Best Bags?

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For years now all of my bicycle touring has been done with a set of Inertia Designs panniers. Basic black if you are wondering. I was never very happy with the "cam" attachment system they had and then last summer I lost a bag on my way home from the Ragbee. I spoke with the owner of the Broken Spoke in Iowa City of my troubles and he recommended ARKEL bags to me, boasting that he had NEVER lost a bag. I'm a skeptic by nature so I decided to just purchase the bally-hooed ARKEL attachment system and give it a try on my old Inertia Designs bags. I did and I have and I must say they are as good as advertised. Yesterday I purchased a set of bags from ARKEL and they should be here in a week. Cootie and I have only been out for one overnight this year but we are planning to get out again this weekend and much more later this summer. I am looking forward to trying out the new bags and I will let you know how they work. What bags are you all using? If you are interested in trying ARKEL check out their website:

www.arkel-od.com/index.html

Or just stop in and talk with the owner of the Broken Spoke but be warned, I am not just a satisfied customer anymore, I am an employee!


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