X-cellent bike components pannier bag, Black

I bought two of these basket panniers and they're great! They hold a fair amount - more than fabric panniers- and instantly hook over the pannier rack. Shopping is very easy as they come off easily and go into the supermarket with you. They are stable and secure when clipped onto the rear pannier rack too, even when full loaded. Highly recommended.

my husband loves these get lots in, good size and well made

I do like this however.... I've had about 4 of these in total now, and there is some sort of design flaw whereby the wire that the hooks are made out of eventually either snap or become detached from the rest of the basket, so I then resort to using bungee cords to keep them on my pannier rack until such time as I can replace the basket. I've had various pannier bags over the years too, and I much MUCH prefer these baskets as they're really handy for shopping and commuting to work, very easily detached (you just lift them off your rack). Also, the paint flakes/peels off the hooks which attach to the rack and the metal wire that the hooks are made of go rusty and can scratch your pannier rack - made a bit of a mess of my nice matt black one on my Raleigh Voyager and even gouged some scratches into my mountain bike's chrome pannier, so I wrap some material around the hooks to try to protact the rack underneatch. I think as long as you add some bungee cords to keep the baskets in place whilst you're riding along, and don't go over too my bumps in the road, this should serve to extend the life of the hooks on the basket. I think I've had mine for 2 years, possibly more, and I replaced the first lot after 2 years as well, so all in all, not bad!

Very good quality

I was pleasantly surprised at the size of this basket, it's capable of holding a fair amount of shopping and is a lot sturdier than you would think.Much easier than a traditional pannier bag and easy to carry around when shopping.

These baskets are a great way to carry things on a bike when cycling is just a way to get somewhere carrying stuff. Rucsac in one and walking boots in the other for example. They are also very good for carrying shopping. They do rattle a bit over bumps, and benefit from a bit of padding with bits of old inner tube zip-tied over the hooks, and also wrapped round the lower rack stays. They go on quickly and come off easily, and when empty they nest inside each other. Altura Night Vision pannier covers are just the right size to cover these baskets and make them hi-viz, and stop small things from bouncing out (and make them a bit waterproof). I haven't measured the capacity, but comparing them to my panniers, I would estimate they are about 20-25 litres per basket, when loaded up to the brim.

It works, doesn't rust (much), and takes abuse. It carries anything I put in it, and I've had 40kG of weights. It's good. It just hangs on the side of your rack.

I've owned several generations of these baskets and they are wonderful in many way: they fit on (almost) every bicycle, hold anything you want to put in it, your bag, your shopping, your bicycle repair accessories and emergency rain gear, your kids' teddy bear, anything really. I manage to fit them under my bicycle child seat and they are compatible with most bicycle trailers as well, so no worries there.On the negative, they do break easily if overloaded. I've reinforced several of them with wire around the top of the holders, but sometimes the holders themselves break and then there is no other option than buying a new one. I've had 5 of those already, but I keep buying them because there is nothing better on the market. In particular the more expensive messenger bags constrain you to a certain shape and type of bag which may not suit all customers. I like the versatility of having baskets into which I can put any bag I like.