Seems like the pro's and cons will never get sorted out ;-)
JFYI I have chosen soft bags for my Africa-trip, and so far (after 3 months) it seems to have been a good choice, even if indeed it takes some trial and error to keep everything in place while riding... but advantage of soft is definitely the flexibility you have and also when something's broken it's very easy to repair.
Main disadvantage I found so far is the time to dismount and remount the luggage every time, but even there practice makes it quicker after a while...
Anyway, the battle soft-hard is definitely not over yet, so just follow your own judgement...
Jef
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