Choosing Pannier help needed!

[Moonlight]

I'm going for price-capacity ratio..

This looks very good:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....m=280235792277&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=018
(Capacity 48 litre, price £33)


But I'm not sure, is it poor quality? Any suggestions are welcome, should I just get Altura jobby from Wiggle?

Thank guys, I love this forum.

 

[Cathryn]

It had finished by the time I clicked, Moonlight!!

I don't know the brand well but I do have a creek to peak rackbag and I love it - it's been an excellent buy - so I'd go for it...(next time it's on ebay)

 

[Moonlight]

Yeah, that particular one finished months ago. It's an ebay shop, they are constantly re-listing them.

Thanks Cathryn!

 

[vernon]

I'm going for price-capacity ratio..

This looks very good:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....m=280235792277&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=018
(Capacity 48 litre, price £33)


But I'm not sure, is it poor quality? Any suggestions are welcome, should I just get Altura jobby from Wiggle?

Thank guys, I love this forum.

I can not comment on the Creek to Peak panniers but I've been more than happy with my Altura Arran rear panniers and my Halford cheap from panniers.

 

[Moonlight]

Ok, well then, the C2Ps are cheaper than those form halfords, and have a larger capacity, and there is no chance that they can be worse quality than halford's ones, surely? Therefore my logic runs.....I should get them!

 

[rich p]

I've seen these recommended as good value and quality

 

[mikeitup]

Ok, well then, the C2Ps are cheaper than those form halfords, and have a larger capacity, and there is no chance that they can be worse quality than halford's ones, surely? Therefore my logic runs.....I should get them!

I recommend you look at these :

http://www.probikekit.com/display.php?code=B3000

they do a bigger size for £37

 

[Moonlight]

Both are good value, but the C2Ps still have a lot more capacity/£.. and based Cathryn's assertion that creak2peak are a decent brand I think I'm gunna have to go for them.

Thank you for your suggestions all.

 

[jay clock]

The probikekit ones look very similar to some I saw in a Swiss sports shop. The C2P ones seem very expensive (79.99). I did see them here in the small size for 28.99 for a pair which sounds good http://www.ukbikestore.co.uk/Produc...k-challenger-front-pannier-24-litre-pair.html

If you end up paying 80 quid I would go for Ortliebs

 

[Moonlight]

Jay..The C2P's are £36 for 48 litres...

 

[P.H]

Until you use them the quoted size is only a guide. Some are hard to close if you use them to capacity, others (like rolltops) allow you to stuff them a fair bit beyond, some have space for wet weather gear under the lid but not actually in the pannier.
IMO the £37/40ltr ones from Probikekit look better, the twin straps make it more likely to be able to put stuff under the lid and they’re made of a waterproof material rather than relying on a rain cover.
Then again, if I was going round the word I’d invest in something better, if I wasn’t I wouldn’t contemplate 48ltr panniers.

 

[Maursh]

Hi there,

First post, although I have been "lurking" for a while.

I have also been looking to buy a set of panniers and these are the best price/capacity ratio (54 litres for £36) I have found so far:
http://shop.2wheelsonly.co.uk/agu-ventura-140-rear-pannierset-540-p.asp

They don't have the roll-down tops that P.H recommends, though.
P.H would you mind clarifying your comment "If I wasn’t [going around the world] I wouldn’t contemplate 48ltr panniers"? Is 48L a large capacity?

Maursh

 

[P.H]

P.H would you mind clarifying your comment "If I wasn’t [going around the world] I wouldn’t contemplate 48ltr panniers"? Is 48L a large capacity?

Maursh

I should maybe have added a smiley, as I know some on here will disagree, but IMO 48ltrs is huge. If you're carrying that much kit it would be better, again IMO, to spread it about a bit.

 

[jay clock]

48 is not that huge!

I had 2 rear Ortliebs at 40l per pair and 2 front at 25l per pair, and still had the tent strapped on the rack. With my new smaller tent I could have got away with the tent in a pannier I think. But 65l is not that much!

Maursh, it may be a personal thing but I would avoid the "all in one" style you showed from Agu on the grounds of bieng a real fiddle to get on and off, or indeed to carry around. If I did not have the Ortliebs already and wanted a cheapish option, the probikekit ones look good. Always a good idea to use a "bag for life" as a liner - it also makes packing and unpacking in the evening quite a bit easier