Joined: Jan 2009
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From: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
Ortlieb stuff is in that class of stuff "why is it so expensive?" which later becomes "why did I take so long to buy it?" I held off, being pathologically frugal. Then some "front rollers" became available at $100. The word "front" is because they are small enough to be considered for the front of the bike, but they work fine on the back. "Rollers" because the top rolls down before buckling, making them waterproof. They are well made. Some buckles failed, and Ortlieb said it was because of a defect of theirs so they replaced them for free, of course. Customer service is built into the high price.