musette at the back didn't have the stabilising strap, and it was feedback from this trip which convinced me the musettes all needed to come with one as standard - and not an accessory you opt into. I'll post some more details later on this feature, how to use and adapt;
https://www.instagram.com/p/CPnYOqCJykm

Anyone who doesn't want a large and prefers a medium let me know. Will gladly take that slot.

Is that one a medium or large?

I’m afraid I wasn’t riding, but would say that’s a large, which looks a bit smaller b/c it’s wrapped around to the front of body.

Will post some more photos, detail shots later tonight

Just finished on Thursday, realising i'd left my burner in a cafe after a toilet break :( typical.

User guide

Fabric
40gsm nylon ripstock fabric. This is genuine 'parachute' surplus fabric from a narrow(ish) loom. As a parachute fabric, by design, it's relatively air-permeable, compared to the wind-proofed/DWR'd option I used on the Burners.
I've chosen this b/c it doesn't trap a layer of moisture on your back, will dry quickl
However! This also means it's not water/weatherproof, and your own sweat will saturate the contents. If you have dry or valuable kit/food, use a ziplock bag inside to keep it dry.
It's a nice silky, slippy quality, which wears well, becoming more matt and papery over time.
No special care instructions; wash as any technical fabric, cool iron will drop creases out, reducing laundering/mild laundering will extend the life of the product.

Straps
After a lot of thought, testing and trials, the focus came back simplicity. I tried a few different options on the straps, with 15mm friction adjusters, elasticated sections etc, but kept coming back to these static straps; if you need it shorter, tie a loop in it.
For the chest stabilising strap, same, tie a loop in to shorten. The clip is nice and petite .....but no good if it's 3am and you're trying to open with a cold gloved hand; just add your own carabina. Similarly, if you want some stretch and bounce in this chest strap, loop a hairband onto the base.
Backpack straps are set to what I'd call 'Large'; these work well on me as a 6'4" male, on and off-bike. If you think you'll need longer, please let me know and I can sort, no worries.
Some feedback has been that the backpack might benefit from a chest strap; I'm a little cautious to be too prescriptive on it's use, so simply use a micro-caribena if needed (add a headband loop for stretch)

Use case
As above these bags came out of a few directions, my main one being how bad drawstring bags look when they have any contents, and how bulky a standard musette is when folded, yet how inefficient/awkward the useable space is.
The small size/weight mean these are great for anything & everything, on and off-bike.
If you're just carrying a rainkjacket, flapjack and face-covering in your bar-bag, replace it with one of these.
Perfect on a trip for when you're leaving the hotel in the morning, easy to collect/carry all the faff you need for the day to bike, and not been slipping down the stairs in cleats while juggling bidons, computer, mitts - and a room key with a huge wooden marmot fob.
And similarly; the backpacks came out the need for a 'Mountains Bag' on Cent Cols Challenge to contain everything you need to go from 25º sea-level > 2000m 0ºC multiple times over 200km. You can see Phil Deeker wear-testing an early sample here
Or maybe just a post-ride offie raid, to go the park
A 21st century take on a foraging bag, for what you can glean from Pret on the office lunchbreak.

.....As promised a few days back, I'll post some more photos later, and show the straps alterations/adaption.

And those first-round listers - have dm'ed more info :)

Congrats - I've always wanted to do a leisurely/touring LEJOG but never got round to it (yet)

And nuts! Sorry to hear. A strange thing for the staff to find ("Is it .....a chihuahua duvet?"). I've knocked you up a replacement patching up the last of the remnants. Will get to you when I post these bag orders :)

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Hey, may I get in on the Musette list please?

Lightweight Backpack 29cm x 36cm. First batch of five, £30
1 xDOMx
2 bossman
3 MrJL
4 will101
5 snoops

Lightweight Musette Medium 29cm x 20cm. First batch of ten, £25
1
2 spinnnout
3 spinnnout
4 Lolo
5 monkdagola
6 pastry_bot
7 motoko
8 Skülly
9
10

Lightweight Musette Large 33cm x 25cm. First batch of ten, £25
1 rhb
2 xDOMx
3 stelfox
4 Fußballclub
5 disq
6 Lemesjeu (+eu postage, I actually have a real birthday coming up ;))
7 rj
8 will101
9 joeae
10 mobe

Hi @Skülly super, gotcha - will copy you into the group DM for more details

Pics below of the strap adaptions -interpret as you need, just keep it simple

• clip to microcord if you find the ribbon too tricky
  
• add caribena for easier attachment, gloved hands etc
  
• add elastic loop/elastic band if you want some stretch/give in the cross-strap
  

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I love(d) my burner. I used it for cross country skiing, running, and cycling. Unfortunately, I managed to drop it somewhere at the end of on my last cross country ski of the season. Luckily I also order a medium for my partner... which I have now stolen until I get round to getting a new large one.

Amazing - thank you! I think i have your payment details to cover it/make a donation?

No worries, its a big ‘cheers’ to your LEJOG ride, wish I could do it sometime :) If you’re feeling good, fire something over and I’ll add it all into the mix for this^ round. Still working out the destination for this sum, but news as it happens

@urbs this is really making me think they should have a retainer loop, considering how many people now riding in shorts without bibs, and using for other activities ....MKII, LFGSS-tuned, coming somewhere in the future....

The musette is "totes" my vibe, adding my name !

Lightweight Backpack 29cm x 36cm. First batch of five, £30
1 xDOMx
2 bossman
3 MrJL
4 will101
5 snoops

Lightweight Musette Medium 29cm x 20cm. First batch of ten, £25
1
2 spinnnout
3 spinnnout
4 Lolo
5 monkdagola
6 pastry_bot
7 motoko
8 Skülly
9 Glws
10

Lightweight Musette Large 33cm x 25cm. First batch of ten, £25
1 rhb
2 xDOMx
3 stelfox
4 Fußballclub
5 disq
6 Lemesjeu (+eu postage, I actually have a real birthday coming up ;))
7 rj
8 will101
9 joeae
10 mobe

what kind of loop were you thinking, where would it attach?