The Saturday was spent catching up with friends and meeting Legends. I arrived late on Friday, after being foolish enough to miss time my leaving home for the airport, but all was good in the end I managed to attend this years Eroica Gaiole, thanks to the hospitality of my Danish friend Claus ( aka Velo Claus ), founder of Team Patelli Denmark and a sponsor of Eroica South Africa. In the Travel and Cycle collection is a fabulous ‘tote’ bag, the Saarf, one can only imagine what this Saarf character is like …. Move as quickly as Victoria, as the competition closes on July 5th. Īlly Capellino has very, very generously given you lucky readers a chance to win your very own Pendle bag, click the link below and enter. The unisex Pendle shoulder bag is named after British Olympic Hero, Victoria Pendleton. Īlly has named each bag in the Travel and Cycle range after cyclists significant to her. The strap is attached at a 45 degree angle on the bag, so has a pretty much ergonomic fit to the torso. The shoulder strap is made from Duck Cotton, so is soft and non abrasive against thinner material jerseys or skin, and splits in two with a robust clasp The interior material is rip stop, which is great as it stops any unforeseen tears spreading. The bag has a zipped front pocket with seals, a rear with velcro fastening, a zipped inner pocket and a mesh wall with two pockets. I can fit a D Lock, water bottle, keys, wallet and energy snacks in with ample room ….
Made with a waterproof Cordura outter, it is robust enough to use daily as a commuter / town bag. Naturally, I said yes, and a few days later, the wonderful Pendle unisex shoulder bag arrived …. įast forward to this year, and Ally dropped me a line, saying she has another cycle orientated bag range, and would I like one to test. I said I had a few creative projects I’m trying to get off the ground, and we kept in contact on social media. We spoke about her doing some stylish bike bags, as I felt they would be brilliant, given her attention to detail and use of high quality materials in manufacture.
I said I had been to her Soho shop back in the late ‘80’s / early ‘90’s, bought a jersey top and admired her fine bags. I arrived at her Shoreditch shop and atelier, with a delivery for her, and gave it directly to her.Ī very nice Lady, who generously gave me time for a chat. I had the amazing good fortune to have been able to meet Legendary London bag designer Ally Capellino back in 2017 when I was a bicycle courier.
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