Originally Posted by
T Stew
I was going to mention the Carradice Classics as well. Looks great on an older bike. I don't know about the never wear out comment though, on my second trip with mine I noticed the brake cable guide wore a hole straight though my saddle bag.
Never said "never".
One great thing about the Carradice design is their repair-ability w/ old school techniques and materials.
Recently I noticed that the dowel rod on my >40 year old seatbag was wearing through the end material (one too many frozen free range bug-fed chicken loads bouncing down the chip-seal).
Took it to a local saddle/tack shop (you could also take it to a shoe repair shop in a more urban setting
) had two leather reinforcements stitched in for $20: good for another several decades or so...
Repair-able not Disposable.
-Bandera