Pan Ear (Pannier) Modifications

iain

the hooks generally face forwards to stop the bags swinging forwards when you stop, but check the instructions that came with your bags

The hooks on my Ortlieb face backwards.

That was all lighthearted banter upthread, BTW.

@Chalfie - I put them on that way as I had extended struts on my rack for extra heel clearance, which tipped it slightly backwards. I never had an issue with them falling forwards.

@ChainBreaker - I also used to wrap a bungee cord around the top of the rack so that it went between the handles of both panniers, for extra insurance. It was easy enough to unhook it to remove/refit the bags.

Ah.

I do the same with my clip cord but with the rough riding, it loosens quite a bit. Also the swing of the bags make the bike feel unstable.

BTW - BMMF, do you ride down Gresham street in the mornings?

What rough riding are you doing?

the hump kind

No I don't. I'm sure there are loads of black S-type Bromptons around those parts.

heres my clip mods to my aldi (ortlieb copy) panniers. clips broke and were replaced with a pair of carradice locking clips. simply secured by 2 nuts/bolts each and hot glued to prevent it working loose. still going strong 3 years on.