{"title":"Bags","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eAll of our bags are SACKVILLE brand—that's our own brand, and they're our own designs, made of the best waterproof, rot-proof cotton that we import from Scotland. The leather comes from American cows, the brass hardware is Ohioan, the elastic is either Swiss or American, and they're hand sewn in Connecticut to the the highest standards in the industry.\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"sackville-shopsack-2025","title":"Sackville ShopSack","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSackville ShopSack (updated for late 2025!)\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan id=\"product_description\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"product_description\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003eIn the 1990s nobody put Wald baskets on good bikes except us. We carried groceries in them, sometimes in the paper bags or plastic sacks or day packs. Do that enough and you figure out that a simple closable tote is better. The handles help. Size them to fit like a glove into Wald baskets, Bob's your uncle. Ten years ago we added a small pocket on the inside, and early October of 2025 we made the handles adjustable, so you can carry it without dragging, or sling it over your shoulder like a beauty queen's sash or a gunman's bandolier. We've also removed the reflective tape on the front of the bag--so you don't think, \"It's night, I don't need lights--I've got my ShopSack!\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan id=\"product_description\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003eFor touring, shopping (even with a car!), or commuting—if you have a bike with a rack and basket, a Sackville ShopSack will make it all easier and more secure and weatherproof. In a hard rain, we turn ours upside down.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShopSacks are wider than the are tall, so they're easy to pack and unpack. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe fabric is the best dry-waxed cotton we can find in the world. The handles are the best U.S.-made military spec nylon that will never crap out on you and resists twisting; a #5 Coil zipper closes it, and there's a zippered pocket inside for whatever makes sense.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eWhile many latecomers to the basket bag game have festooned theirs with extra features that jack up the price and turn simple bags into puzzles, we've kept ours Sackville-simple.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan id=\"product_description\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwo sizes\u003c\/strong\u003e. The \u003cstrong\u003emedium ShopSack\u003c\/strong\u003e fits the medium Wald basket, and the \u003cstrong\u003elarge Shopsack\u003c\/strong\u003e fits the big Wald basket. If you have another basket, it may not fit it. Since the bags smoosh and crumple when you need them to, a big one fits in the medium basket, no problem, and the small SSack fits in a big Wald. We recommend a basket net, regardless. It's not necessary, but it seems like a good idea over bumps, and even on a smooth road, it keep grabbable things like food, water bottles, hats, and maps handy for on-the-bike snatches.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan id=\"product_description\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eRoughtly 99% of the staff use ShopSacks for commuting daily; Grant, Roman, James, Sergio, and Will all use one as a camping bag; Will and Sergio use one as an airplane bag.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"product_description\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan id=\"product_description\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003eFlat Dimensions:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan id=\"product_description\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003eMedium ShopSack - 21.5\" x 10.5\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan id=\"product_description\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003eLarge ShopSack - 28\" x 13.5\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Queen City MFG","offers":[{"title":"Medium \/ Charcoal","offer_id":40595318538351,"sku":"bashm-charcoal","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Medium \/ Olive","offer_id":43224041390191,"sku":"bashm-olive","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Large \/ Charcoal","offer_id":43627139465327,"sku":"bashl-char","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Large \/ Olive","offer_id":43627139498095,"sku":"bashl-OL","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1403\/7343\/files\/DSC_7440-2.jpg?v=1760135025"},{"product_id":"short-buckle-sackville-leather-strap-7-each","title":"Sackville leather strap, SHORT Buckle 8.5\" - each","description":"\u003cp\u003eBrown leather bag strap with brass buckle. Same as what's on our Sackville line of bike bags. Just the right 8.5\" x 5\/8\" length for bag to saddle or seatpost or handlebar attaching. Good for old Baggins, Nigel, Carradice bags, too.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSold individually.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003enote: the brown leather color and type of brass buckle may vary from time to time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Queen City MFG","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":23334708481,"sku":"bs7","price":11.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1403\/7343\/products\/bs7-2.jpg?v=1471028308"},{"product_id":"long-snap-sackville-leather-strap-17-each","title":"Sackville leather strap, LONG Snap SNAP 17\" - each","description":"Long brown leather bag strap with brass snap. Same as what's on our Sackville SaddleSack Medium and Large bags. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSold individually.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003enote: the brown leather color may vary from time to time so please do not be surprised if it doesn't match the leather color of your Sackville bags.","brand":"Queen City MFG","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":23334708993,"sku":"bs8","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1403\/7343\/products\/bs8-2.jpg?v=1471028310"},{"product_id":"long-buckle-sackville-leather-strap-15-each","title":"Sackville leather strap, LONG Buckle 15\" - each","description":"Honey brown leather bag strap with brass buckle. Same style as what's on our Sackville line of bike bags. Just the right 15\" x 5\/8\" length for bag to saddle or bar or seatpost attaching. Good for old Baggins, Nigel Smythe, Carradice bags, too. Also good as a collar for medium sized dogs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSold individually.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003enote: the brown leather color and type of brass buckle may vary from time to time.","brand":"Queen City MFG","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":23334710529,"sku":"bs9","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1403\/7343\/products\/bs9-2.jpg?v=1471028312"},{"product_id":"johns-irish-strap-39-370078-one-meter-each","title":"John's Strap","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere are dozens of other general purpose straps out there, and most of them are slightly easier to use than this one. But this one is easy enough to use, and the goal isn't maximum ease of use, once a certain ease of use has been attained. Got it? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThree things set these strap apart: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. They have a metal buckle, and in the twenty-first century, that's rare.\u003cbr\u003e2. They're striped, and we think you will find, as we have, that the stripes are festive.\u003cbr\u003e3. In the '70s thru '90s they were made in Ireland. After that, Greece. Now: Sweden, land of the Nobel Prize. No coincidence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese are the straps we use and prefer for lashing stuff sacks to racks, tripods to bag flaps, panniers to racks, and even heavily loaded baskets that have already been zip-tied to racks, to handlebars (for extra support). We've used them to guy-out tents, as belts, to cinch up pants, and at least one other thing that doesn't come to mind right now.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you carry things on a bike or on packs of any kind -- in fact, if you do anything that could be construed as even remotely outdoorsy, you need straps. You don't need quick-release\/side release plastic ones; you need these. Extremely satisfying to cinch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e0.75\" (18 mm) wide\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ARNO (thrace ipoma) 793","offers":[{"title":"Rainbow (100 cm)","offer_id":40622963032175,"sku":"STA2","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1403\/7343\/files\/rainbow_strap_20241212_131154.jpg?v=1734041126"},{"product_id":"captain-hook-basket-net","title":"Basket Net - Captain Hook","description":"\u003cp\u003eCaptain Hook Basket Net\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe best basket net in the world for the MED and LAR Wald \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.rivbike.mom\/product-p\/bskt.htm\"\u003ebaskets\u003c\/a\u003e. Made just for us, to our dimensions for a perfect fit, and with much stouter elastic than garden variety elastic, so they'll last longer. Bigger better easier hooks, too. Easier to use with bare hands, gloves, or mittens. Easier to hook and unhook. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTip-tip: They come with four hooks. Remove two, tie those two corners onto the basket, and then replace two small hooks from another net with the two you just took off. Then you’ll have two spare smallish hooks, and those’ll get you nowhere, but keep them around anyway.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"khx","offers":[{"title":"Red net","offer_id":40826479738991,"sku":"netrbw-red","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Silver net","offer_id":53972971257967,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"black plastic net hook","offer_id":43218411815023,"sku":"netrbw-hook","price":1.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1403\/7343\/products\/netrbw-red.jpg?v=1653409997"},{"product_id":"sackville-flatsack-olive","title":"Sackville FlatSack","description":"\u003cp\u003eSackville FLATsack\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eapprox. 10\" h x 12.25\" w\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt’s a one-cell MUSAsette, and we’ve eliminated all labor-intensive \u0026amp; unnecessary features, leaving you with a simple zippered flat pouch with an adjustable shoulder strap. A YKK zipper with stress-avoiding zipper stops at both ends, and fully taped seams is a testament to its detailery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe fabric is waterproofed Scottish cotton. All webbing is military spec. The sewing is Connecticutt-perfect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mere $ wins you entry into the lofty\/heady world of Sackville, and Flatsack is perfect for wallet-phone, book, munchies, knife, flashlight, and keys. It's good back to have with you at all times—in a bike bag, over your shoulder, in another pack. It's flat, light, strong, secure, handsome, and travel-proven already. You'll never throw it out.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Queen City MFG","offers":[{"title":"Olive","offer_id":29786646669,"sku":"baflat-OL","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Silver","offer_id":12231209746543,"sku":"baflat-SIL","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Royal","offer_id":12231209779311,"sku":"baflat-roy3","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Tan","offer_id":39268237017199,"sku":"baflat-tan7","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Nitto Blue","offer_id":40598594584687,"sku":"baflat-5","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Navy","offer_id":40598594682991,"sku":"baflat-6","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Khaki","offer_id":40598594846831,"sku":"baflat-9","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1403\/7343\/products\/flatsack-2.jpg?v=1615578034"},{"product_id":"sackville-backabike-rear-bag-pannier","title":"Sackville Backabike Bag, each","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUpdate, May 22nd 2026: Add a Backabike bag to the cart and get a Shiny Rear Rack for 30% off. The discount will apply automatically once they're both in the cart. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSackville Backabike rear Bag, each\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSimple, extremely well-made, and a little more expensive than Ortlieb panniers. SOLD SINGLY, but please get two. It mounts via two small leather buckle straps (or Voiles, if you like), and a bungee'd hook via two d rings on the back. It's not the one hand\/ one second mount and release of a lot of modern bags, but if you can spare 30 seconds, you'll see the beauty in its simplicity and security, and may have some bonus peace of mind knowing there's nothing to break. They attache to any rack via leather buckles. Not plastic auto-open\/close German wizardry buckles. They're simple, strong.\u003cbr\u003eLoading and unloading couldn't be easier. The toggle arrangement is wonderful and fast and feels like you're doing a real thing.\u003cbr\u003eSymmetrical shape works equally well on the left or right side and also on the Nitto Big rear, Nitto Big front or Clem racks. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe material is waterproof and these will do fine in rain during commutes, but if you're going on a super wet expedition-type tour, line the bags with plastic bags. The seams aren't sealed and there are openings on the back where water could seep in when it's a torrential stream.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSold individually.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eApprox. Dims - 14\" x 11.5\" x 5\" (36cm x 29cm x 13cm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout ? cubic inches per pair. Let's see: 14 x 11.5 = 161, x 5 = 805, but if it's a pair we're talking about, it's 2 x 805 = 1610 cubic inches. That's a good size for rear panniers. Carry more on top of the rack, and some in front of the bike, and heavens to mergatroid, you should be able to take a good trip with 3,600 cubic inches or so...right?  People always bring too many clothes and too much food. Shop along the way, and wear a lot of wool so you don't smell so bad so soon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNOTE: The price seems high (even to us!) for ONE bag, but it's right in there with Ortlieb and other \"high end\" rear bags. The design is simple—there are no pockets inside, no compartments, no zipper access to anything unseen. You don't need that. In a rear bag, you want it open and stuffable, to maximize the capacity. In rear bags, you carry things you don't have to look for on a ride. Shopping--it's groceries. You don't need to check up on them during the ride home. Touring--it's spare clothing, food, cooking gear, stuff for the campsite. To compartmentalize, use color-coded or mesh stuffsacks for things you want separated. It's convenient and unfussy.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Queen City MFG","offers":[{"title":"Olive","offer_id":12226472706159,"sku":"baBA1-OL","price":180.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Navy\/Bright Blue 2-tone","offer_id":39814883246191,"sku":"baBA1-6","price":180.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1403\/7343\/files\/sackville-backabike-8_2160a63e-9316-413e-b326-8ee4f9fd95a7.jpg?v=1779484896"},{"product_id":"sackville-banana-sax","title":"Sackville Bananasack","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt's our most popular bicycle bag. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere's a new mounting rig that is so obviously better, I feel stupid for not thinking of it myself. I think Roman did. Vince?  Will? I think it was Roman. No matter--the point is, the BananaSack is better for it, because it makes it a cinch to mount on a saddle or on the handlebar.  And the closure is our world-beating but not world-famous ring-and toggle. So neat, so fast. Inside, there's a flap that keeps stuff in even if you blow it and forget to toggle the lid closed, and adds another layer of rain resistance. A sleeve pocket inside holds your cell phone, money, or keys. Works equally well on the saddle (you need bag loops, and all Brookses have them); or on the handlebar. This bag, like all Sackville bags, is made with only the best materials and is stitched by a shoemaker.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions for the banana bag sack sac sak sax - 7” x 9” x 5”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe height=\"360\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/271338447\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/271338447\"\u003eSackville Banana Sack\u003c\/a\u003e from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/user2909252\"\u003eRivendell Bicycle Works\u003c\/a\u003e on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\"\u003eVimeo\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Queen City MFG","offers":[{"title":"Olive","offer_id":42647338549359,"sku":"banana-olv","price":145.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Charcoal","offer_id":42647338582127,"sku":"banana-chr","price":145.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Bright Blue","offer_id":44505572409455,"sku":"banana-ryl","price":145.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Orange","offer_id":52838455509103,"sku":"banana-org","price":145.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Pearl Grey","offer_id":53192348598383,"sku":"banana-pgy","price":145.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1403\/7343\/files\/april102026-17.jpg?v=1775842026"},{"product_id":"sackville-saddlesack-kangaroo-pouch","title":"Sackville Saddlebag Kangaroo Pouch","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe consider this essential, because it’s so convenient on our saddlebags. It used to come standard, but jacked up the price more, and other saddlebags don’t come standard with removable groovy little labor\/material intensive pouches, so it made apples-to-apples comparisons unfair. Now you buy it, and we have them in the same colors as our bags—but be groovy and go contrasty!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eMade to snap onto our BagBoy, EZPZ, SlimSuckers, BaggaBond, and older SaddleSack Small, Medium and Larges or whatever bag that gots d-rings or loops 9.25\" apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions: 10.75\" x 7\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFABRIC:\u003c\/strong\u003e All Sackville bags are made from cotton that is more tightly woven than most waxed cottons. The gaps between threads are so small it hardly needs any wax, and with less wax, it stays much cleaner. Normal-common waxed cotton is more coarsely woven, so needs a heavier coating of wax. The extra wax on the coarse fabric isn't as waterproof, and picks up and holds dirt, so after a couple of years, it looks like an old railroad tie coated with creosote.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe height=\"360\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/123971564\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Queen City MFG","offers":[{"title":"Olive","offer_id":8643920429167,"sku":"bakp-OL","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Charcoal","offer_id":42647359619183,"sku":"bakp-char","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Bright Blue","offer_id":39815022837871,"sku":"bakp-5","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Pearl Grey","offer_id":39275570430063,"sku":"bakp-pgrey","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Orange","offer_id":53192476426351,"sku":"bakp-org","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1403\/7343\/files\/kangaroo-pouch-2026.jpg?v=1767983050"},{"product_id":"sackville-bagabond","title":"Sackville BaggaBond Saddlebag","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBaggaBond\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA big \u0026amp; tall saddlebag for tall riders with a 13-inch or bigger gap between the saddlebag loops and the tire or fender or rack, whatever sticks up highest. In this case, a normal-depth bag will sit on air, which you can’t put stuff in. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith this Baggabond, and at the request of Will, we’ve filled that gap with bag interior, so you can carry more stuff. This is now Will’s dream bag for bike camping. This and a basket up front, and you’re all set, daddy-o!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSame materials and quality as our other Sackville bags. Single-strap flap with dowel, quite nifty. Tie-down points if you have a rack under it. Two lasher straps for the saddle loops and one strap for the seat post, or, below it, for a rack. It’s there to use if you need it, or zip-tie it to the rack. All will be clear when you see it and use it. You’ll think, aha, they anticipated my urgent need.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt doesn’t come with a Kangaroo pocket, but we sell it separately, and we reduced the price accordingly. Get one that doesn’t match. Fun psychedelia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQUICK SUMMARY: The SACKVILLE BAGGABOND is our most all-around useful biggish saddlebag. Bigger than the SaddleSack Medium and around the same capacity as a SaddleSack Large.  And for smaller loads, the BagBoy is good. But for general use, this is the one.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eALL Sackville Saddlesacks are the result of 30+ years of saddlebag use and obsession. These are our own designs, made without compromise in Connecticut. They're expensive, but last decades. They all require a saddle with loops. All modern leather saddles and some plastic ones have them. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOUTER FABRIC:\u003c\/strong\u003e All Sackville saddlesacks are made from Scottish cotton that is more tightly woven than any waxed cotton made in America. The gaps between threads are so small it hardly needs any wax, and with less wax, it stays much cleaner. Normal-common-American waxed cotton is more coarsely woven, so needs a heavier coating of wax. The extra wax on the coarse fabric isn't as waterproof, and picks up and holds dirt, so after a couple of years, it looks like an old railroad tie coated with creosote.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe height=\"360\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/123971564\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLEATHER:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tough, American top-grain leather tanned and sufficiently oiled to weather well with minimal upkeep. Every couple of years smear some leather goop on it. The best is Obenauf's (we sell it, so do others), but any will do.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOVERALL DESIGN: \u003c\/strong\u003eThey sit flat, and there are two benefits. (1) The load doesn't tilt or tend to spill out. Even if you don't use the security of the inner tongue-flap or buckle down the outer flap, the raised lower lip of the lower jaw + a flat bottom holds your stuff in there; (2) You get more usable room directly above the tire. This is best explained with a diagram, which we don't have right now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDETAILS:\u003c\/strong\u003e Simple, usable, with sufficient convenience for anybody. The side pockets are slim but hold surprisingly bulky loads because they distend as they need to. Two D-Rings allow for attachment of our removable \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.rivbike.mom\/products\/sackville-saddlesack-kangaroo-pouch\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKangaroo Pouch pocket\u003c\/a\u003e — good for wallet, keys, phone, and whatever else you might want to take with you into the store while your bike is outside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEspecially notice the bottom outer,\u003c\/strong\u003e always in a contrasting color. The extra layer of fabric repels water and abraision from an uncovered tire. A fender or rack makes it unnecessary, but it's there just in case. The \"daisy chain\" webbing strips make it easy to snug the sack to a rack as a way to foil a thief with plans for a quick get-away; and reduce bag-sway (which is a theoretical issue more than a real problem, but saddlebag newbies tend to fear it, and so...we say don't).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwo loops\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eat the bottom allow you to cinch a big bag off of a tall uncovered tire. Like, let's say you let a friend use the bag and they don't have a rack or fender but need to carry a big load, and their saddle is low. Run a stick or  pencil or rod or cord thru these loops, and use an adjustable cord or strap to hike the bag off the tire. Tie it off to the saddle or straps holding the saddle to the bag loops. Creativity solves all problems!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFANATICAL STITCHERY:\u003c\/strong\u003e Every stitch terminates on the inside of the bag. The ends of the nylon thread are melted with an alcohol flame, then smeared while molten. They won't show, catch, or unravel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCapacity:\u003c\/strong\u003e There are too many ways to measure in cubic inches or liters. There are ways to cheat. Expanded and bulged? Flat sides and mathematically? It's too confusing. Unexpanded, this bag holds a lot. Expanded—with extended flap and maxed-out tongue, it's a monster.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApproximately 15.25\" wide, 9.25\" tall and 11\" deep.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot bulged (imagine): 1551 cubic inches\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is our most all-around useful biggish saddlebag, just shy of the size needed for bike camping and monstrous loads.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's about 1,550 cubic inches before you overstuff it, which you can do, easily.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Queen City MFG","offers":[{"title":"Olive","offer_id":12236310216815,"sku":"babond-OL","price":270.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1403\/7343\/files\/20250425_filmandbagga_23_sq.jpg?v=1745602018"},{"product_id":"sackville-bagboy","title":"Sackville BagBoy SaddleSack","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSackville Bag Boy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eIt's 7.25”H x 12W x 11”Deep (front to back). If you're a numbers person, that's maths out to 957 cubic inches, or about 15.7 liters. If those numbers mean nada to you, it holds about a full grocery bag, at least when you raise the lid a bit (easy to do).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is the most useful around-town saddlesack we sell. It has D-rings on the flap, so you can attach a Sackville Kangaroo pocket for wallet-phone-keys-tools. Sold separately, $26..\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e The underside has an abrasion pad so if your tire rubs for whatever reason, it won't wear a hole in in. The pad has loops, for tying onto a rack to make it maximally non-sway-y and harder to steal. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you have 10.25-inches between your saddle's bag loops and the top of the tire, you should be able to load it up and not have it drag. If you have as little as 8-inches, you can tighten the cinch strap and raise the load off the tire. That's why we put it so high up. It seems like the wrong place, until it saves the day, and it often will, if you load the bejesus out of it. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eALL Sackville Saddlesacks are the result of 30+ years of saddlebag use and obsession. These are our own designs, made without compromise in Vermont. They're expensive, but last decades. They all require a saddle with loops. All modern leather saddles and some plastic ones have them.\u003cstrong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOUTER FABRIC:\u003c\/strong\u003e All Sackville bags are made from dry-waxed cotton that's more tightly woven than any waxed cotton made in America. The gaps between threads are so small it hardly needs any wax, and with less wax, it stays much cleaner. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNote: The fabric is tough, highly abrasion-resistant, but if you pack it with sharp things and rattle around on trails like that, a hole will magically appear. This isn't a defect. Pack it well but don't obsess. If you get a hole, fix it yourself with leather or fabric glued or stitched on. It's a tough bag, but it's not steel. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis year's colors are gray and olive. The olive canvas is slightly heavier. The gray bag weighs 1.4lb; the olive, 1.5. There are 453.5g to the pound.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/123971564\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLEATHER:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tough, American top-grain leather tanned and sufficiently oiled to weather well with minimal upkeep. Every couple of years smear some leather goop on it. The best is Obenauf's (we sell it, so do others), but any will do.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOVERALL DESIGN: \u003c\/strong\u003eLike all of our saddlesacks, it sits flat, and there are two benefits. (1) The load doesn't tilt or tend to spill out. Even if you don't use the security of the inner tongue-flap or buckle down the outer flap, the raised lower lip of the lower jaw + a flat bottom holds your stuff in there; (2) You get more usable room directly above the tire. There are no bugs. The bag is perfect without being designed to the needs of the compulsive organizer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDETAILS:\u003c\/strong\u003e Simple, usable, with sufficient convenience for anybody. Two D-Rings allow for attachment of our removable \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.rivbike.mom\/products\/sackville-saddlesack-kangaroo-pouch\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKangaroo Pouch pocket\u003c\/a\u003e — good for wallet, keys, phone, patch kit, a few tools.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFANATICAL STITCHERY:\u003c\/strong\u003e These are made by a genuine American cobbler. These are the best-made, tidiest, and toughest bike bags we've every seen or used.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWashing instructions:\u003c\/strong\u003e Let the rain wash it. If it doesn't rain, blast it with a hose for 10 seconds once a year.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Queen City MFG","offers":[{"title":"Charcoal","offer_id":42336984301679,"sku":"bagboy-charc","price":210.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Olive","offer_id":42336984334447,"sku":"bagboy-nolive","price":210.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1403\/7343\/files\/bagboylazyphoto-1.jpg?v=1735326864"},{"product_id":"sackville-happisack-saddlebag","title":"Sackville HappiSack Saddlebag","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSackville HAPPI SACK\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQUICK SUMMARY: The SACKVILLE HappySack is our most all-around useful biggish saddlebag. If you find you wish it were bigger, you have an excuse to get a BaggaBond sometime, and for smaller loads (not food shopping), the BagBoy is good. But for general use, this is the one.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eALL Sackville Saddlesacks are the result of 30+ years of saddlebag use and obsession. These are our own designs, made without compromise in Connecticut. They're expensive, but last decades. They all require a saddle with loops. All modern leather saddles and some plastic ones (Brooks Cambium Allweather saddles) have them. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThis is the SaddleSack MEDIUM’s replacement with some lateral changes that are kind of neat. Single strap top flap with dowel speeds things up a bit. Underside lash-down thing has extended two loops that you might not ever use, but they slightly make lashing down easier. The same everything else, because the now-old SaddleSack Medium didn’t need a makeover. \u003cbr\u003eOh—our price was raised so yours was going to be, but we left off the Kangaroo pocket, which you can now buy separately—mix or match colors---for the same price it would be if we’d included it. Get one.\u003cbr\u003eThe Happy sack is the most versatile large-but-not-humongous saddlebag in our line, and is among the most handsome saddlebags in the galaxy. You will open up the box, hold it in your hands, and say, “Whoa…”\u003cbr\u003eOur design, made in Connecticut of cotton we import directly from Scotland, and American leather and brass. \u003cbr\u003ePlease don’t ask us how many liters it holds. We don’t know. How do you measure that in a soft bag with expandable lid and flap, and bulges? Geometrically, or with kidney beans? How do others? We don’t know, and unless everybody is doing it the same, it’s too easy to fudge and jiggle. It’s between a Carradice Nelson Longflap and Camper in size.\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOUTER FABRIC:\u003c\/strong\u003e All Sackville saddlesacks are made from Scottish cotton that is more tightly woven than any waxed cotton made in America. The gaps between threads are so small it hardly needs any wax, and with less wax, it stays much cleaner. Normal-common-American waxed cotton is more coarsely woven, so needs a heavier coating of wax. The extra wax on the coarse fabric isn't as waterproof, and picks up and holds dirt, so after a couple of years, it looks like an old railroad tie coated with creosote.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/123971564\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"\" mozallowfullscreen=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLEATHER:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tough, American top-grain leather tanned and sufficiently oiled to weather well with minimal upkeep. Every couple of years smear some leather goop on it. The best is Obenauf's (we sell it, so do others), but any will do.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOVERALL DESIGN: \u003c\/strong\u003eThey sit flat, and there are two benefits. (1) The load doesn't tilt or tend to spill out. Even if you don't use the security of the inner tongue-flap or buckle down the outer flap, the raised lower lip of the lower jaw + a flat bottom holds your stuff in there; (2) You get more usable room directly above the tire. This is best explained with a diagram, which we don't have right now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDETAILS:\u003c\/strong\u003e Simple, usable, with sufficient convenience for anybody. The side pockets are slim but hold surprisingly bulky loads because they distend as they need to. Two D-Rings allow for attachment of our removable \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.rivbike.mom\/products\/sackville-saddlesack-kangaroo-pouch\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKangaroo Pouch pocket\u003c\/a\u003e — good for wallet, keys, phone, and whatever else you might want to take with you into the store while your bike is outside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEspecially notice the bottom outer,\u003c\/strong\u003e always in a contrasting color. The extra layer of fabric repels water and abraision from an uncovered tire. A fender or rack makes it unnecessary, but it's there just in case. The \"daisy chain\" webbing strips make it easy to snug the sack to a rack as a way to foil a thief with plans for a quick get-away; and reduce bag-sway (which is a theoretical issue more than a real problem, but saddlebag newbies tend to fear it, and so...we say don't).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwo loops\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eat the bottom allow you to cinch a big bag off of a tall uncovered tire. Like, let's say you let a friend use the bag and they don't have a rack or fender but need to carry a big load, and their saddle is low. Run a stick or  pencil or rod or cord thru these loops, and use an adjustable cord or strap to hike the bag off the tire. Tie it off to the saddle or straps holding the saddle to the bag loops. Creativity solves all problems!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFANATICAL STITCHERY:\u003c\/strong\u003e Every stitch terminates on the inside of the bag. The ends of the nylon thread are melted with an alcohol flame, then smeared while molten. They won't show, catch, or unravel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCapacity:\u003c\/strong\u003e There are too many ways to measure in cubic inches or liters. There are ways to cheat. Expanded and bulged? Flat sides and mathematically? It's too confusing. Unexpanded, this bag holds a lot. Expanded—with extended flap and maxed-out tongue, it's a monster.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApproximately 15.25\" wide, 8.5\" tall and 11\" deep.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCapacity\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot bulged (imagine): 1134 cubic inches, or 18.6 liters (the British way)\u003cbr\u003eBulged but not ridiculous: 1418 cubic inches, or 23.2 liters\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is our most all-around useful biggish saddlebag, just shy of the size needed for bike camping and monstrous loads.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's about 1,050 cubic inches before you overstuff it, which you can do, easily.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Queen City MFG","offers":[{"title":"Olive","offer_id":12523624300655,"sku":"baHS-OL","price":265.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Charcoal","offer_id":42647349526639,"sku":"baHS-char","price":265.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1403\/7343\/products\/RBW-Sackville-Bags-HappySack-1.jpg?v=1569323040"},{"product_id":"sackville-slimsucker-saddlesack","title":"Sackville SlimSucker SaddleSack","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat a useful, \u003cem\u003ethank-god-somebody's-making-it\u003c\/em\u003e bag. Designed especially \u0026amp; specifically for bikes where the tire’s big and the saddle’s low and a full-sized saddlebag won’t fit. The Slimsucker slips into that gap, and despite its size designation, holds a Medium amount of stuff.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBUT it's not just for small bikes. Seriously, it's wonderful for mediums and bigs, too. When you just want more room than a BananaSack, but you don't need the room of a BagBoy, HappiSack, or Bagabond.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eDimensions - 11\" x 12\" x 6\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOther ways to determine whether it'll fit your bike:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(1) On a Brooks saddle, uneeda saddle loop-to-tire gap of at least 9 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(2) FYI, if you have a saddle height of 70cm (your PBH is 81cm +) and a 700c x 48mm tire or less, or fenders, this will fit fine. For skinnier 700c, 650b and 26' the saddle height can be even lower. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(3) You \u003cem\u003ecan\u003c\/em\u003e rest it on a rack or fenders,, always. It may compress some, but it's not a big deal and is still the most voluminous saddlesack we make or have seen that'll work on smaller bikes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Slim Sucker is wide enough for a 13-inch laptop, and ideal for long dayrides and two-day’s worth of groceries. It has no outer pockets, but it fits a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.rivbike.mom\/products\/sackville-saddlesack-kangaroo-pouch?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=8ef2219aa\u0026amp;_ss=r\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKangaroo pocket\u003c\/a\u003e perfectly, for wallet-keys-phone-repair kit. With only one strap, it’s quick to get in and out of it (it pulls on a wooden dowel to evenly close the bag). Like it’s bigger kin, it has a corroplast bottom so a load won’t poke your tire, a tongue-flap to secure and totally waterproof the contents, and all the fabric, leather, brass, and stitching details are just as good.  Make your road bike more useful with one of these.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOUTER FABRIC:\u003c\/strong\u003e All Sackville bags are made from cotton we import directly from Scotland. It is more tightly woven than any waxed cotton made in America. The gaps between threads are so small it hardly needs any wax, and with less wax, it stays much cleaner. Normal-common-American waxed cotton is more coarsely woven, so needs a heavier coating of wax. The extra wax on the coarse fabric isn't as waterproof, and picks up and holds dirt, so after a couple of years, it looks like an old railroad tie coated with creosote.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNote: The fabric is tough, highly abrasion-resistant, but if you pack it with sharp things and rattle around on trails like that, a hole will magically appear. This isn't a defect, not an oversight, not a \"bad run of fabric.\" It's abrasion. Pack it well but don't obsess. If you get a hole, fix it yourself with leather or fabric glued or stitched on. It's a damn tough bag, but it's not steel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe height=\"360\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/123971564\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" mozallowfullscreen=\"\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLEATHER:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tough, American top-grain leather tanned and sufficiently oiled to weather well with minimal upkeep. Every couple of years smear some leather goop on it. The best is Obenauf's (we sell it, so do others), but any will do.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOVERALL DESIGN: \u003c\/strong\u003eThey sit flat, and there are two benefits. (1) The load doesn't tilt or tend to spill out. Even if you don't use the security of the inner tongue-flap or buckle down the outer flap, the raised lower lip of the lower jaw + a flat bottom holds your stuff in there; (2) You get more usable room directly above the tire. This is best explained with a diagram, which we don't have right now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDETAILS:\u003c\/strong\u003e Simple, usable, with sufficient convenience for anybody. Two D-Rings allow for attachment of our removable \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.rivbike.mom\/products\/sackville-saddlesack-kangaroo-pouch\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKangaroo Pouch pocket\u003c\/a\u003e — good for wallet, keys, phone, and whatever else you might want to take with you into the store while your bike is outside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEspecially notice the bottom outer,\u003c\/strong\u003e sometimes in a contrasting color. The extra layer of fabric repels water and abraision from an uncovered tire. A fender or rack makes it unnecessary, but it's there just in case. The two webbing loops make it easy to snug the sack to a rack as a way to foil a thief with plans for a quick get-away; and reduce bag-sway (which is a theoretical issue more than a real problem, but saddlebag newbies tend to fear it, and so...we say don't).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwo loops\u003c\/strong\u003e at the bottom allow you to cinch a big bag off of a tall uncovered tire. Like, let's say you let a friend use the bag and they don't have a rack or fender but need to carry a big load, and their saddle is low. Run a stick or  pencil or rod or cord thru these loops, and use an adjustable cord or strap to hike the bag off the tire. Tie it off to the saddle or straps holding the saddle to the bag loops. Creativity solves all problems!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFANATICAL STITCHERY:\u003c\/strong\u003e Every stitch terminates on the inside of the bag. The ends of the nylon thread are melted with an alcohol flame, then smeared while molten. They won't show, catch, or unravel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCapacity:\u003c\/strong\u003e There are too many ways to measure in cubic inches or liters. There are ways to cheat. Expanded and bulged? Flat sides and mathematically? It's too confusing. Unexpanded, this bag holds a lot. Expanded—with extended flap and maxed-out tongue, it's a monster.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWashing instructions:\u003c\/strong\u003e Let the rain wash it. If it doesn't rain, blast it with a hose for 10 seconds once a year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ebehind the scenes: We list it as one word and as two, slimsucker, slim sucker, to aid searches. There might be a way around that, but this is how we're doing it for now.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Queen City MFG","offers":[{"title":"Khaki","offer_id":40818537332847,"sku":"baSlim-9","price":197.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1403\/7343\/files\/slimsucker-1.jpg?v=1702081078"},{"product_id":"sackville-ezpz","title":"Sackville Rollo handlebar bag","description":"\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Cambria',serif; color: black;\"\u003eI\/Grant have been using a prototype of this bag for a year and love it. It holds a lot and doesn't need a rack. I can overfill it and the flap-and-elastic accommodate whatever it is. I've carried 4-foot long tubes under the flap, sticking out (no traffic). This one is better, way tidier, keeps its shape because of the inserts, and has two pockets inside. I bought the first one.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Cambria',serif; color: black;\"\u003eIt’s hard to look at any bag or pack and not think, \u003ci\u003ethey should’ve added, take your pick: \u003c\/i\u003emore pockets? more access? a shoulder strap?)Our variant is, \u003ci\u003ewhat’s all this extra ______?\u003c\/i\u003e The Rollo is not too simple, not too confusing. Load it up, overfill it, add a Kangaroo pouch if you want to; peer inside and see the two pockets for small things, and you’re all set. It has more than enough things.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Cambria',serif; color: black;\"\u003eIt works on any handlebar and doesn’t need a rack. There are two ways to close it, but you need only one, and there’s an anti-sway strap that’s totally unnecessary, but always out of the way.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Cambria',serif; color: black;\"\u003eA Rollo and a BananaSack make a good combo for a winter ride. A Rollo and a BagBoy will fit $70 worth of groceries. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Cambria',serif; color: black;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Cambria',serif; color: black;\"\u003eYou can refer to it as either the EZPZ or Rollo. We do both, for now.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Cambria',serif; color: black;\"\u003eIt comes with three internal stiffener inserts. It may be obvious where they go. I\/Grant inserted them. in 4:15. Will and Roman took about the same. They take a little finagling, and you do it just once.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Cambria',serif; color: black;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1403\/7343\/files\/rollo-stiffener-installation.pdf?v=1773442765\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Cambria',serif; color: black;\"\u003eHere are instructions on how to install the stiffeners.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Cambria',serif; color: black;\"\u003e====\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Cambria',serif; color: black;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Cambria',serif; color: black;\"\u003eAlso read this: \u003cstrong\u003eLike all but tiny handlebar bags,\u003c\/strong\u003e the bag and cables want to occupy the same space, and they always can. 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Just, if your current wallet is trashed or you just don’t like it, or if you need another one for whatever reason, we are happy to add to your quality of life with this one.  A Japanese friend gave me one 37 years ago—he said it was a traditional Japanese style wallet, but I’ll consult Blue Lug on that—and I lost it after ten years, when I sent it in to a NorCal sewing team to copy. They made them for us, but I never got my original back. When they closed shop or disappeared into the woods (would not surprise me), I put a call out to readers to send me theirs so we could copy it again, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003et hat\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was five years ago.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNow they’re back. Roman narrowed it a bit so it’d fit in his front pocket, but he didn’t wreck anything by doing so. 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They have unused pockets, hidden pockets, and lash points wherever they fit. Inexpensive skilled-beyond-America's ability labor allows the complication, and competition requires it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Sackville Daypack is at least as useful with only three compartments: (1) a main pouch big enough to hold a big watermelon; (2) an inner sleeve that fits any laptop, a paper notebook, and a real book, even with the watermelon just behind it; and (3) an easily accessed, bulged zippered pocket in the lid for wallet, phone, small books and notebooks, and a pocket camera. The lid buckles down, but if that’s too much work, push the top-flap into the main pouch and cinch it there with the drawcord.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCapacity, about 1900 cubic inches, a bit over 31 liters. 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It’s not T-shirt and jeans cotton, and it’s not new: In the Bay Area all of the 1950s and 1960s Boy Scout packs were made of this same fabric, and I’ve had a day pack made of this fabric for 40 years, and it still keeps the contents dry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCompare this cotton to Nylon. Nylon is manufactured in climate-controlled buildings, and remains happiest indoors. Sun eventually disintegrates nylon along with its polyurethane coating which keeps out the water for a while. And with no coating to hold the threads together, the cut edges fray.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Sackville daypack’s three buckles are steel. The zipper is brass. The only plastic hardware on the bag is the cord lock.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe shoulder straps are a mix of military spec nylon, because we couldn’t find cotton straps that slide easily enough through the adjusters. They're padded with 100 percent wool felt, made in Michigan. 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