Which Pannier bags?

[Trevrev]

I did have some Trek ones.......Too many bloody pockets and Zips...And too small as well.

 

[tordis]

I'm yet to find the perfect panniers for my bike. I'm using the cheapo ones from Lidl now - they were quite a bargain at £15 and they're big enough to carry my weekly grocery shopping (tried and tested, worked well), but I find them a pain to detach. Also, I tried leaving just one pannier and using it as a bag (they come with an across-body strap) during the day, but it turned out to be very uncomfortable to carry around. So I'm currently on the lookout for a nice single pannier that would come off my rack easily and could double as a (hand)bag.

 

[Crankarm]

I've got the Vaude Road Master Back panniers. Really well made with a great attention to detail (e.g. the waterproof covers come in their own little bags which are clipped to the inside of the top pockets - I'd have lost them otherwise)

Loads of room. One huge main pocket, a large top pocket with individual compartments for tools etc and a side pocket. Great Quick release mech, and spare parts are available for them. Think I paid about £60 for them.

Should have answered your questions

1/ Use them every day. One for clothes, one for laptop. Could probably get both lots into one bag, but handy for shopping.
2/ Yes, but it literally takes seconds to put the waterproof covers on.
3/ As above, good attachment and spares available should you have an accident.

Vaude Aqua Plus Pro are the best waterproof panniers you can buy even better than Ortlieb. How do I know this? I have a set Ortlieb roller classics front and backs and my Vaude Aqua Plus rear hard back panniers are better. The smaller Aqua Pro fronts might be out of the OP's budget by £15-20 but they will last a life time and are 100% water proof.

http://www.vaude.com/epages/Vaude-d...ps/Vaude/Products/15134/SubProducts/151340310

 

[Coco]

That's interesting. As much as I like my current panniers, once the weather turns for the worst I was looking to get a truly waterproof pair. I've seen the Vaudes and the ortleibs in different shops but not together.

 

[summerdays]

Ortlieb for me. Waterproof, easy to put on and off the bike, fairly bullet proof.

 

[scouserinlondon]

altura dryline doing the job for me.