Custom Frame bags

Prepayment policy

When you place an order, we’ll only charge you a prepayment, not the full price. This prepayment is based on the base price of the bag type you choose. Once the bag is ready and approved by you, we’ll request the remaining balance before shipping.
 

In general, we offer two types of custom frame bags:

1. Water-Resistant Frame Bags:

• • Material: Sewn from Ecopak, X-pac or Ultra fabrics
  • Lead Time: Approximately 2-4 weeks
  • Features: These bags offer excellent water protection, making them suitable for most weather conditions. While the fabrics themselves are waterproof, the sewing process leaves needle holes, obviously) That makes the bags highly water-protected, but not fully waterproof.
    For more details on this topic, check out this article on Bikepacking.com.
    The base model of a bag includes a bag with all necessary attachments, a layer of foam insulation and plastic insert all along the "Spine" for the extra stiffness

2. Fully Waterproof Frame Bags:

• • Material: Glued from PVC fabric, using the same technology as for the old-style PVC boats
  • Lead Time: Approximately 2-3 months
  • Features: These bags are completely waterproof, ensuring your gear stays dry in all conditions.
    The "base" model of a PVC bag includes a bag itself with all necessary attachments. A fabric is tough itself and we use the two layers of a PVC fabric glued together for stiffness, so a bag holds a shape perfectl

Fabric choice

If you ride during the whole year but manage to avoid pouring or endless rains, do not dive with your bike, and use it like a "normal" rider then Ecopak, X-pac or Ultra fabric will be the great solution for you!
These are high-tech fabric, Eco-friendly, tough and lightweight, and they look great!

If you ride under any weather conditions, in a very wet climate or planning some extreme expeditions, the most reliable choice for you is the PVC bag.
Just note, that the PVC fabric is getting too tough under the cold temperatures. So for the winter touring textile fabric will be preferable

PVC fabric is a great choice for heavy-duty jobs!
Meantime, it is not very Eco-friendly and looks “cheaper” than modern textile fabrics.
So to have the best look you might prefer a sewed "water-resistant" bag)

Regardless of the fabric you choose, we offer a wide range of colors, most of which are available in the workshop. Otherwise, we can try to order the missing colors)

PhotoFit technique

We use a PhotoFit technique for making the patterns.
So to make a bag perfectly fit your bike we will need a really accurate picture of your bike)

Place a ruler on the top tube, half unscrew the bolts(if you would like to have the bolt-on attachments), or put the bottles in the bottle holders (for a half frame bag).
Step back 3-4 meters. Crouch down so the chainstays, seatstays, and fork appear as one. Make sure the camera is level and pointed at the centre of the frame.

Please, send this picture to our email 7Roads@7rbags.com and we will finalize everything there, after confirming all details, we’ll get to work on your custom frame bag.
Here is an example photo:

Extra features and prices

Please, consider that the "base" model is: 

• one zipper or roll top closure
• attached to the top tube with the shock-cord, to the down tube and to the top tube with the velcro straps
• frame bags are shaped with a slight taper: they measure approximately 5 cm wide near the seat tube and expand to 7 cm near the head tube

Prices for the EPLX600 and X50 fabrics are identical to the Ultra200x fabric 

Here you may see the most common extra options you may add to your "base" frame bag

• + 10-20€ adds camouflage fabrics (Eplx600 and X50) to the Ecopak EPX200 or X-pac VX-21 bag price
• + 15€ for the side zipper flat "map" pocket
• + 15€ for a zippered organiser inside
• +10€ for the bolt-on attachments on one tube
• +5€ for the cable port
• +5€ for the inner velcro divider
• +5€ for the pump or tent attachments under the top tube

Didn’t see an option you need? Just ask – we’re happy to discuss custom requests!

For inspiration and to see examples of our custom frame bags in action, check out the #7Rframebag hashtag on Instagram.

Lead time and shipping

Please, note that a lead time for the fully waterproof glued PVC fabric frame bags is about 2-3 months.

For water-protected, sewn bags made from Ecopak (X-pac) or Ultra fabrics, the lead time is around 2-4 weeks.

After a frame bag is ready, we will send you the pictures, and if everything is fine we will ship a bag after receiving the remaining payment. 

Thanks for choosing our custom bikepacking frame bags! We’re excited to create a bag that fits your bike and meets your adventure needs.