Panniers, Messenger Bags and Carrying Things

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So I have to find a non shouldered solution to carrying things for a while in a few weeks due to broken collarbone and dislocated shoulder. I have commuted successfully with my trusty and awesome jansport bag for years, carrying up to 27kg 200k per week. I have a rack on my bike, so I was thinking panniers? Are there any super cheap ones anyone would recommend?
I seen these:
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/ie/en/basil-mara-xl-double-pannier-bag-35l/rp-prod82033 ?

Do I need to put another rack on my bike? I'd rather not as he's all nicely original but looking at the pannier racks online the one on him looks the similar in bag-not-going-into-wheel terms.

Messenger/one shouldered bags. Any recommendations?

Extra bonus points for anything not black or flowery. Although cheapness trumps all!

slap/dash

Kaos pouch

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Interesting. Google showed me a red one Do know a site that sells them?

slap/dash

https://www.tumblr.com/search/chaos+pouch

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Hang on a minute they're bumbags! Oh the humanity my eyes……!

I don't think I'll get all my crap into one. Not since the early 90s anyway. The 80's left them behind in the midlands for a while

nak

I use a Timbuk2 messenger bag, have gotten 10 years out of it, so it has served me well. That being said I wish I had forked out the extra cash and gone for a Pac bag as I find them more comfortable, user friendly.

Loads of bags out there and plenty of couriers manage to wear them working with broken collarbones. From an ergonomic perspective panniers are more sensible.

buffalo

nak wrote: »

I use a Timbuk2 messenger bag, have gotten 10 years out of it, so it has served me well. That being said I wish I had forked out the extra cash and gone for a Pac bag as I find them more comfortable, user friendly.

Loads of bags out there and plenty of couriers manage to wear them working with broken collarbones. From an ergonomic perspective panniers are more sensible.

+1 on a Timbuk2. Only had mine a year and a half, but worth the investment.

NamelessPhil

I bought a nice work appropriate (although black) pannier bag from www.dutchbikeshop.ie. It's a reporter bag that looks like a handbag when it's off the bike, perfectly fine for meetings.

The bag manufacturer is a Dutch company http://www.fastrider.nl/ and they make all kinds of bags including flowery and black as well as other bike accessories.

Oink

One thing, make sure they're waterproof if you're going to bd cycling with them. Non-waterproof ones are just not worth the money of hassle in this country.

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Thank for the suggestions, the dutchbikeshop have a red one that appeals to me!

The Timbuk2 and the Pac bags look amazing but are out of budget

Macy0161

Oink wrote: »

One thing, make sure they're waterproof if you're going to bd cycling with them. Non-waterproof ones are just not worth the money of hassle in this country.

Or at least one with a waterproof cover - my aldi pannier bags got through this week leak free!

Previously I had the brand x ones from chain reactions. They are grand, but were a ballache in the wet - everything had to be in plastic bags in the bags.

rollingscone

Decathlon do loads of cheap attached panniers where you can fold them over an existing rack.

Not the most elegant solution mind.

NamelessPhil

When I contacted the Dutch bike shop before, they were able to order other items from the Fastrider catalogue, not just the ones shown on their own site. It might be worth your while looking at the catalogue. Good luck with the hunt!

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Thank ye, I shall give the dutchbikeshop a ring in the morning. The fastrider stuff is deadly. Decathalon if that fails. Elegance schmelegence, it's a temporary solution until my shoulders can take the rucksack back. Collarbone will be fine, he's reinforced, but just for the minute until the bits get together again I was thinking of a cheap messenger bag to tide me over. I might just whip one up I think. At least it won't be black!

2Cando

I use the Decathlon Tilt 5 Backpack.

I find it great, easily large enough for everyday college and chores. It's got reflective stripes built into it, it's got ventilation pads on the back, and is cleverly designed.

I've had mine for a year and a half and can't fault it. Not made from cheap materials that will fall apart at the first sign of rain, it also keeps everything bone dry in the rain, which is good.

It's also only £16 with a £4 delivery cost. (50% sale so hurry).

nak

gadetra wrote: »

Thank ye, I shall give the dutchbikeshop a ring in the morning. The fastrider stuff is deadly. Decathalon if that fails. Elegance schmelegence, it's a temporary solution until my shoulders can take the rucksack back. Collarbone will be fine, he's reinforced, but just for the minute until the bits get together again I was thinking of a cheap messenger bag to tide me over. I might just whip one up I think. At least it won't be black!

Making your own one is better than second hand as they tend to smell. I was ashamed of my bag when it got soaked on the way to work during the week; smells like a wet dog. Stuff inside it was bone dry and not smelly fortunately.

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2Cando wrote: »

I use the Decathlon Tilt 5 Backpack.

I find it great, easily large enough for everyday college and chores. It's got reflective stripes built into it, it's got ventilation pads on the back, and is cleverly designed.

I've had mine for a year and a half and can't fault it. Not made from cheap materials that will fall apart at the first sign of rain, it also keeps everything bone dry in the rain, which is good.

It's also only £16 with a £4 delivery cost. (50% sale so hurry).

Thanks. I can't carry startups over my shoulders for a while as the left one dislocated and the right's unstable duo can't take any weight across them for a wee while. But rucksacks are the way to go, I really miss it. The messenger bag I can hang off the neck and back. I think that's a diy solution now.

nak ha ha oh no ! is it waterproof canvas or jute type material? That always stinks in the wet. Kind of a like a wet dog smell?

nak

gadetra wrote: »

nak ha ha oh no ! is it waterproof canvas or jute type material? That always stinks in the wet. Kind of a like a wet dog smell?

Yeah, it's cordura. Wash it occasionally with Nikwax.

SomeFool

Crate cable tied to the rack you have might work as a temporary measure for you

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SomeFool wrote: »

Crate cable tied to the rack you have might work as a temporary measure for you

I do have a shopping basket…Hmmm interesting!

Caroline_ie

12 weeks post collarbone surgery and I was able to carry a back pack on the bike again. I found it easier than the messenger bag because I was carrying the messenger with the strap on the "other" shoulder and it felt not natural (if that makes sense). The backpack is fine now. It's doesn't rub against the new hardware either.