RBW Softgoods Brands

[Marty Gierke, Stewartstown PA]

Help me fill in the blanks. These are some of the softgoods "brands" we've seen and enjoyed over the years. Are there others? What am I missing? (I know Sackville is duplicated, but like several headbadges, there have been versions from time to time) Working on an all-in poster idea...but don't hold your breath. Thanks for your input!

Marty

[Jeremy Till]

Nigel Smythe & Sons was a post-Baggins, pre-Sackville line of tweed bags. They had a handlebar bag, at least one saddlebag (I think it was called the "Country Bag"), and the two sizes of rack trunk. Can't remember if there were panniers. 

-Jeremy Till

Sacramento, CA

[Marty Gierke, Stewartstown PA]

Thanks Jeremy - but was Nigel Smythe kind of like Carradice - a line of bags that RIvendell "endorsed" and sold rather than had made unique for Rivendell? Just trying to recall. 

[Marty Gierke, Stewartstown PA]

This may shed some light, (from the 2006 catalog) but I'm still not sure if Nigel Smyth is fictional, or FACTIONAL:

Regardless, it probably deserves a spot on the timeline. After all, I include Heron and one or two others I need to remember. 

[ANDREW LETTON]

Was the Cartwright series of saddlebags (Little Joe, Adam, and Hoss…of Bonanza fame) a subset of Baggins Bags, or did they predate the Bagginses? I don’t remember there being a leather patch on them, but neither my Little Joe nor Adam are nearby for me to check. 

cheers,

Andrew

(Painstakingly pecked out on my iPhone; please pardon my brevity and tpyos.)

On 13 Feb 2025, at 10:26 am, Marty Gierke, Stewartstown PA <martin...@gmail.com> wrote:

Help me fill in the blanks. These are some of the softgoods "brands" we've seen and enjoyed over the years. Are there others? What am I missing? (I know Sackville is duplicated, but like several headbadges, there have been versions from time to time) Working on an all-in poster idea...but don't hold your breath. Thanks for your input!

Marty

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[lconley]

There were at least three saddle bags, the Country Bag and there were also a large and a medium saddle bag.

Small rack bag and Country Bag (middle tweed pattern):

Large rack bag (later tweed pattern):

Laing Conley

Delray Beach FL

[lconley]

Handlebar bag (later tweed pattern):

Banana bag (later tweed pattern):

[Joe Bernard]

The Bonanza bags were Baggins with the BB leather patch. 

[M D Smith]

I do not think there was a “poster-friendly” logo, but Rivendell used to sell the Acme wallets (made from Filson tin cloth remnants, I remember) in the early catalogs.  I still make my own wallets based on that pattern.

Mike in chilly Somerville, MA

[Patrick Moore]

Baggins bags; I owned a Hoss and an Adam, respectively large (very!) and medium; I think there was a small but what was the name? I was outside the jurisdiction when the TV show aired.

Before Baggins there were very crude — relatively; still nice for the quality of materials — bags in limited sizes or perhaps only in Banana Bag size; as if made by conscientious amateur on kitchen table. Does anyone recall what they were? I owned 2. 

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[Cyclofiend Jim]

They also had mudflaps and a front rack bag sized to fit the Nitto.
You can see them adorning my QB here - 
(That's a "Keven's Bag" in waxed cotton aft of the saddle)

[Marty Gierke, Stewartstown PA]

Spent a few hours at a swap meet in Maryland today. Ended up with this original Baggins banana sack as part of a bundle with a Park headset press. Very clean condition. 

All in all a much better day than the past couple years. Here's some of the other items: NOS Specialized rear hub, Park crown race slammer, NIB Mafac canti brakes, 

Gravel King tires, Specialized tires, Avocet saddle, Oury grips. 

Did not find a headset for the All Rounder I picked up recently, but I'm ready to install as soon as I find one. 

Marty

[JohnS]

Looks like you did pretty well today Marty. Someday I'll find a headset tool like that, I'm sure it makes the job so much easier. The Mafac cantis should look great on your all-rounder.

JohnS

[Bob B]

Marty, depending on how comprehensive you want to be... here's a Sackville label variant circa 2020 iirc. "HECHO IN CONNECTICUT"

[Marty Gierke, Stewartstown PA]

I'll take any and all. Thanks Bob!