I'm somewhat confused about the statement that "big companies use plastic hardware that their in-house industrial designers design". Is Gilles Berthoud a "big company", I didn't think so. They do, however, use many "Klick-Fix" attachment products that work quite well. These are made in Germany by Rixen & Kaul and are available in a large variety to suit various needs. Here's a link to an example of the mounting for Gilles Berthoud' GB1500 panniers:
http://euroasiaimports.net/ProductCart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idcategory=551&idproduct=5693 Gilles Berthoud uses the same type of mounting system on their GB799 panniers. I own a set of the GB799 panniers they mount quite nicely on a Nitto Campee style rear rack. Here's a link to a photo from the Wallingford Bicycle Parts site that shows the bag-making operations at Gilles Berthoud in 2002 (apparently, they only had one person making their bags at that time): http://www.wallbike.com/berthoud/workstour/gbvisit10.html Jim Cloud Tucson, AZ On Dec 9, 1:41 pm, Nicholas Grieco <nicholasgri...@att.net> wrote: > Rivendell News, August 20th 2009http://www.rivbike.com/blogs/news_post/148 > > > We WILL have panniers and a messenger bag (<------maybe on > > that) in the Spring. There are still some mounting details > > to work out for the panniers. The big companies use plastic > > hardware that their in-house industrial designers design, > > then they order millions of them to get the per-piece cost > > down, and that's not in the cards for us. If we can work > > out a dumbed-down version that works 95 percent as well, > > we'll go that way. We're about 75 percent of the way there > > now, but it's not on the front-burner right now. > > On Dec 9, 11:35 am, jandrews_nyc <jasonaschwa...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I think I read somewhere that Riv is going to release a pannier set... > > Does anyone know if this is true? I'm in the market for a set...maybe > > two and don't want to purchase until I see what Riv comes up with... > > Will they be part of the Sackville lineup? > > WIll they be more for commuting or touring specific? > > Anyone have any ideas? > > Also..still on the prowl for an appropriate Sam Hillborne Green paint > > touch up source... > > Thanks! -- 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.
