For commuting, unless you are only going to have a pannier on one side of the bike, panniers that attach at the top such as the Brooks and the Laplander:
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=4790070&id=197328405989 may be the better option. Saves you the time of attaching and detaching both panniers if you do not feel good about leaving them on the bike. The roll up feature is nice when riding with them empty. For touring, I agree with 'Me'. Ortliebs are very hard to beat. On Apr 7, 11:19 am, "M. Chandler" <milehighska...@gmail.com> wrote: > If waterproof-ness (or Ortlieb's level of waterproof-ness) isn't a > must-have, then what about the offerings from Lone Peak and/or Arkel? > From what I've read, the Lone Peaks are lighter than most, and quite > serviceable for 2-3x/week use (25 miles round/trip). > > On Apr 6, 9:46 pm, Me <clotht...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > For whatever it's worth: > > > Three kinds of pannier people... > > > 1. Those that buy something other than Ortlieb [refer to #3]. > > > 2. Those that buy Ortlieb first. > > > 3. Those that bought something other than Ortlieb before they then > > bought their current panniers, Ortlieb. > > > They work, they are waterproof, they mount great and stay mounted... > > > it's just that easy. > > > Really. > > > On Apr 4, 7:45 pm, happyriding <happyrid...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > I had pretty much decided to get some Ortliebs, but then I read this > > > thread: > > > >http://www.bikeforums.net/archive/index.php/t-270129.html > > > > which points out that waterproof may not be such a good thing in hot > > > weather. What are some good non-waterproof panniers? > > > > Thanks.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
