If a B15 of any stripe is at least thirty-something years old, that explains the no-longer-economical touches.
Jeff " Also Thirty-Something" Slotkin TheLocalSpoke@bigfoot.com Swan Lake, SC
<TheLocalSpoke@bigfoot.com> Cc: "Classic Rendezvous" <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Sent: Friday, October 27, 2000 10:59 AM Subject: Re: [Classicrendezvous] B15 vs. B17
(snip)
> Some time in the late'60s, I believe,
> there was a fire at Brooks, which put them out of action for quite a
> while.
>
> When they got back up on their feet, it was with a much reduced
> product line. They gave up on their extensive line of touring bags,
> leaving that market to Carradice and others. The Swallow was one of
> the models that was discontinued at that time, and I think the whole
> B15 line went out then as well.
(snip)
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