Bike Panniers for Road Bike - I have no mounts

bigmeat
bigmeat Posts: 8
edited September 2010 in Road buying advice
Hi

I am looking to do some touring and wanted to get some panniers for my bike. My bike does not have any pannier mounts and found these that might do the trick Axiom Streamliner Road DLX

http://www.amazon.com/Axiom-Streamliner ... B003UWESMQ

Do I have to take my spindle out to fit the above?

Was just wondering if anybody had tried them or had any advice

Cheers

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  • father_jack
    father_jack Posts: 3,509
    Do you have eyelets above the QR skewers? (used for mudguards) You don't need mounts on the seat stays for panniers, you can use P clips with any standard rack. But you do need those eyelets just above the QR skewers though. Unless you get that rack you linked to. What bike do you have?
    Say... That's a nice bike..
    Trax T700 with Lew Racing Pro VT-1 ;-)
  • bigmeat
    bigmeat Posts: 8
    hi,

    i dont have mud guard mounts, i have had to use Crud mudguards for my bike

    I have a Trek 2.1 2010, so is my only option to use the Axiom Streamliner Road DLX?

    cheers
  • Interestedcp
    Interestedcp Posts: 48
    bigmeat wrote:
    Hi

    I am looking to do some touring and wanted to get some panniers for my bike. My bike does not have any pannier mounts and found these that might do the trick Axiom Streamliner Road DLX

    http://www.amazon.com/Axiom-Streamliner ... B003UWESMQ

    Do I have to take my spindle out to fit the above?

    Was just wondering if anybody had tried them or had any advice

    Cheers

    Tubus (tubus.com) makes a QR adaptor that works with all standard racks on road bikes without eyelets. I assume the Axiom is a copy of that. It is the strongest solution, and it doesn't stress the frame nor scratch the paint job. But all the luggage must be taken of the rack when changing a tube.

    The Axiom may the cheapest option, but the Tubus adaptor is more flexible. Weight weenies combines it with a Tubus titanium rack, like the "Airy" (230 g) or the "Carry" (350 g). Strong, light, but expensive.
    Cost 115 Euro here for the "Airy" rack: https://ssl.bike-components.de/products ... an-HR.html

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    Regards
  • STEFANOS4784
    STEFANOS4784 Posts: 4,109
    I have that Axiom on my Cannondale, would recommend it. Does exactly what it's intended for. I got mine here;

    http://www.ukbikestore.co.uk/product/77 ... -rack.html

    Delivery was really fast so happy customer all round here. Was going to post some pics but couldn't be @rsed and don't have a camera and my phone one is sh1te :)
    winter beast: http://i497.photobucket.com/albums/rr34 ... uff016.jpg
    Summer beast; http://i497.photobucket.com/albums/rr34 ... uff015.jpg
  • doyler78
    doyler78 Posts: 1,951
    I went for tortec velocity with tubus seat-stay mounts (posh p-clips but much better designed with it's 2 point fixing) and I have lower mudguard mounts so didn't need the q-r method.

    I'd have gone tubus airy route if I'd had the money but I didn't as I wanted ortlieb bags and they weren't cheap.

    Seems very stable however I've only done ride with this setup. Also I was securing to a titanium naked frame so I didn't have to worry about paint jobs.

    When I was making my decision I was put off the axiom route as I read a few complaints about the rack collapsing under even small loads.
  • bigmeat
    bigmeat Posts: 8
    Thanks for your posts

    STEFANOS4784, did you have to buy a new rear spindle to fix the pannier on?

    Cheers
  • scruffyduncan
    scruffyduncan Posts: 246
    another option is to look at the carradice saddlebags. I have one and find it excellent. The larger ones can carry quite a bit.

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