IIRC, it was Frost River who last made the Baggins bags, and there was a difference in opinion over who owned those designs once Riv's contract with them ended. Frost River was/is selling the exact same Baggins-design bags under their own label though it sounded from Grant's post at the time that they had no license or agreement to do so. I'm sure there's plenty about it in the old Riv list archives.
I understand why Rivendell has moved on, but I like this style of bag a lot. -- Bill Connell St. Paul, MN On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 10:01 PM, Liesl <[email protected]> wrote: > Check out Frost River, which, after a hiatus, is back in the saddle. > I believe when the Frost River folks parted ways with Duluth Pack > folks, they got the old riv patterns in the deal? I'm guessing it was > Frost River that was making the Baggins Keven's Bag and the Baggins > Loafers before Baggins Hobits went away to be replaced by the > Sackville Hobits--worksmanship on the Baggins looks identical to other > Frost River products I own. But you'll see these FR bags are truer to > the old Baggins saddlebag and pannier designs than the new Duluth > Packs. Incidently, I love both companies. > > cheers, > liesl in minneapolis > > http://www.frostriver.com/bike_bags/bikebags_menu.html > > On May 17, 11:20 am, scott <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hey everyone, >> I noticed yesterday that Duluth Pack is making bike bags again. >> Panniers, a bar tube, and a hobo--but the hobo is set up to be a >> saddle bag instead of a bar bag. The straps are on the wrong side of >> the zipper. I shot them an email asking if they could do a bar >> version. Anyway, looks like the old Riv design for the most part. >> Scott -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
