Funny I had that same bag back when I attended Northeastern U in Boston... mainly because it was priced less than some of the so-called "fancier" nylon bags. It served me well, but I didn't fully appreciate it.... I only wish I held onto it.
Great story... use it, appreciate it, covet it... BB On Mar 14, 5:11 pm, Mojo <gjtra...@yahoo.com> wrote: > 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-721576261...http://www.flickr.com/photos/79695460@N00/5527428300/in/set-721576261... > > 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/- 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.
