Verenti Belief with rack/pannier
Unkle77
Posts: 32
Hi All,
The last winter did too much damage to my 2007 Specialized Sirus Comp. Unfortunately I currently don't have the time to fix it but I need a bike for getting to work and summer 100 mile rides. Though I'll probably get second hand Tiagra and patch it up for next winter.
My budget is £500 and I'm thinking of getting the Verenti Belief but it doesn't have eyelets for a rack.
I've been looking around for solutions and I'll either go for the tubus clamp and extension setup or one like http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/axiom-streamliner-road-dlx-rear-rack-prod28144/
Before I spend the money do you have any better ideas?
Is it a good idea to put a rack on a bike that is not designed to have one fitted, the tubes do look pretty thin!
Is there a similar spec bike with eyelets out there and is within my budget?
Also is the Belief a race geometry or more relaxed? I've not really read up on the different types of frame.
Cheers!
The last winter did too much damage to my 2007 Specialized Sirus Comp. Unfortunately I currently don't have the time to fix it but I need a bike for getting to work and summer 100 mile rides. Though I'll probably get second hand Tiagra and patch it up for next winter.
My budget is £500 and I'm thinking of getting the Verenti Belief but it doesn't have eyelets for a rack.
I've been looking around for solutions and I'll either go for the tubus clamp and extension setup or one like http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/axiom-streamliner-road-dlx-rear-rack-prod28144/
Before I spend the money do you have any better ideas?
Is it a good idea to put a rack on a bike that is not designed to have one fitted, the tubes do look pretty thin!
Is there a similar spec bike with eyelets out there and is within my budget?
Also is the Belief a race geometry or more relaxed? I've not really read up on the different types of frame.
Cheers!
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I use this for commuting purposes:
http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/carradice-su ... -prod3695/
Very good, and just 45mm of exposed seatpost. I had a rack an panniers before and find this a neater solution for commuting0 -
Hey, thanks for the idea CTC, I've been looking into it and it seems like a good idea. My seat post is Alu so should be fine.
However how much seat post does it block, it looks like it will block any light I have attached to the seat post. Is it easy to attach lights to the bag?
Cheers!0 -
It does block lights on the seatpost. There is a loop on the bag you can clip a light onto, or I use a Lezyne micro drive lower down on the seat tube0
