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Question Alu panniers or textile panniers ??? whats the best option
Hi ,

Im wondering what you guys n gals thought of between the alu pannier boxes or just simple throwover ones like cargo , or oxford.

I know the ups and downs of both but wanted any first hand comments on either form the open road or recent trips with either ??.

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It's really 'your call', personally I don't ride my travelbike offroad so I prefer 'hard', if I was to be going offroad then definately 'soft', its been discussed many times here on the HUBB.
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thanks for reply , yes i do agree on what youve said ,although im not doing any serious offroad yet the some off the roads i will be doin are going to be v rough at best .... just not sure with the weight of hard panniers systems ,,sure they look great etc but also have worries bout frame cracking etc .

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I like the security of 'hard', I use Touratech mounting loops with a Heavy duty rack fabricated by a mate, i rode some pretty rough roads and had no problems, I don't think any of the Ali boxes are too excessive in weight, but don't get them too big or they will make your overall width prohibitive and you get tempted to 'fill them'. I have Touratech loops on 3 of my bikes, although one set was a very good copy of the TT type ones purchased on ebay and alot cheaper!
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I vote for andy strapz expedition pannierz
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I vote for andy strapz expedition pannierz
Although they look very nice is the price of them justified? I have just looked at them on thier site.
On ebay this seller has these and others, I purchased mine from germany a couple of years back..also 'Allit' and very good.

Aluminium Panniers with mounting kits on eBay (end time 28-Mar-10 09:34:37 BST)
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Although they look very nice is the price of them justified?
well, yes they do cost a few quid, i paid £180 GBP but, that link you posted for eBay was £210 and you need a rack. i've had both boxes and andy strapz which i got after using the boxes for one short 3 day trip. i paid about £450/500 for my set-up from off the road in germany. so if you look at it that way, i could have saved a lot even with a price tag of 180
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