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Looking for pannier bags for your next tour? Look no further. We stock a complete range of Ortlieb panniers for the touring cyclist. In store & online!
Which Ortlieb panniers are for touring?
While you can use whatever pannier works for you on your tour, there are specific models made for this kind of cycling. Ortlieb’s biggest panniers tend to be the most popular choice – the Back Roller Pro range. These come in both Classic & Plus fabrics. We would recommend the Plus fabric just because it is a lighter fabric, and why not lighten your load where you can. Both fabrics are equally hard-wearing and of course waterproof.
There are also different styles of pannier popular for touring – these are the lid-closure bags rather than the roll-top. The Bike-Packer range of panniers are lid fastening & have a drawstring closure underneath. This can be preferable if you want to tuck a few things under the lid. it can also help if you are likely to have your bags slightly overfilled!
Realistically you can tour with any pannier. And if you’re staying in hotels and havbe a lot of experience being a minimalist, you can run Gravel Pack’s. These are the smaller capacity panniers from Ortlieb that are intended as front panniers. But there’s nothing stopping you from putting them on the back, and really only your own needs limiting the space.
If you’re a smaller rider on a smaller bike quite often the ratio of how much bike you have to cart around is not in your favour. So carrying a smaller set of panniers is a nice route to take. After all your shoes are smaller too right? And your clothes? Running gravel panniers on the front and the back is also a nice option to keep the weight balanced, and to keep it down overall.
If you can pack light, we recommend it.
