M-Wave Bicycle Cycling Bag

I have only used this bag for a week, but so far I LOVE IT!!! There were no holes upon arrival, no problems putting it on the bike, no problems when riding. I commute to and from work everyday on my bike, so this has been so helpful in transporting items (the bags are really roomy - I can put in the bags: my purse, sweater, lock, lunch, snack items, water bottle, and still have room). It does not weigh my bike down, so it is light-weight but durable. I made sure to fasten the straps tightly and tucked in the leftover straps in a knot to make sure they won't get caught in the spokes. I also used cable ties to make sure no one can snap it off while I am in the office. Overall, I highly recommend this bag - it is durable, good-looking, and light-weight!!!

UPDATE 8/22: To my considerable surprise, the set of these panniers I bought in 2012 & have been using weekly for all that time are still intact and perfectly functional! This was quite unexpected (it seems less and less often, these days, that one is *pleasantly* surprised with the build quality of any product). When I reviewed them 10 years ago (q.v., below) I was a bit dubious about the durability of these bags (especially in any crash): now, under regular use in grocery runs every week for all that time, they are still hanging together & still fit for purpose (I never did have a bicycle crash with these mounted, so I still think they would do badly in that case, but simple regular use has been no problem). Of course, the bags are no longer in "mint" condition after all this time - the fabric is close to worn through in several places & a hole in one side needed patching with duct tape, but the basic structure and all fittings remain sound, and they still hold full grocery loads in each side as well as when they were new. Now that they have passed the 10 year mark & remained useful, I'm only curious how much longer can they possibly go (15 years use? 20?)! However long, in any case I have already bought my 2nd set of these bags, so whenever my original old ones finally do give up the ghost, I'm ready with a new set for another decade+ of use. 5 stars for durability here - at this price compared to most others, quite amazing! ---------------------------------------------- Bought this as an alternative to metal baskets for my bicycle rack (the idea being, they might be lighter and more readily removable, when not needed). PROs: 1) Easy all-quick-release-buckle (top-front, and sides) attachments to rack. 2) Carrying handle in center section for easy toting off bike [lays basically flat], along with through-slots for threading other attachments or locking cables (e.g., for parking in high-pilferage areas). 3) Very practical carrying capacity (just about one full supermarket shopping bag's worth, each side). 4) Very good value at the $25 Amazon price (half or less, of [admittedly more elaborate] similar soft bicycle luggage available at my own local bike shops). 5) Not too bad looking [IMHO]. CONs: 1) Attachments to rack are secure, but not tight - bags will move around a bit as you ride. 2) As some other reviews have noted, construction is not super-duper-durable: most all stress points are single-seam or single-layer construction only, and does not look like they would hold up great in any crash; and I'm not sure how long they would hold up under heavy daily use, either (not a great problem for users like me, who only plan on attaching them for occasional grocery trips and light bike touring; but endurance touring and/or heavy trail riders looking for bike luggage might want to think twice about these bags). 3) Rigid panels for sides of bags are a little challenging to install (not just to slide into their designated fabric pockets, but to do so while keeping them inside the side seams, is not so easy); not impossible, just not easy. 4) Plus, the hard side panels are basically required to keep the bags themselves rigid enough for stable mounting (I left the side panels off for a while at first, preferring to keep the bags collapsible, but I then discovered this allowed the bags to flex enough when loaded to be able to catch the wheel spokes of the rear wheel now and again - the rigid back panel of each bag alone is NOT enough to prevent this by itself), which is a bit less configurability then I was originally hoping for (also, it means they take up that much more storage space, when left at home). 5) Quick-release buckles securing the top flaps for the bags are non-adjustable for length; if your load doesn't fully fit as is, you'll be carrying them with the bag tops open. OVERALL: I'm basically happy with these panniers. They're not "premium" in design or construction, and heavy-duty users might want to look elsewhere for their best choice in bicycle luggage; but for the low price I paid and the light use I use them for they're really all I require, and I certainly can't suggest any superior choice at this price point. Very useful, and a good value.

This will make a second bag for me this one I purchased, the first bag was a gift but If I had purchased myself might have been seriously thinking of sending back for a few reasons like the clips did not hold and the material was on the cheap side. The new ones I have now appear to have fixed those faults these are much better made and the clips actually work. I choose the black/green for the color alone but one would assume they are all made the same otherwise, except for older gray/black version which I would recommend avoiding. I should note the first bag was the gray/black version the least expensive version which now appears to have an update to silver/black that hopefully fixed those issues, if they are made like the black/green version I would agree. I like these for the space which is adequate for my needs not to big nor small and that it has rigid panels so it keeps it's shape and are fairly strong, look good on my bike as well, the older black/gray version actually held up for quite awhile till started to rip. I ended up stitching it together by making holes through the necessary pieces and running zip ties through, and yes it worked for quite awhile and not all that noticeable still have them as a matter of fact but they are real beat up after many miles and conditions. If you are looking for waterproof I am not sure on these new ones at this time, there is a liner but I would say they it is water resistant at best. I keep a couple heavy plastic bags in the bottom just in case to put my valuable stuff in just in case. Anyway the big issue I have read over and over and I myself have had is with the bag hitting the wheel specifically the spokes which can lead to broken spokes, which as you may or may not know is not much fun to fix. The other thing is that the bag rips along the top, in my case it is because I had it mounted wrong. The part between the bags needs to be fully supported by the bike rack front to back and side to side, so if you don't have a proper rack you are more than likely going to have problems eventually. So I came up with a relatively easy add-on/mod that works well and clips onto the seat-stays part of frame. All the materials needed are a couple of mending plates, I used 5/8ths by 5" and some machine screws 10-32 by 3/4 and washers, couple small and then large diameter washers to increase surface area which is important to prevent tearing. I ground the excess bolt off and smoothed the surfaces down on the inner part and covered with gorilla tape, I also used thread lock instead of lock washers just because I ran out of those size lock washers. Anyway it turns out to be very strong and holds the bag firmly along with the straps in place on a proper bike rack, especially if you have to carry the bike with heavy items in the bags up stairs like I do works like a charm. And of course most important it keeps the bag from hitting the wheel, at least on my bike setup works well. Couple of pics will show the angle is important to align with the seat-stays part of the frame (that is the part from the seat tube to the rear hub) It is important for holding power up and down, front and back. The flat face of the plate should be flush with the stay, if not may not work as well as it does for me. It is best to put the first hole with bolt through in the front facing corner of the bag where the straps are that way you can line everything up and determine the best point to make the bend in the plate, other bikes will be a bit different. I also added a bit of gorilla tape to the frame. Yes I like doing this sort of thing maybe you can come up with better or hopefully easier, I think with the clips the bags will last much longer. Have fun, and safe cycling

I bought the same model MWave 30L bike rack panier set I am thinking it was 20 years ago when I electrified my first $50 Walmart mountain bike ... which I also still have to this day. This thing has outlasted the bike, putting on thousands of miles at ludicrous speeds. Back in 2004 I was using five 10lb sealed lead acid batteries - 3 on the rack secured tightly within a heavy duty custom made nylon battery bag, and 1 in each panier bag. That put 20lbs on the panier and 50lbs on the bike, which was in addition to the 20lb front wheel motor. A few months ago my old MWave panier pack finally grew some holes in the bottom seam so it was time to find a replacement so I ordered a cheap '30L' bag from Amazon. When it came in, I was confused by the size comparing it visually with my worn out MWave bag so I stuffed it tight w towels and confirmed it was almost half the volume of the MWave 30L. So off we went to Amazon Returns at the Whole Foods market a short walk from my home. So disappointing. But grateful for Amazon giving me the opportunity to check it out and not be stuck with product that doesnt match its description. Only when I got home did I think to look up the manufacturer of my original panier. Unsure if they still existed, it was easy to find them on Amazon so I ordered it and I am so pleased with myself that I did. Last year I also upgraded to building an electric street bike w a rear geared hub that is much lighter with a 9lb lithium battery that goes 27 miles on a charge. Plus a large 30lb Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4) battery that I carry in a backpack which adds an additional 50miles per charge to a trip! And my new replacement MWave panier will continue to hold an additional 20lbs of other gear ... kryptonite lock, spare tube, air pump, 3lb battery for the high lumen bike lights in front and back,change of clothes, etc. One thing I dont like about this panier is that it does not keep the weather out. But that is easily remedied by putting the gear in trash bags first. Another thing I dont like is the clip strap. They take some fiddling with to secure/unsecure the bags as well as to secure the extra strap length to prevent them from flailing around the spokes while the bike is in motion. I am going to replace them with 1"velcro straps instead. Love the bag. Great price. I am sure one of those other paniers that cost multiple times as much as this one would be satisfactory for my use case as well. But I dont want to spend that kind of money when I can continue to use this one and replace them every 20 years!

I guess I'd say that this pannier bag is pretty good for the price. Key phrase being "for the price". They are pretty cheap and pretty cheaply made. Pros: Inexpensive, lots of volume, reasonably practical in design. Cons: not waterproof although they never claimed to be, quality of materials is decent but quality of construction is pretty bad. They are large and stiff; more like boxes than bags once you get them put together. Right out of the box, the stitching on mine was remarkably messy; I mean to the point where here and there, the stitching misses one of the sides of the materials it's supposed to be holding. After about a month of regular use, the vinyl material has begun to crack and separate from the stitching. The materials are relatively durable but I'll be surprised if this bag doesn't dissintegrate after a year of regular use. The bag looks like it will work on just about any rack. It comes with a number of straps with snap buckles that can go on various configurations of racks. On the inside of the two sides are more belts with strap buckles that will hold the panniers to the sides of your rack. Not a bad try, but I rapidly found the system to be impractical. I can't really blame them, it wasn't a bad design for a pannier that attempts to be universal fit for any rack. In my case, I've had to experiment, modify, repair... to the point where I'd have been better off paying twice as much for a better quality bag. Having said all this, if you don't go too far and you want a pannier to leave on a bike that's something of a beater so that you're not too worried about getting it stolen and you use this back around town to throw groceries and such, It might be just what you need. I need something a little more durable, waterproof, and practical that I can use for my (office) work clothes, computer, etc.

I expect my panniers to do a substantial amount of work carrying heavy groceries and the like. Nevertheless, I was surprised to find that these panniers broke within a few months of service. They attached the bicycle via insubstantial plastic clips, relying mostly on counterweight from the opposite bag to stay attached. This made them useless for carrying asymmetric loads, such as when I needed to transport a backpack with a computer in it. On one occasion, the bags slipped off the bicycle, tearing the fabric that attached the flimsy plastic clip to the bag. Even when the plastic clips were working, I found that it was hard to attach them and detach them, because it required reaching behind the bag towards the wheel of the bicycle, and fastening a clip in between the rack in the wheel of the bicycle (where it was very difficult to see anything). Furthermore, it was difficult to get the clip to stay close enough to the bag not to hit the wheel. I frequently had to stop biking in order to reposition the slack fabric from the clip. Even worse, the bags didn't hold their shape, so that occasionally one corner of them would veer towards the wheel and get caught. I would have to stop biking, reshape the bag, and continue on in fear that the bag's shape would relax again, as it generally did within a few minutes. In short: these bags are cheap for a reason. They're basically useless.

Inexpensive and basically these work and look ok. Since the 1970's I have been a practical bicyclist. These days going about 6-7 miles each way, daily, to work. These panniers are just perfect for dropping in my jacket, small backpack, sweater, books, laptop, U-lock and so on. I bought this one because I had an identical one before. I found that one in a recycling area a couple of years ago. It was beat up and partly ripped on top and from tire-holes and abuse from carrying heavy sharp objects. With a <$1- thread and needle and sowed it back to good use. Those held up for about 6 months until I overloaded them with books and other junk and on a pothole it ripped, -along with my tire going flat. Don't blame it on the panniers! So now I bought a new pair of the same make/brand. Here are a few pointers, in no specific order. As usual just my personal observations: - Each compartment fits a box slightly over 12x12x6 inches (30x30x15cm). - The back has netting in which I put red blinking lights for increased traffic safety at night. - It fits my "Super Tourist" bike rack nicely. The rack structure is shaped to prevent the bag from hitting the tires (please read this twice). - A regular V-shaped support rack may not prevent the corners from hitting your tires or spokes ripping the fabric (read this twice). - A bit of a tight fit, but the spring loaded rack trap does fit into a slit on the pannier. This is the only fastening I bother with. In other words, it slips on. - The material and cover seem waterproof, definitely fine for moderate rain, but I would still use plastic bags around whatever may get wet, just in case. I don't know how this holds up getting soaking wet and being banged around with a heavy load and all wet. If in doubt, there are silicone sprays to repel water. - Lids close with strap+snaps, very quick and easy. There are snaps under the top, which on my spring-loaded rack become unnecessary. Snaps on the sides let you tie it to the rack. I don't bother with these and in case they fly up, I don't mind looking like Dumbo once a year. - I keep an extra padlock to lock the pannier onto the rack when I leave it outside. - So the bag has a handle. You can carry it into the grocery store. When full and heavy, I do find it difficult to slip it on the spring loaded rack. Maybe practice makes master? I still just get grocery bags and slip those into the panniers. - My only gripe is that the bags come with four stiffeners, plastic sheets that I have a hard time getting into place. These slip inside, into the bottom and the backs and front and give the panniers their boxy-shape. I decided to leave them out altogether since they make the panniers permanently bulky. Without the stiffeners in, I can slip the panniers off the bike and put away without them taking so much space. Maybe it's not a gripe after all. - The assembly is otherwise extremely simple and practical. No hidden pockets, no frills or pop-out magic. - I don't really care how the panniers look, they're black and grey. For me that means just fine. To summarize, I highly recommend for the budget ($25- +/-) and use for moderate weight and convenience. As with other things in life, if you take precaution and treat it well, it will last just fine. Placing sharp objects in the bottom and loading with weight may puncture the bag but hey, that is logical, isn't it? I think it would last on a long tour if you use it right and don't abuse it.

I already had these bags for over a year on my bicycle. As an experiment, I tried putting them on the back of my Honda Rebel 250 a smaller style motorcycle - and they worked! So I ordered another pair (I didn't know they were the same bags.) All I needed was a bungie strap going through the openings where handle bar is, hooked to either shocks or top of wheel fender. They are a lot cheaper than leather bags and carry just as much. The other day I managed to put around 50 pounds of groceries in. You put the cans on bottom and softer stuff on top. They expand further than the dimensions given here, since you can have stuff sticking upwards, then strap them down. They actually hold more bulk than those packs with a lot of pockets. So you could put two very hefty grocery bags in. They'd be great for camping too. They are very waterproof as long as you strap covers down. So it's great for mopeds, scooters, and small motorcycles.

Easy to assemble & water proof. Great bags.

The saddlebags (panniers) are well built. I filed smooth all the edges of the wall inserts to ensure reduced wear. They easily installed on my electric bicycle and are secure. They are great on longer trips, for added clothing and shopping. I paid $36 for grey colour to match my eBike, other colors had different pricing. This Is a very good product for the money spent. I highly recommend it.

Utili capienti e robusti. Consiglio

Goede tassen, degelijk en stevig. Een goed product.

leichter an und abbau , paßt viel rein, stabil