Neil, When most people think of Ortleib panniers they picture those big glossy plastic looking things people use on round-the-world tours. You may be, as I was, more interested in Ortleib's Sport Packer and/or Sport Packer Plus lineup. I went with the a pair of the Sport Packer Plus's. The outer surface has a cloth-like feel and appearance. I particularly like the brown but other colors are available. The basic difference between the Sport Packer and the Packer Plus is that the Plus is smaller and intended to be used as front panniers. I do not yet have a front rack so I've only used them as rear panniers for commuting purposes and I've only ever needed one. But it is very rare that I ever leave home without it. The Ortleib mounting system and shoulder strap can't be beat in my opinion. I paid $145 for the set at REI on sale.
Here's a review that gives more information than you will probably ever need: http://bicycletouringpro.com/blog/review-ortlieb-bike-packer-sport-packer-plus-bicycle-touring-panniers/ Hope this helps, Matt On Friday, June 12, 2015 at 12:36:50 PM UTC-7, Neil wrote: Interesting that the Ortlieb's work. I consider Ortlieb's overbuilt for my > purpose, but it may be worth another look. > > On Thursday, June 11, 2015 at 4:31:35 PM UTC-7, DS wrote: >> >> Anyone use the HAR with other front panniers, or specifically the mini >> short stacks from swift? Do they fit or did you need to do anything >> creative to make them work? >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
