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Join Date: May 2018
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Bikes: 1951 Sun Wasp, 1953 Armstrong Consort, 1975 Raleigh Competition, 1980 Apollo Gran Sport, 1988 Schwinn Voyageur, Mystery MTB
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Like you, I am getting into touring as well. I decided to buy second hand, and did a little reading. I found some Serratus / Mountain Equipment Co-op bags from the '90s (made in Canada brands up until that point). They are in excellent shape, and while the rears are black and the fronts are red, I don't care about matching. I'll have a couple of rain covers for them and a drysack for clothes in one bag.
They also go well with my vintage tourer so I like that about them too. Nobody needs the best of everything when starting out on a new interest or hobby. Often, second hand items in good shape can last for a long while.
I snooped around the online classifieds to locate mine. It can take a little while, but the work will pay off.