Ryan: I have Rivendell's Hobo bag & it's somewhat larger. As Steve pointed out, it's taller. Acorn lists 4.5 liters capacity & somewhere I recall the Hobo at around 7 liters (excluding the pockets). The Hobo will hold 2 750 ml wine bottles but that's max. It is tall enough to just barely handle a Fed Ex letter envelope; maybe the zipper doesn't close though.
My Hobo is now a saddlebag supported by a rear rack. When it was on the front of my 58 cm Atlantis, it sat on a Nitto small front rack, so it's quite a bit taller than the Acorn looks in their photo. Thinking back, the Hobo tended to flop on the handlebars & I couldn't work out the handlebar-to-D-ring connection to my liking. It's deep enough that something heavy like a lock can get it to swinging easily without additional stabilization. FWIW, we have a couple of Acorn bags & like them a lot. They are well thought out & well made. Since you're familiar with this one, maybe hold out for the next run? Another option is I think Frost River (?) has one similar to the Hobo but there's something goofy about the pockets being on the wrong side. dougP On Friday, July 19, 2013 11:48:50 AM UTC-7, stevef wrote: > > Riv's Hobo bag wasn't too different-perhaps a bit shallower front to back > and taller. Wonder if they might make them again in one form or another? > I'm waiting on the next production run of Acorn bags, too. They make great > stuff. > > Steve > > > On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 2:31 PM, Ryan Ray <[email protected] <javascript:> > > wrote: > >> No sellers! I guess I'll have to wait for the next run to be completed. I >> just signed up for the notification. >> >> Wish Riv or someone else would copy or improve upon that design. It >> really is great. >> >> Anyone know of a similar design? >> >> - Ryan >> >> >> >> >> On Wednesday, July 17, 2013 12:21:17 PM UTC-7, Ryan Ray wrote: >>> >>> I bought one of these off the list last year and just need one on my >>> other bike. I don't care what color it is. Other than major holes or >>> missing straps I'd consider all other wear beausage. Contact off list >>> please. >>> >>> p.s. I would consider the tube bag as well I guess if it fits a mini >>> u-lock. >>> >>> http://www.acornbags.com/**hdlbarbag.html<http://www.acornbags.com/hdlbarbag.html> >>> >> -- >> 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 [email protected] <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to >> [email protected]<javascript:> >> . >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> > > -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
