Light Road Bike That Can Fit Panniers

mattw88

I'm looking for suggestions of a good light road bike that can fit panniers.

I've been looking at the Rose SL-1000 but am unsure of fitting panniers with p-clips.

I have a Pinnacle Dolomite Five that was unfortunately stolen. It was 8.4Kg and at mounts for panniers. Something similar would be perfect.

Cheers.

svetty

http://www.kinesisbikes.co.uk/Catalogue ... ht/4S-DISC

ugo.santalucia

What I did in the absence of mounts was to buy a rack that fits through the QR (blackburn expedition 1 disc) and I used one of these to secure the rack to the seatpost (metal seatpost)

https://www.sigmasport.co.uk/item/Salsa ... lsrc=aw.ds

Wilf Roberts

I think the new bikepacking bags everyone seems to be making offer a better alternative to clip mounted panniers. But if the loads you're going to carry require panniers then get a bike with proper mounts. A recent arrival that fits the bill is the new Allez for 2018. But probably worth checking the wheelbase for heel clearance...

andy9964

Not strictly a road bike, but seems to have the holes in the right places. £382 and a further £38 off if you use WHSE2017
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/kine ... prod144160

apreading

I got the same Salsa seatpost clamp, along with a pannier rack that went on the skewers but they really need you to get longer skewers to be sure of a the axle being strong. I was always worried that my axle didnt screw in as far with the extra width of everything. Never had a problem but I would have sourced a longer skewer if it wasnt for the fact that I bought one of these:

ugo.santalucia

The expedition one disc rack comes withg its own long skewer

adder4

Don't you think panniers are a bit 'old fashioned'?
You can buy a 10 litre seat bag for about £13 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/High-Qualit-8 ... 2645520445
The winner of this year's 4000km transcontinental race travelled like this
http://road.cc/content/tech-news/227259 ... ght-strael
(had to post a link to an enemies website as I can't upload a piccie )

964cup

I also bought a Tailfin. Excellent for occasional use on any road bike with a standard QR at the rear. I have an Enigma Etape for fully-laden commuting, light touring and Audax use, fitted with dynamo lights and a Tubus Fly Evo rack. That works pretty well as a regular road bike, TBH - I did Dunwich on it this year.

ugo.santalucia

adder4 wrote:

Don't you think panniers are a bit 'old fashioned'?
You can buy a 10 litre seat bag for about £13 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/High-Qualit-8 ... 2645520445
The winner of this year's 4000km transcontinental race travelled like this
http://road.cc/content/tech-news/227259 ... ght-strael
(had to post a link to an enemies website as I can't upload a piccie )

It depends. I use a Topeak backloader for Audax and 1 night touring trips, but panniers are essential if you need to carry something of awkward shape or not foldable. Even just a pair of shoes become a problem. It is really down to what the OP needs his bike for

trek_dan

Dolan Preffisino

alan_sherman

Panniers are old hat - but they've been around for a while for a reason! Load them up with kilos of stuff, can take luggage off in seconds (great for a commuter), and a kiddie seat.
Saddlebags have the weight too high. Frame bags will scuff the paint. Handlebar bags are great for light loads.

I used the EX1 disc as per UGO. I posted mainly to point out that it is worth looking out for seatstay and chainstay bridges too for flexibility to fit mudguards. i can fit a rack to my Enigma Esprit but mudguards would be a paindue to no chainstay bridge. My MTB has that issue and no seatstay bridge (and a suspension front fork). So I was looking at using the commute hybrid for a tour where mudguards would be needed.