Oveja Negra 925 Handlebar Bag 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 Oveja Negra 925 Handlebar Bag 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
4.6cm narrower on the 925 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
285g lighter on the 925 Handlebar 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.
Price
$75 between themManufacturer's price as we hold it.
Side by side
Including the rows where they are level.
| Oveja Negra 925 Handlebar Bag | Swift Industries Zeitgeist Handlebar Bag | |
|---|---|---|
| Width across the ends | 25.4cm — needs a 31.4cm bar | 30cm — needs a 36cm bar |
| Weight | 255g | 540g |
| Price | $120 | $195 |
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