Post a Picture of Your Brooks and Bike

[dex]

New (to me) bike, with not-new Brooks B17...

[KnottedYet]

Dex, that is one seriously good looking bike!

[dex]

Thanks! She's just been named. She is now known as Eva.

[uforgot]

I like your saddle bag. Do you mind sharing info on it? I don't recognize it and I've been everywhere looking for saddle bags!

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

My saddle bag is a Rivendell "Baggins" brand, the model is the "Little Joe".
They are no longer made, but sometimes you can find a used one for sale on Ebay. They are now sought after bags, so they are not cheap. I bought mine used for about $75- they might be more now, depending on the condition they are in.
Set up an Ebay search for: "Baggins" +"Little Joe"
and then make it one of your "favorite" searchs and set it to notify you via email when one comes up on Ebay.

Right now there is a Baggins "Hoss" model (bigger than the Little Joe) on Ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...ADME:B:SS:US:1
But really the Hoss is awfully big- not good for a daily bag like the Little Joe is.
For a bigger bag I use a Carradice "Nelson" in olive green:
http://peterwhitecycles.com/carradice.asp

The Carradice "Barley" bag pictured on the above link might be similar in size to my Little Joe.

[sandra]

Lisa, do you have to use that little bracket to keep the bag up off your tire? I've seen somewhere a little bracket and it seems like it costs almost as much as the bag.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Lisa, do you have to use that little bracket to keep the bag up off your tire? I've seen somewhere a little bracket and it seems like it costs almost as much as the bag.

I use a Bagman support:
http://peterwhitecycles.com/saddlebag_support.asp
Sorry- they are currently out of stock, but you get the idea.

When you have big saddlebags, they tend to sag after a while, especially if made of canvas or soft material. This is more of a problem with women's bikes because there is less space between the saddle and the back wheel- women's sized bikes are less tall in general than men's. A rear rack or support keeps the bag supported and well off the wheel.

I also have a small bag with just enough room for spare tube and tools, a granola bar and a cell phone, etc:
http://www.velo-orange.com/saddlebag.html
I like this one very much (but I usually haul too much stuff around for it to handle)....and the top outside strap can actually be used to secure a rolled up lightweight windbreaker or extra shirt. This bag does NOT need an additional support under it- it has a lower buckle that straps around your seatpost. I think it's rather handsome! Size wise- you could probably cram a grapefruit into it but nothing additional. My DH uses this one sometimes nowadays.