KneesUp
Guru
I wasn't sure whether to put this in commuting or here, but in the end decided that there might be more pannier users here. Apologies if it's the wrong place.
I got a rack for Christmas, which I use for commuting. On one side I have a laptop bag with Rixen & Kaul mounts, which I have no problems with. On the other I have one of a pair of cheap panniers, similar to these ones sold by SJS (I've left my phone at home so no pics of mine - it's the same except it has two bits of elastic)
My rack is an Axiom Transit - if I were to buy one now I'd get one with a third 'leg' at the back I think.
Anyway - my question is, how is one supposed to attach the bag? I have bent the metal clips so they click on, and I fasten the velcro around the top rail, but what is one supposed to do with the elastic straps with hooks? (On my bag there is a second one attached to the loop that has nothing attached in the image)
I presume they are to stop the bag bouncing off, and to that end I've been stretching one down and hooking it on the bit circled in red on the rack, but it's a bit fiddly to do because of the wheel being in the way.
I just wondered if I am using the elastic for the right thing, or if it's supposed to stop the bag moving horizontally - and should the clips and the velcro be enough to hold it on? I'm using these for commuting and part of it is a fast, straight downhill that is on quite a poor road, and I always fear they will fall off (although I've used them a dozen times and they haven't yet!)
And advice much appreciated - it has also occurred to me that I might be best putting my stuff in another bag inside the pannier and just leaving it on the bike.
I got a rack for Christmas, which I use for commuting. On one side I have a laptop bag with Rixen & Kaul mounts, which I have no problems with. On the other I have one of a pair of cheap panniers, similar to these ones sold by SJS (I've left my phone at home so no pics of mine - it's the same except it has two bits of elastic)
My rack is an Axiom Transit - if I were to buy one now I'd get one with a third 'leg' at the back I think.
Anyway - my question is, how is one supposed to attach the bag? I have bent the metal clips so they click on, and I fasten the velcro around the top rail, but what is one supposed to do with the elastic straps with hooks? (On my bag there is a second one attached to the loop that has nothing attached in the image)
I presume they are to stop the bag bouncing off, and to that end I've been stretching one down and hooking it on the bit circled in red on the rack, but it's a bit fiddly to do because of the wheel being in the way.
I just wondered if I am using the elastic for the right thing, or if it's supposed to stop the bag moving horizontally - and should the clips and the velcro be enough to hold it on? I'm using these for commuting and part of it is a fast, straight downhill that is on quite a poor road, and I always fear they will fall off (although I've used them a dozen times and they haven't yet!)
And advice much appreciated - it has also occurred to me that I might be best putting my stuff in another bag inside the pannier and just leaving it on the bike.