E. Buygum
Registered user
Just thought you might be interested. I have just fitted ARDcase panniers and love 'em. They are on the Touratech frame which projects 2" further on the exhaust side so I went for a 7" and a 9" pannier which, thus, extend symmetrically. Total width is 93cm (sorry to mix units)...this means almost exactly an inch less than the handlebars at each side. This seems to make a massive difference, probably psychlogical, over a pannier which extends as far or further than the handlebars and leads to relatively care free filtering. They are very unobtrusive and make no difference I can discern to the handling. I took them up to Orkney a couple of weeks ago and haven't bothered taking them off (for my regular supermarket shopping trips). Well, I have had multiple Givis panniers over the years, BMW varios and also BMW Adventure style/ aluminium but these are the best. Simple but very stable fitting onto the TT frame (which, I have to say, is excellent) and I'm sure they will take a knock, which I am equally sure they will get at some stage.
My tent fits into the bottom of the 7" pannier so the smaller size (which I wasn't 100% sure about when I ordered them) is no disadvantage to me but then, I do travel light. Pictures aren't great and seem to exaggerate the panniers' bulk but you get the idea.
My tent fits into the bottom of the 7" pannier so the smaller size (which I wasn't 100% sure about when I ordered them) is no disadvantage to me but then, I do travel light. Pictures aren't great and seem to exaggerate the panniers' bulk but you get the idea.
