cheers for that Roland, i opened 1 up last weekend, wish i hadnt!!!! erm, will never get it back together lol, Yes it is food for thought, But its hard work wrestling with 1 on your own :-)
never thought of making panniers, erm, might source some wood, and sell them to all the clubs. Or send you the mesh Roly, and you can make, as you got plenty of time :-)