Pannier advice

tarry said:

he has looked at the givi range and found some 21lt with the rails for about £260 but am not sure if these are big enough

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NorthLondonCookie said:

Panniers are a very personal choice. ABR did a full review of them and I think you can buy the digital edition on the website. You can spend very little and a kings ransom. How long does he want to keep them for? For example (I know you have a Tenere) I started off with the side opening BMW varios which drove me nuts but some others love them. You could also go soft luggage as well and Ortleib and Wolfman do some good stuff. You could buy off the shelf Givi, Touratech, Metal Mule, Hepco and I could keep going. Or you could go to guys like Vern, ArdCase and get some made bespoke. I went for Ard because the price was good value and Roger built a top box to fit my helmet and he was down the road. Horses for courses. Easier questions along the lines on whether Greece is going default is easier to answer.

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Rasher said:

Big enough for what?

I find the 68L of Vario's adequate for the two of us, but would prefer a bit more capacity (the 80 odd litres of a GSA sounds about perfect) but for solo use I could easily get away with the vario's in compressed format which is probably about the same as a couple of 21's.

42L to myself would be more than enough, currently I have the small pannier and she has the big one, misc crap goes in the top box (spare gloves / visor / jumper / ear plugs etc)

I also use Hotels, if camping I would probably need more space, but I guess of your solo this can all be bunged on the back of the bike.

If this is for the odd little trip to carry one persons gear and stopping in Hotels I guess it should be OK - and the price sounds pretty decent.

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