It's also handy that my home and work are both located just a stone's throw from the Capital City bike path; a 20 minute ride is all it takes to get to work versus 40 or 50 minutes on tram and bus. That's good motivation!
Anyway naturally since moving house I threw myself with enthusiasm back into riding my beloved (yet somewhat neglected) bicycle and requested a pannier as an xmas present from my family. Not just any pannier mind you, but a locally & ethically made Ron D Swan bike pannier that was made in Castlemaine!
The extra cool thing about this pannier is that the hooks are attached to your rack rather than the bag itself, and it comes with a nice wide shoulder strap tucked inside. This means you can carry the pannier around comfortably like a normal bag when off your bike. Clever!
Totally love it and highly recommend getting one ... and as a bonus you're supporting a small local business. Win.
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That's a lovely bag, and bike for that matter, I tried a Charge similar to that, but it wasn't right for me and I was really disappointed! Cycling somehow makes you connect better with your surroundings, I have to remind myself about that though when it's freezing/peeing it down :-)
Nice bag! I couldn't find any panniers I liked the look of so I went with a Carradice Nelson Longflap saddlebag instead:
http://www.carradice.co.uk/index.php?page_id=product&product_id=37
If I'd know about these I might have gone the rack and panniers route.
Awesome – that's one sleek piece!
Did you end up ordering your new grips?
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