Carradice Super C missing a strapping point?

[Buzzinonbikes]

Hi all,

Just receieved my first Carradice product which is a Super C saddle bag (not the audax) and I'm not sure if its right. Before I send it back and while I'm waiting to hear back from them thought I would post here incase it was right.

Basically it has the two holes where the leather straps go through to attach to the saddle loops, but there is no third hole/latch to loop the third supplied strap through on the bottom that attaches to the seat post...
Do you think this is correct and it is designed purely to be used with a support, or has one of the lasses who shall remain nameless (bless them) had a bad day?

Will post a pic later to show what I mean.

Cheers all

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

Thread the strap thru the holes and fasten it to itself...in a loop around the seatpost.

 

[jazzkat]

I don't know about the super C but my camper longflap has a leather tab which you thread a toestrap through to fasten it to the seatpost.

 

[Buzzinonbikes]

I don't know about the super C but my camper longflap has a leather tab which you thread a toestrap through to fasten it to the seatpost.

Thanks Jazzkat. Yeah that's what has thrown me, because the instructions (which I presume now to be generic for any Carradice saddle bag) show just what you have described.

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

they normally supply a third strap with their bags.

 

[jazzkat]

Image-googling Carradice saddle bags doesn't bring up any obvious pics, but you can see the strap on the bottom of this bag in this link
http://www.warlands-cycles.co.uk/ca...17&PHPSESSID=361281b95abc51e81c2ba05f45295fc0
It's fastenened to the bag support in this pic, but it's that strap that should fasten to your seatpost.

 

[Buzzinonbikes]

Will see how I get on tomorrow when I have a look at lunch. Still think it is wrong. Nowhere for third strap to loop through

 

[Buzzinonbikes]

Yep its wrong. A babe at Carradice got in touch and it is on its way back to have the piece it needs riveted on. Cheers all

 

[jazzkat]

Great stuff, glad you got it sorted.

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

Yep its wrong. A babe at Carradice got in touch and it is on its way back to have the piece it needs riveted on. Cheers all

Babe.......you've obviously never been to their factory.....

 

[MrJamie]

Babe.......you've obviously never been to their factory.....

Are they knitting Shreddies when they aren't making bicycle bags?