Bicycle Paniers From Canvas Military Surplus Map Bags

Step 8 For Carrying Over the Shoulder

Remove from the rack and attach bungee hooks to the top ring straps (so the hooks don't grab your clothes).
-attach shoulder straps.
- Put a little candle wax on either side of the buttons to make them snap with ease.

Comments

[JohnMichael]

I recently did something similar. If the bags are nylon it is easier to make the holes with a soldering iron. My rack dose not have the bits sticking out that you attach the loop to so mine are only attached at the top. Though I think the way you attache the panniers with the bungee hooks may be better than my method. I am sometimes coming home after dark and added some red reflective tape for safety.

[dustinplatter]

Yeah, our other bike doesn't have the bottom hook so we put it over the bottom of the rack where it connects to the frame.