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Old 05-17-07 | 10:17 PM
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Plays in traffic
 
Joined: May 2006
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From: Rochester, NY

Bikes: 1996 Litespeed Classic, 2006 Trek Portland, 2013 Ribble Winter/Audax, 2016 Giant Talon 4

I use the basic Nashbar grocery panniers. Very similar to the Performance ones, but a few bucks cheaper. To keep from overfilling them, I shop using the store's handbasket rather than a cart. The handbasket plus a handful in the other hand (jug of milk, a couple of loaves of bread) fill them perfectly. I generally alternate between one and two-trip weeks.

A note of caution on the Cypress: When using any sort of panniers on my Cypress DX, I have heel-strike issues. To solve the problem, I use an expedition-length rack, like the Jandd Expedition, so the panniers can be mounted further towards the rear, out of the heel zone.
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