Continuing his Covet posts about great gear for your bike, Duncan looks at some stylish pannier bags for hauling lots of stuff around on that rear rack of yours (and looking good doing it):
Sometimes you just don’t want to carry a bag. Active transportation can mean a little sweat, and carrying a bag is a quick way to dampen a shirt. But, with so many active Torontonians using bicycles to get to work and school, you still need to carry books, computers and lunches with you.
Enter the pannier, literally “bread basket,” for carrying your stuff by attaching securely to the rack on your bicycle. Much like backpacks, messenger bags and quite frankly bicycles, there are plenty of choices to be made when choosing a set of panniers. Here are four panniers that can carry what you need and are pleasing to the eye as well.
Read the full post on Duncan’s City Ride
About Joe T.
Bought the BEST pannier at Cyce Butik (http://www.cyclebutik.com/contact.php) on Lake Shore West –nr the foot of BkRte11. It sits nicely, holds a TONNE of stuff and looks like a cool tote bag when you pull it off. You can zip the hooks away and you’d never know! It’s (unsurprisingly) made in Netherlands.