The Carradice Ladies

[Cudzoziemiec]

Sounds like the cycling equivalent of Silicon Valley. 
The Wheeled Valley?

[clarion]

Hardly a single valley, but I kinda know what you mean

[Oscar's dad]

The CTC mag has just arrived in the post.  Its got an article about Carradice and there are pictures of several of the Carradice ladies.

[clarion]

Kewl

[Bledlow]

Oooh! It's sitting on my kitchen table unopened. I must open it immediately!

[DrMekon]

My Bike Bureau was made by Priscilla, but she used a dodgy R&K bar, so one of the other ladies sent me a new one. Apparently they had a dodgy batch, so if your bike bureau has a wiggly bar, get a new one.

[jogler]

Yes you can, and they sometimes have seconds knocking about.  They're very helpful, really, though I get the impression they wouldn't want a stream of people traipsing in.  I got to going because they were closer to home than the nearest retailer.

Then there was the time that I rode from Lancaster to get a spare part, and realised it was Wakes Week only when I got there

Nelson & Colne are also of interest to domino players, as it is the place where double twelves were popularly use (as opposed to the double nines or the very common double sixes).

Of course, up the road (a bit) from Nelson, you get to Barnoldswick, home of Rolls-Royce Hope, so it might be possible to make a ride of it...

Oh, and Todmorden's just the other way a space, but there's not much to see at On-One, though the palatial new offices of Singletrack are there, too.

& just across the county-line is God's Country of course

[Oscar's dad]

Yes you can, and they sometimes have seconds knocking about.  They're very helpful, really, though I get the impression they wouldn't want a stream of people traipsing in.  I got to going because they were closer to home than the nearest retailer.

Then there was the time that I rode from Lancaster to get a spare part, and realised it was Wakes Week only when I got there

Nelson & Colne are also of interest to domino players, as it is the place where double twelves were popularly use (as opposed to the double nines or the very common double sixes).

Of course, up the road (a bit) from Nelson, you get to Barnoldswick, home of Rolls-Royce Hope, so it might be possible to make a ride of it...

Oh, and Todmorden's just the other way a space, but there's not much to see at On-One, though the palatial new offices of Singletrack are there, too.

& just across the county-line is God's Country of course

What, Essex?  You sure?

[clarion]

Yes you can, and they sometimes have seconds knocking about.  They're very helpful, really, though I get the impression they wouldn't want a stream of people traipsing in.  I got to going because they were closer to home than the nearest retailer.

Then there was the time that I rode from Lancaster to get a spare part, and realised it was Wakes Week only when I got there

Nelson & Colne are also of interest to domino players, as it is the place where double twelves were popularly use (as opposed to the double nines or the very common double sixes).

Of course, up the road (a bit) from Nelson, you get to Barnoldswick, home of Rolls-Royce Hope, so it might be possible to make a ride of it...

Oh, and Todmorden's just the other way a space, but there's not much to see at On-One, though the palatial new offices of Singletrack are there, too.

& just across the county-line is God's Country of course

Todmorden is Yorkshire.  In its entirety.  A frontier town, defending us from the barbarity west of the Pennines.

Oh, and Barnoldswick is technically Yorkshire, too.  But don't let's crow over it, eh

[John Henry]

Oooh! It's sitting on my kitchen table unopened. I must open it immediately!

Quite an interesting article.

This thread demonstrates really well why I buy Carradice and not Ortlieb. Teutonically efficient and well designed it might be, but you can't love Ortlieb.

[Oscar's dad]

To my shame we have alot of Ortlieb gear which is very good. I am feeling guilty now.

[Gus]

I have just received a Nelson made by Sue, so now I have one more reason
to ride this weekend, must test new bag 

[Bledlow]

Now I know what Kelly looks like! She made one of my bags. 

[Oscar's dad]

I have e-mailed Sue some photos of my Barley out on a ride and also alerted Carradice to this thread, I think the ladies need to know they have quite a following!

[Polar Bear]

Oooh! It's sitting on my kitchen table unopened. I must open it immediately!

Quite an interesting article.

This thread demonstrates really well why I buy Carradice and not Ortlieb. Teutonically efficient and well designed it might be, but you can't love Ortlieb.

Different strokes.    I love a bit of european elegance...   

[Oscar's dad]

I like my bags so have Ortlieb (lots) and Topeak as well as the recently acquired Barley.

I'm sure the Ortlieb ladies are just as nice as the Carradice lasses.  One assumes that Ortlieb bags aren't made my robots!

[Oscar's dad]

I have e-mailed Sue some photos of my Barley out on a ride and also alerted Carradice to this thread, I think the ladies need to know they have quite a following!

In reply I received this e-mail from Margaret ...

Hello Steve,
 
Thank you very much for the vote of thanks and the pictures.  I have just printed it out and will take it out to give to Sue as soon as I have finished this message.  Thank you also for the link to the forum.  I have printed this out as well and will pass it on to our ladies. I think they will enjoy reading it as much as I did.  By the way, there was a mention of "the chap at the cycle show who works in the office".  He's actually David - the Director (owner of the company).
 
We have 5 machinists in total:
 
Cilla (Priscilla) Sue and Christine who make the saddlebags and Super C range.
 
Kelly (the supervisor) and Margaret make the SQR bags, Cordura products and Super C Handlebar Bags.
 
 
Once again thank you for taking the time to write with this feedback - it's very much appreciated.
 
Kind regards
 
Margaret

The pictures I sent Sue were these: 





My black and white Barley mounted on a SQR.  Looks fab, works beautifully.

[nuttycyclist]

First photo - Terling ford?

[Oscar's dad]

First photo - Terling ford?

Both photos are by Terling ford.  I love that spot.

[Basil]

A huge  to Priscilla for my Super C rear panniers.
No photo yet, Cilla, as they're only doing the daily winter commute through Birmingham.
More excotic places next spring, hopefully.

[nuttycyclist]

First photo - Terling ford?

Both photos are by Terling ford.  I love that spot.

Yes, it's great there.  But it's one ford I've never ridden through...

Should we arrange a forum challenge on a nice warm summer's day?

[Oscar's dad]

First photo - Terling ford?

Both photos are by Terling ford.  I love that spot.

Yes, it's great there.  But it's one ford I've never ridden through...

Should we arrange a forum challenge on a nice warm summer's day?

Well volunteered!  I look forward to watching the plan develop!

[Oaky]

First photo - Terling ford?

Both photos are by Terling ford.  I love that spot.

Yes, it's great there.  But it's one ford I've never ridden through...

Should we arrange a forum challenge on a nice warm summer's day?

Well volunteered!  I look forward to watching the plan develop!

I was musing about the passability of that one with chief not so long ago. 

[Salvatore]

I had the pleasure of riding much of LEL with Franco Paoletti from Cuneo in Northern Italy. When I explained about the Carradice Ladies to him he said was very pleased with his "hand made by Preesheella" Barley.

[bobb]

Terling ford is evil. I once spent about 2 hours there trying to restart my car after I'd driven through it at speed when I was about 18. I believe the longest ford in the UK is somewhere in Herts - I would like to visit it  

I think both my Carradice bags were made by Priscilla.....