Originally Posted by
fietsbob
Looking at Doug's (and now your's) gnashbar bags..
the minor surgery would be replacing or augmenting the elastic Y
with a strap and buckle scheme soas to take the bounce off vulnerability away,
by pulling the hook up solidly.
Exactly! They have bounced off. The velcro security straps are a PITA, and not all that secure.
I have some new shock cord and hooks. Now all I need to do is come up with a webbing and fastex buckle interface. I'll post some pics when I come up with a fix.
Fietsbob, I used one of your suggestions from a prior thread@ using the shrink electrical insulation when cutting the ends of the shock cord. It worked great! Thanks.
Kallinan, The Nashbars will work. While I don't like the Nashbar's mounting system, I did use them to ride across the U.S., and on several other tours. They are waterproof and did hold up relatively well. I have had the OrtliebBack Roller Classics panniers for about 6 years, but did not get the Ortlieb Front Rollers until a couple of years ago. Everytime I needed to replace something, I replaced it with an Ortlieb product.