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Useful for carrying a paper home from the shop (which I once did as a kid), but really - what else? Anyone used one practically? Just curious, as they still make them. Not agonising over a shopping decision or anything ๐Ÿ™‚


 
Posted : 31/05/2016 4:32 pm
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It's a trap for catching bike mice.


 
Posted : 31/05/2016 4:35 pm
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It's a trap for catching fingers more like.


 
Posted : 31/05/2016 4:41 pm
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We used to use them for those throw over pannier bags.

Not seen any throw over pannier bags for 20 odd years


 
Posted : 31/05/2016 4:52 pm
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Agreed, useless.

We used to use them for those throw over pannier bags.

Wondered if there was something like that that existed (two panniers connected with a piece of fabric presumably) but never seen one. Coz I'm so young init.


 
Posted : 31/05/2016 4:57 pm
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Used one for school to clamp me old Adidas bag to the rack.

There was a certain skill to riding past your mates and flipping the bags off their rack on the lunchtime race home...


 
Posted : 31/05/2016 5:36 pm
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Wondered if there was something like that that existed (two panniers connected with a piece of fabric presumably) but never seen one. Coz I'm so young init.

Tends to be anything cheap.

Actually really practical as you then don't have to bother with 2 bags (complete with hard plastic jangly bits which clatter as you try and walk with your oversized bags in cycling shoes, just lift up the spring, and there's a handle in the middle of the panniers.

http://www.tredz.co.uk/.Giant-City-Pannier-Bag_70711.htm?sku=217979&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=google_shopping&gclid=CPLD4rXghM0CFQoTGwod0ikO2A


 
Posted : 31/05/2016 5:41 pm