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Lost Pannier on Augusta

Commuting home on Augusta from Oak Park this evening I lost my brand new, bright yellow, Axiom monsoon pannier and did not notice until I got most of the way home.  I back tracked most of my route but I am pretty sure it is gone for good but it never hurts to put the word out...

Bright yellow roll-top bag containing mini-u, nice Knog Blinder, Super Flash, cool green jacket and the book I was almost done reading.  I really care mostly about the book and the lock (I've had it for YEARS) so if you do find it you can have the lights as a reward!  Bag can be returned to Element Cyclesport if you do fine it.
Depressing footnote: I bought the bags today because I had a bike, with one of my gray Axiom panniers on it, stolen from my apartment last week.  I liked having two so this was my replacement set.
Upside is I still have a complete, but mismatched set now...

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Permalink Reply by Lisa Curcio on July 26, 2013 at 8:34pm

Dug, not such a good month, 'eh?  Tell me what book.  If I have it, (I have a pretty big pile of books) you can have it.  Unless it is one I want to keep.  Then you can borrow it. ;-)

Permalink Reply by Sarah D. on July 26, 2013 at 11:16pm

Oh, this sucks. So sorry.

Permalink Reply by Julie Aberman (Hochstadter) on July 27, 2013 at 8:30am

sorry to hear about that. it happened once to a friend but a car saw it and honked its horn and freaked her out until she realized what they were honking and pointing at. 

I'm paranoid about my pannier falling off.  Hope you find it.

Permalink Reply by Thedutchtouch on July 27, 2013 at 1:42pm
How far down Augusta do you commute? I'm in Ukranian village on Walton, can go for a ride right now to look but need to know which way to go
Permalink Reply by Doug Haynes on July 27, 2013 at 1:57pm

 was last night, I am sure it is long gone by now.  Just a rough road and thinking about getting home, not checking my bags.

Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on July 27, 2013 at 3:50pm

Sorry to hear it.  I hope the rest of your summer is better.

Permalink Reply by Tony Adams on July 27, 2013 at 6:27pm

It has happened to me twice. The most recent time was a few years back - downtown with lots of traffic noise. The first time was on a 15 mile commute (from Evanston to Chicago) some of which was loud and some wasn't. I was wearing earbuds that time. Since that incident I switched to only listening to NPR with one earbud in - on the non-traffic side and not turned up very loud. Neither time was I using Ortleibs which do not seem like they'll ever fall off given the clampy rack hooks.

Sorry dug!

Jeff Schneider said:

Sorry to hear this.   But how did you not notice?  Heavy traffic, rough road, earbuds, all these? 

Permalink Reply by Thedutchtouch on July 28, 2013 at 12:31pm
I went for a ride to look anyway, but you, unfortunately, were right, no sign of it.
Permalink Reply by Doug Haynes on July 28, 2013 at 12:44pm

Weird thing is I have had the same bags in the past and NEVER had one come off.  With the new ones not only did I have this one come off but the other bag has come off TWICE in normal riding.  I am sending Axiom an e-mail about it...

Tony Adams 7 mi said:

It has happened to me twice. The most recent time was a few years back - downtown with lots of traffic noise. The first time was on a 15 mile commute (from Evanston to Chicago) some of which was loud and some wasn't. I was wearing earbuds that time. Since that incident I switched to only listening to NPR with one earbud in - on the non-traffic side and not turned up very loud. Neither time was I using Ortleibs which do not seem like they'll ever fall off given the clampy rack hooks.

Sorry dug!

Jeff Schneider said:

Sorry to hear this.   But how did you not notice?  Heavy traffic, rough road, earbuds, all these? 

Permalink Reply by dan brown on July 29, 2013 at 1:21pm

sorry to read this dug. I ride augusta a lot (I live at spaulding / augusta) and will keep an eye out for yours. yellow is hard to miss.

 

check craigslist lost and found and also http://tgifound.com/(thank god I found it). good luck

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