| Re: Cycling: panniers and front rack etc.
The Ortlieb pannier idea came from a German cyclist who was fed up of getting his gear soaked after heavy rain. His inspirational came from the tarpaulin from a passing lorry in the south of England on his cycling tour, thence the idea was born.
If you go on the Ortlieb website, there is a interesting history on the Ortlieb pannier bag |