Carabou Luggage

[Checkswrecks]

We built a set for my son and they work fine. (The Caribou sticker was an inside joke.) It's a question of spending time or money and as a starving college student back then.....

 

[patrickg450]

Patrick, cases in the pic are 40L and are worth it.

Ok thanks, was not sure if going with the smaller ones was the better set up. bigger is better in most cases but I could never tell what size the cases were in the pictures.

merry xmas to me!!!!!!!

 

[JTWY]

Howdy all ,
I just called Caribou Luggage ( http://cariboucases.corecommerce.com/ ) today and I ordered the follow items for my YST. A 35L Pelican Side Luggage Pannier System ( full set for left and right side of the bike ) which includes all the brackets and hardware to mount it on the bike. The Caribou Case Liners for 35L Pelican Side Cases – Pair . he 35L Pelican Rear Top Case Systems , which also encludes all the mounting brackets and hardware . And the Top Case Back Rest Pad - 25L and 35L Cases .
So far I am very happy with The Caribou Luggage company and the Gentlemen I spoke with on the phone was very helpful and professional , he made the whole ordering process easy and answered all the questions I had.
Once I get my order in I will install them on the bike and post pictures , and then give a few comments on what I think of this Pannier and Top case system.


JT

 

[JTWY]

A friend did a lot of research and got the Caribou 36L side case system. I'm very happy I went with them too. The 36L have particularly nice latches. I've heard other cases' latches are difficult to operate and hurt the fingers. These open and close easily, and come on and off the bike like suitcases with the greatest of ease.

I've dropped the bike on each side with very minor damage to the cases. I'm pretty sure metal cases would have been dented and scratched until ugly. These Pelican cases can be wiped with Back To Black until they shine and scratches are rendered invisible from afar.

Since they're slightly flexible, one can over-stuff them once in a while. Yet they don't deform permanently, and remain water tight. Mine have never shown any signs of leaking. They also have pressure equalizers.

I highly recommend going with the snap-in liners that they'll install for you. They significantly multiply the usefulness of the cases. Besides keeping things from falling out, they protect the hinges from opening too far. I can take home up to 8 bags of groceries by leaving the cases open (supermarket is a short distance away).

Disadvantages: helmet doesn't fit in (so I keep a helmet cable lock in there); liners often pinch and have to be pushed in when closing the cases (not too big a deal); the latch hook snags on things being removed from the case (annoying); the locks are primitive (I found my key to access the sprinkler boxes in a local park ;D).

I have a bunch of cable style gun locks that I have collected over the years. They make great helmet locks to secure your helmet to the bike.

JT