Originally posted by rogerstg
My wife and I use those, and while i like them for their simplicity and light weight, I don't think they'll help much. The bungee is a relatively lightweight elastic strap. and basically just pulls down on the bag so that the hooks do not easily bounce off the rack
+1 The Nashbar panniers I had not only rattled, but would pop off if the velcro tie downs were not fastened. However, they were in the wrong position for my rack, and I could only fasten one. This was very disconcerting when one of the hooks on my front pannier would come unhooked while going downhill. I've never had that problem with Ortliebs.
These are 32mm tires. The road was too muddy to ride on. On our tour last summer part of our route took us over 900 mile of these types of surfaces. My bias is probably starting to show- I'm not a fan of fat tires. 32mm is about as big as I'll go. While rolling resistance may(?) be similar in different sized tires, the weight of wider tires is usually greater. I really noticed the difference when I went to the 32mm form 28mm tires. I'll probably go back to 28mm or at least a lighter tire for next summer's tour, which is mostly on pavement.
