Originally Posted by
LoRoK
I automatically assume the plastic clip is crap because plastic breaks, plain and simple. Saying the plastic clip is just as durable as the seatbelt buckle is simply not true. Could you beat your plastic clip with a hammer? You're comparing metal and flimsy plastic that's about 1/4" thick in some places. The plastic clips for the smaller straps on my bags break all the time. It's not like I'm saying anything bad about R.E. Load. Obviously I like them, I've bought two of their bags. I'm glad yours is working out for you, but I wouldn't trust it. Don't take it personally.
How often do you find yourself riding your bike while hammering yourself in the chest, beating the buckling mechanism? In fact, if you were to beat the metal seatbelt buckle with a hammer, after a few hits, the metal would bend and be rendered useless. Bottom line, for every day use.. or rather, for use that it was intended for, the plastic buckle is still just as durable as any. And for you to assume it's not, or to say it's crap without having used one is plain ignorance.