I have a Loyal rando bag on one of my Alex Singers. Very nice quality on par with the pricier French bag I have on another bike. I like Loyal’s closures, which are easier to use than the fiddly ones on my French bag.
--Eric Norris campyonly...@me.com Insta: @CampyOnlyGuy YouTube: YouTube.com/CampyOnlyGuy > On May 24, 2023, at 3:00 PM, Peter Adler <divisi....@gmail.com> wrote: > > Phil Woosley of Loyal Bags in Richmond CA is another Bay Area option. He's a > long-time shop rat; formerly at the late lamented Missing Link and now at > Blue Heron in Berkeley. He was Bruce Gordon's last bag maker, for about a > decade before Bruce shut down operations; you may recall a recent thread on > CR about Phil doing some bags forJim Merz. > > I've got an early example of Phil's handlebar bag, acquired from an > iBOBer/RBWer few years back. It's quite shrewdly designed - larger at the > bottom than at the top, it directs the weight further downward in the bag > where it should be. I took it around to Phil at Blue Heron when I got > squeamish about forcing one of the non-rectangular delrin stiffeners into the > pocket sewn in on the inside; he was pleased to see that one of his old bags > was still kicking around, especially since his bags carry a lifetime > warranty. No warranty service needed here! > > Phil works primarily in waxed canvas and leather, but his site used to > feature images of bags in modern ultralight (ahem) petrochemically-derived > materials. He's not really a web store guy; you're best off emailing/phoning > and talking to him about what you're looking for. > > Peter "very satisfied second-hand customer" Adler > Berkeley, CA/USA > > On Wednesday, May 24, 2023 at 11:39:13 AM UTC-7 Patrick Moore wrote: > Thanks all for the suggestions. I'll check them all. Actually, I did check > Ruthworks since I've owned at least 3 of his seat wedges -- yes, very well > made -- but he is no longer making customs and he doesn't have a saddlebag in > his product line. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > <mailto:rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/fcd31229-e173-469f-95d5-4244c542c4b6n%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/fcd31229-e173-469f-95d5-4244c542c4b6n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/B5DE703D-34B3-4077-B4E1-8B4A13330068%40me.com.
