Originally Posted by
indyfabz
I will have to weigh mine some time. They don't feel heavy, but I don't think I have ever held any other brand, at lest not empty, so I don't have a frame of reference.
If they are heavier than average, it's likely due to the thick sitffners and extensive use of zippers, some of which are chunky. Each rear has two external zippers for the two major compartments. One rear has an internal zipper that can be used to create two separate compartments out of the main one. Each front has one external zipper for the main compartment and one of them has an internal zipper. Each front's outer mesh pocket also zippers shut.
The weight is undoubtedly due to the fact that they are heavy duty and feature rich. One man's well built last forever panniers is another man's sentence to carry way too much weight forever. It all depends on what you want. Me, I am inclined to be happy with good enough and if it saves a few pounds I don't really care if my great grand kids will be trying to wear them out. I also tend to prefer one big compartment so they wouldn't be my choice any way.
I would be curious what yours weigh. If you get a chance to weigh them, please post the weight. My comment was based on hear say, so take it as such, but given the features and reputation for reliability I'd be very surprised if they weren't pretty heavy. I'd really like to know what the actual weight is.