Mine is a Nelson longflap as well. It's a bit big for my daily commute but great when I have to e.g use it to bring Clothes for the week. I reckon it should be perfect for nights away.
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Posted 12 years ago #
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Another Nelson Longflap here. Fantastic bit of kit, massively too big for the commute most days but always handy to have the extra space when you need it.
Easily handled my full on camping tour last year with just the sleeping bag on the bars.
This from a different but similar trip
IMG_3907 by steveo_mcg, on FlickrPosted 12 years ago # -
The Carradice wall in Biketrax is growing even bigger at the end of this month! Pics will follow soon.
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Camper Longflap handled a long touring weekend last year with ease - they reckon you can jam in 20kg, and the Nelson is not much smaller - suspect that seatposts/SQR blocks will give out long before the carradice does.
Also used to commute 4 days a week - tomorrow will be jeans/t-shirt/trainers, various odds and sods and still wont even need to deploy the long flap.
Best bit of bike kit ever (except buffs, of course).
Bought mine from Biketrax - great carradice wall, good to see it might even get better!
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Presume this is a Longflap.
Doesn't look like it's on its first bike -
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Be interesting to see if it was on its first owner.
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"if it was on its first owner"
Saw current owner - looked probable.
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The wall has moved -
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Exceedingly vintage Carradice Nelson/Camper Longflap spotted at Crewe station.
My wee silver folder, at the entrance to Bletchley Park yesterday. Nice 'old school' Carradice Junior attached by the saddle's loops. Perfect for day rides.
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Oooh Bletchley, did you get a chance to look at the RSGB/Communications museum? If yes, was it any good?
It's on my list of places to visit sometime... :-)
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The national radio museum bit is the only part I didn't visit. I saw the codebreaking machine 'Bombe' and the rebuilt 'Colossus' both operating though! Went heron watching by the large pond/small lake in the gardens too.
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Shame! Pretty cool nonetheless ;-) still jealous!
(Though - have had a chance to press a key on a genuine "enigma" machine (looks quietly smug)). ;-))Posted 12 years ago # -
Had a nice chap stop me in the ASL at Angle Park asking me where I got my saddle bag, I told him Carradice directly but the bike trax sell them. He pointed at his current one which was apparently 40 year old and falling to bits, owner looked like he may have had from new...
I tried to get behind him along Slateford to get a look at the brand but even when I pulled into the traffic queue he didn't filter. So don't know what his was but it looked like it was vinyl rather than cotton.
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Old Iron by twentymanna, on FlickrPosted 11 years ago # -
And now -
With Harris Tweed!
http://www.carradice.co.uk/index.php?page_id=category&url=limited-editions
Posted 9 years ago # -
I have a Barley saddlebag in Harris tweed which looks very smart on my handsome three speed.
I bought it as a second through their eBay store; I managed to get it for about £40. One of the holes for the strap has been cut slightly squint, but otherwise it is perfect.
Posted 9 years ago #
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