I prefer the aesthetics of my Nigel Smythe country bag. The brown leather against black canvas and engraved nameplate are all a little dear (a little too Dooney and Bourke) for me. In general, I prefer my canvas in khaki or forest green.
I do love my Riv NS country bag. It's probably the proximate size of the new medium Sackville model. Holds quite a bit and always keeps out the rain. Here's a photo: http://flickr.com/photos/archivalclothing/379511081/ Riv stuff is really so well made that the first saddlebag I bought is the last one I will probably ever need. Lesli Larson On Feb 6, 4:27 pm, "Doug Peterson" <dougpn...@cox.net> wrote: > How much can you get in the Lil' Loafer? I've never seen on in person but > they look good in the photos & seem to be out of the way as far as your hands > go. I use my front bag for food, maps, & a handy stash spot for clothes. As > neat as it looks, the Lil Loafer looked a bit small for the price. But > what's your real world experience with it? > > I have a black nylon ugly trunk bag that's roughly the size of the big > loafer. Hate the look but it works & that nylon stuff won't die so I have an > excuse to replace it. For supported tours it goes on the rear rack & the > ancient Hobo as a h'bar bag. Between food, clothes, & odds'n'ends, I've > still managed to max that combo out. The Hobo is actually a bit in the way > as a h'bar bag, even with 42 cm. > Junk expands to fill the available space. > dougP > > -----Original Message----- > From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > [mailto:rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of EricP > Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 3:24 PM > To: RBW Owners Bunch > Subject: [RBW] Re: Sackville bags: how necessary, and for what uses? > > I'm torn with them. On the one hand, yeah, they are too fussy > loking. On the other, they really look like the bees knees of bags. > Whether I get the medium or not is still being debated. > > Right now, though, would rather have an olive tweed big loafer to > match my lil' loaf. Going to run the Atlantis with a Nitto top rack, > and those two bags together should handle most day rides that don't > involve shopping. > > Eric Platt > St. Paul, MN > > On Feb 6, 1:56 pm, usuk2007 <clive.stand...@umassmed.edu> wrote: > > The large Sackville at 23L is the same size as the Carradice Super C > > or Camper > > but the Sackville costs twice as much. > > > The bags look well made, but they also look fussy and I don't like the > > boxy shape. > > Rivendell also persists in fastening the saddle strap buckles outside > > the bag. Maybe > > you an do that and not have too much saddle sway on the Sackville bags > > as I > > see there's a pocket for the rack upright. Anyway i like to have the > > saddlebag tight up > > against the saddle and you do that by fastening the buckles inside the > > bag. > > > I may be an uber retro grouch here, but I'll stick with Carradice, > > that's what real cyclists used ;-) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
