Is there a nice (women's!) pannier bag ?!
razzleGiant
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Dear all,
Would just like to ask if anyone knows of a good women's pannier bag for commuting in an out of work?
Most of the women's ones I am sure you know of are the Basil range and they only seem to have two hooks at the top of the bag - and I am not sure of how stable/ safe these are?
Does anyone know of anything/ brand better or have any advice please?
Worse case scenario I do know I could just buy a normal pannier bag... but I am holding off as I am sure there is something beautiful out there waiting for me!
thanks!
Would just like to ask if anyone knows of a good women's pannier bag for commuting in an out of work?
Most of the women's ones I am sure you know of are the Basil range and they only seem to have two hooks at the top of the bag - and I am not sure of how stable/ safe these are?
Does anyone know of anything/ brand better or have any advice please?
Worse case scenario I do know I could just buy a normal pannier bag... but I am holding off as I am sure there is something beautiful out there waiting for me!
thanks!
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I have the Basil Mirte and it seems very stable to me - certainly I've never looked back and seen it dangling off just one of the hooks. The only downside of the bag is that the lining seems to get grubby quite easily.
This website also has lots of different ladies panniers
http://www.cyclechic.co.uk/shop/bags-pa ... -c-21.html0 -
thanks for telling me about that - will have a look so!0
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I don't know about bags for you, but the naughty schoolboy within compels me to inform you that your username makes me think you're a plus-size model for a girlie mag. Sorry! (hits self on head with tea tray)0
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what is the difference between a woman's pannier and a man's pannier?
Are they, like, pink and stuff?Not climber, not sprinter, not rouleur0 -
Stuey01 wrote:what is the difference between a woman's pannier and a man's pannier?
Are they, like, pink and stuff?
and glittery, and have a trans-dimensional portal in them which, like women's handbags, allow them to store seemingly impossible amounts of clutter.
Most women's handbags contain approximately 75% of a Boots Chemists in there (including staff), enough stationery to equip a Staples store, and enough fluff to knit a fairly large jumper (not that you would want to wear it).
It is rumoured that women's pannier bags contain heretofore undiscovered civilisations and we in fact, are in one such ur-pannier ourselves.Chunky Cyclists need your love too! :-)
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Kieran_Burns wrote:Most women's handbags contain approximately 75% of a Boots Chemists in there (including staff), enough stationery to equip a Staples store, and enough fluff to knit a fairly large jumper (not that you would want to wear it).
Maybe women cyclists just need handbags with pannier clips.......Faster than a tent.......0 -
Rolf F wrote:Kieran_Burns wrote:Most women's handbags contain approximately 75% of a Boots Chemists in there (including staff), enough stationery to equip a Staples store, and enough fluff to knit a fairly large jumper (not that you would want to wear it).
Maybe women cyclists just need handbags with pannier clips.......
you might get very rich on that idea 8)Chunky Cyclists need your love too! :-)
2009 Specialized Tricross Sport
2011 Trek Madone 4.5
2012 Felt F65X
Proud CX Pervert and quiet roadie. 12 mile commuter0 -
Kieran_Burns wrote:you might get very rich on that idea 8)
Does assume that anyone other than Contador is strong enough to shift a bike with a fully laden handbag attached to it though!Faster than a tent.......0 -
The Basil Mirte is effectively a handbag with clips - so I'm afraid someone's beaten you to the idea.
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Larg ... 8886-1.jpg
So much like a handbag that most people don't realise it's a pannier or that you've come by bike (which is often the idea, for me, anyway).0 -
I really like that Pro Campo rack bag... but can I justify the price? No, not really...0
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londonlivvy wrote:The Basil Mirte is effectively a handbag with clips - so I'm afraid someone's beaten you to the idea.
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Larg ... 8886-1.jpg
So much like a handbag that most people don't realise it's a pannier or that you've come by bike (which is often the idea, for me, anyway).
Call that a handbag?! Where is the purple leather and the hundreds of superfluous gold buckles and catches and the tassles and straps?Faster than a tent.......0 -
londonlivvy wrote:The Basil Mirte is effectively a handbag with clips - so I'm afraid someone's beaten you to the idea.
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Larg ... 8886-1.jpg
So much like a handbag that most people don't realise it's a pannier or that you've come by bike (which is often the idea, for me, anyway).
with the added advantage of not needing Hi-Viz ANYWHERE elseChunky Cyclists need your love too! :-)
2009 Specialized Tricross Sport
2011 Trek Madone 4.5
2012 Felt F65X
Proud CX Pervert and quiet roadie. 12 mile commuter0 -
The basil Mirte works fine (never had anyproblems with mine) and my BF kindly picked me out some very nice purple paniers from Aldi's cycling collection last year.....
However finding that they lack the required tardisand neatly organised element so I can find my lip gloss with one hand at traffic lights (I am only joking there ) I also use a patagonia hand bag (ask minx...... she used to stock them) This has loads of pockets and carries all the "boots essentials" I need.
Knog also do a hand bag to clip on to the handle bars0 -
Oh my god, it actually is a pannier but pink and stuff.Not climber, not sprinter, not rouleur0
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Thanks to all the helpful (and random?!) comments and advice given!
I think I am in love with this one:
http://www.cyclechic.co.uk/shop/satchel ... -p-34.html
Any advice anyone please!? All comments welcome I know the Basil Mirte folk are talking about and think its a bit small for fitting in everything for work (i.e. change of clothes, lunch etc) or not!?!?
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Hi razzleGiant, it looks a fair size and should hold lunch plus a change of clothes, but what about the 'handbag stuff' plus p-kit and locks? Wouldn't the bag need to contain those also?0
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Kieran_Burns wrote:Stuey01 wrote:what is the difference between a woman's pannier and a man's pannier?
Are they, like, pink and stuff?
and glittery, and have a trans-dimensional portal in them which, like women's handbags, allow them to store seemingly impossible amounts of clutter.
Most women's handbags contain approximately 75% of a Boots Chemists in there (including staff), enough stationery to equip a Staples store, and enough fluff to knit a fairly large jumper (not that you would want to wear it).
It is rumoured that women's pannier bags contain heretofore undiscovered civilisations and we in fact, are in one such ur-pannier ourselves.
Dude, awesome concept. And the ur-pannier could in itself be part of an undiscovered civilisations in an even larger ur-pannier etc ad infinitum - like a picture of a tv within a tv within a tv.....
I am going to go and lie down......0