Cool looking pannier bags
Cool looking pannier bags
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marting

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668 posts

203 months

Monday 7th April 2014
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Do they exist? My other half would like something that she could stick on the rack and then take to work without looking like shes cycled in.

I quite like anything Ortlieb but these obviously dont meet SWMBO's spec. New Looxs stuff seems to fit the bill but the clips look plastic and cheap.

Can anyone recommend something that looks fairly normal and doubles as a rucksack/shoulder bag?

Disco You

3,748 posts

209 months

Tuesday 8th April 2014
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Altura do a few that look like (are) laptop bags.

jimbop1

2,441 posts

233 months

Tuesday 8th April 2014
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A car boot is pretty cool. wink

Viperzs

979 posts

196 months

Tuesday 8th April 2014
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JQ

6,802 posts

208 months

Barchettaman

7,255 posts

161 months

Tuesday 8th April 2014
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That Altura Morph looks a bloody excellent piece of kit! The only thing that would put me off its lack of waterproofing.

pembo

1,244 posts

222 months

Tuesday 8th April 2014
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My Loox pannier satchels have been serving me well, the hooks are plastic but solid enough and they have taken a decent beating this last 9 months. I've been using them to take site kit (steel boots etc) and a big laptop to work on a railway and they haven't been particularly well looked after but are still looking as good as new.

marting

Original Poster:

668 posts

203 months

Tuesday 8th April 2014
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Some good options out there, those planetx ones look like good VFM

Viperzs

979 posts

196 months

Tuesday 8th April 2014
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Barchettaman said:
That Altura Morph looks a bloody excellent piece of kit! The only thing that would put me off its lack of waterproofing.
The Morph is great, very well designed!

With regards to waterproofing it's made from a tarpaulin material so it's very waterproof. It just doesn't have taped seams so it comes with a rain cover for any particularly tropical storms. Rain won't be an issue with it.

Kell

1,708 posts

237 months

Tuesday 8th April 2014
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Viperzs said:
Barchettaman said:
That Altura Morph looks a bloody excellent piece of kit! The only thing that would put me off its lack of waterproofing.
The Morph is great, very well designed!

With regards to waterproofing it's made from a tarpaulin material so it's very waterproof. It just doesn't have taped seams so it comes with a rain cover for any particularly tropical storms. Rain won't be an issue with it.
If it was a real worry, you could always get a Hi-Viz Waterproof 'Hump' cover for it and kill two birds with one stone.


TwistingMyMelon

6,510 posts

234 months

Tuesday 8th April 2014
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Kell said:
Viperzs said:
Barchettaman said:
That Altura Morph looks a bloody excellent piece of kit! The only thing that would put me off its lack of waterproofing.
The Morph is great, very well designed!

With regards to waterproofing it's made from a tarpaulin material so it's very waterproof. It just doesn't have taped seams so it comes with a rain cover for any particularly tropical storms. Rain won't be an issue with it.
If it was a real worry, you could always get a Hi-Viz Waterproof 'Hump' cover for it and kill two birds with one stone.

I use one of them, a god send if you get caught in heavy rain, plus they really make you stand out from behind (as my co worker said ooo00eerrrr)

Dammit

3,816 posts

237 months

Tuesday 8th April 2014
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Brooks panniers are well made and look nice- and the nicely restrained forest green colour doesn't make them look shouty.

neilski

2,563 posts

264 months

Thursday 17th April 2014
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Carradice do a nice range of city bags.

http://www.carradice.co.uk/

mybrainhurts

90,809 posts

284 months

Thursday 17th April 2014
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DRIVE to work, FFS...