FS: Brooks "Brick Lane" panniers, VG, black, $115 + shipping

[Patrick Moore]

30 liters capacity, black, heavy, very sturdy cotton canvas, lined, very little used, only signs of use some dust and the 1/4-height coroplast stiffeners I riveted in. They hold a surprising amount for their nominal size.  

The panniers are joined and drape over the rack to which they attach via leather straps on the underside of the joining fabric. Leather straps close the flaps and there are interior compartment straps to help hold loads together.

These work better with some racks instead of others. With my somewhat minimalist rack, the trailing bottom edges would brush the spokes when the bags were heavily loaded so I riveted in 1/4-height coroplast stiffeners. Note that the stiffeners prevent the bags from being rolled up; see photo. That didn't bother me but you should be aware of this.

My loss is your gain. I traded a nice Rivendell Sackville Medium saddlebag for these, and they're very nice, but with my rack the heels of my size 10s occasionally flick the forward edges as I pedal when the bags are loaded.

$115 plus actual shipping cost, net to me, please.

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Thanks, Patrick Moore

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[Patrick Moore]

I should add this: 13.8 wide X 4.7 "thick" X 14.2 high in American Freedom Units or 360 mm wide X 120 mm "thick" X 360 mm.

https://www.brooksengland.com/en_us/brick-lane-pannier.html

[Patrick Moore]

I was wrong about the "lining:" the interior (cotton) canvas is white and it sure looks like a lining but it ain't.

So, reduced to $100 + actual shipping. 

I think you can remove the pop rivets holding the stiffeners on, either by drilling out the heads, on the outside of the bag, or using good dykes to clip off the squozen ends, inside the bag.

Note: I used these on a rack with a 3" wide platform; they worked fine except for lack of heel clearance and, absent stiffening, the aft bottom end brushing the spokes under load -- this is not a problem with the stiffeners.

[Patrick Moore]

On Thu, Mar 14, 2024 at 2:47 PM Patrick Moore <bert...@gmail.com> wrote: