First let me say that I use both panniers and saddlebags. Indeed I'm currently using the original Large Saddlesack with #2 as my serial number. I also have racks on my bikes so that large sack is supported (okay, I do have a couple of bikes without rear racks but one is in Hilo and I'm not there often and the other is...well...not going to get one, though it could).
Saddlebag Pro: I love the easy access to my stuff when loading my bike up. I've got Ortlieb panniers I use for touring on my Friday (and I have some rain stories that make them worthwhile), but in general, for around town and local camping, the Saddlesack is the easiest to deal with. Saddlebag Con: This probably wouldn't make much difference with a smaller saddlebag (and indeed with my smallest ones it doesn't), but I have a harder time getting my leg up and over everything than I do with panniers. This isn't such a big problem right now, but for the two years I lived with a bad hip before it was replaced it made a big difference. Ultimately I had to use panniers if I wanted to carry anything. Now that I've had a new hip for over year, no big deal. But if you've got limited mobility it may make a difference. Aloha, Bob On Tue, May 26, 2015 at 3:44 PM, Patrick Moore <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > I know many of y'all swear by big saddlebags, supported or not. I've used > many if not most of the various large (Nelson upward) saddlebags made over > the last 20 years, and though I really like them (I loved the Hoss on the > trike and the Sackville Medium on the Curt) I always, always, always come > back to a rack and panniers. In fact, my first principle of saddlebag use > is: > > *Thou shalt not use a rack, the absence of rack being the very *raison > d'etre, purpose, advantage, benefit, and finality-in-the-Aristotelian-sense > *of > the saddlebag; but thou mayest use a support.* > > So: you reasons "pro" for saddlebags, with or without racks; > > And your reasons "con" for same. > > My two reasons: > > 1. I can carry more in 2 panniers than in the largest saddlebag (well, > I've not used the Sackville Large, but don't tell me it carries more than 2 > Ortlieb Packers or Rollers); after all, if I'm gonna use a rack, then I > might as well get max vol. > > 2. Rack/panniers are flexible: None; 1 small; 2 small; 1 small + 1 big; 2 > big. Not to mention the various patterns, colors, shapes, sizes, and styles > of pannier I can attach or forgo attaching. > > -- > Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. > By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. > Other professional writing services. > http://www.resumespecialties.com/ > www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten > > ************************************* > *The point which is the pivot of the norm is the motionless center of a > circumference on the rim of which all conditions, distinctions, and > individualities revolve. *Chuang Tzu > > *Kinei hos eromenon. It moves as the being-loved. *Aristotle > > *The Love that moves the Sun and all the other stars. *Dante > > -- > 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. > -- Robert Harrison Honolulu, HI rfharri...@gmail.com statrix.com Wu Name: Tha Eurythmic King of Nowhere -- 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.
