Originally Posted by Walkafire
Why not the "Hook and Elastic"?
Works great for me... I have a set of 11 year old Kirtland Panniers that have been great, never came off or come loose. They lock in place with a plastic lever. Hook over the rack, and the elastic hook below to the bottom of the rack. I have even seen riders with nothing but the top hooks for commuting. Europe comes to mind for comutes like that.
I have used the same Kirkland panniers since '84... I have done a lot of repair and some mods, but I loved them... They are really reaching the limit of their life now (can you say patches on patches) Are these folks still around? What about Blackburn? I tried googling and found nothing except comments... no links to manufactures.