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Will it fit your handlebars?
This bag spans 50cm across your bars, so it needs at least 56cm of bar to sit properly — a bag that merely matches your bar width leaves nothing for your hands, hoods and cable runs.
Measured on stated bag width against common stock bar widths. Flared gravel bars give you more usable span than the number suggests, and a harness with spacers buys a little more.
Salsa EXP Anything Cradle with Dry Bag — Specs & Analysis
Manufacturer specifications, compared against every other handlebar bags in our database. We do not test gear in the field — we measure, verify, and compare.
Salsa's Anything Cradle pairs a universally adjustable bar harness with a 15L dry bag. The cradle uses nylon straps and aluminum stays to hold the bag stable, and the modular design means you can swap in any compatible dry bag or stuff sack. It's one of the most versatile handlebar setups available.
Who Is the Salsa EXP Anything Cradle with Dry Bag Best For?
Versatility-minded riders who want a modular handlebar system they can customize. If that describes your riding style, the EXP Anything Cradle with Dry Bag should be at the top of your shortlist. It sits in the Handlebar Bags category alongside 19 other products we track.
How It Compares
At 340g and $90, the EXP Anything Cradle with Dry Bag is 232g heavier than the lightest option in this category (the Apidura Racing Handlebar Mini Pack at 108g). The most budget-friendly option is the Surly Junk Strap at $10.
The price-to-weight ratio comes in at $26 per 100g — a reasonable middle ground between performance and value.
What We Like
- +Modular design works with any dry bag or stuff sack
- +Included 15L dry bag is solid quality
- +Aluminum stays keep the load from sagging
- +Universal fit works with drop and flat bars
Watch Out For
- −Heavier than integrated bag-and-harness systems
- −Multiple straps mean more setup time
- −Stays can creak under heavy loads on rough terrain
The Bottom Line
We haven't scored the Salsa EXP Anything Cradle with Dry Bag, and neither has anyone else we can cite. It's here for its verified specifications and dimensions, which is what the fit tools run on — a score is an editorial judgement, and we don't hand one out until someone has a basis for it. What this page can tell you is measured: 340g, $90, and how both sit against every other handlebar bags product we track.
The price and weight above have not yet been checked against the manufacturer's own page. We are working through the catalogue and saying so as we go, rather than letting silence imply otherwise.
Specifications and dimensions come from the sources listed above. Where a page draws on first-hand riding, it says so.
How the EXP Anything Cradle with Dry Bag compares
Against the bags people cross-shop it with, measured rather than reviewed — including how many real frames each one fits.
How it compares
Against the 20 handlebar bags we hold published specs for.
At 340g the EXP Anything Cradle with Dry Bag is lighter than 7 of 19 alternatives we track. The category median is 318g.
At $90 it undercuts 15 of 19 of them, against a median of $125. That works out at $26 per 100g — below the $38 median for handlebar bags.
Weight and price come from published specifications. Cost per 100g is a blunt measure — it rewards light gear and says nothing about durability or whether the thing works — so treat it as one input, not a verdict.
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