What seat pack do you have on your Brooks B-17?
03-25-11, 01:35 AM
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What seat pack do you have on your Brooks B-17?
Pictures are welcome. I am shopping for smallish seat pack for my Honey colored Brooks B-17 special . My clip mounted Topeak is not going to work...so sell me on a new pack.
Room for co2, tools, tire lever and tube.
Extra points for matching the color of my new Soma Double Cross
Room for co2, tools, tire lever and tube.
Extra points for matching the color of my new Soma Double Cross
03-25-11, 02:34 AM
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I've not used them my self, but just to remind you, Brooks makes seat bags as well as saddles
03-25-11, 02:55 AM
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Might be a little biggish, but the Velo Orange (Vel'orange?) Croissant Bag
https://store.velo-orange.com/index.p...addle-bag.html
https://store.velo-orange.com/index.p...addle-bag.html
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I had the Minnehaha small barrel bag.
It was a nice looking bag when new. However, after it gets wet a few times the colors run making the leather accents look dingy.
It was a nice looking bag when new. However, after it gets wet a few times the colors run making the leather accents look dingy.
03-25-11, 02:51 PM
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I have a Soma bag (one larkin, one townsend):
https://www.somafab.com/bags.html
matches neither bike nor saddle
https://www.somafab.com/bags.html
matches neither bike nor saddle
03-25-11, 10:16 PM
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Carradice Barley.
It's a bit bigger than what you had in mind, but it's the handiest darn thing.
https://www.wallbike.com/barley-saddlebag
It's available in black with white straps.
It's a bit bigger than what you had in mind, but it's the handiest darn thing.
https://www.wallbike.com/barley-saddlebag
It's available in black with white straps.
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Depends on how much room you need. On my B-72 I have a $1 leather chain wallet from the thrift store I cut a couple slots in and used some old leather straps to hold on.
Fits a couple small adj wrenches, patch kit, and misc.
Fits a couple small adj wrenches, patch kit, and misc.
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Acorn bag. I don't have a pic. I have the Medium Large. It is awesome. If I get the 2011 Casseroll I have been thinking about, a new Acorn front bag may be in order. I love the quality and that they are hand made by a wife and husband in CA.
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Acorn Small Bag and Boxy Rando
This is the older Medium Large bag without the side pockets
I love the Acorn bags
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I was going to recommend a Carradice bag, but those Acorn bags are nice looking too! Either one in the green or beige would not match your saddle but would compliment the color scheme of your bike well, IMHO.
By the way, how do you like your Soma?
By the way, how do you like your Soma?
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I have one of the Carradice Barley bags that I have had for several years. I kind of have a love/hate relationship with it. It's kind of a dumb design, as you can see from this picture when you mount it to the B17 bag loops and the seat post as intended, your thighs will brush it during part of the pedal stroke. And the side pockets are almost horizontal with very loose fitting lids. It's so insecure I don't use the side pockets for fear the contents will work their way out and be lost on the road.
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I also have this Carradice quick release thing, which is another strange piece of British "engineering". It's a fairly heavy steel frame that you mount the bag to and then it clips into a bracket mounted to the seatpost. This does get it back and away from your thighs and it's supposed to make it easy for you to unclip the whole contraption and drag it with you, but in a practical use sense it's really awkward.
(Yes, this is a different Carradice bag, but I didn't find a pic of the QR with the Barley.)
(Yes, this is a different Carradice bag, but I didn't find a pic of the QR with the Barley.)
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04-22-11, 06:05 AM
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Rivendell just released their tool rollup:
https://simplecycle-marc.blogspot.com...ol-rollup.html
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https://simplecycle-marc.blogspot.com...ol-rollup.html
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Rivendell just released their tool rollup:
https://simplecycle-marc.blogspot.com...ol-rollup.html
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https://simplecycle-marc.blogspot.com...ol-rollup.html
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04-23-11, 09:39 AM
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more us made bags - https://www.frostriver.com/bike_bags/bikebags_menu.html
(i'm shopping for one myself so sorry for post overflow)
(i'm shopping for one myself so sorry for post overflow)
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Don't forget the Duluth Pack Co.. They were the ones who made the original Banana Bag for Rivendell. The one I had that I bought from Rivendell had the big round Duluth Pack Co. emblem on it:
https://duluthpack.com/outdoor-gear/biking
https://duluthpack.com/outdoor-gear/biking
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For long brevets and big commuter loads I have a Carradice Pendle. It's fairly monstrous, and in combo with my Berthoud GB28 I can fit everything I need for a 400k in the pouring rain and still have spare room.
For JRA, I've got a Topeak Aerowedge with the straps and clips since their stock QR mount doesn't fit the B-17.
For JRA, I've got a Topeak Aerowedge with the straps and clips since their stock QR mount doesn't fit the B-17.
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