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Review on 🚲 BV Bike Bag Bicycle Panniers with Adjustable Hooks, Easy Carrying Handle, Enhanced Reflective Trim and Spacious Pockets by David Edwards

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Next to pedals, handlebars and brakes the most used part on my bike.

There are many good things to say about this purchase. Let me explain how I use this device. So if your intended purpose is different than mine, this review may not be as helpful. I sometimes use my bike four trips to the supermarket to get things from time to time, also I sometimes ride (commute) books and computers two alternative places to come up with plans to conquer the world once I'm that little white mouse contact "brain". So let's talk about the looks, in my opinion they look beautiful. The high visibility fabric for writing at night is great until I had an accident at night. The only downside is that if someone is driving a vehicle and it doesn't have headlights, you're at their mercy as it lights up on its own in the model I bought. As for security, the problem with it and why I did not give. The high rating is very simple, there are no locks or special combinations that only the owner knows to attach these bags or their zippers to your bike. They are held in place with small metal hooks, bungee cords and small plastic buckles, and nylon straps that are clearly unreliable. But if you're looking for something safe, you're looking for the wrong type of product. They are very practical and, given the lack of safety devices, are relatively easy to put on and take off. I prefer to always leave mine on as it's kind of a process of turning it on and off. Now you can improve on this yourself by wearing quick release buckles or buckles if you don't feel safe leaving them on your bike. As for some functional concerns, they're really handy for hanging other items in the back, like taillight turn signals or even Revane's crumpled jungle head if you have one handy. There's a nice handle you can carry them with as an advantage when you take them off the bike, and you can also use that handle and a few other attachment points to secure other items you might want to strap on. Also, they melt in a way that the back of your ankle doesn't hit the pockets when you're pedaling really well. They also fold when unloaded if drag is an issue in your day to day driving, unfortunately that's not my situation. Waterproofing is essentially nothing more than the protection provided by the fabric itself, which is minimal. That means they can do with a light spray or a little spritz and you'll be fine, but that's about it. What can be said about the amount of urine that came from a poodle who accidentally peed on them as they were walking by? Anything larger like a Beagle or even a King Charles Cavalier Spaniel would be overkill and you would definitely need to clean the inside. The value is in the upper range. Does that mean they're the best in the world, no, no. That said, if you're on a tight budget and aren't that picky I'd go with this as I'm very happy with mine. However, if you are looking to buy something like this to transport your gold and/or diamonds from one secure location to another, this is clearly not the way to go. Feel free to contact me and I can help you carry such things. Well, here's the part where I point out a deficiency of this article and other articles in this category, so it's not just an article. Manufacturers in this category tend to base volume on theoretical mathematically calculated values based on area and dimensions. For example, these bags say that the capacity is 26 liters. Unfortunately this is really not the case in the real world, in fact I would challenge anyone from the company that shot the video on how they could fit 26 1 liter shower bottles in it. Well, if they could, they would certainly be idiots. However, I couldn't, not even close, which might indicate I'm just not built to be an idiot.

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