Previously on Ian's commute, his pannier bag was last seen bouncing down the road like a sack of angry leprechauns. This, and the current deluge, has reminded me that I need to invest in a replacement. I have an ancient set of Decathlon's finest but they've now passed the threshold where there is more duct tape to them than bag, and they're about as waterproof as a sieve. On the plus side, I can leave them on the bike without fear of anyone nicking them. On the negative side, all my stuff is going to fall out of the bottom.
I was impressed by the floating Ortlieb pannier in Mr G's picture the other day, which seems just the trick. However, being of tomcruisian proportions I ride a small bike and sometimes things don't fit on a small bike like they ought to (because they just zapped a grown-up bike with a shrink ray, the fiends!). I have this
rack which has the distinction of having a fairly narrow top, but the side bits (yes, I believe this is the correct terminology) stick out. I don't want to replace the rack, standard non-adjustable ones tend not to fit unless I want a rack with a positively jaunty attitude. And I don't.
So, wise ones, will an Ortlieb (the funky QL1 fittings) fit? I see there's a QL2 which promises added positional funkiness, for more pounds, of course. I could troll around London looking for a shop that sells them, but frankly it's wet and I've animals to line up. Other suggestions, of course, appreciated.