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Old 08-24-15 | 03:49 PM
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prathmann
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Originally Posted by Carson Dyle
Nice, but $180 full-blown touring panniers seem like a bit much unless I'm also doing some touring when I'm not getting groceries. It also seems to me that touring panniers give up some capacity over baskets and similar fixtures built to haul goods around.
No need for $180 ones for either touring or grocery shopping. I got Nashbar's Waterproof rear panniers when they were on sale for $30/pr. The initial use was for touring but they've been my standard way of hauling groceries home as well. Also got some generic rear rack for less than $10 around the same time. It holds my weight without any problem, so 60 or 70 lbs. of groceries are not an issue at all (my usual load is less, but it gets that high when buying lots of liquids and other high-density items). The rack and panniers have been in regular use for over 5 years now and still seem as good as new.
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