We get these from the wonderful Cycle of Good and they are beautifully crafty, just the thing to transport your goods from the farmers market.
Whether you're dedicated to giving up the car and doing all your shopping by bike, or whether you want to look the part for your picnic in the park, these panniers are perfect for you. These baskets have been hand crafted in Malawi. Designed to attach with your own preferred straps (a traditional leather buckle, our own recycled inner tube buckles, or a nylon quick release) you can securely and easily attach these panniers to the rear carrier of your bike. The handles safely retract into the basket so they cannot get caught in your spokes. When you arrive, you can unstrap, pull up the handles and you're good to shop, take your laptop into work, or frolic in a meadow with your tasty picnic!
Each basket measures 33cm high x 38cm long x 16cm wide (but measurements will vary slightly as they are all made by hand). Each buckle hole on the rear is 4cm wide and there is 18 cm between the holes. Each strand of sustainably harvested palm leaf is careful woven together to make this basket one of the strongest you'll find. It's not waterproof so you'll want to take care with it in the rain, but we've tested it with the odd light shower, it dries out fine but you won't want to leave it outside on your bike in all weathers.
These big pannier are designed for the ex-postal service bikes/elephant bikes/pashley mail star - make sure your rack can hold this basket far enough back that it clears your heals!