Apidura Backcountry Handlebar Pack vs Swift Industries Zeitgeist 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 weight and price; the Zeitgeist Handlebar Bag takes bar width. The biggest single gap is 300g lighter on the Backcountry Handlebar Pack. 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
3 of the 3 things we can measure come out differently.
Width across the ends
20cm narrower on the Zeitgeist Handlebar BagBar 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
300g lighter on the Backcountry Handlebar PackEmpty 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
$31 between themManufacturer's price as we hold it.
Side by side
Including the rows where they are level.
| Apidura Backcountry Handlebar Pack | Swift Industries Zeitgeist Handlebar Bag | |
|---|---|---|
| Width across the ends | 50cm — needs a 56cm bar | 30cm — needs a 36cm bar |
| Weight | 240g | 540g |
| Price | $164 | $195 |
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