I use the V-Brand Keven's bags on my bikes and highly recommend the design. I know you are looking at the NS, but the design is very similar. It's good that the brass button thing was dumped. I found that the bags often open in the middle of the buttons, exposing the bag's contents. The zipper eliminates that problem. I got rid of all my saddlebags with those buttons and replaced with the zippers.
________________________________ From: Geoff <[email protected]> To: RBW Owners Bunch <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2011 5:09 PM Subject: [RBW] Re: Small Saddle Bag- Nigel Smythe Keven's or Sackville Saddlesack XS? Thanks, Everyone, for your great comments. It sounds like the new Saddlesack XS looks very similar in design to the NS Keven's bag. I thought that the two brass twist closures were cool, but so is a double ended zipper and a light loop. The tweed has a very distinctive and British look that I find appealing, while the green canvas has a great old school look and charm. Decisions, decisions. LOL Thanks, guys! Any other thoughts, comments, or suggestions would be welcome and appreciated. =) On Apr 14, 7:03 am, rw1911 <[email protected]> wrote: > My Saddlesack XS just arrived Monday and I can tell you it's nice! > > There has been a design change since the photos on the Riv site were > taken... the flap of the SS-XS no longer has the brass-twist closures. > It now has a double-ended zipper and a light loop on the flap just > like the NS. (visualize a green canvas NS with a leather flap and > reflective strip) Functionally, I think they're now pretty much > identical and suppose your choice will come down to material > preference. > > On Apr 13, 10:31 pm, Geoff <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Okay, so it looks like the shipment of frames, including my 54 > > Hunqapillar, will be departing from Taiwan sometime this week...and > > should arrive in 4 weeks. I'm stoked! =) > > > I've been thinking about ordering a small saddle bag, and like both > > the tweed Nigel Smythe Keven's bag as well as the Sackville Saddlesack > > XS(in green). There's some uncertainty as to when and if the tweed > > bags will actually arrive, and there will be some design changes...but > > I'll still consider it as one of my options. > > > Can anyone here who has owned either(or both) share their thoughts and > > comments on these bags? The tweed Nigel Smythe Keven's costs $90 and > > is made in England. The Sackville Saddlesack XS costs $55 and is made > > in the USA. So, there is a cost difference. But, I'm willing to > > spend the extra dough if the Nigel Smythe tweed bag is worth the > > difference. > > > Thanks, ahead of time, for any help that you could offer. Much > > appreciated! -- 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. -- 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.
