Yup, it's a Swiss Army 'bread bag' - somebody identified it for me off list. Now, before you go out and buy one (they are absurdly cheap, I found), here my story:
I've been riding with this bag since we found it, a few days. Yesterday I was riding downtown, with a couple books and a u-lock in it. All of a sudden, my rear wheel locked up and I came screeching to a halt. Bewildered, I looked back to find that one of the leather straps on the bag had come off and the pannier had swung into my spokes and jammed into the rack and frame. I spent much of last night truing and replacing bent spokes. Upon closer inspection I found that the straps were not very well secured - just some small tacking and a bit of stitching. This is surprising, but perhaps if it really was for bread then it wasn't meant to carry much weight. In any case, this will need to be improved. I ordered a few of these bags the other day and plan on taking one apart to see how it is constructed - especially where load- bearing and reliability are concerned. wc. On Aug 5, 5:29 am, Don <donl...@bellsouth.net> wrote: > Hey, > That looks like a military pouch. This summer I was in an Army/Navy > surplus store > in North Carolina and saw some bags similar to this one. I think the > one I saw was > Swiss. if I can find their address I am going to forward the photo to > the store and see if they have some. > Don > > On Aug 3, 3:35 am, William Henderson <william.c.hender...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > Just the other day I was discussing bags with R., envisioning the > >perfectbagfor urban use. It would be easy to attach, hold just > > enough, be stylish and practical off the bike, be mostly waterproof... > > > I was trying to convince her to make the first, but she wasn't sure. > > Well, the next day she was walking down a quiet avenue in the magic > > morning fog and found the BestBagEver. It exactly fits the criteria > > above, and I've never seen anything like it. The main pouch holds a > > book, an apple (but not an Apple), pump and spare, a light sweater and > > your keys. A waxed canvas top piece folds over and secures behind a > > leather band, ingeniously holding the shoulder strap in place when the > >bagis on your bike. Two leather straps quickly snap onto the rack > > and snap off even easier (just tug). Far quicker than Riv's leather > > straps, but more classic and secure-seeming than velcro. On the > > outside there are two loops originally for godknowswhat that now fit a > > u-lock perfectly. The whole thing is so elegant and clean, the work > > of an era past – and yet it seems clearly designed for the modern > > needs of bicycle transportation. We wonder if it was originally an > > equestrian accessory. The only distinguishing marks are the > > engravings on the leather stiffener: H BURKHARDT AADORF. > > > Now obviously this is not only a wonderful gift from some two-wheeled > > gypsy goddess, but a sign that R. can and must copy and produce such a > >bagfor the rest of us. Though it is without her consent, I'd like to > > see a show of hands of how many out there might be interested in such > > abag. It would be hand crafted here in San Francisco, would be > > available for a Rivish but reasonable price, and might be available in > > a slightly larger version for toting a laptop. If enough of you are > > interested, I'll try to make sure it happens. Even if she declines, > > I'll at least take it to Riv and see if they can make good on it. > > >http://twitpic.com/clv5s > > More pics later --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
