Sci'Con EKO Rear Bicycle Panniers

If you just want panniers to have panniers, then these will be great due to the low price. If you are someone who is actually going to depend on panniers for serious touring or bike commuting, these aren't for you. They should be [$] full blown retail, not a bargain. The Sierra price on these should be more in the range of [$]for the pair. Quality is just not that great.

Main problem is no pocket, so you lose everything in the bag - can't find keys or wallet. Also fairly poorly constructed.

These bags are decent --- not fabulous, but they are good enough for around town, a weekender or a week away. I would NOT buy them if you're spending more than a week at a time touring on your bike. For that, buy the bombproof, more expensive kind.

seem to be OK after one long weekend fully loaded, except that one of the top handles was not stiched to the bag...pretty useless.

Was unhappy with construction and the latching. Would be ok for casual biking

the hooks are a great addition!

We are a family of regular bicyclists who use our panniers for regular errands ie shopping, school supply transport and also bike camping trips. The fabric of the panniers is very strong and will be durable. The system to secure pannier to the bike is inadequate and while it works a little better when the bag is weighted it does not work so well when the bag is empty on the way to shopping. We will probably modify the attachment system and with one we create ourselves. Probably a little more work than the average shopper would want to do.

Tried to mount these on Trek rack on Trek bike. Hooks are barely long enough to adequately secure to rack and, as previous review noted, the lower hook & spring meant to stabilize the panniers against the rack lacked sufficient tensile strength. Failed to even retain their shape after a single use. Worst of all, one of the mounting fixtures tore loose from the dernier fabric the first time I used the bags. This, with the bag holding two 33oz. bottles of olive oil, a sixteen oz. package of dried noodles, and four cans of tuna fish. Cannot imagine what, other than a change of gym clothes, these bags are up to handling. Have ordered thousands of dollars of equipment and clothing from STP over the years and, aside from returns for sizing reasons, have never encountered a clearly inferior product until now. Just a waste.

The first time I used these, I got caught in a 10-minute rain. Although not advertised as waterproof, the material appears waterproofed, and the contents remained dry. A longer rain will prove a better test, but this was a good start. One weakness I noticed is that the bottom spring and hook are thin and appear weaker than the rest. It works fine, but I'll keep my eyes open for something to replace it with. I'll also reinforce the stitching at the opening of the draw string: when I yanked on it, the top stitch started to 'give.' Overall, however, I'm very pleased with this purchase!

Carrying small grocery items. this item could use some inner pockets to store small things and some support so soft items don't get crushed. Still a good product for the price. I would recommend it to a friend with some cautions about how it would be used.