I really wanted one of the plaid hobo bags and by the time I had the money, they were gone. I asked Grant if they were coming back with this new round of Smyth bags and he said they were a terrible seller, so no. I think a Sackville hobo would be the absolute perfect bag ever, but I don't think it will ever happen. I'll be happy with my old beat Acorn and with the wonderful Riv bags available.
On Nov 8, 8:59 am, Jim Cloud <cloud...@aol.com> wrote: > I would imagine that, given the universe of eBay buyers, the sale of a > now defunct Rivendell bag made by Duluth or Frost River (the Rivendell > Boxy bag and the "Little Joe" saddlebag that were sold recently were > of this vintage) doesn't necessarily mean that the demand for these > bag would justify their return to the Rivendell bag line. Personally, > I think that some of the current Rivendell bags are better designs > than the earlier models. The present SackVille BarSack, for example, > is definitely (IMO) a better designed bag than the earlier Boxy Bag > that was made by Duluth or Frost River. I owned the earlier model > (and subsequently sold it on eBay), and I never really liked the > method of closure of the bag's top. > > In addition, for Rivendell to establish another bag supplier to re-do > the older bags doesn't really sound very practical. From a business > perspective, and the ability to maintain a stock of the bags that they > sell, too many suppliers would just be a headache for the Rivendell > operations. I do think that the availability of the current Rivendell > bags in additional colors (especially an olive green or khaki) would > be a nice idea. > > Jim Cloud > Tucson, AZ > > On Nov 7, 10:42 pm, Eric <ericwolfo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > I've watched with great anticipation some great older Riv bags on > > eBay. > > > Recently, this handlebar bag fetched more than $200 > > > Found > > here:http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320611490808&ssPag... > > > Another Baggins style saddle bag fetched close to $180 on eBay. So > > obviously there is a demand for well designed bags, as the way Acorn > > bags are in stock for what seems like seconds. And I'm a more recent > > Riv aficionado so I missed out on buying 'em. > > > Anyways, why doesn't Riv reissue these bags? -- 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-bu...@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.
