Comments on: Axiom Panniers Review

By: Auth

Auth — Tue, 15 May 2012 22:18:36 +0000

In reply to JoeAverage. First get your bike fit done by local bike shop, after you have done your own bike fit research on inetrnetEstimate the weight of essentials/luggage for the trip (perhaps 5kg or more during winter). Then add this to your own weightLook for a road bike that can handle this total weight (example: luggage = 10kg + your weight = 90kg, total weight = 100kg). Look for a road bike that is suitable for more than 100kg excluding bike weight of 10kg perhaps (expect undulating route like roads damaged/under repairs/worn) Make sure you also buy extra spare tubes, tire, tire crowbars and tire pump for the trip)

By: JoeAverage

JoeAverage — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 07:01:12 +0000

In reply to paddyanne. Awesome! I love to think I bought a great bike route to another cyclist's attention :) And thanks for the link!

By: paddyanne

paddyanne — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 05:33:39 +0000

Hi, and thank you for your kind words! I have added your link to my blog as well. I find your blog a great read, and it was your write ups of the CVG that made me curious to try it out.

By: JoeAverage

JoeAverage — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 02:21:33 +0000

In reply to PaddyAnne.

Hi PaddyAnne, and welcome. One of my Panniers now has a hole in it (this is the same thing that happened to the first set) … and it’s just a few months. So back to the store I will go. But it’s a pain in the butt … NOT what I would expect for the price I paid, and also for something that has the cheek to say it comes with a life time guarantee! A couple of people have mentioned the MEC ones, so I will definitely try them sometime.

Also, you have a great blog – I had not seen it before. Brilliant photos – I will add a link on my blogroll.

By: PaddyAnne

PaddyAnne — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 19:58:56 +0000

Hi, I wish you had written this, and I had read this, before I bought my set in Sept. I too heard the refrain “life time guarantee”. I haven’t had to use this “feature” yet, and hope I don’t ever have to, but, I find the front/top pocket you are having so much trouble really useless, and I find the buckle holding the top flap down is too hard to open/close. I also wondered about the tied cords at the back! Yes, they did keep everything dry, but I find them cumbersome. I bought some panniers from MEC over 10 years ago, they are more nylon-like than those sold today which are more canvessy. I still have the pair from MEC and I love them. I just wish they were a bit more water proof, but I am seriously thinking of going back to them and just using some plastic bags to wrap things up inside of them. cheers! ;)

By: JoeAverage

JoeAverage — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 01:36:29 +0000

In reply to smiley. Thank you, I will check them out!

By: smiley

smiley — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 22:29:56 +0000

go ortlieb.

http://www.ortliebusa.com/CartGenie/prod-31.htm
pay the $$$ they are worth every penny. 3 years of use almost everyday. still waterproof and almost brad new.
amazing.

By: JoeAverage

JoeAverage — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 03:41:07 +0000

In reply to Alex P. Well, that's the second vote for MEC panniers - looks like they must be the way to go!

By: Alex P

Alex P — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 02:25:20 +0000

I have an MEC pannier that I’ve had since 2004 and used most days since then. It seems to have kept laptops safe. No damage on it at all, and I’ve carried lots of heavy tools in it.

By: SuperSonic

SuperSonic — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 13:39:43 +0000

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