Hi Niknak & thanks for the axiom :-) Well, actually I have for some time been investigating making a recumbent bike from lin fiber and with a suitable adhesive/molding mass. It sort of stopped because I didn't have the experience working with such materials and couldn't find an ecological lin fiber (not woven). Also I considered the recumbent design less suitable for mountain riding etc.

I did find an epoxy, though, where 70% of the ingredients were sourced from natural materials (finnish company). If any of you know of an 100% naturally sourced suitable molding mass for making strong bicycles, without VOCs or otherwise, I'd be pleased to hear about it.

I realise that people might find my approach uncompromising. However, part of my birth "gift" is that these matters tend to affect me and since I do have an aim to be happy on a deeper level, in my world this entails e.g. being gentle to the nature.

BTW if some of you are looking for bike oil, grease etc. that are sourced from ecological ingredients and is biologically degradable then there's green-oil.net. Their bottles are sourced from recycled plastics and their packaging material is degradable. Appears to also be very well reviewed.

To return to the panniers. If I were to make my own panniers and would use a cloth of some kind - do any of you have an idea about how I make the cloth waterproof in a sustainable way?

Best wishes for your day :-)

Jesper