Adventure-Spec Magadan Panniers (mk2)
As the market in my part of the world makes it difficult to actually have a look at products before I buy them I have to rely on the internet for information on what to buy - also what people tell me, but as we're not all the same, I sometimes have to rely on people who might see things differently. I have for year been using hard panniers (aluminium boxes), but due to getting a different bike (BMW g650 xChallange) it was advisable to switch to soft luggage - based on the broken bone theory, and also if an alu box is dent it's leaking and it's difficult to fix on the road.... I'm not sure I'm a strong believer of the first theory, the other one I know all about. After hitting a "small" rock in Bulgaria in 2012 I spend 6 hours getting my panniers waterproof again.... Then enter the soft luggage, there are a number of producers, and due the exploits of Walter Colbatch (who can nearly walk on water - or so I've been told), everyone rave about the Adventur...