[RBW] Re: Garage Sale - Nigel Smythe Country Bag repair / upgrade
Genius! Suave fix. I want to say I hate alla y'all who got the Killer Deal on these bags, but I'm actually just happy for you. Philip Williamson www.biketinker.com On Oct 3, 5:33 pm, Reed Kennedy r...@notfine.com wrote: One of the more wonderful items available at yesterday's Rivendell garage sale were Nigel Smythe Country Bags. Apparently the first run of these bags had the saddle rail straps and support dowel quite far back, on the flap of the bag rather than the enclosed body. As a result of this, the bag hangs slightly oddly, especially when loaded:http://www.flickr.com/photos/gzahnd/249889284/ (Not my bag or my photo, credit to Gino.) The fine folks at Rivendell decided this was unacceptable and declined to release the bags to the public. The official solution was to comission a second run of bags with the dowel and saddle straps moved forward, off the flap. Yesterday at the garage sale folks were given the opportunity to purchase the original, slightly flawed bags for only $30. Many were available, and I think nearly every person there left with one. Most of the folks I spoke to were entirely untroubled by the way the bags hang, and planned to simply use them. This was originally my intention as well, but on the way home I remembered that I own some leatherworking supplies. So I decided to see what I could do. In the end, I decided to sew the flap down an extra inch so that the dowl-and-seat-strap portion would be fully supported:http://notfine.com/pics/nigel_smythe_country_bag_upgrade/2-in_progres... It worked pretty well!http://notfine.com/pics/nigel_smythe_country_bag_upgrade/3-after.JPG (Compare to Gino's picture above.) Unless you look very closely, you can hardly tell the bag has been modified:http://notfine.com/pics/nigel_smythe_country_bag_upgrade/4-close-up-o...http://notfine.com/pics/nigel_smythe_country_bag_upgrade/5-close-up-t... The only downside that I can see is that the opening is now slightly smaller:http://notfine.com/pics/nigel_smythe_country_bag_upgrade/6-smaller-op... However, given where it sits relative to my saddle I don't think it could open much more anyway while on the bike:http://notfine.com/pics/nigel_smythe_country_bag_upgrade/7-smaller-op... All in all, I'm very happy with this bag and with my modification. Thanks to the wonderful folks at Rivendell for the generous deals on such lovely objects, and also for a idyllic ride. Cheers, Reed -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: Garage Sale - Nigel Smythe Country Bag repair / upgrade
Great fix! need to try this i bought 2 bags that I want to fix On Oct 3, 8:29 pm, Seth Vidal skvi...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Oct 3, 2010 at 8:33 PM, Reed Kennedy r...@notfine.com wrote: One of the more wonderful items available at yesterday's Rivendell garage sale were Nigel Smythe Country Bags. Apparently the first run of these bags had the saddle rail straps and support dowel quite far back, on the flap of the bag rather than the enclosed body. As a result of this, the bag hangs slightly oddly, especially when loaded: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gzahnd/249889284/ (Not my bag or my photo, credit to Gino.) The fine folks at Rivendell decided this was unacceptable and declined to release the bags to the public. The official solution was to comission a second run of bags with the dowel and saddle straps moved forward, off the flap. Yesterday at the garage sale folks were given the opportunity to purchase the original, slightly flawed bags for only $30. Many were available, and I think nearly every person there left with one. Most of the folks I spoke to were entirely untroubled by the way the bags hang, and planned to simply use them. This was originally my intention as well, but on the way home I remembered that I own some leatherworking supplies. So I decided to see what I could do. In the end, I decided to sew the flap down an extra inch so that the dowl-and-seat-strap portion would be fully supported: http://notfine.com/pics/nigel_smythe_country_bag_upgrade/2-in_progres... It worked pretty well! http://notfine.com/pics/nigel_smythe_country_bag_upgrade/3-after.JPG (Compare to Gino's picture above.) Unless you look very closely, you can hardly tell the bag has been modified: http://notfine.com/pics/nigel_smythe_country_bag_upgrade/4-close-up-o... http://notfine.com/pics/nigel_smythe_country_bag_upgrade/5-close-up-t... The only downside that I can see is that the opening is now slightly smaller: http://notfine.com/pics/nigel_smythe_country_bag_upgrade/6-smaller-op... However, given where it sits relative to my saddle I don't think it could open much more anyway while on the bike: http://notfine.com/pics/nigel_smythe_country_bag_upgrade/7-smaller-op... All in all, I'm very happy with this bag and with my modification. Thanks to the wonderful folks at Rivendell for the generous deals on such lovely objects, and also for a idyllic ride. Cheers, Reed Wow, well done - that's a fantastic and beautiful fix. The bag looks great. -sv -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
Re: [RBW] Re: Garage Sale - Nigel Smythe Country Bag repair / upgrade
A few notes on how I did it and the supplies employed: I used some quite nice 25lb test wax coated nylon thread designed especially for stitching leather: http://www.tandyleatherfactory.com/search/searchresults/1227-03.aspx?feature=Product_3kw=thread http://www.tandyleatherfactory.com/search/searchresults/1227-03.aspx?feature=Product_3kw=threadI'd encourage anyone contemplating a similar modification to use a product like that. The thread ends up under quite a load! I also used this leatherworking awl to expand the existing stitch holes in the bag: http://www.tandyleatherfactory.com/search/searchresults/3209-00.aspx?feature=Product_1kw=awl http://www.tandyleatherfactory.com/search/searchresults/3209-00.aspx?feature=Product_1kw=awlAny sharp narrow awl should do the trick. Finally, I used these needles: http://www.tandyleatherfactory.com/search/searchresults/1195-00.aspx?feature=Product_14kw=needle http://www.tandyleatherfactory.com/search/searchresults/1195-00.aspx?feature=Product_14kw=needleThey are noteworthy because the tips are blunt, which helps your stitch follow the awl hole. I'm sure there are ways to do it without these things, but they certainly made the process much more pleasant. Cheers, Reed On Sun, Oct 3, 2010 at 10:04 PM, manueljohnacosta manueljohnaco...@hotmail.com wrote: Great fix! need to try this i bought 2 bags that I want to fix On Oct 3, 8:29 pm, Seth Vidal skvi...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Oct 3, 2010 at 8:33 PM, Reed Kennedy r...@notfine.com wrote: One of the more wonderful items available at yesterday's Rivendell garage sale were Nigel Smythe Country Bags. Apparently the first run of these bags had the saddle rail straps and support dowel quite far back, on the flap of the bag rather than the enclosed body. As a result of this, the bag hangs slightly oddly, especially when loaded: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gzahnd/249889284/ (Not my bag or my photo, credit to Gino.) The fine folks at Rivendell decided this was unacceptable and declined to release the bags to the public. The official solution was to comission a second run of bags with the dowel and saddle straps moved forward, off the flap. Yesterday at the garage sale folks were given the opportunity to purchase the original, slightly flawed bags for only $30. Many were available, and I think nearly every person there left with one. Most of the folks I spoke to were entirely untroubled by the way the bags hang, and planned to simply use them. This was originally my intention as well, but on the way home I remembered that I own some leatherworking supplies. So I decided to see what I could do. In the end, I decided to sew the flap down an extra inch so that the dowl-and-seat-strap portion would be fully supported: http://notfine.com/pics/nigel_smythe_country_bag_upgrade/2-in_progres. .. It worked pretty well! http://notfine.com/pics/nigel_smythe_country_bag_upgrade/3-after.JPG (Compare to Gino's picture above.) Unless you look very closely, you can hardly tell the bag has been modified: http://notfine.com/pics/nigel_smythe_country_bag_upgrade/4-close-up-o. .. http://notfine.com/pics/nigel_smythe_country_bag_upgrade/5-close-up-t. .. The only downside that I can see is that the opening is now slightly smaller: http://notfine.com/pics/nigel_smythe_country_bag_upgrade/6-smaller-op. .. However, given where it sits relative to my saddle I don't think it could open much more anyway while on the bike: http://notfine.com/pics/nigel_smythe_country_bag_upgrade/7-smaller-op. .. All in all, I'm very happy with this bag and with my modification. Thanks to the wonderful folks at Rivendell for the generous deals on such lovely objects, and also for a idyllic ride. Cheers, Reed Wow, well done - that's a fantastic and beautiful fix. The bag looks great. -sv -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.comrbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com . 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 rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
