I'm waiting for the Acorn panniers. Not that they've been announced or anything but I'm hoping.
Rick On Apr 5, 10:16 am, Beth H <periwinkle...@yahoo.com> wrote: > On Apr 5, 5:03 am, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery <thill....@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > IMO waterproofness is good but not absolutely necessary. > > I would add that this depends on where you live. I'd guess Minnesota > has more dry days than Oregon does. > > I've tried a number of panniers and keep coming back to these: > > http://citybikes.coop/buckets.html > > We've been making and selling these for almost 20 years. Lots of folks > make variations on this design (most notably in our region, the Cobb > Oyster Buckets, which have some differences in the handle and lid > functions but otherwise work just the same and last just as long). We > source our buckets from various food vendors around town, clean them, > add hardware and decals and voila! Instant pannier. > > My first pair lasted about 12 years before they were stolen. They were > replaced with a "custom" set about six years ago, courtesy of a co- > worker who knew I liked blue: > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/bethness/3296262962/ > > -- they are still going strong. > > I like Bike Buckets because they are sturdy, waterproof (well, unless > you throw them in the river, because water will seep through the shock- > cord holes, but yeah, otherwise they keep everything really dry), and > carry a lot of stuff easily. > And they last for ages. > > True, they're not for the bag matcher set; but on some level I still > think they're quite Rivendellian. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
