So I was thinking – these Jesse Odysseys are OK (they are). Panniers aren’t rocket science – they’re just metal boxes to take your kit around on your bike, after all.
A slight problem came up when I was travelling to & from Gibraltar last summer. Heat. I’d ordered the Odysseys in black to make it easier to touch up the paintwork after getting minor dings etc. The trouble is that, in strong sunlight, anything inside black panniers cooks. Bottles water was hot after an hour. Since a lot of my planned trip was going to be in high temperatures, I considered stripping the Odysseys down and having them re-painted in silver or white. Then it occurred to me that I could probably sell the Odysseys for the same price as a new pair of Vern’s Worldbeaters.
Having sold the Odysseys late last week (thanks Johnathan, you got a bargain
), I now have a fully custom-made set of silver anodised Worldbeaters on the Adv.
A slight problem came up when I was travelling to & from Gibraltar last summer. Heat. I’d ordered the Odysseys in black to make it easier to touch up the paintwork after getting minor dings etc. The trouble is that, in strong sunlight, anything inside black panniers cooks. Bottles water was hot after an hour. Since a lot of my planned trip was going to be in high temperatures, I considered stripping the Odysseys down and having them re-painted in silver or white. Then it occurred to me that I could probably sell the Odysseys for the same price as a new pair of Vern’s Worldbeaters.
Having sold the Odysseys late last week (thanks Johnathan, you got a bargain
), I now have a fully custom-made set of silver anodised Worldbeaters on the Adv.
) allows you to explore various options to customise the panniers to your individual needs. Vern designed & fitted a 'holster' for my laptop on the 'wheel' side of the RH pannier.
), Anni had offered to make me some bags to fit Verns panniers. Despite the time of year, Anni came up trumps and delivered the bags on 2nd January - Top girl (rides a VFR - maybe she'll be attracted to the dark side one day 
) and quality of the bags. They are made from the sort of material you find on Merc & BMW hoods and are double skinned (Anni's brief was that I wannted to be able to put the bags down in a puddle, if necessary, without the contents getting wet). These are serious bits of kit and I doubt that you'll find better anywhere.
