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Canvas Saddle Bag – Small byMinnehaha Bag Co

This stylish canvas and leather saddle bag from Minnehaha is great for bikes without rear racks.

Even though it’s described as ‘small’ it’s actually big by modern seat standards. The bag has plenty of capacity for an all-day ride – you can stuff lunch, wallet and a rain jacket inside and there’s a leather tab at the back for lashing extra gear or attaching a safety light. The 3-point attachment keeps the bag secure to the saddle, reducing sway.

Here's a handy instructional video on how to secure the saddle bag to your seat.

Features

• Rugged cotton canvas with a water repellent finish, leather reinforcements and straps, nickel-plated steel hardware.
• Securely attaches to saddle at 3 different points to reduce sway.
• Shaped to support contents without sagging – tapered front for leg clearance.
• Leather tab across back for lashing extra gear or attaching safety light.
• Detachable reflective tabs.
• Leather reinforcements at critical wear points.
• Interior pocket and key clip.
Care instructions
Clean with only water and a soft brush or rag or a cleaner approved for leather. Air dry only. Machine washing will ruin the leather. The canvas is treated initially for water repellency but is not waxed canvas. The leather is left in its original untreated condition. For use in rain, the leather must be treated with a water repellent conditioner such as Sno-Seal® or Proofide®. For the canvas you can use the pump-spray version of Nikwax, but avoid using Nikwax on the leather as it will react with the nickel plating on the steel hardware. We don’t recommend treating the leather with liquid mink oil or other oils, especially on the straps. They have a tendency to make the leather stretchy. Here is the best method for treating the leather – it also darkens the leather to a nice chestnut color: • Buy a paste-consistency water repellent made from natural fats/waxes –Brooks Proofide, Sno-Seal, Smiling Mink, and Scout mink oil work interchangeably well. Do not use any liquids (including liquid versions of mink oil or neatsfoot oil) or petroleum compounds. • Disassemble the bag by taking off loose straps, etc. • Warm the components: Either in a warmed (then EXTINGUISHED) oven or with a hair-dryer. The material should be warm but not hot. The hair dryer is much easier to work with and a low heat setting is plenty warm. • Apply the treatment to the warm leather – both sides of exposed straps, edges, around buckles, etc. Applying the treatment to warm leather will permanently darken it. If you want to maintain the lighter color, apply to room temperature leather. Get a little on the canvas? Just heat the area with a hair dryer and it will disappear into the canvas. • Let cool, then buff off the excess – you will have much less to buff off if you used the warm application. • If you ride in the wet a lot, or want to further darken the leather, repeat steps 3-5. Most people will only need a single treatment initially. Over time you’ll need to repeat the application as it wears out. • Re-assemble and relish your newfound knowledge of leather treatments.
Dimensions
• Size: 24.5cm/9.5 inches wide x 15.5cm/6 inches high x 5.5cm/6 inches wide • Capacity: 4 litres/250 cubic inches

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