Re: [RBW] Re: Swift Industries Panniers

2010-10-21 Thread Ray Shine
d bags (I really like the V-Brand stuff a lot) and another pair of MUSA pants (also among my fav's). Life is good on two wheels. Oh, and GO GIANTS!!! From: Harry H To: RBW Owners Bunch Sent: Wed, October 20, 2010 10:51:48 PM Subject: [RBW] Re: Swift Indu

[RBW] Re: Swift Industries Panniers

2010-10-20 Thread Harry H
I've got a pair of the Short Stack Panniers in waxed canvas which are very similar to the pics on their site and I love 'em. They were very easy to work with; I never did speak to them in person, but my order was spot on and arrived ahead of schedule. I've been using them on the Atlantis extensivel

[RBW] Re: Swift Industries Panniers

2010-10-20 Thread JoelMatthews
I have the Swift Porteur bag. It is very well made and good looking. The codura is thick. Stitching excellent. Martina asked me about and included some custom features at no extra charge. The bag gets a lot of compliments which is neither here nor there. However, the bag lead to a meaningful co

[RBW] Re: Swift Industries Panniers

2010-10-20 Thread stevep33
I spoke on the phone with Martina at Swift Industries earlier this week. She was really helpful and offered several great ideas for making a porteur bag that would work for my bike. Seems like a great company making some excellent bags. On Oct 19, 3:40 pm, Dave Craig wrote: > The folks who run

[RBW] Re: Swift Industries Panniers

2010-10-20 Thread johnb
Ray, I have the rear panniers in waxed cotton and I would heartily recommend them. They are very well built, waterproof (at least in the one storm they have been in), and quite stylish. Martina and Jason were great to work with. john On Oct 19, 1:14 pm, Ray wrote: > It was a recent post by anot

[RBW] Re: Swift Industries Panniers

2010-10-19 Thread Dave Craig
The folks who run Swift Industries are friends of mine. It is a cottage industry operated by two people, Jason and Martina, who are committed environmentalists, bike commuters and bike advocates. They were instrumental in starting the community bike workshop at our college. If you are interested i

[RBW] Re: Swift Industries Panniers

2010-10-19 Thread Mitch Browne
Ray I really stroked my chin over these last year when they were $175 a pair but the dimensions weren't quite big enough for me. I grocery shop every week and find my cheapo Banjo Brothers / $50 set just work well. http://www.banjobrothers.com/products/panniers/market-pannier/ They're just a l