I was inspired by the hoods on my sweatshirts after thinking about this convertible seat bag/protective cover concept. So to see if this idea would even work, before trying to design style and aesthetics into the product, I built a working model to test. The bag had to have a large enough opening to fit over the saddle, while at the same time not be too baggy so as not to sag down and touch the wheel when being used as a storage trunk. Keeping the opening waterproof was another concern, which I solved with a flap of fabric.
The next step is to stylize the shape of the bag to compliment Po Campo's current offerings, as well as design in some functional elements that deal with how the bag connects to the bike. In the testing video, when the bag is in seat cover mode, some of the straps that are needed for "bag mode" have no where to go and are left dangling. That will be addressed in the next iteration of the design.
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