On Sun, 2010-01-24 at 13:28 -0500, Frederick, Steve wrote: > If I were buying a bag today, it would probably be an Acorn. Assuming one of > their models suits you, I don't think you can do better. But they are a > small operation in California--I'm not sure if they even ship oversees. >
It's not so easy to get an Acorn bag. They're available for order 1 day a month, and they sell out almost immediately; then you have to wait for a month for the next opportunity. > Carradice is a European (well, British) outfit so it might be easier for you > to find and buy. They're probably more waterproof than either the Acorn or > Berthoud, too. And they've certainly been making bags for a lot of years so > the quality and reputation is there. > > Berthouds are too expensive for me, at least here in the U.S.--I've not tried > them. I have three Berthoud bags: a "banana" bag, a GB28 and a 2882. They're all exceptionally well made and excellent performers. In this case, you definitely get the quality you pay for. (That's not meant to derogate Acorn, VO or any other bag maker, by the way.) -- 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.
