Re: [RBW] Re: More details about the medium Sackville saddle bag

SE Conn, huh? I was most familiar with the SW part, but SE is pretty nice. I have three Carradice bags, all longflaps: Lowsaddle, Nelson, and Camper. I like them all, and the Camper is rather large, 24L, great for touring. The Dill Pickle bags look well constructed, but as Bob Cook noted, the big

[RBW] Re: More details about the medium Sackville saddle bag

CT, Nice bike! When I used my Sackville on the Pugs, it rested on a rack. I think you should be fine. And I don't think the bag looks huge when it isn't stuffed. And when it is stuffed, you can be pleased with yourself for hauling so much while looking so good. Unless I misread Dill Pickle's s

[RBW] Re: More details about the medium Sackville saddle bag

OK, I can imagine the rethreading through the D-ring part could be clumsy in LOB-gloves. Thanks for the explanation. On Sunday, September 7, 2014 6:34:35 PM UTC-7, Bob Cook wrote: > > Bill, > > Right. The buckles are below. I meant the snaps on the straps and the > rings through which the str

[RBW] Re: More details about the medium Sackville saddle bag

Wow Patrick that bag looks huge on your bike. It looks like you have it stuffed to the gills. I don't have 11 inches but I have constructeur rack and fenders. I have exactly 8.5 inches from t

[RBW] Re: More details about the medium Sackville saddle bag

Bill, Right. The buckles are below. I meant the snaps on the straps and the rings through which the straps go. *Un*snapping isn't so hard, but pushing the (cold, stiff) straps back through the rings and getting the snaps to snap is, at least in thick, lobster-claw mitts. I will say, though, tha

[RBW] Re: More details about the medium Sackville saddle bag

I respectfully disagree about use below freezing. I use my Large SaddleSack for 6 months below freezing temps including freezing rain, wet to freezing snow, -20˚F temps etc. and absolutely love it. The straps and snaps are easy to work with gloves or mittens. With abandon, Patrick -- You rece

[RBW] Re: More details about the medium Sackville saddle bag

I've never used my Sackville backs in sub-freezing, so I can't dispute you if you say it's hard to manage, but to get inside the bag you just need to unsnap a snap, right? Two, actually. Does the strap slip out of your grip when you try to grab it to unsnap it? if so, there are solutions to t

Re: [RBW] Re: More details about the medium Sackville saddle bag

I don't notice it with my medium Sackville. However, I do use a small leather strap to secure it lightly to the rear rack. Just so it won't shift as much. Will also agree that the straps are less than perfect in colder weather. But as my other bags all have leather straps and buckles, the Sackv

[RBW] Re: More details about the medium Sackville saddle bag

Do you cats get a lot of tail wagging with those Sackvilles saddle bags? They stick out so far to the rear. The Carradices tend to sit with the load closer to seatpost. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this

[RBW] Re: More details about the medium Sackville saddle bag

I have one, use it often, and recommend it highly with one small reservation, which I'll come to presently. One of the nicest features is that one can remove the bag from one bike and put it on another quickly. I also have Acorn and Carradice Super C saddlebags, both of which are excellent, and

[RBW] Re: More details about the medium Sackville saddle bag

CT Cyclist, I don't own one, but I say you should get it! Not just for the reason that it's good (as proved by other testimonials), but because of the certain irony of getting a product made in your state (assuming that you are indeed from Connecticut), which gets shipped to Riv in California, t

Re: [RBW] Re: More details about the medium Sackville saddle bag

>From rivbike.com, on the Medium Saddlesack info page: Key thing here, the big difference between this and the SaddleSack-Large: THIS ONE IS DESIGNED TO ATTACH TO THE SEAT POST, LIKE MOST SADDLEBAGS. WITHOUT A RACK SUPPORT. So if you absolutely don't ride with a rack and you want a biggish-ol'

Re: [RBW] Re: More details about the medium Sackville saddle bag

The large and medium Sackville in my household both attach in the same way (to saddle and rear rack). -- 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-ow

Re: [RBW] Re: More details about the medium Sackville saddle bag

The medium attaches to the saddle only. The large requires a rack for support, because for a saddlebag, it's huge. On Sat, Sep 6, 2014 at 9:45 PM, 'hangtownmatt' via RBW Owners Bunch wrote: > I do not own a Sackville, but remember someone commenting here that the > large has a different attachmen

[RBW] Re: More details about the medium Sackville saddle bag

I do not own a Sackville, but remember someone commenting here that the large has a different attachment mechanism than the medium and small. I can't remember the difference but I do remember thinking I'd get the large based on that particular feature alone. Maybe someone who knows what I'm