Old 03-10-18 | 11:23 AM
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From: Fairfield, CT

Bikes: 2012 Cruzbike Sofrider, 2013 Cruzigami Mantis, 2016 Folding CruziTandem

Thanks for your review.

As a bike/train commuter, I find looking for good backpack pannier to be something like searching for the Holy Grail.

I've now had several and haven't been happy yet:
  • Banjo Brothers - a bit too small and closes weirdly (although is waterproof). Can not fit laptop.
  • Bikase Outlier - good size (with laptop compartment) and comfortable, but the pannier hooks are unreliable and have had the bag fall off. I would really like this one except for that. (I do like the customer service here and they are supposedly reworking how the bag attaches.
  • Evo backpack pannier - weirdly shaped (although almost big enough) and a bit to flimsy, but actually works better than I expected. Can't fit laptop. EDIT: Backpack straps broke. Build quality is really lacking and I'd therefore advice against it.
  • Knog Dutch Dog backpack pannier - Won't easily fit on my rack. Big but not well organized insides.

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