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Old 11-09-08 | 09:21 AM
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From: Soviet of Oregon or Pensacola FL

Bikes: Still have a few left!

Originally Posted by solveg
The ones in the link say that they're only 3" deep and 10" square. The ones on your bike look bigger, and much better suited to groceries....

Mine appear identical to those pictured in the link. They are smaller than some panniers I have seen but work well for groceries on a small shopping trip and are far & away the cheapest I have found. When its raining, I fit a plastic grocery bag over the canvas pannier as the heavy vinyl outer cover doesn't protect from wheel spray.

The largest load (probably the limit for these) I have successfully carried in two panniers was a 1 gallon jug of milk in one & two cantaloupes in the one on the other side along with a pound of hamburger & some other fresh vegetables distributed within both. Two half gallon cartons of milk would have been a better fit. I'll try to add pictures with a tape measure included later today. Don

Here's the pics: they measure 9 1/2 X 9 1/2 X 5 inches. The leather is embossed with a Swiss city name plus the year of mfr. Mine are from late 70s & early 80s.
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