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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