This is a fun thread! Here's my Zurich and my B17 special edition.
To disable ads, please log-in.
I'd rather be swimming...biking...running...and eating cheesecake...
--===--
2008 Cervelo P2C Tri bike
2011 Trek Madone 5.5/Cobb V-Flow Max
2007 Jamis Coda/Terry Liberator
2011 Trek Mamba 29er
This is a fun thread! Here's my Zurich and my B17 special edition.
Ooh...gotta love those fancy rivets and rails! Sexy!
Lisa
My mountain dulcimer network...FOTMD.com...and my mountain dulcimer blog
My personal blog:My blog
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Bumping the thread with a new picture!
My new B-68 on my Bianchi Volpe:
Very NICE, Rose!!!! I love the honey saddle color with the "Gang Green" bike color.
Lisa
My mountain dulcimer network...FOTMD.com...and my mountain dulcimer blog
My personal blog:My blog
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
New (to me) bike, with not-new Brooks B17...
Dex, that is one seriously good looking bike!
"If Americans want to live the American Dream, they should go to Denmark." - Richard Wilkinson
Thanks! She's just been named. She is now known as Eva.
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!
Claudia
2009 Trek 7.6fx
2013 Jamis Satellite
2014 Terry Burlington
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.
Lisa
My mountain dulcimer network...FOTMD.com...and my mountain dulcimer blog
My personal blog:My blog
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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.
"Chisel praise in stone; write criticism in sand."
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.
Lisa
My mountain dulcimer network...FOTMD.com...and my mountain dulcimer blog
My personal blog:My blog
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
That little bag support sure does seem expensive for what it is. It doesn't look like much more than a bottle cage!
That small bag you have says there is room for a rain jacket. That doesn't look possible! (oh, I see, on the outside!)
Last edited by sandra; 08-19-2007 at 05:19 PM.
"Chisel praise in stone; write criticism in sand."
Finally! I found the picture of Walter (he's a Raleigh) and his original equipment Brooks.
Give big space to the festive dog that make sport in the roadway. Avoid entanglement with your wheel spoke.
(Sign in Japan)
1978 Raleigh Gran Prix
2003 EZ Sport AX
You can buy $5 bottle cages and $100 bottle cages. Same with racks and supports....prices vary partly on how well they are made and the materials used. Sometimes the "coolness factor" comes into play in price as well.
I originally had a bag saddlebag support that was cheaper and simpler...and it scratched my frame paint very badly. It turned out to be worse than just wasted money.
Yep, you can roll up an extra shirt or a lightweight windbreaker and tuck it under the strap on top of the bag.That small bag you have says there is room for a rain jacket. That doesn't look possible! (oh, I see, on the outside!)
Lisa
My mountain dulcimer network...FOTMD.com...and my mountain dulcimer blog
My personal blog:My blog
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^