Originally Posted by
staehpj1
That might be an acceptable compromise for me because I seldom open a pannier during the ride except for putting on or taking off my wind breaker (which I seem to do many times a day in cool weather) and it could be stowed outside the sack or in the handlebar bag. Other things I need during the ride are typically either in a jersey pocket or in the handlebar bag.
I would think that maybe I'd split the load into two smaller sacks rather than one large one.
The drybag approach just makes it hard to find stuff. Sure things that you need during the day should be kept in the handlebar bag, but at night the thing you want always seems to be right at the bottom of the drybag. With the saddlebag it's easy to open the flap and get at stuff without having to remove everything. I'd love to see a saddlebag made from modern materials that weighs less than a pound.