Description
Highlights
Features
Sustainability and Product Care
Fuel Pod is a lightweight, weatherproof top tube bag that gives easy mid-ride access to kit. Available in 0.75L, 1L and 1.5L sizes it's ideal for carrying snacks and valuables on day rides, or for using as part of your larger bikepacking set-up. Hardwearing waterproof fabrics and water-resistant YKK AquaGuard® zips protect your kit from all but the heaviest rain. And a front-facing cable port allows you to run dynamo cables in or power pack cables out. Fuel Pod is built to last in our UK Factory and covered by a 25-year Alpine Bond.
Weatherproof construction
Waterproof X-Pac® X11 and Cordura® fabrics and water-resistant YKK AquaGuard® zips for all-weather riding.
Cradle compatible
Slots into the Fuel Pod Cradle for extra off-road stability and easy removal at rest stops.
Concealed cable port
Front-facing port for dynamo cables or charging your lights and GPS from a power bank.
Made to last in the UK
A reinforced construction using abrasion and tear resistant fabrics, backed up by our 25-year Alpine Bond.
Product overview
- Easy access storage at the front of your top tube
- Weatherproof construction protects your kit
- Lightweight, minimalist design
- Highly abrasion and tear-resistant fabrics
- Reinforced construction for durability
- Waterproof X11 and Cordura® fabrics (not seam-taped)
- Water-resistant YKK AquaGuard® zips
- Concealed front-facing cable port
- Foam-lined to protect your contents
- Made in our UK Factory
- 25 year Alpine Bond
Technical details
Construction
Fuel Pod Exterior: X-Pac® X11 3-layer laminate (100% organic cotton duck / recycled polyester X-PLY / polyester film backer), 500D Cordura® nylon, hypalon
Fuel Pod Lining: 222D nylon with PU coat
Dimensions
Fuel Pod 19: 19cm x 8cm x 5cm / 0.75L capacity
Fuel Pod 22: 22cm x 11cm x 6cm / 1L capacity
Fuel Pod 25: 25cm x 13cm x 6cm / 1.5L capacity
Weight
Fuel Pod 19: 55g
Fuel Pod 22: 85g
Fuel Pod 25: 105g
Straps (x2): 10g
Environmental impact
Organic cotton
X-Pac® X11 fabric uses a hard-wearing 100% organic cotton face fabric. Organic cotton farming produces significantly less CO₂, uses less water and eliminates the use of harmful pesticides.
Climate neutral fabric
X-Pac® X11 fabric is certified by cleenTEC® as being 100% climate neutral. X11 is made from a mixture of plant-based and recycled materials and manufactured in factories using only green energy.
Care Advice
Fuel Pod has a DWR coating which helps it to repel water and dirt. After your ride, wipe down your bag with a damp cloth to remove dirt or use mild soap on more stubborn muck. Leave to air dry.
Repairs
We have dedicated Repair Stations in our stores and we're fully equipped to breathe new life into your old kit. This includes spare parts, patches, new zips and wash and reproofing of your down and waterproofs. Pop into any store or contact us online for more info.
Alpine Bond
If one of our products does not meet your expectations upon delivery, or if during its lifetime does not live up to the demands placed upon it, please return it to us for repair, replacement or refund. If the problem is our fault then we will do this to your satisfaction. If it’s your fault then we will help out the best we can. Find out more about our Alpine Bond here.
How It Is Made
Organic cotton
X-Pac® X11 fabric uses a hard-wearing 100% organic cotton face fabric. Organic cotton farming produces significantly less CO₂, uses less water and eliminates the use of harmful pesticides.
Climate neutral fabric
X-Pac® X11 fabric is certified by cleenTEC® as being 100% climate neutral. X11 is made from a mixture of plant-based and recycled materials and manufactured in factories using only green energy.
Where It Is Made
Our products are made in the best factories in the world. We know the factories personally and they have all signed up to our Code of Ethics in our supply chain. This includes the Ethical Trading Initiative base code, fair pay, safe working environments, no child labour, no modern slavery, no bribery or corruption, no materials from conflict zones and humane farming methods.
All our factories sign up to our Code of Conduct. Find out where we make our product by visiting our Factories of Alpkit factory zone.
Reducing our carbon footprint
We are carbon neutral under PAS2060 and offset our Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 operations and transport emissions. We recognise that offsetting is not part of the solution but a point to pass through on a journey to Net Zero. Carbon Neutral is just a step in that journey.
We have joined the Science Based Targets Initiative which sets independent targets for us to achieve to do our bit to limit global warming to 1.5°C. Our targets are to halve our Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by 2025 based on 2018 base year and reduce our total carbon intesnity by 15% every year to achieve genuine net zero by 2050.
End of life
When your partnership with this product is over send it back to us and we will pass it on to someone that needs it through our Continuum Project.
