I'd say you got quite a deal to have purchased both the His n' Hers of these bikes for $200.00! The panniers are interesting, I remember when they came on the market. There was a period when some of the U.S. manufacturers of bicycle panniers seemed to be quite interested in making them aerodynamic. One manufacturer made an integrated front fairing and pannier system with a windscreen, pretty tech (I'm not sure if these actually got on the market, but they were shown in some of the manufacturer's literature).
Jim Cloud Tucson, AZ On Oct 2, 6:55 pm, Marty <[email protected]> wrote: > One of my recent project bikes came with a set of Tailwind Panniers. I just > had a chance to take a closer look at them, and was pretty impressed with a > few details. Aside from the aerodynamic qualities (a quick search mentioned > they were wind-tunnel tested to improve aerodynamics by 7%?) the integration > of the mounting system with the rack is really quite impressive. They are > designed for a traditional Blackburn rear rack - the one with three struts > supporting the platform. (And the one that itself was integrated to the Trek > 620 it came on.) The front "fairing" end matches up with the front of the > platform exactly, and the three "hangers" secure the bag to the rack > solidly. Very simple bags, with a very simple mounting system. Smart! > > The panniers themselves are basic, basic, basic. One compartment. One > zipper. Little spring-loaded pins keep the bag on the rack, but are really > not needed. Wide reflective stripe on each side. Inner reinforcement keeps > the shape aero. Look here: > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/32306142@N07/6205566557/in/photostream > > Marty -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
