I have experience with Swift bags and don't have anything bad to say about them. I have my Sam set up similar to your Roadini. I wanted to maintain a road-ish feel yet still be able to carry stuff. I started out with a Sackville X-small saddlesack and had a Swift Paloma bag on the bars with a Quick Clix mount. This was an ok set up but I just didn't like the way the Swift bag looked. The headtube on my 62 Sam is super tall and the bag just looked funny to me on the front. I had a Marks Rack mounted at the time so I then opted for a Wald 137 basket with a Swift Sugarloaf bag. This was a really nice set up but I was getting away from my goal of keeping the Sam as unencumbered as possible. I eventually added a Appaloosa to my stable which is now reserved for touring and camping where carrying capacity is a necessity.
As for Sackville stuff I can't say enough how much I like the product. Swift makes a nice bag but I just never did get excited about them as much as I do for Sackville bags. I currently own an X-Small, a Medium, A Large, a Banana Sax and a pair of hub area bags. Wow! I guess I have a bag obsession! My current Sam setup is just the Banana Sax which I can highly recommend. I wouldn't be able to put shoes in there but I never would have a need for that. My recommendation is to go with Sackville. The quality and lifespan you will get out of one of their bags is well worth the price tag. On Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at 6:40:48 PM UTC-4, lambbo wrote: > > Hi folks, I've been struggling with an *very* important question: how to > carry things on my new (much loved) Roadini. The bike is set up with > clip-in pedals and I'd like a way to bring some walking shoes and a snack > plus a few small tools etc. with me on long rides. > > Anyone have experience with either: > > Sackville SmallSack, in the back (worried it will hit my thighs and, > despite what I hear, I think that would be annoying) > or > Swift Industries 'handlebar bag' of some sort, which is smaller seeming > but also has the convenience of a clear top for the phone or map. > > Thanks! > photo below is old, before ultegra pedals and front der., > the set up is IRD compact double crank, tiagra front and rear der, 48 > Noodles, brooks B17 and bar tape, silver shifters (rear, bar-end, front, > downtube), old shimano brakes from old road bike, Jack Browns, and (too few > spokes?) Mavic Askium wheels that the guy who sold me the frame included > for a very generous price. > > > <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MkGeBd9UFq0/WrLdcmZ_ZGI/AAAAAAAAEcQ/7gkoMR86Gd0aQA4qO2oo1KNGzAN3tVKHwCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_8140-2.JPG> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
