Axiom Seymour Oceanweave, close up

We humans take made quite a mess of our home. With garbage now littering every corner of the planet, we should exist falling hook, line and sinker for whatsoever ideas that turn unwanted waste into new products. Plastic in our oceans is 1 of the biggest problems, then Axiom came up with a fashion to put some of that pollution to use.

Axiom Cycling Gear has decided to create 'a wave of positive modify' (in their clever words) with a new line of cycling bags fabricated from a textile called Oceanweave, which is produced by recycling abased fishing nets. Dive beneath the interruption to see the eco-friendly Seymour Oceanweave panniers, trunk numberless, handlebar and seat numberless…

Axiom Oceanweave bags, sea turtle

Axiom's Oceanweave fabric is fabricated from abased fishing nets constitute on the ocean floor. The nets are broken down into individual components and all heavy metals, VOC'south and dyes are removed. The clean plastic then gets recycled into a polyester yarn that performs only like the first-gen product would, creating a durable and light weight fabric.

Panniers:

Axiom Oceanweave P55+ panniers

The Seymour panniers (and all other bags in this line) are synthetic from Oceanweave 600D fabric, which has a polyurethane waterproof coating. All bags in the Seymour series are lined with red interior cloth to help you see deep inside.

Construction features on the panniers include drawstring tiptop closures, zippered rear pockets, front and side pockets, daisy-concatenation webbing loops, plus reflective Axiom logos and a blinker light clip. Axiom's panniers use Rixen and Kaul'due south mounting system.

The 'plus' model panniers come up in a range of sizes from 55L to 22L, and are largely the same except the side pockets become from fabric, to mesh, to non-existent every bit the numberless become smaller. The P55+ pannier retails for $112 USD, the P35+ sells for $94 and the 22+ costs $92 (all prices converted from CDN).

Axiom Oceanweave P25 Twin panniers

The P25 Twin panniers are a one-slice unit with a carrying handle so your stuff tin can easily come with you subsequently you park your bike. They quickly attach and detach from the rack with Velcro straps and a bungee hook. The P25 Twin bears a unproblematic design with a zippered top embrace, no webbing loops, and no rear pockets. Yous still get zippered side pockets, reflective logos and rear blinker loops. The P25 Twin sells for $41.

Axiom Oceanweave EXP15+ trunk bag

Axiom's Seymour Oceanweave EXP15+ trunk pocketbook features a thermal-lined main compartment with a washable interior, ideal for carrying your tiffin or keeping your beer cold. In addition to the cogitating logos, carry handle, mini pump straps and zippered rear pocket, the side pockets can be expanded to human activity every bit mini-panniers. With the side pockets folded out, the EXP15+ offers 15.3L of storage. Compacted, the purse still provides about 10L of infinite. The EXP15+ attaches to the pinnacle of any rear rack with a few elementary Velcro straps, and it sells for $56.

The smaller P9 torso bag also has an insulated main compartment with a 9L capacity. Information technology loses the larger model's expandable side pockets in favor of slimmer mesh pockets, but keeps the zippered rear pocket, hi-vis logos and top handle. The P9 costs $41.

Handlebar bags:

Axiom Oceanweave P7 handlebar bag

If y'all similar to continue things shut at mitt, the P7 and P4 handlebar bags might reel you in. The P7 offers a chief compartment that conveniently opens towards the passenger. It as well has a zippered internal pouch and external pocket for separating cargo, and comes with a shoulder strap. The P7 uses a strap and buckle system to attach itself to your bars.

The P4 is almost identical except it provides 3.8L of storage and drops the P7's zippered external pocket for a mesh pouch. MSRP is $34 for the P7 and $26 for the P4.

Seat Numberless:

Axiom Oceanweave Wedge 2.8 H20

Axiom has nether-the-seat storage well covered with a broad line of Seymour Oceanweave seat bags, ranging from 2.8L down to 0.5L in capacity. There are two styles to cull from- The Wedge H20 models include h2o bottle pockets, an internal credit card/ID pocket, rear blinker loops and the two.8L model has depression-profile zippered side pockets too. The Wedge 2.8 and one.three H20 sell for $45 and $34.

Axiom Oceanweave Wedge 0.5

*Photos courtesy of Axiom Cycling Gear

The Wedge seat bags forgo the water bottle and side pockets, but their vertical strap gives them the ability to cinch up tightly to keep your stuff from jingling around. They yet offering blinker loops, reflective logos and an inside pocket for payment cards or ID. The Wedge 1.three/0.8/0.5L numberless toll $26/23/xix.

Axiom'southward Seymour Oceanweave bags are guaranteed against manufacturing defects for life (to the original purchaser). Check out their website to come across the total line.

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