swachterWhen last I left this project, I had picked up some hella cheap Velcro from Make and Mend (craft supplies thrift shop! So great!) and attached it to the straps to hold the bag onto the handlebars while I fastened the actual buckles. This is a HUGE improvement in the user experience and worth keeping, although I needed to overlap the edges by more so that the grippy side of the hook and loop tape didn’t grip the strap itself, causing fraying, fuzz, and eventually decay.
However, the bag closure was not great. The flap wasn’t really secure, the buckles over it were awkward. Just didn’t feel good.
Soooo today I dug out an old zipper that had previously been sewn into a (failed) pattern trial, ripped it free of the zipper flap, made a new zipper flap, and sewed it into the opening. Also adjusted the Velcro overlap and positioning on the straps, and removed the buckles closing the main compartment.
MAYBE THIS IS BETTER.
