Apidura Backcountry Handlebar Pack vs Revelate Designs Sweetroll Handlebar Bag
Two handlebar bags, measured against each other on the figures that decide whether they work on a bike.
The short answer
The Backcountry Handlebar Pack takes capacity and bar width; the Sweetroll Handlebar Bag takes weight and price. Which of those you care about depends on the frame you are fitting it to.
Assembled from the differences below rather than written over them. Every figure is a published measurement or computed from one — nobody here has used either one.
Where they differ
4 of the 5 things we can measure come out differently.
Capacity
5L more in the Backcountry Handlebar PackThe maker's own figure. Worth reading alongside the dimensions below rather than on its own — two bags of the same litreage can want very different frames.
Width across the ends
2cm narrower on the Backcountry Handlebar PackBar bags are sold on litres and fitted on width. The figure beside each is the narrowest bar it clears with usable room either side for cables and levers — on drop bars that is what rules a bag in or out.
Weight
40g lighter on the Sweetroll Handlebar BagEmpty weight as published. Worth holding against capacity rather than alone — the lighter bag is not the better one if it carries a third less.
Price
$35 between themManufacturer's price as we hold it.
Side by side
Including the rows where they are level.
| Apidura Backcountry Handlebar Pack | Revelate Designs Sweetroll Handlebar Bag | |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 20L | 15L |
| Width across the ends | 50cm — needs a 56cm bar | 52cm — needs a 58cm bar |
| Weight | 320g | 280g |
| Price | $165 | $130 |
| Per litre | $8.25 | $8.67 |