Off topic, but FWIW, if you don't want to spend big bucks, then consider a pair of cheap Oxford sports bike panniers like these:
based on a home made rack like the rear/far one of these 2 designs:
Pros: They are cheap (10% of the price of all the competition mentioned above), you can tie a roll bag on top, they match the local flowers (assuming yours are purple: that's also why they were cheap at the BMF Tail End rally  )
Cons: They leak (but with waterproof liners, who cares?, so does the Giant Loop... ), they are not slash proof (but then again, if the guy has a knife, he might point it at your neck and politely inquire if you're willing to part with your possessions), and might disintegrate if you go for a big slide down the road (again, if you've pulled a stunt like that you probably have more pressing worries than a hole in your bag).
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