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Ortlieb Back Roller Classic

Light and strong and easy to fit. Seem to have enough space for touring but also great for shopping and commuting.

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Great value high quality equipment . Very waterproof with its roll over design. Small inner pocket is very helpful. Really easy attachment to bike rack. Excellent. Looks like it will do years of service

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I only cycling with panniers to work, but they are realy nice bags. Storage is big enough, nice pockets inside. Most important in Ireland - good waterproof fabric. Easy to mount. With added strap easy to go for shopping. Fantastic panniers, hopfully will last for years.

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Very tough material. Secures well to rack, been on some rough tracks this week through Belgium and The Netherlands with no issues . In Arnhem now but unable to visit the store

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Easy to attach and adjust. Very robust and roomy as well as waterproof. Perfect

well designed

I spoje to someone from Mantel. The person was very helpful. I was clarifying an issue before l bought the bicycle panniers. You could make it clearer the litre size and the exact model type. I bought x2 Ortlieb bicycle panniers and an really pleased by this purchase. Before l bought a cheap bicycle pannier and it basically fell apart. These Ortlieb bicycle panniers, hold enough for me to do a large shop and carry back on my bicycle. I like the amount you can fit into the panniers, the bright colours, the sturdy quality and the easy attachment and release system. The positives definitely outlay the negatives, but if there are negatives l would say these two things: (1) It's vdry easy for the release strap to get caughtbinside the plastic grasping hooks, which then make a it hard to release the panniers. (2) The fabric strap on the outside of the pannier, is not long enough to clip on when you have a lot of stuff inside the pannier. I have to use an elastic strap in order to close the pannier.

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There's no denying that these panniers are probably the best available. They're easy to use, well-made and have lots of well-thought out features. I can't think of how this design could be improved on, but if I really had to come up with a negative it would be the straps. They're fiddly to tuck into the little holders to prevent them fouling the wheels as you ride. The only other negative would be the price. It's a lot of money, but they do look like they're built to last.

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I have an Ortleib pannier from the nineties and it's still going strong as an everyday commuter pannier. No tears or rips. Still waterproof. These new panniers will no doubt give as good service. Very good value via Mantel.

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A well made bag. Ideal for everyday use. Fits onto frame in an instant and just as easy to remove. Inside pocket also great for organising smaller items.

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This bag has everything I need: a laptop pocket

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An excellent pannier. I've knocked one mark off because Ortlieb have changed the Back Roller Classic from the original allen key based fitting system to the newer plastic fittings. Still an excellent product but I'd have preferred if Ortlieb had kept the original zero maintenance fittings.

Very robust and well made bags

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Well made, strong and good size. Should last for years.

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Took these bags on an overnight cycle camping trip. Enough space for everything I needed, but if you go for longer than a weekend with tents/bivvy bags then they wouldn't be enough on their own. Great quality, would 100% recommend, just be aware that they have no internal pockets so using drybags or something similar to organise your stuff is a good idea.

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Great bag for everyday use and for touring. Easy to fit , expands to take what you need to carry and completely waterproof.