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Berthoud 372 Panniers (Gray), $325 Pictures: https://goo.gl/photos/gyopg4XwHuE2bPZk8 This is largest of the Berthoud panniers. It has a 49 liter capacity. There is a large compartment and a smaller pocket on the outside. These expand with the side-lacing so they store pretty flat when empty but expand and can hold quite a bit--especially with the top loading. Note that these panniers are designed to be used as lowrider fronts. Berthoud specifically states that they are for front lowrider mounting. If you try to use them as a rear, you may have heel clearance issues. Despite the warning from Berthoud i use these on a RBW Hillborne + Nitto Big Back Rack with no heel clearance issues (size 11 feet). The Nitto BBR has a really long top platform so i’m able to push the bag pretty far back, YMMV on whether you can do the same. If you’re comparing this to the current version of this bag, pay attention to the pictures of the retaining system (i believe these are the RK style), i think Berthoud has updated them recently. If you’re comparing to the ones at Compass--don’t, they have Berthoud make their version of this bag with leather straps instead of the camlocks for the retaining system, though the rest of the bag looks to be the same. I've seen other slight variations--like different colors on the back of the bags, different hooks, so if you're researching online keep in mind these may be slightly different. I'm happy to provide additional/specific pictures. As far as condition, there is some light wear on the leather trim and some rubbing on the back of the bags. Some of the straps are starting to curl, there are a couple spots where the piping is starting to wear slightly, the only condition issue is that the previous owner wore through part of the reflective material on one of the bag sides (perhaps from the aforementioned heel clearance issue). My plan was to repair it with reflective tape but it never bothered me enough to address it. I love the look of these bags (they look great on my french postal inspired bike) but i just don’t use them enough. Here’s a pic of them on my Hillborne, https://flic.kr/p/c2paNj -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
