zelah

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i'm looking to get a reload courier bag and, coming from a chrome bag, i'm not trying to go cold turkey into unpadded straps, sooooo i'm looking to get one of those pads that attack to the actual bag. my question is...uh...how are they? the pad that is. they look pretty serious, but i havent seen that much of it, just little peeks in a few pictures. is it ugly or too much or anything?

and the little RE patch, can you ask them to not put on one? or move? or just one of the little tab ones

this is my birthday present to myself, so i wanna get it just right!

thanks

OrangeJTM46

Everything you need to know about the pad is here. I don't know if they won't put their name on the bag, but it never hurts to ask.

https://reloadbags.com/bags/ops.php

zelah

but...thats not everything i want to know about the pad, i was asking if anyone had any problems with it or if it was ugly or too bulky

and "Completely radio holder-compatible, and movable." raises questions, because does that mean the strap pad is movable? cause it looks sewed onto the body

Smorgasgeorge

Just send Roland an email; they can do anything you want. I don't have a strap on mine, but my friend has one on his, and when I threw his over my shoulder, the pad felt just right for carrying a heavy load....and his moves around on the strap so you can position it where you want.

OrangeJTM46

Oh, well sorry about that. I don't have the pad thats on that page, I have the smaller removable one. It works pretty well for me. If you have a bigger bag, that strap, I assume, would be better because part of the bag sits on your shoulder, and the pad covers that part.

koyman

Is your birthday soon? Do we share a birthday? That would be fun

zelah

birthday's tomorrow :]

koyman

ratz. mine is later in the week (aka saturday).

from one aquarius to another: Happy bday and valentines day (a salutation I'm sure you hear rarely) tomorrow!

zelah

woo! birthdays are uh...pie?

i mean jam? the jam? the pie? njs? i cant keep up with this board

koyman

Certainly the Pie. In fact, my mother just phoned and asked what kind of pie I would like for my birthday. I, of course, said "NJS pie only, please mother."

zelah

mine's making me banana pancakes and cheesy eggs

but bags!

so the strap pads a good idea? i'll probably email him tonight or tomorrow and ask about tag placement and trims and stuff

CF4L

take a look at their custom stock page. it seems that the tag can be placed anywhere, and some of them are not even pictured.

NO TAG:


SIDE TAG:

zelah

oh and another question, how hard is it to work around the lining to sew a patch on the flap?

gnat

why don't you just send them the patch to sew on for you? prolly way easier than trying to do it yourself without going thru the liner

nickmaimone

yeah, the pad is real nice. The base of the pad where it connects to the bag, is velcro, so you can undo it, slide it up or down, etc. Its good...real good.

zelah

awesome, thats what i was looking to hear

i probably wont do anything with patches, i've had a few bike related ones for awhile but nothing to put them on really. i'll probably just get a black sweatshirt...

i'm probably going to get black with black trim, red thread, black velcro, so a big green patch might break up the subtlty of the bag

astrx

yeah i second "ask roland". im living in philly right now and just bought a custom laptop bag from them. they are mad cool, and answer emails promptly

samwinks

the pad is quite nice, ive got the courier (their biggest bag) and i love it. it sits really nicely on the back, the only down side is a strange strap adjustment, but you never really need to adjust the strap so.
ps get the extra pockets because the stoock one just isnt enough
enjoy your day
-sam-

rvabiker

Pad is nice but the strap is stiff as a board...if you're in RVA anytime soon pm me and I'll show you one up close and in person...

zelah

i might be coming up at the end of the month, but i'm anxious to get this thing, so we'll see

zelah

first email sent, all black with red thread, single outer pocket, messenger, pad gray liner, possibly some custom u lock holster. i'll post pixx