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| Gaelic Gardener |
Posted - Feb 15 2009 : 06:57:44 AM
Hello!
I'm so excited! I just bought a vintage 3-speed Raleigh bicycle on eBay -- YAY!!!! 
It has a metal rack on the back  and I want to put "saddlebags" (I think the official name is pannier bags) on it so I can put groceries & purchases in it. Of course I'm too cheap to pay the RIDICULOUS prices they want for them, so I'm thinking of making my own. Any ideas for repurposing?
thanks,
Kelly  |
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| DearMildred |
Posted - Feb 24 2009 : 09:12:34 AM
By the way if anybody's looking for an excellent quality bike basket, I got mine from Peterboro Basket Company in New Hampshire. Woven wood, I think they're just gorgeous :D
http://www.peterborobasket.com/default.aspx
They're a little more money than Wal-Mart wicker, but they're excellent quality and made in the USA, not China! I know my bike basket's going to last a very long time, and it looks very cool on my 1972 Schwinn Breeze.
Another thought for the pannier bags - if you do go Amry/Navy - crochet some cute flowers to sew on and dress them up!
~~~Amanda in OK~~~
There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves. ~Will Rogers |
| Gaelic Gardener |
Posted - Feb 24 2009 : 09:10:42 AM
Deb, that's actually the cheapest I've seen them on a US site! You can also look for them on eBay.
--Kelly
“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns,
or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.”
Abraham Lincoln |
| dutchy |
Posted - Feb 23 2009 : 09:42:18 AM
CUTE!! Love the color too!!!
Hugs from Marian/Dutchy, a farmgirl from the Netherlands :)
My personal blog:
http://just-me-a-dutch-girl.blogspot.com/
Almost daily updates on me and mine :)
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| City Chick |
Posted - Feb 23 2009 : 07:46:35 AM
I found a US source for them. They are pricey but - (sigh) I'm in love. Hubby wants to buy me a bike rack. Wonder if I can toss these in? http://www.niagaracycle.com/product_info.php?products_id=21044
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| dutchy |
Posted - Feb 23 2009 : 06:54:52 AM
Oh yes Kelly, you can "Farmgirl" the canvas ones up as well! Put nice flowers on them, lol.
Or what about BUTTONS!!! :)
Been checking out the Basil bags, we have those here too, and they are C U T TE as well, lol
http://www.fietspunt.nl/shop/showarticle.php/artid/T218RP/supid/3/name/dubbele_Tas_achterop_218_mondi_joy_roman__New_Look_Roze
ARE SO PRETTY!!!!! 
Hugs from Marian/Dutchy, a farmgirl from the Netherlands :)
My personal blog:
http://just-me-a-dutch-girl.blogspot.com/
Almost daily updates on me and mine :)
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| Gaelic Gardener |
Posted - Feb 23 2009 : 06:19:54 AM
Marian! You're an enabler! But the few companies that carry these in the US charge about $60 for them! I think I'll go to the Army/Navy and get some canvas bags and rig them up. I did see a nice wicker basket for the front at Walmart and it was only $20 but there is a backwards L-shaped metal piece (hook?) on the front of my bike and I'm not sure a basket would rest right. I will post new pictures when I get it all figured out...
ciao bellas!
--Kelly
“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns,
or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.”
Abraham Lincoln |
| dutchy |
Posted - Feb 22 2009 : 07:54:48 AM
I put SO much in them, groceries, books (don't fish) and other heavy things. I don't have a car so NEED sturdy ones, lol. And yes my bike IS sturdy, I often put so much on the back and in the bags that it is getting heavy YIKES!!
Outside can be wiped down with a damp cloth, they are sealed.
I love these, and as soon as they need replacing I will buy pink ones, lol.
Like I said these were given to me by my mom so a sentimental value :)
Hugs from Marian/Dutchy, a farmgirl from the Netherlands :)
My personal blog:
http://just-me-a-dutch-girl.blogspot.com/
Almost daily updates on me and mine :)
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| City Chick |
Posted - Feb 22 2009 : 06:40:00 AM
LOVE IT! Do they hold up well? I'm wondering about grocery store, library, fishing? Things like that, that will weigh me down.
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| dutchy |
Posted - Feb 21 2009 : 1:17:17 PM
This is my bike with my saddle bags. There IS some pink in it but mostly yellow, lol
Hugs from Marian/Dutchy, a farmgirl from the Netherlands :)
My personal blog:
http://just-me-a-dutch-girl.blogspot.com/
Almost daily updates on me and mine :)
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| City Chick |
Posted - Feb 21 2009 : 06:42:08 AM
DUTCHY! Those are way too cute! Now I'm wanting some. Wonder if anyone in the US makes them?
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| dutchy |
Posted - Feb 21 2009 : 12:05:26 AM
LOL Kelly !!
Yes you can also hang a cute wicker basket on the front! I now have an "ugly metal" one but someday I will buy the usual wicker ones again. I always had a wicker one and love those.
As for the saddle bags, go drool over these ;)
http://www.damestassen.nl/index.php?module=phpwslistings&LISTINGS_user_op=view&LISTING_id=1137
http://www.damestassen.nl/index.php?module=phpwslistings&LISTINGS_user_op=view&LISTING_id=680
(they also have matching saddle covers WOOHOO!!)
Oke, these are not the cheapest around, about 30 or 35 dollars I think, but ain't they C U T E !!!!!!
Mine look a lot like these, but were cheaper. These are the "originals" I have the cheap knock offs, lol. They are just as sturdy though!! Have had mine for 4 years now! And I carry a LOT in them!!
Hugs from Marian/Dutchy, a farmgirl from the Netherlands :)
My personal blog:
http://just-me-a-dutch-girl.blogspot.com/
Almost daily updates on me and mine :)
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| barnagainkristin |
Posted - Feb 20 2009 : 8:11:15 PM
Kelly,
Love the bike and can't wait to see what you come up with. I think bicycles are one of the best inventions ever. Just rode mine 16 miles today for fun and exercise. If you need something to carry things in until you find something better I see a lot of people with milk crates strapped onto the top of their pannier racks. Make it even more farmgirlish with a wicker basket strapped on top of the rack. Seems more and more people are riding today which makes me happy. Please post pics when you come up with your panniers. Happy and Safe Cycling to You!
barnagainkristin
"Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves." John Muir |
| Gaelic Gardener |
Posted - Feb 15 2009 : 09:27:28 AM
Oooooooooooohhhhh Marian! Now you've got me hooked on Basil Bags! aaarrrrghhhh! But they're still too expensive -- they would cost the same as I'd make in a day as a substitute [sad, but true!] Besides, I'm trying to be good and recycle something. I WILL BE GOOD -- I WILL BE!
being good,
Kelly
“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns,
or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.”
Abraham Lincoln |
| dutchy |
Posted - Feb 15 2009 : 08:54:03 AM
Those look SO heavy!! The bike bags are very cheap here, and fun to see. I have a set my mom gave me, yellow with pink flowers.
Hugs from Marian/Dutchy, a farmgirl from the Netherlands :)
My personal blog:
http://just-me-a-dutch-girl.blogspot.com/
Almost daily updates on me and mine :)
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| City Chick |
Posted - Feb 15 2009 : 07:21:29 AM
http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=350599
This one uses marine battery boxes, which I would think would be heavy. But the plastic garbage pails would work in this situation - I think.
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| City Chick |
Posted - Feb 15 2009 : 07:18:44 AM
I saw an article once where a person used office size trash cans as saddle bags. 1 on each side bolted to the bike. I'll see if I still have the article.
Cool Bike! 
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