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12-19-11 | 06:08 AM

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bud16415

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From: Erie Penna.

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Originally Posted by dwmckee

Bud16415 - Sorry to digress from the post subject but where did you get the hardshell panniers? Are you happy with them? I have a home made set I made from kitty litter pails that I find superior to Ortliebs, but it looks like what you have may be an even better solution. Are they strong enough to use as seats too?

Thanks,

Don

http://bikebins.com/

There is a link to the company that makes them. I first was looking at a hard shell and thinking about making some like you did when I saw this company. Then I saw they were overseas and didn’t order them. About a month later I saw in my local craigslist a brand new set for sale and grabbed them. The guy bought them for a recumbent and for whatever reason they didn’t work out and he went back to soft sides. I like them a lot and they work well. I wouldn’t use them as a seat but have used them a lot as a little table sitting on my rolled up sleep system. When on the bike they are made so you can strap stuff to the flat tops.

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