It's not totally true they were only available at the garage sale. I purchased one right after they were found. Paid well above the price at the garage sale. And don't regret it one bit. It's a fine bag on my Sam Hillborne. Here's how it looks on the bike - http://tinyurl.com/6f2bbnc
Eric Platt St. Paul, MN On Jan 30, 7:28 am, Bruce Baker <bkno...@gmail.com> wrote: > I just asked the seller and he confirmed that it was one of the bags at the > Rivendell garage sale in October. So I am seriously considering it or > should I wait until Grant gets in the new bags????? Ha-Ha > Bruce > > > > On Sat, Jan 29, 2011 at 10:10 PM, benzzoy <benz...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > If you're talking about eBay item #160538269691, I believe that's one > > of those that were on sale at Riv's garage sale. > > > The garage sale green tweed country bags have the dowel on the main > > flap. The "normal" ones (which I have a copy but it's not in tweed) > > has the dowel slightly further inside the bag, and not on the main > > flap. In the second picture of the eBay auction, one can clearly see > > that the dowel is on the flap and not hidden inside and behind the > > secondary closure flaps with the bungee cord. > > > I don't think it's really just an aesthetic difference. Having the > > dowel on the main flap may introduce functional issues (minor or > > otherwise) because the main attachment points of the bag are then > > located on a moveable flap. That means some extra stress is put on > > the main flaps quick-release tabs. OK, maybe it's not that bad since > > the attachment points are really close to the pivot but it's certainly > > not optimal. > > > -B > > > -- > > 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<rbw-owners-bunch%2Bunsubscribe...@googlegroups.com> > > . > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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.
