Originally Posted by
Digital_Cowboy
In all my years of riding I've never had a saddle or pannier bag stolen. Granted right now I am also using my pannier and top bag as shopping bags i.e. I hang my pannier bags over the side of the shopping cart and fill them up as I'm shopping so there's little chance of them getting stolen.
I've never had one stolen either. And when I do my grocery shopping my panniers are sitting on my bike outside the store totally unsecured (but the bike is locked).