Aluminium pannier crash testing.
I picked up a pair of new Ali. panniers from ebay - a guy makes them in Budapest, Hungary. £125 the pair + P&P £28 which I thought was a good price.
They arrived in good time and are well made for the money. Happy days ! Fitted 3 days ago, stuck on the obligatory stickers .... great they look the part. Happy days ! Parked up in the front drive, which I don't do very often. Actually had visions of my missus reversing in and hitting the bike so I phoned her and said " bike is in the drive, be careful" .......... like you do, just to be sure....................you know .............just in case she hit it..............not that she would..............but just in case.
F*** SHE FORGOT !
So were they a good buy ? Yeah I think so......... I have several hammers to choose from to straighten the left one out. Nothing a bit of silicone won't fix .................. I took it quite well really
So in conclusion: they will take being knocked over by a car ( unlike the indicator lens and clutch lever ) as long as you did metal work at school.
PS: soft panniers blah blah blah ...... I know, I don't need to hear it
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