Liesl, Wow does that bike look great! Sean, I have the front HAR/HAB. I've had water enter the front bags in heavy downpours (when commuting). I put my clothes in plastic bags... problem solved. As it's near the front hub, there's a lot of water exposure from fenders, wheel, brakes.
Liz, It could be easy on/off. It depends on how you set up your strap(s), which might depend on the type of rear rack. (I'm speaking as a user of the front version, so I don't have direct experience with the back.) Overall: recommended-- simple, attractive, well designed, durable. (Seems like it would be easy to repair, but I haven't had to do that yet!) But if you're looking for waterproof, get Ortliebs or other model. On Friday, February 27, 2015 at 3:55:28 PM UTC-5, Elisabeth Sherwood wrote: > > Can someone report on how easy they are to take on and off? I'm less > concerned about how much they shift around while on the rack, but I tend to > take any pannier I may be using on and off several times a day, sometimes > loaded, sometimes unloaded. > > Thanks! > > -- Liz S. > > > > On Friday, February 27, 2015 at 1:55:54 PM UTC-5, Liesl wrote: >> >> Hi Shawn, I have Backabike bags mounted to a Longboy rack, and HARs mated >> to the Frontabike bags—all attached with Irish straps. I have used this >> set-up quite a bit for grocery shopping. I attached a photo of the >> set-up. I really really like them. I don't find that they slide around or >> flop as I ride to the coop and they're empy; I also find that they feel >> secure as I ride home and each bag probably has 10-15 pounds in them. Erin >> was so envious that she now has a pair for her Cheviot. >> >> I've also found that the fabric is good in the rain, but I haven't spent >> more than an hour in the rain. >> >> Backabike Bags + HAR Bags + waldbasket/Shopsack = haul whatever you need >> to >> >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
