Blackburn Outpost Handlebar Roll vs Ortlieb Handlebar-Pack QR
Two handlebar bags, measured against each other on the figures that decide whether they work on a bike.
The short answer
The Blackburn Outpost Handlebar Roll is ahead on bar width, weight, price and value per litre. Nothing measured here goes the other way.
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.
Width across the ends
2cm narrower on the Outpost Handlebar RollBar 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
66g lighter on the Outpost Handlebar RollEmpty 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
$80 between themManufacturer's price as we hold it.
Per litre
$7.27 per litre between themPrice divided by the maker's capacity. A crude measure that still catches the case where the dearer bag is also the bigger one, which the price alone hides.
Side by side
Including the rows where they are level.
| Blackburn Outpost Handlebar Roll | Ortlieb Handlebar-Pack QR | |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 11L | 11L |
| Width across the ends | 48cm — needs a 54cm bar | 50cm — needs a 56cm bar |
| Weight | 310g | 376g |
| Price | $65 | $145 |
| Per litre | $5.91 | $13.18 |