Cox Fanny MTB hip pack

The name comes from a classic Alberta ride, Cox Hill, that I first rode waaaay back when I was ~12 and still enjoy to this day.  The elusive KOM on the DH still eludes me...

Please see this Video for details.     

The Cox is hand crafted with premium Challenge Sailcloth's  100% recycled technical EPX400 fabric, recycled nylon/dyneema ripstop Ultragrid and, made in Canada, YKK Zippers. 

Features:

• Approx 5 litre volume
• External zip pocket with depth bellows
• Rolltop closure means you can over-stuff, plus no zippers to wear out with mud covered use. 
• Large 1.5 inch waist buckle is easy to handle with bike gloves on.  Offset so it doesn't dig into your stomach when riding.
• Side compression straps weld  the pack to your back and eliminates bag-wobble. 
• Internal zippered pocket 

FAQ:

Q: The old design had a water bladder/external spout and this one doesn't.  Why?

A: Cost & performance.  Cost: The bladder nipple exiting the bag (previous model) made for a complicated design requiring more manufacturing time (cost).  Additionally, I needed to include a specific bladder to ensure function which further added to the price.  Most folks, myself included, used the bladder to fill their bike's water bottle once empty.  Now you simply pop whatever soft bottle/bladder you likely already own in your Cox achieving the same function while the cost has dropped from $225 to $175.  Performance: Eliminating the bladder port means I can now have side compression straps, which are incredible for welding the pack to your back & eliminating bag-bounce while shredding!

Q: The old design had zipper accessed main compartment, now it's a rolltop, why?

A: Durability and gives the option to over/under stuff.  Durability: Zippers wear out, especially when covered in dirt.  The best way to 'optimize' a problem is to eliminate it!  Over/under-stuff: I use rolltops in my mountain packs exclusively; durability aside, it gives options to not roll it over as many times and thus increase the bags volume, or roll it down aaaaallll the way to reduce volume/act as an additional compression strap.

I know the old version was popular, but at Alpine Threadworks the one guiding light I've always followed is to sell what I personally use and believe in.  I've had this current design (no bladder/rolltop/compression straps) in testing for the last 2 years and always reach for it over my zipper/bladder version for every ride!