The idea for the ‘bike bin’ came from retired petroleum engineer Sam Lowings, while on a cycle ride from Exeter to Vladivostok. Cycling 13,720km, Sam was plagued with wet or damaged pannier bag contents and set about fixing the world of soft pannier bags upon his return to the British isles.
Velobins are the original world’s first hard luggage designed for bicycles. Designed, manufactured and assembled exclusively in the UK, Velobins are perfectly suited for British weather!
Unlike soft cycling bags, Velobins are tough, lockable and will never leak, never snag in your spokes, and are the ideal base for hi-visibility stickers to help you stand out on the road.
Velobin® is a small UK business, standing out in the crowded cycling market with a combination of brilliant engineering and sheer hard work. This was our first manufacturing start-up, and it’s been as big an adventure for us as Sam’s original bike ride!
20 years later, Velobin® now has customers in 24 countries. Velobins are manufactured entirely from recycled plastic in the East Midlands, UK, and are themselves fully recyclable.
Our hi-visibility stickers are hand-made on our own cutting presses, and all parts are assembled in our West Midlands headquarters. This means we stock every part down to the smallest nut and bolt, allowing us to provide legendary customer service for all our customers worldwide and send parts same-day from stock.
What our customers love about Velobins is that they don’t crush your cargo, and remain waterproof forever. All fabric paniers will leak eventually, even good quality ones: along the seams or when they get torn.
Velobins are designed for every day use. Michael Bryant bought his first Velobin® in 2008, and still uses the same Velobin on his commute to work. It bears the scars of 18 years of daily use, but it’s still as waterproof as the day he bought it. Michael now runs the business from our West Midlands headquarters.
Michael describes Velobins as: “like a suitcase, instead of a rucksack: it’s quicker to put your things in, your cargo will arrive dry, unsquashed and undamaged, and you can easily find what you’re looking for. You can quickly put one extra thing in or out, without the faff of rolling and unrolling a waterproof roll-top each time. I’m a big fan of the large high-intensity reflective stickers which really help me be seen on my bike by motorists. And they outlast every other pannier on the market!”
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High Visibility Stickers
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Oversized Top Rail 16mm/22mm
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Shoulder Strap
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Spare Parts
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Velobin
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