Originally Posted by
wisaunders
I have the Ortlieb Back-Roller Classics. They are very big, very durable and very waterproof. The only thing I do not like about them is that they are also very heavy at about 3 lbs each. I'm toying with the idea of starting to search for a lighter alternative, but I've not put any effort in to that yet. I really wish my laptop would fit in to my Revelate Designs Framebag or Viscaha Seatbag that I use for bikepacking. I would love to loose the weight of the panniers and rack but I'm not sure how else to carry my laptop without switching back to a backpack, which I will not do.
Actually the Roller Classics weigh in at 64.6 ounces a pair, that is 2.02 pounds each. The Roller Plus bags are slightly lighter at 54.7 ounces per pair or 1.71 pounds each.
The weight for me is irrelevant. I feel if I went with something light enough to make a difference they wouldn't be durable. I can't see even shaving a pound each off as making much difference on a bike meant for riding loaded.