Looking for a pannier rack
sharp910sh
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I need a pannier rack to haul two big bags of shopping from tesco twice a week, a rucksack won't cut it. Anyone know A good pannier rack for <£25 and how can i attach tesco shopping bags to it, (the blue recylable ones) do i need clips?
I have the specilized 16 58cm, So i need something quite light.
Jason
I have the specilized 16 58cm, So i need something quite light.
Jason
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Tortec Ultralite.
You'll need pannier bags as well - or baskets but I can't imagine they'll give you the look you're after.
Altura and Basil do good ones. Ortlieb too, but they're pricey.0 -
I boght the madison summit bad choice?0
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I brought this bad boy from Halfords (stop laughing at the back...) and its been feckin' great.
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... yId_236256
Had not a prob.
Peace.0 -
Assume you got an Allez?
My set-up, tour and supermarket shops!
If its an Allez fitting a rack is tricky as the brakes get in the way, as fitted below:
Topeak Super Tourist DX Rear Rack, has a lower mounting point for a lower center of gravity and heel clearance. If I wasn't touring I'd get something simpler/much lighter.
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Topea ... 360022940/
M:Part Single Bolt Seat Post Clamp With Rack Mount, this solves the fitting issue.
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/MPart ... 300005198/
Ortlieb Back Roller Plus Panniers, expensive but faultless. Not sure of a method for fitting shopping bags direct to the rack.
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Ortli ... 360007501/0 -
Cheers, the madison summit is fine, a bit heavy but fine.0
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sharp910sh wrote:Cheers, the madison summit is fine, a bit heavy but fine.
Aye it's fine and the one I'd recommend to you. I didn't think it heavy which is not necessarily a prob as some weight may suggest greater durability. Just be grateful you didn't buy Blackburn because they really are nasty.Life is like a roll of toilet paper; long and useful, but always ends at the wrong moment. Anon.
Think how stupid the average person is.......
half of them are even more stupid than you first thought.0