Originally Posted by
alaskadude
I read this blog. I am planning my first bike trip but I have done endless backpacking here in Alaska (home) and in Asia (nepal, pakistan, tibet, Africa, etc.)Anyway, your article convinced me to purchase a pair of Ortlieb panniers. To each his own, of course, but all the points you brought up were qualities I look for in a travel bag. I enjoyed the article, and Im not saying you are wrong--you have biking experience and I dont--but it did convince me to buy a set for my first bike trip.
I was disappointed that he spelled "disappoint" wrong in his first sentence.
That sentence was:
I expected Ortlieb's panniers to dissapoint me even BEFORE I bought them, so I was a bit biased.
That's literally the worst way to begin a review I've ever heard. i already want to discount about every critique he might have. But let's read on...
Six paragraphs in a row about "lack of organization."
Two paragraphs about "These waterproof panniers are too waterproof."
I don't know who this guy is, but jeez, I can't fathom how this is useful other than sarcasm or for a circlejerk for the crowd that hates conformity (to which I am often a premier member).