Originally Posted by TiHabanero

Been using a set of Jaand panniers for 18 years. Commute with them in all 4 seasons. Crashed several times, slid on the road a few feet in the rain, left in the sun for hours and hours to bake, yet no failures at all. Even the zippers still work. They are black and have yet to fade. Not waterproof, but I learned long, long ago to always wrap your stuff in plastic bags.

Highly recommend Jaand bags. Go to jaand.com and look at their clearance items. They have some good deals sitting there. One such deal is a waterproof bag for 40 bucks per bag. Each pannier is 987 ci at max capacity. I also have a Jaand trunk bag. Bombproof quality, too. That has been on the bike for 19 years. No failures. It is blue and has faded only slightly.
Highly recommend Jaand bags.