Half Haul

Experienced long-distance cyclists will be well aware that even the smallest annoyance – when repeated over many hundred of miles – can gain in stature, sense and import to become something altogether intolerable. A rattling bit, a flapping cord, a squeaky bearing… they can drive you to distraction, given enough time in the saddle. To remedy this and ensure the one thing that never bothers you is your pannier bags, the Haul and Half-Haul come with an entirely new anti-wobble attachment system. Noe, regardless of the terrain, your panniers will stay soundly in place, making not a peep nor a whistle. The Haul with its roomy 22-litre capacity and the svelte, streamlined Half-Haul (12 litres) provide the touring cyclist with all the options they might want. Pack heavy with the Haul, go faster with the Half-Haul, or combine a pair of both for the ultimate carry-everything combination.

Patina is a concept inextricably linked with Brooks England. Our leather saddles engender admiration, precisely because of the way they change over time. They grow more comfortable the more you ride them, and the leather gathers signs of this usage – maturing into an object yet more beautiful than when it left the factory. In much the same way, our Travelling Bags become the pages on which the stories of your adventures are written. Against their rugged exterior, memories are made manifest: the nick from an errant strand of barbed wire; a stain the provenance of which you do not know, only that it occurred somewhere in France; the pervasive smell of firelighters that will forever imbue that one internal compartment. These are just some of tales your bags might tell.

Waxed cotton can endure a good deal. It is a material prized for its hardiness, its resilience and its steadfast defiance of foul weather. It has proven perennially popular with those companies making clothing for farmers, foresters and gamekeepers. It is well-suited to such jobs that require their proponents to be eternally outdoors, regardless of the season and the daily forecast. Because of this dogged indomitability, waxed cotton typically hangs around long enough to acquire some souvenirs. This is true of our Travelling Bags which are wrought from waxed cotton and will gather a tactile, visible legacy of marks, scars and mementos. The narrative history of your adventures, woven into your own personal tapestry.

How old is the touring cyclist’s dilemma? What to pack and what to leave behind; which items are truly essential and which are merely nice to have? Made to meander, to gather as you go, Brooks England’s line of Travelling Bags comprises everything you need to pack up for adventure. And enough room left over to collect some souvenirs along the way. With all this space to include the niceties of life on the move, as well as the absolute requirements, you can disappear for a few days (or weeks) without leaving your creature comforts behind.