Hi John, I use Super C's on a daily basis and can't "wax" on enough about them (get it? :) I have both the mini/universal front panniers and the rear (large) panniers. These bags are bomb proof, look great with wear, and keep the rain out. I have never had a problem with losing anything out of the smaller, rear pockets. Usually I carry tubes in there, water bottles, or bombers of beer when I'm grocery shopping. The two large rear panniers can each swallow an entire 12-pack box of Topo Chico (glass bottles) without any problem. And I have room to stack other sundries on top. Grocery shoppers are shocked when they see me stuffing these large boxes into my bags. The bags can even be overstuffed as well since there is ample room on the webbing straps by just adjusting the placement of the fastex buckle.The top straps (where the "carry webbing" is) also can be adjusted to cinch down flat items across the top of the bags. As you can probably tell, I routinely grocery shop with these formidable bags.
The "new" system of hooks is a VAST improvement over the older ratcheting system. It basically involves slotting the provided spacers (for different diameter rack tubes) into the hooks and using the newer spring-mounted latch as the 3rd securing point to the rack. The lower anti-sway bar is easy to adjust and together these work great to keep the bags secure while also enabling easy removal. I love SJS and shipping /cost time has never bothered me, you could try BikeShopHub in Tucson: https://www.bikeshophub.com/product-category/carradice-bags/carradice-panniers but will pay more. Woops, it looks you've already purchased from SJS. Well done! You're gonna love these bags. Sean ATX >> -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
