Apidura Racing Frame Pack vs Ortlieb Frame-Pack Toptube 3L

Two frame bags, measured against each other on the figures that decide whether they work on a bike.

The short answer

The Racing Frame Pack takes weight and price; the Frame-Pack Toptube 3L takes capacity. 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 4 things we can measure come out differently.

Capacity

0.6L more in the Frame-Pack Toptube 3L
Apidura Racing Frame Pack
2.4L
Ortlieb Frame-Pack Toptube 3L
3L

The 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.

Weight

25g lighter on the Racing Frame Pack
Apidura Racing Frame Pack
145g
Ortlieb Frame-Pack Toptube 3L
170g

Empty 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 them
Apidura Racing Frame Pack
$130
Ortlieb Frame-Pack Toptube 3L
$165

Manufacturer's price as we hold it.

Side by side

Including the rows where they are level.

Apidura Racing Frame PackOrtlieb Frame-Pack Toptube 3L
Capacity2.4L3L
Weight145g170g
Price$130$165
Per litre$54.17$55.00
Apidura
Racing Frame Pack
$130 · 145g
Ortlieb
Frame-Pack Toptube 3L
$165 · 170g

Other comparisons with these two