Yesterday I rode for the first time with the gray Sackville panniers. They are nice and very well made, and my 14" Dell laptop fits well enough but not perfectly. I couldn't figure out how to use the balls to tighten them in place so I just came up with a configuration of the balls for the top and used zip ties on the bottom of each bag. They stay in place very well and are quite handy with their zippered flaps.
I'm not sure if I prefer them over the medium Sackville saddlesack, but since that bag doesn't fit well with the Nitto Big Rear Rack, the panniers become and excellent replacement. Here are some photos of my evening commute tonight. 18 miles between San Jose near the airport and Palo Alto along the Guadalupe & SF Bay trails with just 3 miles of streets. Coming home there is a relentless headwind, tonight it was about 12 mph according to Weather.com and it took me almost 2 hours. *http://tinyurl.com/3l3mb36* Since I worked all day on the computer, my left shoulder was hurting when I started the ride but the magic of the Nitto Touring bars prevented the pain from becoming unbearable and instead it was just a nuisance. I was tired when I got home. Tomorrow morning I'm off to RBW to take a serious close look at a 58 Hunqa. Don't ask why. Rene Sent from my iPad -- 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-bunch@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.
