Panniers for my commuter?
07-08-10 | 11:26 AM
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Bikes: Cross-Check/Nexus commuter. Several others for various forms of play.
6 calendar years and still going strong with my Jandd Economy panniers.
Near daily commute for 4 of those years, frequent the other two. Often only use 1 bag, so they get a rest. Call it ~2.5 years of daily usage equivalent.
Only complaint is the simple hook and bungee system has caused me to dump a bag twice from bumps. I don't think it is bungee stretch. But wear? Not noticeable.
Near daily commute for 4 of those years, frequent the other two. Often only use 1 bag, so they get a rest. Call it ~2.5 years of daily usage equivalent.
Only complaint is the simple hook and bungee system has caused me to dump a bag twice from bumps. I don't think it is bungee stretch. But wear? Not noticeable.
07-08-10 | 11:32 AM
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Bikes: Cross-Check/Nexus commuter. Several others for various forms of play.
I decided today to go with the Knog Pig Dog 15.5" bag. It is basically a messenger bag with a rack attachment rather than a pannier that has a strap to carry it. I figure that I'm only really commuting 2 days a week at most and the rest of the time I'm taking the subway. That plus I need to use my bag during the day at the office. It made more sense than a pannier. They're sized for Mac Books, but I carry a dorky Lenovo. Price was right too. If I find it too small, which I doubt, I'll supplement it with another bag, maybe the Dry Dog, which is more of a pannier.
07-08-10 | 12:05 PM
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07-08-10 | 06:14 PM
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Bikes: Kuota Kredo/Chorus, Trek 7000 commuter, Trek 8000 MTB and a few others
You know, you're right. I had read that ALL the Knog messenger bags had the attachment, but apparently only the "universal" bags have it. It came from Amazon today and it has the cutout but not the hardware. I'm going to return it for one of the bags that does, or maybe the Dry Dog, which is sold as a pannier. The one that came today looks like a great bag, just not a convertible one.
07-08-10 | 09:53 PM
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I have had a slightly better experience with Detours - The Uptown is still going strong after more than a year, but the attachment hook is pretty corroded - it had a cheap painted-on coating that rubbed off quickly.
My biggest issue is that there's no place to attach shoulder straps, and the hook mechanism is too fiddly and awkward off-bike. On the other hand, the hard rubber base has seen puddles, mud, slush and snow, and kept the bag upright off the bike in all of them, and only needed a wet paper towel to clean afterwards.
My biggest issue is that there's no place to attach shoulder straps, and the hook mechanism is too fiddly and awkward off-bike. On the other hand, the hard rubber base has seen puddles, mud, slush and snow, and kept the bag upright off the bike in all of them, and only needed a wet paper towel to clean afterwards.
07-10-10 | 02:17 PM
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I ordered the Knog "Frank Dog" to replace the "Pig Dog". Lotta dogs out there. This one has the universal mount and is about the same size, except that it is portrait instead of landscape. I got a good price on that one too. There was only this one at the price, the rest were a lot more. Can't explain it.
A bigger concern to me than how it fits on the bike is how it fits on the shoulder. I've never used a messenger bag before. I guess I'm going to find out.
A bigger concern to me than how it fits on the bike is how it fits on the shoulder. I've never used a messenger bag before. I guess I'm going to find out.
