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Originally Posted by Tony P
Sibirsky Extreme
The only advantages of boxes are security and capacity - both unnecessary in the tundra and taiga. Small capacity had the advantage of enforcing less weight. Boxes are OK for road trips to the south of France - where security is paramount!
I now favour the idea of soft luggage for serious off road trips.
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There is a thread here somewhere where Colebatch rants on soft vs. hard.
Tony was Colebatch's partner on that ride.
Lots of riders have broken legs and ankles due to hard panniers. Check out World Rider and his epic S.America ride report on ADV rider.
Ted Simon WAS wearing good boots. Broke his leg anyway. Cost him a few months stuck in Africa. After this he jettisoned all his TourTech bags, took
100 lbs. off the bike!
Hard bags add needless weight, rattle your stuff to pieces off road on washboard, mounting racks and hardware cracks or falls off. Hard bags are an out moded concept. Hard bags are not secure, this is an illusion. Most end up over packing.
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