Treadlite Bike Bags

Who are the people behind TreadLite Bike Bags?

We are Scott and Mary Hawn; both originally from Colorado, we moved to Australia about 10 years ago and started TreadLite just over 3 years ago. We are based in the Adelaide area and have TLBB headquarters in our own back yard.

We like to think we make a pretty great team with me (Scott), taking care of things like the website, socials, billing, shipping and talking with customers to answer questions, set appointments, get colour choices etc.. This means Mary can focus on 100% of the making. Every TreadLite Bike bag is handmade by Mary from the cutting table to the sewing and seam sealing, adding the logos and even drawing up custom patterns and making mock-ups for new creations.

Keeping it all in the family, we were so happy that Mary’s sister Sue Safer, an amazing graphic designer, came up with exactly what we were looking for in the TLBB logo. I don’t think Sue has any idea just how many compliments we get on that logo.

Which TreadLite Bike Bags product are you most proud of?

It may sound like a bit of a canned answer, but our products are like kids, we love them all equally and we are so proud of everything we make. We do love that we can have a very personal feel with our customers, and even when they are not custom bags (shape/size/design) they are still able to customize the colour details like logo and zipper pull colours, liners and even drawstrings. I like to think that gives every bag a custom, one of a kind feel that the customer is proud to have on their bike.