Super C Rear Panniers Pair (54L)

I like the shabby chic look but that aside:
I've used my Super C's extensively throughout Eire, Scotland, England, Spain and Portugal. They have coped with extremes of weather in these places. Achill Islands and Altnaharra in very heavy rain; Europe in searing heat, they've been completely reliable.
I had to buy a new set of pannier hooks as one hook had become loose.
I prefer the single compartment style; it's much easier for storing and accessing gear, sometimes quickly.
Very easy to take on and off my rack.
I have sports rollers on my front racks which are fine but with hindsight I should have bought the Super C front panniers too.

They are simply great. Big enough to take my fully loaded bigger backpack with notebook and lunch boxes without the need to "sqeeze it" in. So commuting to work is comfortable now.

I though about Ortlieb but I don't like the roller closing - because I often need to get out something from the panniers also during the trip - and it is easier here (just unlock the clips).

What I have missed on the pictures is the inside of the panniers. There is one plastic plate on side to prevent scratching the pannier by the rack and another one on the bottom that keeps the pannier shape when it is empty. On the top of the pannier there is a textile cover that you can tidy by integrated string. Good is that if you don't want to use it, just leave the string unlocked... There are no partitions splitter inside what is OK.

I like also that the bottom of the integrated bottle bag is full, so you can carry there e.g. small fixing tools without the risk of loosing them.

Pay attention - the aluminium hook holder has very sharp edges so you can cut your gingers when mounting the hooks.
I don't like too much the carrying straps on top of the panniers. I have a feeling they can get in contact with the wheel.

I don't understand also why the outside plastic cover on the wheel sideof the pannier is longer than the pannier itself. So when you put fown the pannier to the ground, it lies on one side on this plastic cover and I think it can break easily or scarath the ground or sofa where you lay down the pannier.

Since 1939 only the best. It’s worth the investment for long distance riders

These are really good rear pannniers, sturdy and waterproof, and with a useful outside pocket. I had the previous pair for about 15 years and used them almost every day for shopping and carrying things, so I am expecting these to be just as good.

More than half a century ago, I was the proud owner of a Carradice long flap saddle bag . It was the go-to saddlebag of its time and I am delighted to say that the Super C saddlebags are still the gold standard of bike luggage. Light years above the contemporary plastic imitations. I don't expect l will ever need to buy another set. Thank you!

Not flash or trendy, but these are the best and toughest panniers available IMO. Mine have toured on road and off road and been horribly overloaded, left outside in all weather's for over 10 years, and have never let me down. I managed to repair accident damaged stitching break at a fastening strap with an M6 stainless steel nut and bolt and two button washers, which has held fine. My son bought Old Man Mountain panniers for more than double what these cost and after one bike packing trip to Morocco they are damaged already, and don't look like they will last like the Carradice offering.

Installed the Super C panniers and the Super C rack bag. The bike is a Surly Karate Monkey with an Old Man Mountain rear rack. The quality of these bags is amazing, and there’s tons of room! Now my only problem is keeping myself from packing too much!

Brilliant service and bags excellent

It's in the title. I've used these in multiple days of 30mm+ rain (I checked the weather station to confirm) and my stuff stays dry. If you were going cycling in the rain every day dry bags would be good but everyone is kidding themselves that they think unwinding a roll top bag every time they need something from a pannier is worth it for the once every year you push your bike through a river or ride in a monsoon.

The back pocket is awesome as well. Excellent product.

An excellent design. Clips on easily but securely. Robust. I particularly like the absence of an annoying elastic downhaul . I often used to forget to attach the elastic with potentially bad consequences

I like the way it doesn't fall over when you put it down. It's a brilliant advantage. The genius of a flat bottom. I love that feature because sometimes when you're on tour for example you can't remember if there's something in there which won't like being put on its side. That alone is almost worth the extra. Secondly, so few of the panniers have outside secondary space. This has a spacious and deep side pocket. I don't want to be faffing around unclipping then unrolling the main bag just to find something that's now probably buried at the bottom. Very useful emergency side pocket to put the stuff you might need to pull out quickly en route, like a jumper or a waterproof, or your lipstick, whatever! I know you might have another pannier for that but not always. Thirdly, I love panniers with an ordinary clip down top rather than an ortleib roll top. I think ortleib are obsessed with waterproofing. You can get a lot of stuff in under the lid and fasten the lid tightly down. I've been doing this for years with my old Altura. All manufacturers seem to have been brainwashed by the ortleib way. Generally the construction seems very sturdy but not owned for much over a month but they look like they will last for ages without cracking which the ortleib ones do after a time

I have used Ortliebs on several long tours and they are good. However I think the Carradice bags with a slightly bigger volume and natural hand made approach gives them the upper hand environmentally. Breathable cotton duck fabric is an advantage in a wider range of environmental conditions.

I cycled around a very wet Wales on weekend and can confirm they're extremely waterproof!

Amazing quality at super competitive price!
Fits plenty of gear in for multi day touring.
Adjustable to rack size and easy to fit.

Well-made paniers bought to last, and the right shape and configuration wth the ability to keep bottles in the back pockets, convenient and seperate from the rest of my baggage. Will hold a good sized food shop. Just what I've been searching for - thank you!

The best panniers ever. Tough as anything, canvas fabric is waterproof and sheds dust and grit in a way that synthetics do not - everything stays nice and clean. I love the look of them too. So rustic!

I have had my front and rear panniers from 2009 and have used them to bring a lot of food home with them

I’ve had a pair of these for around 10 years.
They have had a LOT of heavy use - commuting, shopping, touring.
Incredible value as I think they will go on for another 10 years.
They are very, very robust. If you want something that will last for years then these are the panniers to buy.
They have had 2 repairs: 1 x rivet replaced (with a nut and bolt) and 1 x seam restitched boy a cobbler.

Superb bags. We've used them for eight years on multiple long tours, the most recent being 1100 km down the Rhone River, and they have performed flawlessly. The fittings are robust and long lasting and the fabric is very tough., being very water resistant. Use them with rollup poly compression bags for clothes to achieve total waterproofing and carry all your bulky gear very compactly.

Mine were bought in 1990 and they are still going strong, having been used very heavily throughout that time for both touring and day-to-day shopping, taking things to recycling centres etc.. Definitely extremely tough to be able to survive for over 30 years with such heavy usage, well worth the outlay. With them being so long-lived I cannot speak for the current range as I have never experienced them, never needed to, but to know that these ones are such tough survivors has got to say something about what new owners can expect them to be able to do and for how long. To this day I would happy to have confidence in them to take them on another tour into the middle of nowhere.