I've never used my Sackville backs in sub-freezing, so I can't dispute you if you say it's hard to manage, but to get inside the bag you just need to unsnap a snap, right? Two, actually. Does the strap slip out of your grip when you try to grab it to unsnap it? if so, there are solutions to that. I can see that it might be hard to deal with the belt buckle things, but you don't need to deal with those to get into the bag. Those are for setup adjustment.
On Sunday, September 7, 2014 3:49:09 PM UTC-7, Bob Cook wrote: > > I have one, use it often, and recommend it highly with one small > reservation, which I'll come to presently. > > One of the nicest features is that one can remove the bag from one bike > and put it on another quickly. I also have Acorn and Carradice Super C > saddlebags, both of which are excellent, and both of which require opening > the bag and fiddling about under the internal dowel to unbuckle the straps, > followed by unthreading the straps from the holes in the bag, etc. etc. > Kind of a pain. All of the unbuckling, threading, and unbuckling with the > Sackville goes on outside the bag. One can do it with the bag loaded, if > necessary. > > As has been mentioned in other threads, the medium Sackville holds much > more than it should. It seems magically larger on the inside than on the > outside. The side pockets fit a U-lock and zip closed comfortably. The > shape of the main compartment is much easier to work with than, say, a > Carradice. I have panniers on one bike for when panniers are needed, but > most days the Sackville is all I need. > > I think it looks fantastic, too. > > I can't speak to waterproofness under downpour conditions, but I've used > it in steady rain and had no leakage. The weave is *really* tight. > > My only reservation about the bag is this: the straps and buckles are not > your friends in very cold weather. If you need to put things into the bag > and take them out in weather below freezing, and you can buy only one bag, > look elsewhere. I tried my Sackville on my Pugsley for a while, but was > tired of taking my mittens off in sub-zero temperatures to remove items > from the bag. The big plastic clips on my Carradice Super C work much > better in those conditions. > > Note the warning on the RBW site about needing around 11 inches between > the bag loops on your saddle and the top of your rear tire. Even with 11 > inches, the loaded bag can still rub a little on the tire. I have use the > bag on rendered bikes, though, so I haven't had a problem. > > I strongly suggest the Nitto Wire Guard along with the bag ( > https://www.rivbike.com/product-p/r12.htm). Seems a ridiculous expense, I > know, but I have found it necessary on both my AHH and my single-speed for > preventing not just wear on the bag but unhelpful pressure on brake cables. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
