Bagman Sport from Carradice

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I have an ongoing search on ebay for those baggins bags and they certainly do go high! Not sure what happened, but any Baggins bag is impossible to find, and I really didn't care for those Nigel Smythe bags in the wool plaid when they first came out. Anyone know what happened to the Baggins bags? They just disappeared a couple years ago.

Edit: I just went to the Rivendell site as I do from time to time and it seems the Baggins bags are slowly coming back, although different models.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

The Baggins bags that were a brand that Rivendell sold. Not made anymore, but there are many nice similar bags being made out there now. Rivendell never actually made any bags, but commissioned bagmakers to make them for them, as they continue to do now.
Nigels are now made in plain colors, and Acorn bags are very nice, as are some of the Carradice, FrostRiver, Deluth, VeloOrange, Berthoud bags....

"Bagman" refers to a certain wire rack that Carradice (of England) makes that clamps to your saddle rails and supports a rear bag.

I have a small VeloO 'croissant bag which my DH now uses. Now I have the two Baggins Little Joe bags (a gray and a tan) for everyday use on my two bikes, and I also have a big Carradice Nelson in olive green which is good for touring, light shopping, or overnight trips. Haven't used it yet.

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Yeah, I meant Baggins. I changed it. Had Bagman on the brain there. Anyway, there was a time when I was really looking for something like the Baggins bag and kept coming up empty. I finally ordered one of those Frost River bags, and well, you can take them off of your nice list. They aren't, and they are nothing like they are pictured on their site. I made an entire thread out of that fiasco. I finally got a Carradice bag which I liked and then an Acorn bag, which I like as well. I did have Ron take off those side pockets on his large saddlebag. He is unbelievably nice to deal with also! Haven't been to the Rivendell site in awhile, so I'm surprised to see the Baggins bags there!

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Yeah, I meant Baggins. I changed it. Had Bagman on the brain there. Anyway, there was a time when I was really looking for something like the Baggins bag and kept coming up empty. I finally ordered one of those Frost River bags, and well, you can take them off of your nice list. They aren't, and they are nothing like they are pictured on their site. I made an entire thread out of that fiasco. I finally got a Carradice bag which I liked and then an Acorn bag, which I like as well. I did have Ron take off those side pockets on his large saddlebag. He is unbelievably nice to deal with also! Haven't been to the Rivendell site in awhile, so I'm surprised to see the Baggins bags there!

Oh yeah, I think I saw an older Frostriver bag and it was very nice, now I remember your thread.
Can't say as I care for those two new Baggins bags on Rivendell....hmmmm, some features I think are yucky. And like you, I don't like the snooty looking NS tweedy look- too 'english country squire'.

The old Baggins are great- the Baggins banana bag, the Hoss, the Adam, the Little Joe....sigh.....
I think Carradice and Acorn are great, and the VeloOrange Croissant is even better (and cheaper) than the old Baggins Banana bag.

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I remember asking you what the bag on your bike was a while ago and when you said "Little Joe", of course I did a search. I still look at this comparison and wonder why no one else has come even close! It just looks like the perfect bag! I second Sandra in that I also want to see a pic of it on your new bike!

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I remember asking you what the bag on your bike was a while ago and when you said "Little Joe", of course I did a search. I still look at this comparison and wonder why no one else has come even close! It just looks like the perfect bag! I second Sandra in that I also want to see a pic of it on your new bike!

Well you can see a few pix here of my older gray Little Joe on my new Luna bike here:
http://picasaweb.google.com/Strumelia/LunaBike2008
Note it is supported by a Bagman.
I just put the newer tan Little Joe on that bike today, but don't have a picture yet. Your link above shows the tan Little Joe. Same bag, two colors. Not sure yet which one looks better on my butter colored Luna and which looks better on my bright blue Rivendell.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Two useful tips:

When I first ordered a Bagman support, my DH convinced me to get the SMALLER one, the Sport, rather than the larger "Expedition" bagman.
I was really glad he did, because the larger one woud have been way overkill even for my relatively large Little Joe bag.

Most of these great bags still benefit from a stiffener of some kind inside the bottom so they don't sag in strange ways. I use the flat plastic lid from a cheapo rectangular storage tub and cut a piece to fit the bottom of my bags. They are stiff and very lightweight and don't crack or wear out like cardboard.
Each lid can usually make 2 or 3 bag stiffeners.

[sandra]

Tip 1 check. got the smaller one

Tip 2 cool idea. will do.

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I've been actually playing with the idea of sewing a sort of "pocket" on the bottom and sliding in a piece of plastic. The lid idea is a good one. I wasn't sure what kind of plastic to use. I was also wondering about maybe making it more waterproof?!?!?! I wonder what would be involved in that. Any ideas?

I already made the mistake of getting the larger bagman, but it sold on ebay for more than I paid for it, so I just turned around and got the sport. I think it's just a shorter drop, but the bottom extension is still pretty long. I think I read that the difference in the two is just the drop length.