Roll top bar bags

[steveparry]

I have an Airnimal Joey. I'd like a front or bar bag around 4 litres in size. I wondered what people use? I like the Arkel Signature bag but it's expensive at £75 https://ghyllside.co.uk/luggage-acc...e ... our-copper There is a similar Ortlieb Accessory bag at 3.5l. I wonder if either would fit without fouling the front cables?

[PH]

What are you using it for? The roll top bags gain from increased volume for weight, the more traditional flip top bags are easier to access and also quicker to attach/remove. Those that attach direct to the bar are probably better suited to drop bars, it's not just the cables they might interfere with, but the brake levers as well.
I use either a Vaude Aqua 8ltr (An old model) or the more recent Ortlieb Ultimate Plus 5ltr.

[steveparry]

I'll put a waterproof jacket, phone and a few odds and ends in. I have an Ortlieb 6 litre bar bag on my Thorn Sherpa but want a roll top for the Joey. The Joey has flat bars - see photo.

[PH]

I'll put a waterproof jacket, phone and a few odds and ends in. I have an Ortlieb 6 litre bar bag on my Thorn Sherpa but want a roll top for the Joey. The Joey has flat bars - see photo.

I can't see how it makes any difference what the bike is, the main advantage of a Joey is that it isn't hugely different to any other bike, other than that it folds. You'd need to measure carefully the space between your levers to judge if a bag directly on the bars would work, I suspect not. I'd just get another bracket and use the bag you already have.
Here's an unseasonal gratuitous photo of mine with the Vaude bag:
Ride-4 by Paul, on Flickr

[Pendodave]

I use an alpkit airlock, but they have lots available and they are quite competitively priced :

https://alpkit.com/collections/bikepack ... lebar-bags