mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
You can see the load up front more easily and it makes the already-sedate handling very steady, but it makes a bad aerodynamic profile even worse.
What's The Big Deal With Pannier Bags? Why Not Pannier Boxes?
- Thread starter Lovacott
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theloafer
Legendary Member
- Location
- newton aycliffe
i have had my Carridice since the early 80`s ...have been repaired a few times with there kit and reproofed often still going strong and keep out the weather ... on and off the bike in seconds
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
Do the drones fly in your window and pick it up from the sofa ?
flake99please
We all scream for ice cream
- Location
- Edinburgh
I have the front classics fitted to the rear rack of my commuter. 5 years of faultless performance so far.
newfhouse
Resolutely on topic
I think the Belgians have it sorted.
https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/w...o-about-making-the-repair.268130/post-6183161
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Lovacott
Über Member
It has a towel, a pair of folded trousers and a neatly pressed shirt. Zero weight really.
I prefer panniers over a backpack; sweaty, high load centre etc.. The GLW have been using Carrdice cotton duck for years with no problems. For my commute, I'm using an Altura Urban Dryline ( from Amazon - ! 
) and haven't had any issues with it to date. However, boxes have their place for some folk, and they can be lockable which is useful. The only drawback with a box as I see is that they don't flex, so loading with odd shaped items can be an issue.
) and haven't had any issues with it to date. However, boxes have their place for some folk, and they can be lockable which is useful. The only drawback with a box as I see is that they don't flex, so loading with odd shaped items can be an issue.
All uphill
Still rolling along
- Location
- Somerset
I bought my Carradice panniers for £10 at a bike jumble in Bristol two years ago. When I scrubbed off the mould and dirt they looked great and have carried tons of supermarket shopping since, as well as my gear on a couple of short tours.
I think they will outlast me.
SkipdiverJohn
Deplorable Brexiteer
- Location
- London
I have a small greengrocers plastic produce crate with perforated sides. Didn't buy it of course, I found it lying in the street. Any time I want to use a hack bike to carry shopping etc I cable strap the crate to my rack top then just stuff my shopping bag or rucksack into the crate and go. I carry a bungee cord too. The crate is worth bugger all, so it can be left on when the bike is unattended and the contents taken out.
PaulSB
Legendary Member
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
Purely out of interest why do you need a large plastic box to carry virtually nothing?
There are plenty of good bags you could fit on your rack. Lighter, more aero, better aesthetics. The example below is just that, an example, there are many others.
Trunk bag
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- Location
- London
Hows about my ortlieb bikepackers pluses, cost well over £100 20 years ago, still look like new, been used for camping trips and lots of journeys, done hundreds if not thousands of shopping trips with all sorts of stuff in including tins. Have long since paid for themselves in cheap shopping sourcing. How much use do wife and kids get out of clothes, phones etc etc etc before dumping them?
If you want to teach both a lesson, avoid cheap panniers. Total waste of money.
Randomnerd
Bimbleur
- Location
- North Yorkshire
Destroying the planet, one package at a time.
I don’t see anything great about yet more delivery vans littering the roads to help in your armchair quest for the perfect cycling accessory.
Panniers are the accepted method of carrying stuff on bikes, along with porteur racks, top boxes, homemade willow baskets, rubberised tea tray, beer crates, local authority recycling boxes, ash splint baskets, net sacks, shellacked cardboard boxes, cordura bar bags, Berthoud leather satchels, klickenfix-enabled Wundersax etc etc ad inf
Your box idea probably suits you, so stick with it.
I’m not sure why you’re fat-shaming schoolchildren either? Sounds a little passive aggressive to me
mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
1. Most bags like that lollop about annoyingly on their velcro band fastenings.
2. Putting a shirt in a bag generally wrinkles it, which is why people buy special boxes like Shirt Shuttles. Why not just attach the box to the rack and do without the middlebagman?
- Location
- London
surprised at this comment from you.London fashionista prices
Ortliebs aren't fashion items.
Eminently practical.
I've left mine outside the tent on a pouring with rain night.
And in the grass while I kipped in a bivvy on a heath, confident that if it did rain, come morning they would be dryer than me inside.
And I use them for shopping as I said - I know some folks who think shopping by bike profoundly sad.
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