Leo Lichtman wrote:
"Lorenzo L. Love" wrote: (clip) rainproof panniers I made from cat litter
buckets and a few dollars of hardware.
^^^^^^^^^^^^
Now I'm going to bring this discussion full circle. I think those panniers
are really neat, but it looks like they would add as much wind resistance as
a trailer.




That's my rain bike and when carrying cargo in the rain, or just when
carrying cargo period, wind resistance isn't high on my list of
concerns. But take into account tailbox effect and it may actually
reduce drag. It would take coast down tests to determine.

Lorenzo L. Love
http://home.thegrid.net/~lllove

"A bicycle does get you there and more And there is always the thin edge
of danger to keep you alert and comfortably apprehensive. Dogs become
dogs again and snap at your raincoat; potholes become personal. And
getting there is all the fun."
Bill Emerson