Zeitgeist Pack

The iconic Swift Zeitgeist Pack is a perfect fit for your handlebars or saddle. An excellent choice for gravel adventures, bikepacking and everyday bicycle commuting this classic adds 12L of carrying capacity to your ride. Add a Bungee Booster to the flap for quick-access storage on the go.

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Presenting the best-selling Swift Industries classic, The Zeitgeist Pack. Adaptable attachment points make this bag a perfect fit for both handlebar and saddle carry. Its rigid liner ensures stability while an internal compression strap secures your cargo so you can shred to your destination, be that the grocery store or base camp. The fitted flap sheds the elements and features two daisy chains of webbing, perfect for lacing a Bungee Booster for a little added carry capacity. Collapsible side pockets give you a little more organizational space for all those bits & bobs.

Made in Surabaya, Indonesia out of Challenge ECOPAK 100% recycled polyester.

Materials List

Challenge Sailcloth ECOPAK™ EPLX400
Nylon packcloth 400D

Recycled Ripstop Poly Bag Cloth 450D
TPU coated nylon ripstop

Feature Callouts

Fitted flap featuring webbing daisy chains and D-rings for additional lash points
One handed drawcord closure with an additional compression strap to compact your load.
Reflective detailing
Side pockets collapse flat when not in use
Comes with foam spacers and 9″ Swift Straps
HDPE insert in body to help shape and stabilize your load

Redwood EPLX400 interior cinch closure Features Cyberian Cordlock One handed Open & Close cinch.

Dimensions

Measurements: 19″ w X 9″ h X 7″ d

Width of the Zeitgeist with pockets folded: 13″

Width of the Zeitgeist Pack with side pockets packed out: 19″

Capacity (in Liters): 12L

Weight (in Ounces): 20.8 oz

Measurements and Fit

Without a rack: The Zeitgeist Pack plays nicely with bikes that have a minimum of 11″ from the center of the handlebars/saddle loops to the top of the tire or fender.

With a rack: As little as 7.5″ of clearance is required to run the Zeitgeist Pack on the front with a Carradice Universal Bar Rack or the rear Carradice Bagman Support.

Your guide to checking the compatibility of the Zeitgeist Pack and your handlebars

Handlebar width compatibility

Width of the Zeitgeist Pack including the materials with side pockets are folded up: 39cm wide.
Width of the Zeitgeist Pack when side pockets are full: 48cm wide.

Step 1: Measure the spacing of your handlebars, inside-to-inside, at the hoods.

Step 2: If you have integrated shifting, enlist a friend to engage the levers fully into the center space between the bars, and measure the space from tip-to-tip.

Clearance (height) specs for use at the handlebars and on the saddle

You’ll need a minimum of 11” of space between your bicycle handlebars and the top of your front or rear tire to use the Zeitgeist Pack without a support or rack. Keep in mind that a weighted down pack may sag into the wheel, and pay attention to avoid abrasion.

Proper strap placement on the bag:

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It’s New Zeitgeist Pack Day! Here at Swift, we mail our product unassembled to reduce the carbon footprint of your order. Check out this tutorial video about how to put your Zeitgeist Pack together the day it arrives.

You may need to engage the cord lock on the lash cord attached to the daisy chain on the back of the bag. If the cord lock is not gripping the shock cord, compress the button end down hard until you hear a click. This means the cord lock is fully engaged and will lock onto the shock cord when static.

Lacks design

I do like it for small trips but as mentioned by others the front flap doesn’t cover the bag when it’s loaded? Other designs have an extension flap or a ‘hidden flap’ that extends when the bag is full. For the price point, the design should have included this to make sure the whole of the insides were protected by the weather.

Other than that, I change it from my Claud butler to my salsa to my surly so it’s pretty cool.

Like Hermione Granger's magical bag

This bag is so big I lose stuff in it. Seriously. It usually lives on the bars of my Specialized Diverge for daily commuting and weekend gravel rides, but occasionally gets slapped onto my Surly Krampus bars for bikepacking (see photo). Super easy to swap between bikes. The Diverge kinda lacks personality generally but not when this fat turquoise sucker is on it! Impress your snobby alt-bike friends by slapping this bag on your rig and filling it with beer and ciggies. The side pockets fit a can of beer perfectly. This thing rips even when it's packed to the gills (once again, see photo). Fave bike purchase of 2024 hands down.