Originally Posted by countrydirt
I picked up the Lone Pine Sundance panniers from Campmor for about the same price as the Nashbars
I'm guessing you mean Lone Peak?
Thetouringstore.com also carries Lone Peak. Pretty good deals on the "matched sets", but still more expensive than the Nashbar/Performance panniers. If you want rain covers with the Lone Peaks you also need to drop an extra $45 for a front/rear set. The Performance panniers come with covers, and the Nashbar waterproofs, are well, waterproof. I guess you have to pay if you want quality though.
Does anyone have any experience with the Performance Epic and Pro panniers? The mounting involves a strap, and buckle system. It looks very secure, but I've read they are quite difficult to take off of the bike because of that. Although that could be an advantage if you are worried about theft.
Epic:
http://www.performancebike.com/shop/...slisearch=true
Pro:
http://www.performancebike.com/shop/...slisearch=true
They were on sale for around $65 and $55 not long ago.