Musette Recommendations

[Michael Ullmer]

I was gifted, by a very kind soul, an old Riv Plain Musette made of organic cotton, along with the 1996 Rivendell catalog that it's featured in. Like the label implies, it's plain and simple. I'm planning to keep it in my bike bag for those instances where I need to carry just a bit more than the bag allows.

I'm wondering if folks have recommendations for other musettes that work well on a bike, but have a few more features (and more structure) than this plain cotton one that I have. Even better, if you have one you'd like to sell contact me off-list. The two that I've found so far that I like are both out of stock (Riv's current Musette and one from Handy Bag).

As an aside, in the last week I've found a new appreciation for my Riv MUSA Pants when a pair of long johns are layered underneath. I tended not to like the feel of cold nylon on my legs in the winter months, adding long johns make these pants a dream.

[Ben Miller]

Michael,

I have a Strawfoot waxed-canvas musette that I really like. Handmade in Santa Cruz, CA.

Still plain and functional, but the waxed canvas does provide a fair deal of structure. I don't know what the original Riv musette looks like, but the Strawfoot was a nice, straightforward clasp to hold the cross strap in place that just works. And it doesn't have a zipper like the new Riv one, but just a snap that feels really solid. It's been durable for me, had it for ~10 years.

Ben

[Edwin W]

I like the Riv flatsack, though I wish it were just a bit taller to fit a standard magazine. Currently sold out.

I saw Herse is selling one -  lightweight and packable, as you would expect.

Edwin

[Joe Bernard]

Crap. Sorry folks, posted to wrong thread. Ack!

[Patrick Moore]

A tangent but not a 90* one: for those who want the opposite to what Michael wants, and are looking for a minimalist, very light musette that can be folded tiny and stuffed into a small kit bag for occasional pickups when you are not palping bike luggage, Velo Retro's musettes are just right. I carry them on the 3 bikes that don't have regular luggage for those "just-in-case" moments.

Velo Retro panders to the retrogrouch and history nostalgic in each of us.

http://www.velo-retro.com/musette.html

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Patrick Moore

Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum

[Patrick Moore]

Censor him!

On Fri, Dec 18, 2020 at 12:00 PM Joe Bernard <joer...@gmail.com> wrote:

Crap. Sorry folks, posted to wrong thread. Ack!

[Dave S]

https://acornbags.com/products/musette-bag

[Toshi Takeuchi]

Wow, an acornbags product that is actually in stock (at least as of now)!

Toshi

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[Michael Ullmer]

Ding Ding! That Acorn Musette is just what I was looking for! Got one ordered and on the way. I agree with Toshi, I was shocked to see that an Acorn product was actually in stock.