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@Archie's_Grobags
Maybe if Leonardo Da vinci photocopied his pictures instead of hand painting each one we could all own one....maybe if Gordon ramsey only served beans on toast we could all afford to eat in his restaurant...maybe if Vanilla cycles used a production line to make his frames we could all get our hands on one....maybe if Oswald Boetang had all his suits made in China we could all have his duds on our backs.
It's simply the nature of custom,handmade products that eventually demand will exceed supply...that however does not mean that supply then has to expand or be made quicker.
I'm not on a mission to see my bags on the shoulders of every bike owner in the world.
If somebody want's one bad enough they'll have to wait...if they can't or don't want to then i have no problem in recommending Project Tortoise,Zugster,Chicago Wig,Pac,Norman Porter,Lemolo....or any of the other fine bag makers out there.
If however i have a desire to take Archie's Grobags In a different direction one day and employ a factory full of people, so long as the quality and features can be maintained i may just do it.
Who knows what the future holds.