+ 1 for others' comments about the attachment systems pro's and con's. I'm able to wheel my bike thru the stores, so quick on/off isn't as important, but I do know the annoyance of having frequently to install and remove Carradice and Rivendell saddlebags.
'Nother question, related: Can anyone report *from personal experience* on both the carrying capacity and ease of using this between the Large Sackville saddlebag and these Backabike panniers (Almost wrote "Bikeaback" which seems just as good a name). I think of adding a Large Sackville to the Riv errand bike, with pair of Bikeabacks on front lowriders. --- Just looked; Sackville Large no longer available; in its place, the Baggabond, 1550 ci. Can anyone tell me if the Baggabond is as large as the older Sackville Large? At any rate, Baggabond + pr Backabikes = 2350 ci, effectively identical to the 2441 ci of a pair of Ortlieb Back Roller Classics. But: cost differential would be $496, since the purchase price of my Sports Packers and Roller whatevers is sunk cost. On Wed, Jan 29, 2020 at 1:52 PM Elisabeth Sherwood < elisabeth.sherw...@gmail.com> wrote: > > While I love the simple look and the fabric of the Backabikes, it seems > that, with the leather buckle closures, they are meant to be left on one's > bike. For me, they just wouldn't be useful for things like groceries, > unfortunately! (And here in the city I just wouldn't leave bags on > bicycles, no matter how difficult they are to put on and take off!) > > Would love to hear that others have a different experience with them. > > Liz > Washington, DC > > > > On Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at 3:16:22 PM UTC-5, Patrick Moore wrote: >> >> Has anyone used both, and can that person tell me whether the Backabikes >> hold as much as the Ortliebs? The Ortiliebs are rated at 100 ci more each, >> but I think that involves the extendable lip at the opening. >> >> So: Practically speaking, when you are at the checkout counter hastily >> dumping groceries -- cans, milk jugs, bags of onions, loaves of bread -- >> into the bag, how do these 2 bags compare in practical capacity and absence >> of fiddliness? >> >> Thanks. >> >> -- >> >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Patrick Moore >> Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum >> >> >> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/ecc2072d-bae8-4a61-8911-d4ea16d2e4c0%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/ecc2072d-bae8-4a61-8911-d4ea16d2e4c0%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfguH%2BP__TV1RoKqmaX1dbwvvL8Dv6y2EMMmUJLduNNqVXg%40mail.gmail.com.
