Loads of good ideas, as usual on this list. Tom, a photo would be great; I like the home remedy! Several recommendations, then, for the medium or large Saddlesack (also a handsome bag). Swift Industries Mini Rolltop panniers are the other choice I have in mind: MUSA; waxed canvas option; two panniers for the price (+ options) of one Saddlesack. Really a question of preference, as both are attractive options.
On Fri, Aug 23, 2013 at 5:54 PM, Tom Harrop <twhar...@gmail.com> wrote: > Jim, > > I use a bungee ball on the bottom of my large SaddleSack. The cord loops > through the leather on the bottom of the bag and around the top of the > rack. It holds nice and secure. It's not exactly quick release, but it's > quickER release... personally I find it more time-consuming (we're talking > seconds here) but less irritating than the Ortlieb pannier system. I use my > SaddleSack for commuting and take the bag off whenever I leave the bike, > including for quick stops at the grocery store on the way home. It may be > too much of a fiddle for some people though. > > Before I thought of the bungee ball I was using a John's Irish strap. That > was also OK, but it's more difficult to feed the strap through the buckle > than it is to engage a bungee ball, so the bungee ball was a step in the > right direction. It was further improved when I started using a > half-cut-off zip tie to feed the bungee cord through the rack. I'm not > explaining this very well—be happy to post a photo if it helps. > > Tom > Germany > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/DWJHrzq02O0/unsubscribe > . > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, 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/groups/opt_out. > -- 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/groups/opt_out.
