I have the Ortlieb Sport Packer Plus front panniers in red, and they're great. I also have Ortlieb Back Roller Plus rear panniers in red, and they're great as well.
Their Packer panniers have a drawstring top and lid that buckles down quite securely. They're much easier to open and access your gear, but they're not completely immersible. Their Roller panniers are more of a hassle to open and close, but they're completely immersible like a dry bag. You could float your bike across a river ford using Roller panniers as floats. I concur that Ortlieb's attachment system is superior; they can be removed with one hand by pulling up on the grab handle, and yet they are absolutely secure on a rack. Best of luck, Tim On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 8:26 AM, kielsun <bobk...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks for the tip, Jack B. Kainalu, you're probably right that I might as > well buy the ones that I actually like even if it'll cost me a few extra > bucks. I found the Ortlieb Sport Packer Plus panniers (same material as > those mentioned above but with a lid of sorts) for about $150, and these > provide a few extra L of space compared to the front rollers. > > I'm also looking at Carrdice Kendal panniers (or the Super C, although > they're not as fashionable). I like the extra pockets, and the Kendal set > is more attractive than any of the Ortlieb models. Anyone have experience > with those? > > Thanks again for answering all of my rookie questions and queries. > > Bob > > > On Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at 12:21:38 AM UTC-4, Jack B wrote: >> >> I have some black back rollers, and they're good, but I hate trying to >> find anything lost in the bag. I they make a lighter interior color, then >> definitely consider it! >> >> More than once I've strewn a pile of pannier stuff on the sidewalk >> looking for my keys or light. So dark in there! >> > -- > 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
