Knotted: Yes I saw yours and Treks bags. I even sent Trek a PM to see what color and all her bag was. That's why I contacted Rivendell, but alas, no bags for weeks. It seems YOUR bags are not trimmed in that dark grayish brown, and I like the color of yours so much better! If only those pictures on Frost River really did look like the Nigel Smythes on Rivendell, I would have been happy, but the design was even different.

As for Nigel Smythe's signature...I didn't notice it on the pic. My bag says Frost River, but why are there no real pics on their site?

Thanks for the help! I"m going to check out those Carradice bags. I have looked at them a little, maybe they need a little more scrutiny.