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I have an Apidura bar top bag which has a KCC track type waterproof zip (no teeth). I managed to burst the zip apart on Saturday (barrow track, tree, teetering, falling into muddy puddle, breaking fall with bike and shins and that bag).
I can’t get the zipper to re-engage and work again - I’ve tried quite a lot. Anyone got any handy hints?
Probably find someone who can put in a replacement zip. Of course, the cost incurred might be close to the cost of a new bag, but it’s worth hunting around.
I've never repaired a zip of that type, but with conventional YKK water-resistant zips and similar you can sometimes prise apart the metal zip-pull bit enough to slip it over the teeth and then press it back together, though you can break the metal doing that. Depending on the way it's constructed, a good repairer might be able to unpick the end of the zip so the puller can be slipped back on then re-stitch it, but it depends on how it's made etc.
Does it look like the end (open end) of the zip track might be accessible with some careful sewing work? That's probably the lowest risk approach.
Thanks guys. It’s welded construction so difficult to take apart without totally destroying it. Although of course it’s completely useless currently so I’ll give it a go.
Just worth thinking about if you’re looking at bags which you might use out in remote areas. I’ll not be buying another bag with a similar zip.
http://kcc-zip.cn/en/product-det.php?id=262
I used Gorilla tape to cover the start of the zip. Has worked for a year so far...
In the meantime
Twelve months is some 'meantime.'