Making Rivendell-style panniers from a different brand of waxed cotton ones.

Why would you want to?

For one thing, the Pa Panniers are basically two bags connected together by a flap of canvas at the top. The idea is to straddle the two panniers over the rack of one's bicycle, then lash the bags to the sides of the rack. With most panniers, you can use just one side at a time; not so with the Baggins panniers. And the Baggins panniers don't work very well when they're not carrying a load. Since I frequently ride around with a single, mostly empty pannier, the Baggins panniers never fit my needs, though I prefer the traditional look of waxed canvas to the plastic mesh of my trusty Jandd grocery pannier.

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