Singletracks Mountain Bike Podcast

How hip packs and frame bags are made, with Bullmoose Softgoods

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Wes Holland is the owner of Bullmoose Softgoods where he designs and produces one-of-a-kind bags for cycling and adventuring. Bullmoose is based in Summerville, Massachusetts and currently offers handlebar and frame bags plus hip packs and accessories.

  • What came first for you: bikes or bags? 
  • What kind of riding do you like to do? What is the riding scene like in Boston?
  • There are a lot of hip packs and handlebar bags out there, so why make your own?
  • What types of materials are you working with?
  • What's your shop setup like?
  • Your hip packs aren't cheap, with prices starting at $130. What makes bags like this so expensive?
  • What's the trickiest part about making a bag for biking? How long does it take to make a frame bag, for example?
  • Have you had any failures when testing new designs?
  • With accessory mounts becoming more common across all types of bikes, does this make fitting or attaching bags easier for you as a bag maker?
  • What's in your hip pack?
  • Do you have new products or projects on the horizon?

    • Check out Wes's work at bullmoosesoftgoods.com.

    An auto-edited summary of our conversation is available at Singletracks.com.

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