#05002 Minnehaha Medium Saddle Bag -Blemished $49.99 (click link to buy now)
** Packing a large Holiday order we discovered we had 8 of these with slight cosmetic blemishes on the leather. Normally $69.99 you can pick yourself up a slightly imperfect bag for $49.99 + $8.00 shipping and handling. ** (US Orders Only – [...]

For Bike/Walk to work weak, Minneapolis-based scribe Jason Heaton, riffs of the Minnehaha Canvas Shoulder Bag. Here’s the link: Gear Patrol.

On April 2, 2009, our sister company Banjo Brothers launched this piece of micro-fiction via their Twitter feed. The story was written by Ian Pratt, and takes place in Minneapolis. For more about the event, check out this blog post from the Oregonian. Enjoy the story:
Tweet #1 -
Stone Arch, 4pm. It’s written on the back [...]

Sister company Banjo Brothers will publish a short piece of cycling micro-fiction via their twitter feed.
Don’t have Twitter? No Worries. The Story will be aggregated on the Banjo Brothers Facebook Fan Page.
The story will be launched in 140 character segments starting at 8:00am with updates every half hour. There will be a special promo code [...]

Hey there!
Not sure if I’m sending this to the appropriate email…..
You might have seen these pics on twitter (SognRider), but thought you might like to have some actual copies (and I never turn down a t-shirt!). I enjoy your products — waterproof pannier, medium saddle bag (Minnehaha), and my wife has a seat bag.
Thanks [...]

A nice review of our medium saddlebag from commutebybike.com: link.

A customer wrote the following today:
I bought your shoulder bag recently and absolutely love it. Perfect size for work and bike essentials, and it looks professional as well. I treated the leather with sno-seal yesterday and it looks great, but I got some on the canvas. Any recommendations on how to get it out of [...]

Uffda…Hat tip to Lindsay Craig who noticed a fairly significant mistake in some copy I wrote. All instances have been corrected. Three cheers for grammar vigilantes.
Hi Minnehaha Guys -
Your bags are fantastic, and I appreciate the purist style no end. Jim Thill at Hiawatha Cyclery put me on to your products and, as [...]

Our fan page:

Join the Minnehaha Bag Co. Group

Minnehaha Bag Co. welcomes Veloce Bicycles in Portland, to the family of authorized dealers.

Q: I was wondering if you had any hints on how to keep the seat bag further from the saddle? While riding it constantly rubs my legs.. I didn’t know if this was normal or a miss install.
A.) the Medium Saddle Bag, it works best with saddles that have bag
loops on back, which moves [...]

I just saw this come across in a tweet and I thought it was pretty cool – especially for us DIY “hack” web programmers who are just learning how to manipulate CSS. The Site is called “print what you like” (link) and it allows you to control what you print off of websites.
It made me [...]

16W x 12H x 2D Padded laptop sleeve $10.00 plus s/h. Works great in our waterproof backpack and more. Click here to buy.

OK.. here’s the deal. Have you been looking for an inexpensive, padded laptop sleeve? The same model bag which comes stock with our #01050 messenger bag will be available starting Wednesday for $10.00 plus shipping. This sleeve will work great in the waterproof backpacks, market panniers and even in bags which are (Gasp!) Not ours. [...]

If you don’t care for details, skip to “Leather Treatment Recommendation” at the bottom.
Background:
I had promised our tens of loyal readers to test out some different leather treatments after initially testing Brooks Proofide, which worked just fine. The only problems with Proofide in my mind are these:

It’s harder to find than I had thought [...]

We are somewhat pleased to announce the opening of the Banjo Brothers Company Store. We created the store in order to sell close-out goods, factory seconds, re-furbished goods, one-of-a-kinds, and other schwag that you can’t get from our fine network of dealers. If you are a dealer, a team, organization or charity [...]

We are pleased to announce that Richard Foxall, the founder of UK’s Urban Hunter has added the Minnehaha line to his range of Urban Cycle Gear. Urban Hunter is the first UK stockist for our goods and is also helping Banjo Brothers establish some contacts across the pond.

Leather Color
Many have asked about leather color – when new, it is a very light tan color as we do not dye the leather.  If dried without any tanning process, leather is off-white (like drum heads).  The tannins used to cure the leather we use impart a light tan color.  However, natural vegetable-tanned leather [...]

When Eric and I started Banjo Brothers and subsequently Minnehaha Bag Company, one driving reason was to be able to conduct business with like-minded individuals, and almost as important, was to do business with other small businesses and not giant corporate entities.
A couple years back, I was following the exploits of a blogger and soon-to-be [...]

MHBCA is pleased to announce the line has been picked up by Velo Orange.
For those not familiar with VO, here’s some copy from their website:
Welcome to Velo Orange, manufacturers and purveyors of parts and accessories for randonneurs and cyclo-tourists.
Most cyclists don’t race, yet they ride uncomfortable racing bikes and try to go too fast and [...]

I sent off a note to a few of our dealers today to ask how things were going with the new line. I got some great feedback on what items were selling and some rider commentary on the bags. One comment that stuck out was from Kevin MacAfee from Hiawatha Cyclery. Anyway, Jim said they’ve [...]

Check out this sweet little write-up on Minnehaha Bag Co. in the September 22-October 5th issue of the Southwest Journal in Minneapolis.

We just returned from Interbike where we had the good fortune of meeting up with some old friends, making some new friends and basically trying to sell some more bags. We ran into Brad and Jeff from Urban Velo who said they had spotted someone sporting a new Minnehaha bag and snapped a photo. [...]

Mr. Hurl needed a new bag for Interbike.

Eric (or as Hurl refers to him ‘Betsy Ross’) obliged by sewing this Cars-R-Coffins patch on the bag.. We think it snazzes up the #05003 Canvas and Leather Shoulder Bag.

The #05001 Small Canvas and Leather Saddlebag has been getting some love on the interwebs. Russ Roca over at the Epicurean Cyclist and BikeCommuters.com put together this slick little video showing just how much stuff you can cram into this so-called small seat bag.

The tale of the tape:
2 tire levers
1 multi-http://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.giftool
1 patch kit
1 Sigg Aluminum [...]

Our friend Gene is a man about town. In addition to being our freelance IT/technology  guru, Gene is a personal trainer to the stars, a fixture fitting, fixing and selling bikes at one of the best bike shops in Minneapolis, he helps out B. Rose with his phone at the Shockspital and sometimes hangs with [...]

Russ Roca over at the new site The Epicurean Cyclist has some lush new photographs of the small canvas seat bag hanging from the back of his Brooks saddle and his personal review of the bag so far. What I liked about what Russ did in the review is focus on the capacity of the [...]

Revolver Bikes, a stellar shop in Portland, Oregon, perhaps America’s finest city for cyclists has decided the carry the new Minnehaha bag line. (More specifically, the #05002, Medium Canvas Saddle Bag and the #05005 Utility Pannier.)
Revolver is the third account to commit to the new bags, joining Varsity Bike and Transit and Hiawatha Cyclery in [...]

Ladies and gents – the day of reckoning. Eric and I unloaded the container today and starting 9/03/08 Minnehaha Bags will be shipping from our fine retail partners. I had a chance to inspect the Canvas Cyclists Shoulder Bag Eric has been field testing.The bag continues to age well.
I’ve been jonesing for a set [...]

I received this e-mail from a prospective customer last Wednesday and it concerned the use of the #05001 Small, Minnehaha Saddle Bag. I though the transcript might help a few folks out there decide on a bag.
Hello:
I visited your website and love your bags. I would like to order a small but have a question:
will [...]

Here are a few nuggets from the interwebs about Minnehaha Bags:
BikeCommuters.com
A Midway Bike Blog
Hiawatha Cyclery
Backcountry.com – The Goat

The Minnehaha Bag company was born on a 75 mile ride from Hinckley to Duluth, validated over coffee with friends Jim and Kevin, at of all places the Minnehaha Coffee Shop, and became reality in a one stall, South Minneapolis garage. (No, fooling, this is all true.)
We are bike nerds at heart, and that’s a [...]

The Minnehaha Bag company was born on a 75 mile ride from Hinckley to Duluth, validated over coffee with friends Jim and Kevin, at of all places the Minnehaha Coffee Shop, and became reality in a one stall, South Minneapolis garage. (No, fooling, this is all true.)
We are bike nerds at heart, and that’s a [...]

Here are a few nuggets from the interwebs about Minnehaha Bags:
BikeCommuters.com
A Midway Bike Blog
Hiawatha Cyclery
Backcountry.com – The Goat

I received this e-mail from a prospective customer last Wednesday and it concerned the use of the #05001 Small, Minnehaha Saddle Bag. I though the transcript might help a few folks out there decide on a bag.
Hello:
I visited your website and love your bags. I would like to order a small but have a question:
will [...]

Ladies and gents – the day of reckoning. Eric and I unloaded the container today and starting 9/03/08 Minnehaha Bags will be shipping from our fine retail partners. I had a chance to inspect the Canvas Cyclists Shoulder Bag Eric has been field testing.The bag continues to age well.
I’ve been jonesing for a set [...]

Revolver Bikes, a stellar shop in Portland, Oregon, perhaps America’s finest city for cyclists has decided the carry the new Minnehaha bag line. (More specifically, the #05002, Medium Canvas Saddle Bag and the #05005 Utility Pannier.)
Revolver is the third account to commit to the new bags, joining Varsity Bike and Transit and Hiawatha Cyclery in [...]

Russ Roca over at the new site The Epicurean Cyclist has some lush new photographs of the small canvas seat bag hanging from the back of his Brooks saddle and his personal review of the bag so far. What I liked about what Russ did in the review is focus on the capacity of the [...]

Our friend Gene is a man about town. In addition to being our freelance IT/technology  guru, Gene is a personal trainer to the stars, a fixture fitting, fixing and selling bikes at one of the best bike shops in Minneapolis, he helps out B. Rose with his phone at the Shockspital and sometimes hangs with [...]

The #05001 Small Canvas and Leather Saddlebag has been getting some love on the interwebs. Russ Roca over at the Epicurean Cyclist and BikeCommuters.com put together this slick little video showing just how much stuff you can cram into this so-called small seat bag.

The tale of the tape:
2 tire levers
1 multi-http://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.giftool
1 patch kit
1 Sigg Aluminum [...]

Mr. Hurl needed a new bag for Interbike.

Eric (or as Hurl refers to him ‘Betsy Ross’) obliged by sewing this Cars-R-Coffins patch on the bag.. We think it snazzes up the #05003 Canvas and Leather Shoulder Bag.

We just returned from Interbike where we had the good fortune of meeting up with some old friends, making some new friends and basically trying to sell some more bags. We ran into Brad and Jeff from Urban Velo who said they had spotted someone sporting a new Minnehaha bag and snapped a photo. [...]

Check out this sweet little write-up on Minnehaha Bag Co. in the September 22-October 5th issue of the Southwest Journal in Minneapolis.

I sent off a note to a few of our dealers today to ask how things were going with the new line. I got some great feedback on what items were selling and some rider commentary on the bags. One comment that stuck out was from Kevin MacAfee from Hiawatha Cyclery. Anyway, Jim said they’ve [...]

MHBCA is pleased to announce the line has been picked up by Velo Orange.
For those not familiar with VO, here’s some copy from their website:
Welcome to Velo Orange, manufacturers and purveyors of parts and accessories for randonneurs and cyclo-tourists.
Most cyclists don’t race, yet they ride uncomfortable racing bikes and try to go too fast and [...]

When Eric and I started Banjo Brothers and subsequently Minnehaha Bag Company, one driving reason was to be able to conduct business with like-minded individuals, and almost as important, was to do business with other small businesses and not giant corporate entities.
A couple years back, I was following the exploits of a blogger and soon-to-be [...]

Leather Color
Many have asked about leather color – when new, it is a very light tan color as we do not dye the leather.  If dried without any tanning process, leather is off-white (like drum heads).  The tannins used to cure the leather we use impart a light tan color.  However, natural vegetable-tanned leather [...]

We are pleased to announce that Richard Foxall, the founder of UK’s Urban Hunter has added the Minnehaha line to his range of Urban Cycle Gear. Urban Hunter is the first UK stockist for our goods and is also helping Banjo Brothers establish some contacts across the pond.

We are somewhat pleased to announce the opening of the Banjo Brothers Company Store. We created the store in order to sell close-out goods, factory seconds, re-furbished goods, one-of-a-kinds, and other schwag that you can’t get from our fine network of dealers. If you are a dealer, a team, organization or charity [...]

If you don’t care for details, skip to “Leather Treatment Recommendation” at the bottom.
Background:
I had promised our tens of loyal readers to test out some different leather treatments after initially testing Brooks Proofide, which worked just fine. The only problems with Proofide in my mind are these:

It’s harder to find than I had thought [...]

OK.. here’s the deal. Have you been looking for an inexpensive, padded laptop sleeve? The same model bag which comes stock with our #01050 messenger bag will be available starting Wednesday for $10.00 plus shipping. This sleeve will work great in the waterproof backpacks, market panniers and even in bags which are (Gasp!) Not ours. [...]

16W x 12H x 2D Padded laptop sleeve $10.00 plus s/h. Works great in our waterproof backpack and more. Click here to buy.

I just saw this come across in a tweet and I thought it was pretty cool – especially for us DIY “hack” web programmers who are just learning how to manipulate CSS. The Site is called “print what you like” (link) and it allows you to control what you print off of websites.
It made me [...]

Q: I was wondering if you had any hints on how to keep the seat bag further from the saddle? While riding it constantly rubs my legs.. I didn’t know if this was normal or a miss install.
A.) the Medium Saddle Bag, it works best with saddles that have bag
loops on back, which moves [...]

Minnehaha Bag Co. welcomes Veloce Bicycles in Portland, to the family of authorized dealers.

Our fan page:

Join the Minnehaha Bag Co. Group

Uffda…Hat tip to Lindsay Craig who noticed a fairly significant mistake in some copy I wrote. All instances have been corrected. Three cheers for grammar vigilantes.
Hi Minnehaha Guys -
Your bags are fantastic, and I appreciate the purist style no end. Jim Thill at Hiawatha Cyclery put me on to your products and, as [...]

A customer wrote the following today:
I bought your shoulder bag recently and absolutely love it. Perfect size for work and bike essentials, and it looks professional as well. I treated the leather with sno-seal yesterday and it looks great, but I got some on the canvas. Any recommendations on how to get it out of [...]

A nice review of our medium saddlebag from commutebybike.com: link.

Hey there!
Not sure if I’m sending this to the appropriate email…..
You might have seen these pics on twitter (SognRider), but thought you might like to have some actual copies (and I never turn down a t-shirt!). I enjoy your products — waterproof pannier, medium saddle bag (Minnehaha), and my wife has a seat bag.
Thanks [...]

Sister company Banjo Brothers will publish a short piece of cycling micro-fiction via their twitter feed.
Don’t have Twitter? No Worries. The Story will be aggregated on the Banjo Brothers Facebook Fan Page.
The story will be launched in 140 character segments starting at 8:00am with updates every half hour. There will be a special promo code [...]

On April 2, 2009, our sister company Banjo Brothers launched this piece of micro-fiction via their Twitter feed. The story was written by Ian Pratt, and takes place in Minneapolis. For more about the event, check out this blog post from the Oregonian. Enjoy the story:
Tweet #1 -
Stone Arch, 4pm. It’s written on the back [...]

For Bike/Walk to work weak, Minneapolis-based scribe Jason Heaton, riffs of the Minnehaha Canvas Shoulder Bag. Here’s the link: Gear Patrol.

#05002 Minnehaha Medium Saddle Bag -Blemished $49.99 (click link to buy now)
** Packing a large Holiday order we discovered we had 8 of these with slight cosmetic blemishes on the leather. Normally $69.99 you can pick yourself up a slightly imperfect bag for $49.99 + $8.00 shipping and handling. ** (US Orders Only – [...]