One reason for black I discovered after putting some miles on my Adam (which I've since sold): after some use, the nice khaki color gets as ugly looking as black thanks to all the dirt -- this on a bike with fenders. The black hardly shows dirt at all, which is probably why Carradice long ago settled on black. My Nelsons and such simply faded to a sort of very dark grey green thanks to sun and dirt. Perhaps a dark olive would be the best color?
Of course, if you choose your bags principally for looks, then I agree that tan and even tweed look better. The disadvantages of tan did not prevent me from choosing a Country bag for my gofast. But it will eventually look nothing like the nice, tan/brown combination it is now. On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 7:51 AM, Thomas Lynn Skean < thomaslynnsk...@comcast.net> wrote: > > Another low on the list "con" I should mention about the Sackvilles in > general: they're black! I really like the tan or olive drab look. But > I think there's a thing about wanting bike bags to have reflective > stuff on them. And I don't think reflective stuff goes very well with > whole neutral tan drab idea in daylight or, perhaps more > significantly, in advertisements. And overall, in spite of the > blackness, I do like the look of the Sackvilles. The leather color and > the brass work very well to make the black look good. To my eye, > anyway. And the SaddleSacks appeal to me in some way as they look a > little like VW Beetles. Go figure. My parents had one when I was 5 or > so. > > > > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM Professional Resumes. Contact resumespecialt...@gmail.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
