Comments on: Swiss Army Bread Bag

By: Helen Amundson

Helen Amundson — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 18:11:06 +0000

I have one of these bags but it is stamped GAG ZBL 8 8 instead of
Walter Wyss. Also there is a tag inside with the name Breitenmoser ,Thomas and on the other side of the tag it has 206.68.
246.AA8? I’m not sure if th 2 is a Z and if the AA is an upsideV. What can you tell me about this.

By: Helen Amundson

Helen Amundson — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 18:11:01 +0000

By: Helen Amundson

Helen Amundson — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 18:10:52 +0000

By: David Vega

David Vega — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:12:54 +0000

I found mine at an Army-Navy Surplus store. My guess is that they’re fairly common, so you shouldn’t have much trouble finding them at most stores.

By: coppedgeb

coppedgeb — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:12:22 +0000

David- These are a great find- any suggestions on where to find them in SF?

By: kylej

kylej — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:45:48 +0000

man that first photo with the swiss stamp + hardware detail is just amazing. it’s good to see great details of something worth paying attention to.

By: satbhajan

satbhajan — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 06:42:25 +0000

I love these bags, such a classic look. Great idea to use them on your bike.

By: David Vega

David Vega — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:42:39 +0000

Hello Dirk,

I hang the bag from the top tube — if you look at the photos you can see the leather loops that are long enough to fit a narrow tube like mine (an old Italian steel frame) or a wider tubed bike like a mountain bike. The actual bag is very narrow (about 2 in.), so unless you have a lot in it, your knees shouldn’t bump into it while riding.

I’m still in the process of converting two bags into pannier bags. I’ll probably place them on either side of my back wheel and attach them to a rear rack using the belt loops on the vinyl side (so as to be protected from any water kicked up from the wheels).

- David

By: Dirk

Dirk — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:06:23 +0000

Hello mate,

I was just wondering how you are gonig to strap them to your bike?