South City Stitchworks

Love Handles Rack Harness

$175.00 USD

Sale Sold out

I’m starting with a limited pre-order ending November 30th to see how these go. Orders will ship in mid-December for U.S. destinations, just in time for the holidays. International customers will ship simultaneously, but may take more time to arrive.

Designed for ultra-distance racing but always down for a tour, the Love Handles turns any dry bag into a dialed-in rack bag. Cinch it tight with included Voile straps, stash essentials you want within reach in the side pockets, and roll on knowing your setup is dialed. Tough, tidy, and trail-proven, and ready for whatever miles you throw its way.

Design and Function

Modern bikepacking racks have evolved to the point where strapping a massive, unstable pack to your seatpost feels like a questionable choice. The idea is to turn that dry bag on your rack into a dialed-in instrument of shred. Using a Voile strap compression system, the harness cinches your dry bag tight to the rack, adds two zippered 0.8L stretchable mesh pockets that can expand beyond their rated capacity when needed, and includes shock cord lashing up top for stashing a layer...or maybe a road soda. It keeps your bag solidly in place while shielding it (and your gear) from grit flung up by your rear wheel. The harness mounts on its own, so pulling your dry bag in or out is easy. And despite all that utility, its slim profile won’t get in your way on hike-a-bikes or tight singletrack.

Built utilizing Ecopak EPX200 and Ultra Stretch fabrics with YKK molded-tooth zippers and legendary Voile straps, it balances durability, sustainability, and weight—about 8–9 oz depending on size.

Shaken down and dialed

During the prototyping stage, the Love Handles traversed the Tour Divide, the Grand Loop, Atlas Mountain Race, the Silk Road Mountain Race, Hellenic Mountain Race, Bright Midnight in Norway, toured all over Arkansas and 10 different countries…friends put it to the test, gathered the data, and I think this thing will be a trusted tool for you for thousands of miles to come. I make everyone one of these myself and provide my rock-solid guarantee.

“Bomb descents, not your gear. I trusted the Love Handles rack harness for every mile of the Tour Divide, and the whole way it was solid, secure, and the side pockets were clutch for access to essentials.”
– Andrew Onermaa, 2025 SS Tour Divide winner and founder of DOOM.

Sizing & Options

Two standard sizes:
~For narrow platform racks (<4.5” width), like the Mica.
~For wider platform racks (>4.5" width) such as from Tumbleweed, Old Man Mountain, Salsa, and others.
~Custom sizes available—select that option and I’ll reach out for specs.

Each Love Handles comes with 25” Voile straps—ideal for dry bags up to 9L. Running bigger? Grab a pair of 32” straps in the “Straps” or “In-Stock” tabs.