Nice saddlebag!. I would argue that back in the day, if those days were pre-1984 or so, we were all Bobish. After 1984 the cycling industry moved away from verstility towards specificity, from small shops to large factories. Of course most cyclists went with them but for a small fringe strange group.
In the late 70s I was not considered strange when I bought a wood- leather-canvas backpack and wool knickers. I still have them both, though the knickers waistband has shrunk considerably with time! http://www.flickr.com/photos/79695460@N00/5527428294/in/set-72157626141886477/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/79695460@N00/5527428300/in/set-72157626141886477/ On Mar 14, 12:45 pm, jinxed <hbcl...@yahoo.com> wrote: > I thought some of you might appreciate this. > > I ventured into the attic at request of the wife looking for a > particular book. > > Not having any luck in the places I expected, the search widened into > some "time capsule" boxes. Stumbling across some old comic books and > drawings I had done back in grade school, it became an adventure. > > Well at the bottom of one rather dusty box...I found something that > surprised me. It's origins long forgotten, but the object was > immediately recognized. > > A never used, made in France, tags and everything, Lafuma Handlebar > Bag. > > I can only assume it was something I thought was completely nerdy and > useless when it was packed into this box, having been a high zoot > mountain biker. BUT, for whatever reason I had mind to stow it away. I > doubt I'll ever use it since I run moustache bars exclusively, but I'm > glad somewhere in the cobwebs of my craw I recognized some value in > it. Doesn't get more "French Country Bike" than this. Maybe I should > drop for a vintage Rene Herse to hang it on? > > OH...and I did find the book BTW. > > Here is a couple quick shots: > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/42027576@N00/sets/72157626265530634/ -- 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.
