Tag: Tinkering

Pattern and details to be posted at some point, but this evening I finally finished making the pair of panniers I’d been working on on and off the past few months. Time for the next project.

Fabricated: New & improved custom pannier made from marine upholstery, with compression straps, spring-loaded rack hooks, simple removable-for-security external pockets for wallet/keys/cell phone, and reinforced with webbing in key areas.

Took a risk, transported a case of wine with the custom pannier and backpack pannier.

Hey, I already have a waterproof roll-top backpack– why not use it as a pannier? Mandrel/anvil and heavy-duty spur grommets (with teeth). Grommets added to the bag, rack hooks bolted to them with locknuts. I could redo this later to have the grommets set in a separate piece of sturdy webbing, which is then sewed to the bag to distribute the force. ...

A stereo on the bike rack– why not?

Custom bike panniers in progress. Prototype 1 is lumpy, but it’s a start.