Front panniers - Advance, Classic and Light

The best from Avance. Excellent quality with a host of features. The best bags are made in Australia, Europe or the US. They are all well made and mostly with a lifetime warranty. Designs range from fairly simple to quite elaborate. These are all expedition quality. The Avance range is exclusive to us and we recommend them.

Abbotsford Cycles - Front panniers

Avance Legend front panniers. $232.00/pr

The best from Avance. Excellent quality with a host of features. "Lobsterlock" attachment system. Large main compartment with drawstring closure and extended throat. One external pocket. DuPont Cordura. Main seams double stitched and taped. Bolted (not riveted) construction with Loctite. Large elasticised hood with single side-release buckle for simplicity. Strap to hood also acts as a compression strap on bottom of bag. Lifetime unconditional guarantee. The best in the world. Made in Australia. Exclusive to Abbotsford Cycles. Red, teal, and blue with reflective trim.

Avance Mode front panniers. $195.00/pr

The simpler Avance front pannier. "Lobsterlock" attachment system. Large main compartment with drawstring closure and extended throat. DuPont Cordura. Main seams double stitched and taped. Bolted (not riveted) construction with Loctite. Large elasticised hood with single side-release buckle for simplicity. Strap to hood also acts as a compression strap on bottom of bag. Lifetime unconditional guarantee. The best in the world. Made in Australia. Exclusive to Abbotsford Cycles. Red, teal, and blue with reflective trim.

Ortlieb Front Roller Classic front panniers. $209.00/pr

Made in Germany. These are genuinely waterproof bags. The seams are welded not stitched. Roll-down "canoe" closures. Ortlieb's own materials, tough synthetics with very heavy-duty waterproofing layers on the inside. QL-1 locking hooks at the top and a rigid catch onto the rack at the bottom. The strap which secures the roll down top can be used as a shoulder strap. One large main compartment with no external pockets. The top locking hooks release from the rack when you pull up on the handle to lift the bags off making them very quick to fit and remove. Lifetime guarantee.

Note: these bags fit best to the Blackburn Mountain Front rack. The Low-Rider front rack can be modified to suit. Red/black; Grey/black; Blue/black; Yellow/Black; all with reflective trim.

Ortlieb Front Roller Light front panniers. $251.00/pr

A lighter weight version of the Front Roller Classic. Made in Germany. These are genuinely waterproof bags. The seams are welded not stitched. Roll-down "canoe" closures. Ortlieb's own materials, tough synthetics with heavy-duty waterproofing layers on the inside. QL-2 locking hooks at the top and a catch onto the rack at the bottom. The QL-2 system is easier to adjust than the QL-1 but is not quite as rigid. The strap which secures the roll down top can be used as a shoulder strap. One large main compartment with no external pockets. The top locking hooks release from the rack when you pull up on the handle to lift the bags off making them very quick to fit and remove. Lifetime guarantee.

Note: these bags fit best to the Blackburn Mountain Front rack. The Low-Rider front rack can be modified to suit. Black; Red/black; Blue/black; all with reflective trim.

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