Ortlieb Handlebar-Pack QR vs Restrap Bar Bag Holster + Dry Bag
Two handlebar bags, measured against each other on the figures that decide whether they work on a bike.
The short answer
The Restrap Bar Bag Holster + Dry Bag is ahead on capacity, bar width, weight 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.
Capacity
3L more in the Bar Bag Holster + Dry BagThe 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 Bar Bag Holster + Dry 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
50g lighter on the Bar Bag Holster + Dry 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.
Per litre
$4.07 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.
| Ortlieb Handlebar-Pack QR | Restrap Bar Bag Holster + Dry Bag | |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 11L | 14L |
| Width across the ends | 50cm — needs a 56cm bar | 48cm — needs a 54cm bar |
| Weight | 530g | 480g |
| Price | $180 | $172 |
| Per litre | $16.36 | $12.29 |