Revelate and Rivendell are two ENTIRELY different schools of thought, each having their own merits. I own three Revelate bags and sold a fourth (frame bag): Viscacha (awful name), Gas Tank and Mountain feed bag. All three get swapped back and forth between my mountain bike, fat (snow) bike and gravel bike (Fargo), non of which have a rack. Pros: lightweight; needs no rack; fast and easy to swap between bikes; affordable. Cons: Viscacha is kinda ugly, if that matters.
I also own a Hilsen (for sale!) with Rivendell's medium saddlesack. Like the Viscacha, the medium saddlesack swallows everything that I throw into it with room for more. Big Riv saddlesacks weigh considerably more and require a rack if you can't stand the constant thigh rubbing like me. They are beautiful though and that can trump other factors for most. Pros: classic beauty; highest durability (?); best resale value. Cons: Expensive; magnet for astute thieves; can't be placed on and off quickly for frequent store visits, if that matters. Sean -- 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 http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
