Rob,
If the panniers you got attach securely enough, are rigid enough - when
empty they don't hang like wet tissue - and large enough to hold everything
you need to carry, run with them!
For different types of ride I'll carry more or less "baggage."
Yesterday, I found a behind-saddle bag with a capacity of about 2 to 3
liters.
I keep an online journal and posted photos of the bag. Have a look if you
like: http://www.livejournal.com/users/af895/43455.html
That's enough for day trips but if I needed more than one meal, change of
clothes etc, I'd put a single pannier on the rear rack, two for long trips.
What brand/model of panniers did you find?
C.
"Robert S. Dean" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:So, I rode to work on Friday, or at least as much of the route as I
can--I live on the wrong side of a large river from where I work and
there is no bicyclable way to cross, so I racked up the bike, drove to
the first park-and-ride lot on the other side, and biked in the
remaining 21 miles. I had my necessary bits (lunch, change of clothes)
in a plastic bag bungee-corded to my cargo rack, which was expedient but
sub-optimal. Later that day I stopped in at the LBS (which has had
inventory clearance sale signs out for a couple of weeks) and picked up
a cheap set of panniers (at $20 counting the sale).Given that some sets sell for $200, what sort of functionality am I
missing out on here?Rob Dean