Handlebar bag cowhide

This beautiful handlebar bag is part of a series of bicycle bags and accessories that we have developed together with Greenbelts®. We have it made from the same supple cowhide leather as the Greenbelts® bags in our range, a soft yet very strong cowhide leather that is open-edged. The vegetable-tanned, barrel-dyed leather is robust, hard-wearing and weatherproof, making it just as resistant to daily use and heavy wear as it is to rain showers. To keep everything inside dry, the lid has folded edges. The generous use of materials and accurate workmanship with quilting seams as well as a little care from time to time ensure durability.

The design is based on the tried and tested Swiss army bags: simple, solid, designed purely for the purpose and with the characteristic (rustproof) rivets and ball button fasteners on the straps. The unlined main compartment and a slip pocket offer space for everything you need on the go: Wallet, cell phone, glasses case and keys fit inside. The bag is attached to the handlebars using straps and a ball button fastener. An optional shoulder strap can be ordered separately so that you can also carry the handlebar bag as a shoulder bag when you are out and about on foot.

The Greenbelts® label manufactures natural leather products that are produced fairly, follow the idea of conserving resources and want to give their owners pleasure for a long time. Founder Rolf Ihmels is behind the Osnabrück-based brand. He has been in the industry for a long time and has his current profession in his genes, so to speak - belts were already being made in his parents' company, which was still operating conventionally. In 2005, Ihmels set up his own brand. His commitment to manufacturing in a way that conserves resources as much as possible is already reflected in the location. The factory is not a new building, but a former joinery for solid wood furniture and obtains its electricity from renewable energy sources. Only vegetable-tanned full-grain cowhide from European tanneries that guarantee all relevant environmental standards is processed into belts and bags right next to the offices. These are solid, honest leathers that do not need to be lined or padded - you can feel, see and smell it in the finished product. And they are leathers that can return to the natural material cycle after use. Ihmels takes the approach that every piece of leather he processes was once the skin of a living being and should be respected and honored accordingly. For this reason, he makes every effort to process the leather in such a way that its value is preserved over a long period of time.