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Wotancraft has announced an upgraded version of its Rider series<\/a> sling, an expandable shoulder bag originally designed as a cycling messenger. Over time, the company refined the design to adapt to commuting and photography, too and its latest V2 version makes several updates to make it more usable and comfortable to wear. <\/p>\n The Taiwan-based company makes a variety of bags and straps for photography, daily use, and bicycling and its Pilot series is a PetaPixel favorite and currently our top-recommended option for messenger-style bags<\/a>. The updated Rider series can certainly be used strictly as a bicycle or everyday commuting bag, but Wotancraft has also made sure to include options for photographers, too. <\/p>\n inspired from everyday life, one of our team members started commuting to work on a fixed gear bike, we took inspiration from messenger bags used by cyclists and set out to design a soft structured bag that could fold down or expand as needed. This became a signature style in Wotancraft\u2019s everyday carry lineup,\u201d Wotancraft explains. \u201cOriginally created for bike commuters, the Rider has gradually evolved through years of feedback and real world use. Today, it is a truly versatile everyday bag that works for commuting, cycling, and photography.\u201d<\/p>\n The original Rider was released over 10 years ago, making this new V2 a refinement that is a long time coming. Wotancraft says that the new version has an updated three-point harness, a refined internal structure, and changes to the design that reduce weight, resulting in a bag that it says is more functional and practical for everyday use. <\/p>\n The Rider is available in three sizes: 4.5L, 10L, and 13L. Like most of Wotancraft\u2019s bags, the Rider has a soft structure so that it can be expanded or compressed by adjusting strabs or unclipped the Fidlocks. The base bag features a rear sleeve that fits an iPad or computer (depending on the bag size). An optional \u201cquick-draw\u201d camera insert fits into the interior and safely secures up to two full frame mirrorless cameras and three lenses in the larger bags and is also compatible with Wotancraft\u2019s long list of velcro pocket modules. <\/p>\n Additionally, Wotancraft\u2019s Armor modules (another optional accessory) can be affixed to the exterior, further expanding the bag\u2019s carry capacity. <\/p>\n The Rider series bags come in either Khaki or Black colors and are made from a dual-coat, water-repellent 400D nylon canvas and the rear panel features high-density EVA foam padding. The Wotancraft Rider V2 is available to order starting today for $169, $239, and $269 for the 4.5L<\/a>, 10L<\/a>, and 13L<\/a>, respectively. <\/p>\n Image credits: Wotancraft<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Wotancraft has announced an upgraded version of its Rider series sling, an expandable shoulder bag originally designed as…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":85466,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[569],"tags":[64,63,64056,64057,784,64058,18609,64059,64060,64061,85,64062,64063],"class_list":["post-85465","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cycling","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-backpack","tag-bag","tag-cycling","tag-cyclingbag","tag-messenger","tag-messengerbag","tag-sling","tag-slingbag","tag-sports","tag-wotancraft","tag-wotancraftrider"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85465","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=85465"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85465\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/85466"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85465"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=85465"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=85465"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/unnamed-800x800.jpg\")
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