The newest Nelsons and Juniors that I've bought are, compared to those of 20 years ago, *not* as well made: material thinner, leather thinner, buckles cheaper.
On Mon, Apr 10, 2017 at 7:16 AM, Steve Palincsar <palin...@his.com> wrote: > > > On 04/10/2017 09:10 AM, Lee Legrand wrote: > >> Are the carradice saddlebags not made as well today as they were years >> ago? I was thinking of getting a nelson saddlebag just to hold my basic >> tools for riding. Nothing really big just room for pumps, spare tube, >> patches and multi-tool to have in emergencies. >> > > As far as I can tell, they're better. Back in the day, the "traditional" > Carradice bags had a big opening with two side flaps with tie strings that > didn't meet in the middle. Now there's a "skirt" with a draw-string > closure that almost completely covers the opening. It's much less likely > with the new style bag to have things fall out. Otherwise, the materials > and construction details appear very similar if not exactly identical. > > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
