Cyccommute - do you have the Axiom bags or the Axiom system that includes the center lock-block, or are you referencing simple hook and bungee systems? I have the lock-block on some of my bags and that thing makes simple hook and bungee bags very secure. I would be surprised to see those bags come off my bike without some serious crash.
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cyccommute
Let's start with the Axiom system. The hooks and bungee are very old school. They work but if your ride includes any rough roads, it's pretty easy to bounce the bag up enough so that the hooks can clear the rack and the bag can fall off. I've had it happen far too much (once is enough and I've done it far more than once
) to trust that mounting system. Even adding a locking mechanism isn't going to make it all that much better and you have to turn the lock by hand...just too much trouble. The bungee can come off too. That's not as bad as the bag flying off the bike but annoying enough.