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Road Fan
Thanks, and great pic! That is a massive bag, to be sure.
In the states I can get Zimbale from Harris as you pointed out, and Carradice from Wallingford among others. The prices are very similar.
Have you seen the Zimbale saddles, at their store? We have several here that look very similar, from VeloOrange and a rowboat full of Ebay sellers. Reviews are mixed. I'm a big Brooks fan, but I have a V-O saddle that I don't like very much.
Bag-wise, so far I'm leaning toward Zimbale or Carradice, base on availability and quality. I haven't decided what size I want.
I'm curious about the Sackville, as a transverse ba g rather than a trunk bag. I'll have to ask about it on Bob and on RBW, where a lot of Rivendellers hang out.
Yes, I have seen the Zimbale bags in a few places in Korea and they look nice. The prices are actually higher here than in the states so I had assumed that they would be cheaper than the British bags but I guess I am wrong.
If the prices are the same you may as well just get the tried to and true Carradice if you like them Howev,er I do really my Sackville and Riv also makes them in a medium and small with essentially the same design. You also do not have to buy any kind of bag support for them because of the internal stiffeners which I like.
I think that the Sackville small can actually be used on the front or the back of the bike and is still big enought o hold a laptop, pretty neat I thought. check out their website for more info. Its also kinda nice haivng a bag that peopel have to ask about because they have never hear of it.