Originally Posted by madscot13
Do you guys prefer the open top panniers or ones that you can close the top off, I'm worried stuff will go flying out. Also I noticed that you can't really use the panniers for bags in the store ( and save some paperbags) because there are no straps. I'm interested in panniers but I think ones that are more versatile would be nice- like I can use them to get my books off of my back!
Bike Shopper, quite pricey, completely waterproof, they can hold books, have handles, and will clip onto the side of a shopping cart if you want to take them into the grocery.
DavidLee's way to go is much less expensive.