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Customer Review
Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2017
Some background - I purchased an electric Pedego Interceptor bicycle for my better half. Pedego's frame also serves as a bike rack, and does an awesome job of protecting the battery. The challenge is that tubing is so thick, that 99% of all panniers will not work because the pannier hooks won't fit over the frame tubing. So, I bought a Topeak Uni Super Tourist Fat Disc Frame Mounted Bicycle Rack to mount above the existing Pedego rack. There was some custom work involved, but it turned out great! This pannier fits perfectly on to the Topeak rear rack.
I needed a folding pannier that a standard backpack would fit into, to make it easier just to plop a backpack into the bike (instead of having to load the panniers everytime, then take all the stuff out afterwards). I did a lot of research, and there are very few folding-grocery panniers that have the width of the Bushwacker (Dimensions: 14" Length x 9" width x 10.25" height). Of those that are also this jumbo size, I read that most do not hold their shape very well when loaded up.
This Bushwacker is rock solid, having steel-reinforced tubing to hold it in place. It has a nice bungee-hook set-up to keep it secure, and is adjustable to increase tension.
Tips:
1) If you use a backpack in this pannier, use a good carabiner (we used the sturdy, easy-to-open-and close, Black Diamond Oval Caribiner) to help prevent the backpack from flying out when hitting bumps. Simply plop the backpack into the pannier, attach the carabiner to the top loop of the backpack, and then hook it on the cloth handle of the pannier. Another option would be to use a bungee cord through the backpack, and attach the bungee to the frame.
2) To help prevent theft of this nice pannier when the bicycle is parked, I attached a small cable to the handle (OnGuard Akita Seat Leash Cable - 53 cm x 5 mm), and locked the seat leash to another cable (used to lock the bike seat to the frame). Though it's a very thin seat leash cable, which could probably be snipped easily, it does help prevent someone without tools just walking off with it. Next, I used some heavy duty zip ties to attach the plastic clips (bottom / backside of pannier) to the Topeak rack. So, I don't take the pannier on & off the bike - I just leave it in place.
FYI - I only used one of these panniers (keeping the other as a backup). On the other side of the bike, I built a custom, locking, waterproof hardshell pannier out of a Pelican 1430 case. It's awesome, and it's great to store the heavy chain & u-lock, tools, extra tube, pump, lights, and extra batteries. I used the terrific latching mechanism from Arkel (10 inch length), and also used a seat leash and zip ties to secure it in place (I leave this pannier on the bike also). Happy riding!
I needed a folding pannier that a standard backpack would fit into, to make it easier just to plop a backpack into the bike (instead of having to load the panniers everytime, then take all the stuff out afterwards). I did a lot of research, and there are very few folding-grocery panniers that have the width of the Bushwacker (Dimensions: 14" Length x 9" width x 10.25" height). Of those that are also this jumbo size, I read that most do not hold their shape very well when loaded up.
This Bushwacker is rock solid, having steel-reinforced tubing to hold it in place. It has a nice bungee-hook set-up to keep it secure, and is adjustable to increase tension.
Tips:
1) If you use a backpack in this pannier, use a good carabiner (we used the sturdy, easy-to-open-and close, Black Diamond Oval Caribiner) to help prevent the backpack from flying out when hitting bumps. Simply plop the backpack into the pannier, attach the carabiner to the top loop of the backpack, and then hook it on the cloth handle of the pannier. Another option would be to use a bungee cord through the backpack, and attach the bungee to the frame.
2) To help prevent theft of this nice pannier when the bicycle is parked, I attached a small cable to the handle (OnGuard Akita Seat Leash Cable - 53 cm x 5 mm), and locked the seat leash to another cable (used to lock the bike seat to the frame). Though it's a very thin seat leash cable, which could probably be snipped easily, it does help prevent someone without tools just walking off with it. Next, I used some heavy duty zip ties to attach the plastic clips (bottom / backside of pannier) to the Topeak rack. So, I don't take the pannier on & off the bike - I just leave it in place.
FYI - I only used one of these panniers (keeping the other as a backup). On the other side of the bike, I built a custom, locking, waterproof hardshell pannier out of a Pelican 1430 case. It's awesome, and it's great to store the heavy chain & u-lock, tools, extra tube, pump, lights, and extra batteries. I used the terrific latching mechanism from Arkel (10 inch length), and also used a seat leash and zip ties to secure it in place (I leave this pannier on the bike also). Happy riding!
