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Old 11-06-12, 10:45 PM
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I would add that even if you are not successful in finding a hole/s and plugging them up, I would disagree about the panniers being at the end of their lives. My old pair of plus rollers are pretty worn, having been used for close to 20 years. They might not be as totally waterproof as before, but the advantage with the shape of ortliebs is that any good strong plastic bag could be inserted into them like a liner, to effectively make them still very useful in heavy rain.
My old purple ones still do a pretty good job of keeping showers out, although I commute with them so havent ridden for hours in hard rain for years and years. I would however gladly use them on a trip with a thick plastic bag liner in them.

caveat, the thick "rubber strap" thing that the hook is attached to does get a bit loose often now at the top where it passes through the plastic cinch thing. The actual mounting hardware has never missed a beat in their entire lives, a great system still.

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