Comments on: Seattle Sports Waterproof Pannier — Long-Term Update

By: Ghost Rider

Ghost Rider — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 20:01:21 +0000

Jeffrey,

take a look at the start of this article…there are links to my original review (which addresses your questions directly).

By: Jeffrey Sinnott

Jeffrey Sinnott — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 19:35:22 +0000

The bag looks very practical and simple. I really like the cinch strap feature shown in the photo. You didn’t really describe the mounting system, though. What type of rack hooks does it have, and is there a lower hook or clip? Are they metal or plastic?

By: David

David — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:09:31 +0000

Fantastic! thx i think i’ll move this way.

By: Ghost Rider

Ghost Rider — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:44:05 +0000

David, it’s not hard at all. Take a look at the backside photo here:

http://www.bikecommuters.com/2007/09/29/seattle-sports-waterproof-pannier-%e2%80%94-update/

Simply press in the keepers on the upper hooks with your fingers, turn the rotating toggle and lift upward. It takes all of 10 seconds to remove.

By: David

David — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:12:13 +0000

Are these easy to put on and take off? I have to lock my bike up in a public place and my timbuk2 bag is starting to kill my back!

By: Methane

Methane — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:44:25 +0000

I have a pair of Ortleib classic paniers and I think they are fantastic! Easy to go on and off and mine seem very tough. They hold a ton of gear as well. Don’t count them out!

By: Ghost Rider

Ghost Rider — Sat, 31 May 2008 10:48:24 +0000

The bag has a capacity of 750 cubic inches, and yes, it does come as a single rather than a pair.

By: Mike Myers

Mike Myers — Sat, 31 May 2008 09:50:29 +0000

That pannier looks pretty big. I’ll bet it holds a lot. Is it only a single?

By: BodhiSativa

BodhiSativa — Sat, 31 May 2008 02:47:27 +0000

That bag looks nice.
I have been mildly disappointed with an ortlieb that I have been using for about a year. I have bucked it twice, both from the clasp inadvertently sticking instead of closing and grasping the rack. One of those times it got stuck in the spokes and tore the corner out. Now it has a hole in it and customer service has not been the best to deal with beyond send it in for repair.

That is a tough lesson to learn of the weakness of a back/clasp system.

Thanks for the review!