[RBW] Re: Best Bag ever

2009-08-07 Thread William Henderson
Yup, it's a Swiss Army 'bread bag' - somebody identified it for me off list. Now, before you go out and buy one (they are absurdly cheap, I found), here my story: I've been riding with this bag since we found it, a few days. Yesterday I was riding downtown, with a couple books and a u-lock in

[RBW] Re: Best Bag ever

2009-08-05 Thread Don
Hey, That looks like a military pouch. This summer I was in an Army/Navy surplus store in North Carolina and saw some bags similar to this one. I think the one I saw was Swiss. if I can find their address I am going to forward the photo to the store and see if they have some. Don On Aug 3, 3:35 

[RBW] Re: Best Bag ever

2009-08-05 Thread Bill M.
Swiss would make sense - Google sez Aadorf is in Switzerland. On Aug 5, 5:29 am, Don donl...@bellsouth.net wrote: Hey, That looks like a military pouch. This summer I was in an Army/Navy surplus store in North Carolina and saw some bags similar to this one. I think the one I saw was Swiss.

[RBW] Re: Best Bag ever

2009-08-04 Thread Bridgestone
I shopped for a long time to get the right messenger bag/laptop bag. I found my from acmemade.com. It's Italian canvas and super nice with leather trim. If they made this guy with pannier straps/hooks, I'd be pretty happy. http://www.acmemade.com/product/The-Courier,15,2.htm

[RBW] Re: Best Bag ever

2009-08-03 Thread Beardpapa
I would definitely get one. Let us know how it goes! William Henderson wrote: Just the other day I was discussing bags with R., envisioning the perfect bag for urban use. It would be easy to attach, hold just enough, be stylish and practical off the bike, be mostly waterproof... I was

[RBW] Re: Best Bag ever

2009-08-03 Thread Mojo
Count me in! On Aug 3, 1:35 am, William Henderson william.c.hender...@gmail.com wrote: Just the other day I was discussing bags with R., envisioning the perfect bag for urban use.  It would be easy to attach, hold just enough, be stylish and practical off the bike, be mostly waterproof... I

[RBW] Re: Best Bag ever

2009-08-03 Thread PATRICK MOORE
Show of hands: include my two. Just make it big enough -- *just* big enough, with no slack -- for a 14 laptop, and I'll buy two. On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 1:35 AM, William Henderson william.c.hender...@gmail.com wrote: Just the other day I was discussing bags with R., envisioning the perfect

[RBW] Re: Best Bag ever

2009-08-03 Thread Seth Vidal
On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 9:54 AM, PATRICK MOOREbertin...@gmail.com wrote: Show of hands: include my two. Just make it big enough -- *just* big enough, with no slack -- for a 14 laptop, and I'll buy two. Maybe Lesli Archival Clothing Larson can help you with the origins of this bag? -sv

[RBW] Re: Best Bag ever

2009-08-03 Thread grant
The TROUBLE with Tribbles and online discussions is that (this is an observation, not a knock)--that when somebody suggests something, herm doesn't know whether or not something like this is already on the list, and then if it happens.it looks like a copy. Shimano used to never even accept

[RBW] Re: Best Bag ever

2009-08-03 Thread fiddlr40
That looks very cool. Count me in, especially for a size large enough to hold a small laptop. Jim M. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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] Re: Best Bag ever

2009-08-03 Thread David Estes
But you could if you had skinny enough pants! On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 11:12 AM, grant grant...@gmail.com wrote: The TROUBLE with Tribbles and online discussions is that (this is an observation, not a knock)--that when somebody suggests something, herm doesn't know whether or not something