Cleto Reyes yellow colored mini 5x8 WOW

[ventanakaz]

Saw this cleto bag and i never seen a yellow one, Now i've had a number of Cleto Reyes bags (the whole line up of sizes) and had a total of about three mini 5x8's, i was just expecting the typical feel and speed of the mini but was blown away when i first laid fist on this bag, maybe because i'm older or changed how i hit the bag because of arthritis but DAMN this bag is fast and has a great shape to it, it has a fatter belly than my Ringside Heritage 5x8 which hits freaking great but hits differently (more heavier on the hands which i love) This Cleto hits way lighter on the hands, Now what i always felt was that the Cletos were more top heavy because of the thick loop, So what i did to counter balance that was to glue one of my round leather patches to the bottom of the Enkay bladder (2 & 1/8 inches round) and that did the trick, What a joy to hit on and because it's Goat leather it should last along time.

[Dutchman]

That looks like a bladder killer in the bottom photo

[ventanakaz]

That looks like a bladder killer in the bottom photo

The original cleto reyes bladder was delaminated and fell apart at the bottom, so i put an enkay bladder in it and have been hitting on it, i haven't had any trouble with it, it hits good and is a lightweight hitter

[frankcastle1005]

Did you get this from cleto reyes website? or was this a rare find?

[ventanakaz]

Did you get this from cleto reyes website? or was this a rare find?

i guess you can call it a rare find, i never seen a yellow 5x8 mini cleto, found it on ebay and the guy said it was sitting in a bag for years, the tell tale signs that it was sitting for some time was that the original bladder was delaminated and falling apart, BTW i changed out my 2 & 1/8 inch leather round to a 3 inch leather round, the 2 & 1/8 didn't balance & stabilize the bag enough for me when working the elbows and the 3 inch didn't slow the bag down which was a big benefit. i was told by another bagger that he had cleto reyes make him a green colored bag, So i guess they make special orders at a cost

[Speedbag]

i guess you can call it a rare find, i never seen a yellow 5x8 mini cleto, found it on ebay and the guy said it was sitting in a bag for years, the tell tale signs that it was sitting for some time was that the original bladder was delaminated and falling apart, BTW i changed out my 2 & 1/8 inch leather round to a 3 inch leather round, the 2 & 1/8 didn't balance & stabilize the bag enough for me when working the elbows and the 3 inch didn't slow the bag down which was a big benefit. i was told by another bagger that he had cleto reyes make him a green colored bag, So i guess they make special orders at a cost

I've had a few Yellow Cletos, but it was early 2000's, like 2002 or 2003. Small and fast, but I never liked their thick, heavy bag loop. They were hard to get on and off a ballhook.