Ben, Answers below: 1. Mine was not squeaky, but it sounds like it quiets down later. 2. I got used to it eventually, but it helps to have softer things in the bag that your thighs can move into (rather than something super hard and stiff). Alternatively, having a marks rack (or similar to angle the bag slightly away from the seatpost resolves the thigh rub if it really bugs you. 3. Like Patrick, I like my connections tight, which is why I replaced all of the leather straps with voile nano straps of a bright orange color. I used the stock straps for a while and noticed they do stretch a little with age, so if you wanna keep the leather, just give it a few weeks of tugging and stretching and no new hole would be needed (unless the hole is like 2 cm too short).
Enjoy the bag, I love my bag boy royal quite a lot and it works super well thanks to the boxy shape for groceries, work stuff, camping, etc. But my wife stole it so I am currently sackville-less! Collin in Sactown On Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at 5:17:09 PM UTC-7 bjmi...@gmail.com wrote: > Hello! > I just received a beautiful royal blue Slimsucker today from Riv > and...well...I don't know about it. I have three issues that are making me > think about contacting Riv for a return. > > 1. It's really squeaky...I'm assuming the brand new leather will soften > and chill out a bit and be quiet eventually. Have other people noticed this > when their bags are new? I have two x-small bags that I have been using and > I can't remember whether they squeaked or not. > > 2. I wasn't fully prepared for the thigh rub...I put the bag on my bike, > put my computer, a couple books, laptop charger, etc... in it and rode up > the block and back and I'm not a fan of that feeling of the bag touching > the backs of my thighs. Has anyone else been rubbed the wrong way (sorry) > at first but kind of stopped noticing it after a while? > > 3. The leather strap to secure it to my seatpost....I need the third hole > to be *just* a little closer. If I use the second hole, it's not tight > and the bag swings front to back. The leather used on these bags is > excellent so I know that I could probably punch a new hole in the strap (if > I keep the bag), but does anyone have any suggestions that I might not be > thinking of? > > This stinks...I do like the bag and I think I could deal with the things > that bug me...but part of me wants to reach out and set up a return before > I take it on a full ride and get it dirty. Any thoughts the group might > have would be most appreciated. > > Thanks, > Ben > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/e5911c5c-ad13-4c7c-a375-8051b7fbc94en%40googlegroups.com.
