Source of pannier clips? Anyone make their own

[Tri Girl]

Those bags are AWESOME!!!!!!!! Now I want to head to home depot to see if they have any (not likely).
Great find!!!! I think they'll make fantastic (and economical) panniers!

[Cataboo]

Even if they don't have the $4 ones, they did have a ton of tool bags and as far as I can tell, you can't convince men to pay as much for tool bags as you do for panniers.

Here's the label if you want to look for them:

[Tri Girl]

Thanks for the close up- catriona. I'll head there tomorrow after work. You're right about men and tool bags.

[DebW]

I've actually got 8 pannier hooks. These fit perfectly on older Blackburn racks with 8.5 mm diameter tubing. They don't fit so well on my new Tubus rack with 10 mm tubing - they actually work but don't sit all the way onto the hook. I've also got some of the D-rings that I used to attach the bungy cords on the bottom of my panniers. Catriona, you can PM me with your address, and whether you want the D-rings also, and I send them along.

[Cataboo]

Debw kindly sent me the pannier clips last week (Thanks!). I finally found my kevlar thread last night, got out the sewing machine and started the panniers.

It needs a bit more handstitching where I can't get the sewing machine to reach, and I need to put in some either plastic sheeting or light plywood on the inside to give it some structure. I might see if I can get a plastic container that fits the bottom - from what I could tell my shimano bike shoe box fits the bottom perfectly. I'll sew velcro straps at the bottom, so I can attach one corner to the seatstay, and the other edge of the bag to the rack supports.

I stuck the pannier clips on an aluminum strip, and then sewed a sleeve for the strip using the handles already on the bag. This way, I can remove the strip & clips and use them for another bag if I decide I need bigger panniers. I also thought if I drilled through the bag, even using grommets, eventually the bag would tear. I'm hoping that the sewing with kevlar thread & webbing reinforcing the front & back of it will hold. But I bought a couple extra tool bags for if my prototype doesn't work out.

[Tri Girl]

Lookin' good!!!!
I went to my Home Depot and they had the bags, but I didn't buy them. They weren't on clearance for as cheap (I think they were $7) and since I already have 2 sets of panniers I thought I better not impulse buy and get two more bags. I really like them, tho. They are functional and cute!

[Cataboo]

They're a nice size for me, I think. It's a 43 cm frame, so putting something too big on it, my foot bumps into the pannier.

I'd bought some panniers, but they got sucked into the wheel & tore up. They obviously weren't very expensive ones, but mostly right now I just want things that I can toss my stuff into on the way to work & back, and to stop by the grocery store & pick up a few things on the way home.