Originally Posted by
Nickfrogger
I'm finally tired of buying small sacks of potatoes and making multiple weekly shopping trips, so I'm looking to add a little storage and consolidate my shopping.
With that said, I'm thinking about adding either panniers or folding baskets (In the end it looks like they both cost about the same). It seems the baskets would be better for shopping and such, but my "utility" bike is also my year round commuter so I'm attracted to the panniers as well
So, what's everyone's favorite? What are positives and negatives of each?
Thanks for the responses!
Edit: I suppose I should add this is college budget--<$50--so reliability of the lowest end of each is something I'm interested in too (ie is it more likely for cheap panniers to rip or cheap baskets to bend, etc.)
A that price point I would go with the Wald folding rear baskets then add a front basket when you get the chance. My main grocery getter has 41 litre panniers on it, but they are water proof cotton canvas and weren't cheap. I have a second bike that I use for beer runs, it has the wald folding baskets on the rear and a medium wald basket on the front. It is good for 2 cases of bottled beer plus some stuff on top. The wald folding baskets will hold a brown paper grocery sack (that is what they are sized for) I have
some bags made to that foot print that are made from recycled plastics. Work for me.
Aaron
