if that tandem was lon haldeman's then it had to be the buy of the show. man i wish i would have made more effort on that. however, i did buy a brand new north st route 6 pannier for 20.00. it looked great and i was unfamilier with the brand. now that i have come home and researched it i am quite impressed. i may even spring for a full priced one eventually to make the pair.