I have a Carradice bag that is ok. The one thing that frustrates me about it is the crummy hardware they use. The strap buckles are made out of something akin to coffee can metal. My Riv bags don't have crummy hardware.
-JimD On Apr 5, 2009, at 9:52 PM, RoadieRyan wrote: > > First off great review thanks for sending that out Thomas. > > Second when I read the response saying Carrdice bags were "half the > price" of the Riv bags my bargain seeking heart skipped a beat. I > have heard nothing but good things about both bags so I decided to > look it up. The Carradice Nelson Long flag holds about 18 Liters and > is $139 at WallBike which compares to the Sackville SaddleSack Meduim > also 18 L capacity which is available at Riv for $175. Now if I did > my math correct, not always a sure thing, the Carradice is about a 20% > discount off the price of the comparable Sackville. A nice savings > but not quite 50%, regardless I am sure either would be a fine choice. > > On Apr 5, 6:10 pm, Thomas Lynn Skean <thomaslynnsk...@comcast.net> > wrote: >> Oh, I should point out, lest anyone rightly call "shenanigans"... I >> notice I said "snap-on outer pockets"... that's wrong, there's only >> one snap-on outer pocket. > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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-bunch@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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
