Smythe bag thingy

[Joe Bernard]

I just picked up a truly enormous Nigel Smythe bag from a member here (or maybe ibob, or both) and it's in need of a thingy. I call it thus, as I have no idea what to call it. It's a little nipple-type-thing that attaches to the flap over a side pocket, then the strap attched to the main body of the pocket has a hole on its end which slips over the thingy to close the pocket. Said thingy is the nipple-type-part, which is backed up by a screw that threads in from behind the pocket flap.

 

So, I've a grommet in need of a thing-grommets-slip-over. Does anybody know where I can find such a thing(y)?

 

Joe Bernard

Fairfield, CA.

[Thomas Lynn Skean]

Sounds like the "stud" that the leather strap catches onto as part of the "quick-release" mechanism. If so, then look for

Sam Browne

on the page at this link. Or just scan down the page until you see the picture of what you want.

http://www.eleathersupply.com/fasteners.shtml

Good luck! Is your bag is a Nigel Smythe Big Box? Those looked enormous. Pictures, please!

Yours,
Thomas Lynn Skean

[Minh]

Thomas,

Thanks for posting this, i had one these loosen on me a few weeks back
and i was thinking where i would go to replace it if i had not caught
it and tightened it back up!

[Thomas Lynn Skean]

Oh, it occurs to me that the "Sam Browne" stud may be a rivet-style installation, while the "button stud" (a couple entries lower on that same linked page) appears to be a threaded arrangement. Seeing that, I'd go for the "button stud" even if just as an experiment. The prices are so low that you can probably get some of both and see which works better for you.

 

It's funny, I wasn't a big fan of the Big Box throughout the time it was available. In retrospect, though, I can see the appeal. I lived with (to some extent, "in") a SaddleSack Large for quite a while and found the massive capacity was handy. However, the Medium has advantages too; I'm very happy with it. But we'll see if winter (and all the layers it requires) teaches me anew the value of the Large's spaciousness.

 

Yours,

Thomas Lynn Skean

 

 

[Joe Bernard]

Thanks for the information..very helpful. The seller described it as "large", which I don't see on the Rivbike site anymore, but it certainly does look like a big box. I'll get a pic together once my AHH gets here and built.

 

Joe Bernard

Fairfield, CA.

[Thomas Lynn Skean]

Just curious... is this the bag?

 

http://db.tt/xcksxrlG

(photo's from the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine, last snapshot of 2008, I think.)

Yours,

Thomas Lynn Skean

[Joe Bernard]

Yep. I'm slightly crazy to buy it 'cause I rarely carry enough stuff to fill it, but the price was right for a really nice piece of Nigel Smythe canvas and leather. Maybe it will get me in the habit of shopping by bike.