Best panniers.
03-02-21, 11:41 AM
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My Ortlieb bags came in today, so far I’m impressed by the quality. Last tour I did in the late 90’s I used Cannondale bags. I’m counting on these being a lot better.
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03-02-21, 12:25 PM
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I have Ortliebs, front and rear, on one bike and I'm pretty satisfied.
The other bike has vintage Bob Beckman's, about 30years old. They are also very satisfactory. If he is still in business, check him out. He has a nifty system of add ons to expand the volume of the panniers. Perhaps too engineered and too spendy for some tastes.
Both sets have exemplary, if entirely different, mounting systems. They are simple, strong and quick to mount and unmount.
The other bike has vintage Bob Beckman's, about 30years old. They are also very satisfactory. If he is still in business, check him out. He has a nifty system of add ons to expand the volume of the panniers. Perhaps too engineered and too spendy for some tastes.
Both sets have exemplary, if entirely different, mounting systems. They are simple, strong and quick to mount and unmount.
I looked into getting replacements several years ago. He was making extremely pricey stuff and would not even give me a ballpark cost estimate, so I gave up on him. Don’t think he’s still in business as his web address no longer functions.
I keep saying I’m going to talk to a local frame builder to see if he can modify my Nitto racks to work with the panniers, but I never get around to it.
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Interesting about the low hanging aspect. It has been many years since I have used larger panniers. I got away from them because of heel strike as I used converted mtbs with shorter chainstays than touring bikes.
The thing I worry about with the carradry rear panniers (besides filling them up) is that pocket with the zipper, a potential failure point to me. Really wish it were just a bag like the Ortliebs. How sturdy does it seem to you?
In some ways I would probably use a second set of front bags (4× front bags) more efficiently than a front/rear set, volume wise, but cring a bit at buying two sets of the same bag. If I get the rears I have the whole shebang!
The thing I worry about with the carradry rear panniers (besides filling them up) is that pocket with the zipper, a potential failure point to me. Really wish it were just a bag like the Ortliebs. How sturdy does it seem to you?
In some ways I would probably use a second set of front bags (4× front bags) more efficiently than a front/rear set, volume wise, but cring a bit at buying two sets of the same bag. If I get the rears I have the whole shebang!
My next tour will probably be on my Lynskey, so most likely will use the Ortliebs that hold less than the Carradry. But since my Lynskey is the lightest duty touring bike I have, that bike automatically would get the smaller volume panniers. I am sure I will use those Carradry rear panniers again someday where I need a lot of volume on my Rohloff bike.
Am considering LEJOG in 2022, that probably would be with the Rohloff bike because the S&S couplers simplify going thru an airport, so Carradry might go on that trip.
