Panniers

"David Springthorpe" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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Re-newbies question: Looking for some rear panniers for general use - what
brands are good, how much should I pay and where is a good place to buy then in
Sydney north of the harbour (or better still, online)?

Thanks.

Touring or commuting?

Tomasso said:

"David Springthorpe" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Re-newbies question: Looking for some rear panniers for general use - what
brands are good, how much should I pay and where is a good place to buy then in
Sydney north of the harbour (or better still, online)?

Thanks.

Touring or commuting?

General use - no long tours likely.

In aus.bicycle on Sun, 18 May 2008 17:56:33 +1000

David Springthorpe said:

Re-newbies question: Looking for some rear panniers for general use - what
brands are good, how much should I pay and where is a good place to buy then in
Sydney north of the harbour (or better still, online)?

most will do a reasonable job. What you get will depend on many
things...

How waterproof you need them to be.
Whether you like lotsa pockets or not
How big you want them
If you want quick release or not.

If you search ebay for "bicycle panniers" then you will see various
kinds to give you an idea of types and prices.

The top of the line ones run to $70-$90 each, you can get ones much
cheaper.

I have a set of Tiogas that I bought for $40 off ebay. THey are
joined together by a chunk of pannier material that goes over the
rack, and fasten to the rack by velcro straps. Need plastic bags in
the wet, hold a fair bit, used to use them for commuting now use them
for shopping, not quick release but I didn't need them to be.

Zebee

Howdo
If you can find them, Wilderness Equipment are a good working pannier. A
touch heavy with a robust build but you can always fix them on the road
and they seem to last, and last and .....( made of canvas, plywood,
leather and real brass nuts and bolts and fastex clips) I have front and
back and use them most days.
May just have to find some second hand but I wouldnt sell mine. I think a
back pack maker in the blue mtns does make a canvas copy but cant quite
think of the name.
Good luck in your task Ed

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(Ed) said:

Howdo
If you can find them, Wilderness Equipment are a good working pannier. A
touch heavy with a robust build but you can always fix them on the road
and they seem to last, and last and .....( made of canvas, plywood,
leather and real brass nuts and bolts and fastex clips) I have front and
back and use them most days.
May just have to find some second hand but I wouldnt sell mine. I think a
back pack maker in the blue mtns does make a canvas copy but cant quite
think of the name.
Good luck in your task Ed

I've been talking to a couple who are acquaintances, and indeed he swears by his
canvas WE (no longer made ?) and she by her canvas Summit Gear
www.summitgear.com.au (bloody expensive though).

On Sun, 18 May 2008 17:56:33 +1000, David Springthorpe
<[email hidden]> wrote in aus.bicycle:

Quoted message said:

Re-newbies question: Looking for some rear panniers for general use - what
brands are good, how much should I pay and where is a good place to buy then in
Sydney north of the harbour (or better still, online)?

I bought a cheap pair from Rebel Sports many years ago for going to
work. I think they were $52 and I used a $25 Sydney to Gong ride
voucher to buy them. They are still going strong after carrrying work
clothes etc for many years probably useless for touing but fine for
that use.

Regards
Dinsy

Tantum religio potuit suadere malorum - Lucretius

On Tue, 20 May 2008 00:48:38 +1000, Dinsdale Pirana <[email hidden]>

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I bought a cheap pair from Rebel Sports many years ago for going to
work. I think they were $52 and I used a $25 Sydney to Gong ride
voucher to buy them. They are still going strong after carrrying work
clothes etc for many years probably useless for touing but fine for
that use.

Thanks, I'm exploring several options.

David Springthorpe said:

Re-newbies question: Looking for some rear panniers for general use - what
brands are good, how much should I pay and where is a good place to buy then in
Sydney north of the harbour (or better still, online)?

My Ortleib Back Roller Classics cost considerably more than the options being offered here at $275 for the pair. That said they haven't skipped a beat in over 6 years of commuting (about 100,000kms) so IMO good value. They're not just waterproof, they're immersion proof although there's not pockets which bugs some people.

You can probably get them online for cheaper than that if you look, I was lazy and bought them from the LBS

Thks David yes summit gear is the crowd, they look sharp( Falls off your
chair when see price) and should put up with some rough and tumble,
hopefully more rough than tumble but in Sydney traffic I can never be to
sure anymore..........
Ed

David Springthorpe said:

(Ed) said:

Howdo
If you can find them, Wilderness Equipment are a good working pannier. A
touch heavy with a robust build but you can always fix them on the road
and they seem to last, and last and .....( made of canvas, plywood,
leather and real brass nuts and bolts and fastex clips) I have front and
back and use them most days.
May just have to find some second hand but I wouldnt sell mine. I think a
back pack maker in the blue mtns does make a canvas copy but cant quite
think of the name.
Good luck in your task Ed

I've been talking to a couple who are acquaintances, and indeed he swears by

his

Quoted message said:

canvas WE (no longer made ?) and she by her canvas Summit Gear
www.summitgear.com.au (bloody expensive though).

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EuanB said:

David Springthorpe said:

Re-newbies question: Looking for some rear panniers for general use -
what
brands are good, how much should I pay and where is a good place to buy
then in
Sydney north of the harbour (or better still, online)?

My Ortleib Back Roller Classics cost considerably more than the options
being offered here at $275 for the pair. That said they haven't skipped
a beat in over 6 years of commuting (about 100,000kms) so IMO good
value. They're not just waterproof, they're immersion proof although
there's not pockets which bugs some people.

You can probably get them online for cheaper than that if you look, I
was lazy and bought them from the LBS

Yep. Try the German websites (I bought a full set, front and rear) and ask
them to take off the German VAT. You could see yourself saving around $200
on a full pannier set. I got mine from www.unterwegs.biz

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Peter

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David Springthorpe said:

I've been talking to a couple who are acquaintances, and indeed he swears by his
canvas WE (no longer made ?) and she by her canvas Summit Gear
www.summitgear.com.au (bloody expensive though).

Summit gears is probably who the PP was talking about.

terryc said:

David Springthorpe said:

I've been talking to a couple who are acquaintances, and indeed he swears by his
canvas WE (no longer made ?) and she by her canvas Summit Gear
www.summitgear.com.au (bloody expensive though).

Summit gears is probably who the PP was talking about.

Yes, that's what I meant - just wasn't too clear probably.

(Ed) said:

Howdo
If you can find them, Wilderness Equipment are a good working pannier. A
touch heavy with a robust build but you can always fix them on the road
and they seem to last, and last and .....( made of canvas, plywood,
leather and real brass nuts and bolts and fastex clips) I have front and
back and use them most days.
May just have to find some second hand but I wouldnt sell mine.  I thinka
back pack maker in the blue mtns does make a canvas copy but cant quite
think of the name.
Good luck in your task Ed

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I bought a set of WE canvas paniers from Clarence St Cyclery in 1994.
I rode around Europe and still use them today.

We got rid of our Summit Gear and bought Ortleibs which have survived lots of touring and commuting.
The Summit Gear are ok but the Ortleibs are just so much better.

quote='MWP'On May 19 said:

Howdo
If you can find them, Wilderness Equipment are a good working pannier. A
touch heavy with a robust build but you can always fix them on the road
and they seem to last, and last and .....( made of canvas, plywood,
leather and real brass nuts and bolts and fastex clips) I have front and
back and use them most days.
May just have to find some second hand but I wouldnt sell mine. *I thinka
back pack maker in the blue mtns does make a canvas copy but cant quite
think of the name.
Good luck in your task Ed *

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I bought a set of WE canvas paniers from Clarence St Cyclery in 1994.
I rode around Europe and still use them today.[/QUOTE]
Wilderness Equipment gave me a set of front and rear canvas panniers in 1984 when I was touring RTW. I still use them occasionally on tour, though I have a newer nylon pair of rears. The WE fronts need a hook to be replaced but as I have some Ortleibs front panniers, I haven't bothered doing that yet. The Ortleibs have been my commuting choice over the last few years.