Ortlieb Panniers

[FeistySquirrel]

Are these as good as I've read? Worth the £100 +/- ?

How water proof are they? I see some reports saying 100%... But I'm always a bit doubtful.

 

[MossCommuter]

100‰ get some

 

[slowmotion]

Are these as good as I've read? Worth the £100 +/- ?

How water proof are they?

Yes
Yes
Completely

Shop around and you can find some Back Roller Classics for £87.

 

[FeistySquirrel]

Yes
Yes
Completely

Shop around and you can find some Back Roller Classics for £87.

Been looking around this evening and I did in fact see some for that price.. Can't remember where though.. Not to worry, I'm sure I'll easily find it again.

Cheers for the replies; I had a feeling that this would be the case.

 

[summerdays]

You will find loads of cyclists who like them and me included. There are others that are meant to be good too but I wouldn't know which ones that are. Definitely waterproof - if you spill something in the you have to turn them upside down to get the liquid out or use a cloth to soak it up, but that doesn't happen very often.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

fill 'em, roll 'em shut, put 'em on, chuck your bike in the canal.

Your stuff comes out dry. Waterproof? Dang right.

 

[FeistySquirrel]

Ordered..

Can't wait to chuck my bike in the river!

 

[Dave 123]

I work with someone who has a pair.
To say he's heavy handed is an under statement! They are still good after 2.5 years.

 

[MontyVeda]

It was someone on CC that said they'd dropped their Ortlieb pannier in the Kennet & Avon canal and the contents were still dry when he'd fished it out... whether it was seconds or minutes i don't know, but it did convince me they were waterproof enough. They are a bit pricey, but the cost is quickly forgotten about.

 

[wintergreen]

I wouldn't buy anything other than Ortlieb pannier. My first set lasted over 5 years before I sold them with a bike and they didn't show any signs of giving up.
They do seem pricey at first but a few years down the line and you still have a reliable, waterproof set of panniers you will be glad you paid the extra.

 

[fossyant]

They are superb. Very waterproof, not let me down all last winter having upgraded to these. Got my front roller classics for £65 the pair. Evans price matched SJS Cycles, and because I picked them up, they worked out £5 cheaper than SJS as there was no postage.

 

[FeistySquirrel]

They are a bit pricey, but the cost is quickly forgotten about.

I'm very confident that, if the other half finds out how much I just spent; the price will NEVER be forgotten...

 

[slowmotion]

Relax FeistySquirrel. Over time, she will come to appreciate the excellent value for money.
Good choice.

 

[avsd]

I'm very confident that, if the other half finds out how much I just spent; the price will NEVER be forgotten...

Price, what price, I have no recollection of any price being posted or paid

 

[FeistySquirrel]

YeeHaaa, they've arrived!!

Shame the morons sent the rack I ordered, without a single fixture, not even a single bolt or the arms that bolt to my bike!