Ortlieb Handlebar-Pack QR vs Revelate Designs Egress Pocket
Two handlebar bags, measured against each other on the figures that decide whether they work on a bike.
The short answer
The Revelate Designs Egress Pocket is ahead on bar width, weight and price. 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
3 of the 3 things we can measure come out differently.
Width across the ends
25.9cm narrower on the Egress PocketBar 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
92g lighter on the Egress PocketEmpty 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
$10 between themManufacturer's price as we hold it.
Side by side
Including the rows where they are level.
| Ortlieb Handlebar-Pack QR | Revelate Designs Egress Pocket | |
|---|---|---|
| Width across the ends | 50cm — needs a 56cm bar | 24.1cm — needs a 30.1cm bar |
| Weight | 376g | 284g |
| Price | $145 | $135 |