Carradice Care

Here’s what I did to renovate my old Carradice saddlebag.
My Carradice Super C is about 6 years old. It’s done quite a few miles and has had heavy use commuting. So it’s not surprising that the waterproofing was wearing off and it has a few holes….

A tired old bag

Using a cable tie instead of a leather strap

Hole in the side pocket

Vital supplies for the repairs

On the washing line

Making a corner patch

folding a corner patch

Gluing on a patch

Gluing in a corner patch

Gluing in a corner patch

Rubbing on the wax

Before the hairdryer

After the hairdryer

The hairdryer

refitting the wooden rod

New leather straps

attaching the light to the bag loop

Decoration and the light