First Look: Carradice Keswick Handlebar Bag

[@rhysstatham7407]

Been using this bag for years the klick system is excellent

[@elwoodzo]

Great video Russ, I used to live in Keswick, great outdoor town for climbing, biking, kayaking, running mountains and paragliding; don’t worry about pronouncing the silent “w” - forgiven. Carradice are the Brooks of bags, traditional and very well made, last forever. I hanker after one of their saddlebags. Shame about the crappy inside - I guess they gotta compete on cost somewhere.

[@jeffbrunton3291]

Great review Carradice bags last forever, many of us have had them for 50+ years

[@martin693]

I have this bag. I was worried about the Klick Fix mount, but it has held up for almost two years. I don’t do anything extreme with the bag, just nice to have for longer rides or rides in the city when I carry my lock and perhaps a couple other things. It looks great on my wooden Renovo Pursuit.

[@PathLessPedaledTV]

+Ben Martin thanks for the heads up!

[@ArchimedesWoo]

Carradice bags are tough. I've had a pair of Super C panniers on my bike for the last fourteen years. They look a bit scuffed but are still in perfect working order. Waxed cotton is a great material for long term use; wash and re-wax it and it's as good as new! ;-)

[@stevegraham3041]

I run super c’s on front ortlieb on the back and the super c’s are way better panniers by a mile great panniers

[@ArchimedesWoo]

@@stevegraham3041 True dat! I've just rewaxed my Super Cs and they're still going strong after fifteen years. My Ortliebs cracked and started to fall apart after ten years. ;-)

[@eddieallen6401]

Great review Russ as always. Buying one of these based on your review. In black and white to match my camper longflap. Together it’s the perfect system for ultralight camping if you don’t like the backpacking style bags. Keep it supple side down pal!

[@Velocipedium]

I showed this to the folks at the Carradice factory. (I live locally). Very good review, except that it is pronounced 'Kessick', a silent W. Also, who made yours? It should have a signed tag. My guess is Susan!

[@PathLessPedaledTV]

Ha. That’s awesome! Love their stuff.

[@donaldwalter1317]

The plastic handle bar mounts are the one big problem I noticed right off, the first crash, dropped bike and they snap off from my past experience!

[@aaronpropes9134]

I don't see a follow-up video on this; how was it? I've been looking at your list of favorite handlebar bags, and they almost all have one thing in common: they're sold out.

[@PathLessPedaledTV]

It's OK. Not my favorite. Mounting block puts it up too high.

[@cnemorinnoel89]

@@PathLessPedaledTV what you need is the Thorn Accessory Bar T, this allows you to mount this bar on the steerer underneath your stem, replacing a few spacers. The bag sits lower, although depending on your bar height you might lose access to the light mount underneath. But, you do gain handlebar space to mount lights up there.

[@musekidd]

I'm looking forward to your follow up review. I'm considering this handlebar bag to supplement my Carradice Nelson. I've got an Arkel front handlebar bag (large) that I'm not 100% happy with. I find that it sits rather high above the handlebars and bounces up and down somewhat excessively. Are you familiar with this? How does the Kezzick compare? Keep up the great work.

[@Xgecko66]

This looks interesting I am currently running a small Topeka handlebar bag that is both too small and yet too tall for lights so I am really interested to see if the light bar can handle gravel roads....I will splurge if its functional

[@aenamabag]

I've heard a few people say you can put your phone in the plastic map cover thing, but it also looks like it just loosely sits on top, and doesn't close at the sides. Does it hold a phone, or would it potentially just fall out ?

[@tmayberry7559]

Of course you'll put on the warbird

[@Youareanexperiment]

Would be great to hear what you think of a 46/30 Crankset. love the channel!

[@not_that_Rick]

For reference, you pronounce the name "Kezzick" :-) Apart from that it's a good first look review.

[@nzb415]

Rick Heath thank you! You noticed that one :)

[@TomGurion]

Great content as usual Russ! Any thoughts on it 2 years down the road? Mainly, how stable it is on rough rides? Does the weight and comfort worth it? Thanks!

[@kscott727]

Could you please tell me if the front pocket on the inside has the edges finished or is it left raw? Thank you!

[@TravelWithCris_]

Does anyone know how much weight this handlebar bag can carry? I'm so close to buying it but am worried that it can't carry my bike lock which already weighs 4 lbs and some groceries as well.

[@fayleya3865]

Really need to see it on a bike I think

[@GerryDurishan]

I had a handlebar bag with plastic mounts and it broke where the connection clips to the bag. Inside the bag is a hard plastic piece that gives the bag firmness. The piece that is inside the bag broke. I used the bag to carry a mirrorless camera system. If I ever get another handlebar bag, I'll get an Arkel. The mounting mechanism on those bags are metal. Bags like the Carradice will be fine for lightweight items such as a jacket, food and tubes, but I wouldn't do much more.

[@PathLessPedaledTV]

Did the bag have Klikfix mounts or something else? Thanks for the heads up.

[@GerryDurishan]

It didn't have the same mount, a similar mount. Take a look at those 4 screws. You show them at 1:12 and the corrugated plastic later in the video. The corrugated plastic is what broke. That connection is the weak point in the bag's mounting system. For reference, I carried a Nikon 1 V1 with 3 lenses.

[@rolandtarr7686]

The w in Keswick is silent!

[@SC-hk6ui]

Great review. My father grew up using Carradice because we're from the UK where they are made and very popular with traditional cycle tourists. He still uses their bags, but I am far more reluctant because I use my bicycle for 99% of my journeys and I expect to get hammered in the wet and dark. To me, this bag is a huge disappointment. In reality, the fabric and leather will react very badly to moisture if you do lots of day-to-day riding. The hideous interior is right out of Hellraiser. Although I am happy to support local companies, I actually think that this bag is quite naff. I will not be buying one.

[@jeffbrunton3291]

It’s not kes - wick All one word, Kes - ick Brits like to shorten words, we are lazy like that. And love to confuse folks

[@pauldc779]

Hear them try Worcestershire

[@jamiesessford6599]

Kez-ick would be better. It’s more of a “z” sound than the “s” sound of Kessock. I grew up near and went to school in Keswick.

[@m__r1100]

Just be glad it's not the Kirkcudbright...

[@louis-philippehurtubise6751]

Like your videos. Keep it up. But your hands make noise when the rub each other and pass in front of the mic. It’s kinda distracting 🤯

[@readysetsleep]

Carradice tweed top bags just smell awful, because it's wool... I use moth balls to fumigate it too since the dam beetles will not lay eggs in it in storage over winter :(

[@PathLessPedaledTV]

Thats the smell of heritage :)

[@n3iliusism478]

@3:56 2.3lbs

[@alexm3412]

In the future, do a table top review with more product screen time and less face time.

[@tedder42]

cotton? duck!

[@ratoneJR]

$145... too expensive for me