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Ortlieb Fork-Pack

I mounted two 5.8 liter bags on my Grizl. The bags are solid, water tight and super easy to mount and unmount. They look really clean, especially in combination with the Ortlieb gravel pack in the back.

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Ideal solution for some extra space as I don't have room for a frame bag (above the drink cans)

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Great bags with a convenient click system. Now adding 12.5-litre bags

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Bags that are 100 per cent waterproof for all your adventures

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Stably attaches to the bike, many options in terms of mounting and, above all, easy to detach easily

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Nice waterproof bags. Only when mounting you find out that the screws provided are 5 mm too short. Fastening with 2 passes is not a good idea. Small blemish on the whole thing.

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These Ortlieb panniers are great for bikepacking: they don't move when you're riding and they're waterproof, which is essential in wet weather. The German quality of the Ortlieb brand is unquestionable, which inevitably justifies the high price of these panniers... But it should be seen as a long-term investment.

By 4500km on gravel tracks, attached with the screws on the fork: perfect, top, best value for money, totally waterproof, no problem even on very rough gravel tracks.

By 4500km on gravel tracks, attached with the screws on the fork: perfect, top, best value for money, totally waterproof, no problem even on very rough gravel tracks.

extremely robust and easy to attach bag

Used right away to bikepack for a few days

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You can snap them off the front fork very easily

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Incredibly handy bags for a cycling holiday. Not only to spread your weight a bit (especially useful in hilly areas), but also to distribute luggage more conveniently. Before, all my luggage 'disappeared' into two big panniers, now I have more visibility of what goes where. I doubted it would work well on my bike (Koga f8 2023, has no screw holes in the front forks), but it works fine. Sometimes with some heavier stuff it is a bit of a puzzle how to pack it tactically, as the bag can sometimes droop a bit.

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We had the small one and switched to the slightly larger one

Incredibly quick assembly on Cannondale Gravelbike with three connections. The bags click on very easily, formidable

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once fitted, very practical to use. can't wait to travel with it... looks very secure even without an eyelet (on ORBEA TERRA)

Are experienced bicycle campers and are very satisfied

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After trying all kinds of things you end up with Ortlieb, expensive (but so are other brands...) but worth every penny. Have them all on my gravel bike now and very happy with them....

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Mounted this Ortlieb on my fork (Trek Alpha 1.2) without screw holes for a bikepacking trip from Italy to Belgium. I was a bit skeptical about it at first, Ortlieb is not the cheapest brand and my fork gets narrower towards the bottom, so I had to tweak the design a bit more, but this product held up great! Mounting and proper placement took me a bit of work, but this thing is rock solid even without screws on my sloping and cylindrical fork. The bag is easy to take off, I always put my shoes in it) and completely waterproof. It has survived downpours and mountain passes, next time I will consider some from Ortlieb again, even if the price is a bit more expensive. You do have to disassemble the holder if you want your whole front fork free again after your trip, no idea how and if it can be reassembled properly then.

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Nice solid German quality. You remove them from the holder very easily. Installing them is a piece of cake if you have lugs on your front fork. You can simply leave the holders in place when you are not using the bags. You also quickly take stuff out on the road if you need to. Thanks to these bags, I don't have to stuff the saddle bag and handlebar bag as much.

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