Originally Posted by
cyccommute
If you are planning on carrying electronic, their utility is even less. When you carry it on your back, you can cushion the pounding a little but on your bike it's just going to get pounded into dust.
Stuart, I think it's fair to say you are reaching new heights of electronic hyperbole if electronic hyperbole has heights.
First, electronics aren't all that delicate and, second, your average commute isn't all that violently bumpy. At least mine isn't. And a laptop is cushioned by the other stuff in the bag so I really don't think that's an issue.
As far as the rest of it goes, $100 or less is pretty minimal and it's very handy to have panniers on a commuter even if you just need to pick up milk on the way home or pack your raingear on an iffy day.