Very nice ride! Riding to/around Point Reyes is on my future plans... @Ryan. Having both the Sackville panniers (have only used them for commuting) and the Large olive SaddleSack which I used on the Mt. Diablo S24O, I can tell you that I just fell in love with the Large SaddleSack to the point that this week I used it on my commute exclusively. I like it better than the Medium I was using just because everything fits inside better and for the extra pockets. I wouldn't be surprised if I used it exclusively from now on and didn't use the Medium one again. Compared to the Sackville panniers, a lot more fits inside and while on my S24O the loaded Hunqapillar felt the added weight, it wasn't an issue at all during the ride. Another advantage is that the stuff inside is easier to keep free from outside dust/dirt/water and depending on how you "tie" them to the bag, the panniers (with zip ties in the bottoms) would make it a lot more cumbersome to fix a rear flat tire.
I am now using a pair of Carradice leather straps instead of zip ties so I can remove either set easily if I want to and reinstall it again as well. No need to carry extra zip ties, cutters, etc. like we did on our S24O (they stayed in the car). If it was my choice, I'd probably choose the Large SaddleSack over the Sackville panniers. If you aren't carrying much either way, then I'd say the choice is yours assuming the load fits equally well on both. I'll try my Arkel panniers on my next S24O whenever I manage to make it happen, but I don't think I'll ever do an S24O with the Sackville panniers. Those are better, IMHO, for commuting or similar rides. They do look great on the bike, I have to say. René On Sat, Oct 8, 2011 at 4:56 PM, EastBayGuy <[email protected]> wrote: > @Ryan. I have never had any experience with panniers so I cannot compare > the two. I can say that with the Load up High it does NOT affect the > handling that much at all. In my own opinion, with the load up high it is > almost an extension of your own body weight through out the frame and does > little to mess with Handling. I may be wrong but its my opinion. 95% of the > Bags that are sold at Riv lift the weight up high, so there must be > something to it. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/PyUVJp59dT0J. > > 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. > -- 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.
