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Originally Posted by neio79
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+1 (although I only have the US-10).
Like someone else mentioned, I don't really like panniers as they restrict the spaces you can filter into. Of course, it's all a matter of preference
My advice with soft luggage is this: Borrow a complete set of luggage from someone (or alternatively buy a comprehensive kit of cheap stuff like the oxford "first time") and also use a smallish rucsac. Try out the various bits and work out which type of luggage strikes the best balance between:
What interferes with your riding the least,
What is easiest/quickest for you to fit/remove,
What's easiest to carry,
How much they can carry (capacity).
Rank the various bits in order of how good for you they are for you. You can then buy a good quality "best" bit for you and add others over time as the cheaper stuff wears out/you find yourself using it.
EDIT:
As
Zokambaa says, the Nelson Rigg stuff is well built and little know/often overlooked in the UK. You can occassionally pick it up very cheap indeed.