Quote Originally Posted by sgtiger View Post
Are those the Arkel panniers that he has?
Yes, they're great. We each splurged and bought a full set (front, back, handlebar bag, and Tailrider) back in '04 for a self-supported tour in NY state. The tour was a great success, but I had a serious cycling accident (described in arielmoon's thread about her own dog/bike accident) the following spring, and we haven't managed to tour since. But we do use the panniers for "errand rides" still and hope to tour again one of these days!