I alternated between saddlebags and panniers during years of commuting, finally deciding that panniers worked better for me, and among the reasons for this choice is that panniers, at least those I use, are easy to remove and install and, in addtion -- a big advantage for me -- that you can "customize" the volume. My rear pannier choices give me a range from nothing except a rack to 15 liters (single Ortlieb Sports Packer) to 40 liters (pair of older BackRollers).
But there are QR holders for saddlebags too, though not all work with the horizontal Rivendell bag design or with all saddles. With QR panniers, like the Ortliebs and the Carradice system -- hell, even the old hook + bungee system is QR -- it's nice to be able to lock your bike outside a store, remove the pannier or panniers with a simple pull on the handles or flick of cams, and trundle into the store with shopping bags ready for the filling. (As it is, I simply wheel the entire bike into the store with panniers attached in place of a shopping cart.) Patrick "And no damned baskets for me!" Moore (who has used f and r baskets up to the giant Newsboy). On Fri, Feb 4, 2022 at 9:58 AM Bones <[email protected]> wrote: > It depends on how much stuff you need to tote. For years now I've been > quite happy with: front rack, Wald 137, Sackville grabsack, net. I am also > able to store my bike inside when I get to work, but I stay away from rear > bags because I do lock up at other places sometimes and I like being able > to take what's in the basket and leave the bike bare. I keep my lock, > tools, repair stuff, lunch, etc. in the bag. When I do have to drive to > work I take the same grabsack, so I never need to rearrange my stuff. If > you like using your backpack for walking, perhaps you can continue to do > so, and just throw it in a basket if you decide to ride in. > -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgvnuPk0EtZ%3D7UwtjZJZr1h6u7tz%2By8Xy0hbOoQf7-MV2g%40mail.gmail.com.
