I think in this day of high tech fabrics, we have forgotten that the swelling action of cotton does give certain fabrics waterproof results.
The only bags which I've actually waxed used waxed fabric to begin with. And only because I've done this with Barbour and Filson clothing over the years. It's not complex, but as with any natural fabric, takes a small amount of attention and care. - Jim / cyclofiend.com On Tuesday, January 22, 2013 7:04:51 AM UTC-8, Jan Heine wrote: > > I am not sure why one would want to add wax to a good bag. At least > the old Carradice bags and the current Gilles Berthoud bags are > totally waterproof as they come from the makers. I used my first > Berthoud bag almost daily from early 2000 until mid-2011. (Then I got > a new bike that took a bigger bag.) The old bag still is waterproof. I > posted about it here > > > http://janheine.wordpress.com/2012/10/23/unimprovable-gilles-berthoud-handlebar-bag/ > > > Perhaps the added wax could be useful for other cotton bags that > aren't waterproof? > > Disclosure: Our sister company, Compass Bicycles Ltd., sells Berthoud > bags. > > Jan Heine > Editor > Bicycle Quarterly > www.bikequarterly.com > > Follow our blog at http://janheine.wordpress.com/ > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/otJj7eedFGAJ. 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.
