Video | A Guide to Electric Bike Battery Bags and Frame Bags

Looking for a great solution to carry your electric bike battery and extra gear on the road? Bikepacking.com has compiled a list of the best frame bicycle bag options that allow you to carry everything you need on your bicycle and also help protect your electric bike battery. Frame bags are THE SOLUTION to protect your battery as they allow for the battery to ride suspended from the top tube as opposed to connected directly on the frame which may lead to bumping and excessive pressure placed on the lithium cells during an off-road bike ride. Certain battery systems are designed for bike frames and we offer these with our 500 Series E-Bike Kit and our electric bike line, but one of our favorite and most simple designs is our 250 Series E-Bike Kit because it offers multiple solutions for every bicycle.
You will find a comprehensive list of frame bag designs below which offer various zipper styles, waterproofing solutions, and even custom setups that you can submit cardboard cutouts of your frames and many of these companies offer these custom bags designed just for your bike. Please note that we offer the Revelate Designs Frame Bag and Leeds Bicycle Solutions Frame Bag in our e-bike kit online store. A frame bag is measured using the top tube as seen below.
Company | Location | Bag Name | Price |
AlpKit | United Kingdom | Possum / Stingray | £50 / £65 |
Alpine Luddites | Colorado, USA | Custom Frame Bag | $120 |
Andrew The Maker | Missouri, USA | Frame Bag: Half / Full | $160 / $220 |
Apidura | United Kingdom | Frame Pack: Road / Mountain | £60.00 / £65.00 |
Banjo Brothers | Minnesota, USA | Frame Pack: S / M / L | $32.99 / $34.99 / $39.99 |
BarFly Bags | Utah, USA | Frame Pack: Half / Full | $75 / $110 |
Barking Bear Bag Works | Michaigan, USA | Custom Frame Bag | $120 |
Becker Sewing | Alaska, USA | Custom Frame Bag | $135 |
Bedrock Bags | Colorado, USA | Custom Frame Bag | $150 |
BeerBabe’s | United Kingdom | Inner Tube Custom Frame Bag | £80 |
Bike Bag Dude | Australia | Half Frame Bags / Full | $200 AU / $240 AU |
Bike-Bag | United Kingdom | Standard Bags | £41.50 |
Bikepack | Poland | FrameBag | 329 zł |
Blackburn Design | California, USA | Outpost Frame Bag: M / L | $59.99 / $64.99 |
Bolder Bikepacking Gear | Colorado, USA | Frame Packs | $75 |
Burgfyr | Germany | Slotbag: M&L / XL / Custom | €85 / €90 / €110 |
Cleaveland Mountaineering | Colorado, USA | Custom Frame Bags | $110 |
Conquer Bikepacking Bags | Thailand | Frame Bag | |
Crater Packs | Colorado, USA | Custom Frame Bag | $125 |
Defiant Pack | Colorado, USA | Custom Zipperless Frame Bag | $160 |
Fairweather | Japan | Corner Bag / Frame bag | $49 / $77 |
Giant | Taiwan | Scout Bikepacking Frame Bag: Half / Full | $75 / $85 |
Gupgum Gear | Minnesota, USA | Halfbag / Fullbag | $100 / $120 |
Hamilton Threadworks | Utah, USA | Half / Full Frame bag | $60 / $150 |
Inuvik | Spain | Colgona / Triangle / Flexible | €100 / €130 / €165 |
Leed Bicycle Solutions | Utah, USA | Frame Bag S / M / L | $39 |
JPaks | Colorado, USA | Halfpak / Framepak | $150 / $180 |
Miss Grape | Italy | Internode | €97,00 |
Nuke Sunrise | Texas, USA | Custom Frame bag | $110 |
Oveja Negra | Colorado, USA | The 1/2 Pack: M / L | $75 / $80 |
Phantom Pack Systems | New Brunswick, Canada | Custom Frame Bag | $115 CAD |
Porcelain Rocket | Alberta, Canada | Custom Frame bags | $160 |
Restrap | United Kingdom | #CarryEverything – Frame bag S/M/L | £39.99 / £49.99 / £59.99M |
Revelate Designs | Alaska, USA | Tangle / Ranger / Ripio | $90 / $160 / $165 |
Rock Geist | North Carolina, USA | Flyrock Partial Frame Bag / Mudlust Full Frame Bag | $70 / $95 |
Rogue Panda Design | Arizona, USA | Partial Frame Bag / Frame bag | $75 / $95 |
Spok Werks | Switzerland | 6 Pack / 12 Pack | €120 / €150 |
Stealth Bike Bags | New Zealand | Half Frame / Full Frame | $130 NZD / $150 NZD |
Switchback Bikebags | Colorado, USA | Custom Frame Bag | $99 |
Ural Tour | Russia | Custom Frame Bag | $40 |
Wildcat Gear | United Kingdom | Ocelot / Leopard Series | £65 / £90 |
Wanderlust Equipment | Japan | Blade Frame Bag | ¥8,800 |
Wanderlust | Virginia, USA | Divide Custom Frame Bag | $125 |
Source: bikepackersmagazine.com
Our personal favorite frame bag is the Revelate Designs Tangle Bag which is available in our online store. The Tangle Bag fits the 250 Series PBJ, 10k, 10k+, 30k, and 30k+ e-bike batteries, but does not fit the Ultra and Ultra+ unless you are using their largest size frame bag. See the review below from bikepackersmagazine.com.