I looked briefly at the Mosko link, beautiful looking gear ... but are you guys concerned by the fact ALL weight is taken on the racks and a LOT of stress will be taken by the mounting plate that attaches to the panniers? I thought such designs were ruled out a decade ago for off road adv luggage systems?
For 20 years I've seen racks crack, sub frames crack and break and breaks at attachment points of racks to sub frames.
Old school, conventional "throw over" style soft panniers allow the seat to take most of the weight ... AND SHOCK ... does not depend on racks to support all the weight and spreads load over sub frame more evenly.
And what about WEIGHT? Big, strong racks are heavy. With throw over panniers racks can be light.
I wonder what sort of testing was done? And what bikes were used? At their site I see a KTM 690 is featured ... which does not really have a true sub frame ... correct? So how does that work?
How will this system survive THOUSANDS of miles of rough going, fully loaded?
I note that Colebatch's ADV Spec bags still use a throw over system. Why is that?
Thoughts? Any long term comparisons?
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