Re: [RBW] Re: Hooks for pannier conversion

2012-07-16 Thread PATRICK MOORE
Tony -- thanks for that link and the photos of your bags which make my Ortliebs look crude. Very nice! I had a couple of oddish bags made by Eli Rodriguez (on this list?) for front racks but ran out of money before I could ask anyone for custom panniers. One day God willing I'll have a pair of exac

[RBW] Re: Hooks for pannier conversion

2012-07-15 Thread Tony Lockhart
Patrick, I really like the Arkel and Jandd products previously mentioned. If you're looking for something a little more robust than the small replacement parts, have a look at some of the parts at the VeloFred web sitehere's a link to some of their pannier products: http://www.velofred.co

Re: [RBW] Re: Hooks for pannier conversion

2012-07-15 Thread PATRICK MOORE
Thanks for all the tips and sources, friends. Between Ortlieb, Jandd, Arkel, and Lone Peak, I am set. The neat thing about doing this myself is that I should be able to set up the Dutch style panniers on front racks and on my oddly shaped custom rack on the Riv. -- You received this message becau

[RBW] Re: Hooks for pannier conversion

2012-07-15 Thread dougP
Patrick: I got some hooks from Lone Peak a few years back. They are plastic and have a closing hook to lock them on the rack. Being plastic, I bought some extras. So far so good. dougP On Jul 15, 2:13 pm, PATRICK MOORE wrote: > I want to convert my "sling over the rack" Axiom "Dutch" pannier