Description
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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