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Ortlieb Frame Bags are fully waterproof, minimalist in design & offer a convenient roll-top range as well as a zippered range for you to choose from.
It can be hard to choose a frame bag for your bike, especially when the big names in the industry all make good size variations, with handy features like compartments & cable / hydration hose ports. So how to choose? If you are familiar with Ortlieb you would know they have been making incredibly durable & hard wearing pannier bags for decades. Ortlieb have used their skill & expertise in bag making and brought it to the bikepacking world with their range of frame bags.
You can always be assured that Ortlieb bags are fully waterproof. Their zippers are waterproof & there are no ventilation ports to concern yourself with. If you think you might be submerging your bike in a river crossing, we would recommend an Ortlieb!
In keeping with Ortlieb’s panniers, their bikepacking frame bags also come in a roll-top closure option. This is particularly neat, and unique to Ortlieb in the frame bag world. It can make packing your bag & finding things inside your bag worlds easier to simply unroll it and shine a torch in there. Having full visibility of the contents of your frame bag is an unknown pleasure until you try it for yourself. If you are someone who uses your frame bag for commuting and often need to shed a layer on the ride this is also super handy. Being able to simply flick open the rubber tabs and push your jacket into your bag one handed on the ride makes using the bag very simple.
Ortlieb’s roll-top closure frame bags are of course, equally waterproof to their zipper versions so don’t let the change in design worry you if waterproofness is your main priority.