My idea for a pannier alternative
Ok, so I am currently in San Francisco on the look out for some panniers. Unfortunately on Craigslist the pickings are a bit slim so I've decided to try and make my own.
After lots of looking around I've been looking at using a cooler like the one below to attach to my already-mounted pannier racks.
Obviously the idea of having coolers as panniers sounds hilarious but it seems to me to be quite a good fit for several reasons.
-It is light
-It is quite tough
-You can store quite a lot of stuff in there
-It opens from the top
-It is cheap
However, I am a bit hesitant to dive right in, as I'm not sure how to approach attaching these bad boys to my racks as well as I really am clueless as to how I would go about locking these.
Does anyone have any ideas how to mount these to my bike? And does anyone know how I could lock these so my stuff won't get stolen if I leave my bike?
Or maybe this is a stupid idea, let me know what you think. I might end up trying it anyway and posting up my results.
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