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Ah but if you will edit the linkies I bit of advice DO Not ditch the mat/self inflating mattress, you will be very cold without one.I think the £10 bags have small zipped compartments.
Ah but if you will edit the linkies I bit of advice DO Not ditch the mat/self inflating mattress, you will be very cold without one.I think the £10 bags have small zipped compartments.
Remember a pair of Ortliebs is cheaper than a cheap pair AND Ortliebs later
Sorry about that, I didn't realise you'd replied before I edited.Ah but if you will edit the linkies I bit of advice DO Not ditch the mat/self inflating mattress, you will be very cold without one.
Your CX bike is basically a light tourer anyway, though it may be a little higher geared than a standard tourer. I've used a number of racks over the years which were below that £40 figure (in fact I think only my Tubus Tara front rack cost that much). THat rack looks like it should be fine, unless you have disc brakes. If you do have discs you will need to get a disc-specific one as they are designed to fit round the brake caliper which otherwise gets in the way.
With the panniers they look like they would hold up for the tour. Non locking hooks on the top mean you need to make sure the bungee is attached as otherwise rough surfaces might shake the bag off (DAMHIKT )
Are you sure that 30 litres total is enough though? Especially with food/water to add on top of your permanent kit. Before buying the gear I'd be tempted to gather it all up and work out the sizes first.
Also don't bother going too thin on the tyres. With the extra weight on the back, having a bit more volume in the tyres will mean you are less likely to get a pinch flat, and it should make the ride a little smoother. As you are riding a CX rather than a tight clearance roadie, then (unless you already have the tyres), you might as well use the extra clearance for something like 32mm Schwalbe Marathons
True, however, seeing as this is my first outing I'm thinking of testing the water with the, possibly crap, £10 bags. I could then "upgrade" to Ortliebs or similar but splashing out £70+ for something that may be a one off isn't my cuppa tea.
With regards to the rack, what kind of issues would one encounter with a cheapo rack like the one listed, I'm assuming it would just be "flimsy-ness"?
True, however, seeing as this is my first outing I'm thinking of testing the water with the, possibly crap, £10 bags. I could then "upgrade" to Ortliebs or similar but splashing out £70+ for something that may be a one off isn't my cuppa tea. With regards to the rack, what kind of issues would one encounter with a cheapo rack like the one listed, I'm assuming it would just be "flimsy-ness"?
The tent we will be using has enough room inside for three people to sleep, that's it. No room for storage etc, so the panniers will be staying on the bikes. I was thinking, we could simply lock all three bikes together using one lock, and use a second lock to connect them to an "object" post, street lamp etc and simply cover the three bikes using a cheapo waterproof tarpaulin type thing. It won't make the bikes particularly difficult to steal, but they'd be near the tent and I don't think even a ninja could get the three bikes apart etc without waking us up. Any obvious errors in this thinking?
I have an Axiom Transit rack I got off eBay for £13 inc delivery - it's light and sturdy and is rated up to 60kg. I've not had it long, but it seems fine so far.
EDIT - although if you have 700c wheels and/or big bags you might want one that has the extra support bit at the bag (so three bits of metal coming from the mount) to stop your bag rubbing your back wheel.
Sounds okay to me. When I go off with my mate, we put his D-lock thru both frames and my cable lock thru both + wheels + whatever's kicking about. If there's nothing, then no worries - two 18kg touring bikes d-locked together are pretty hard to ninja. My tent is too small, and I tend to leave most of the panniers on the bike as well. Don't see it as a big issue, the panniers are prolly worth more than anything left in them over night.
Yep that's it - mine doesn't have the rearmost ones - it's study as anything, but I only have 26" wheels and the bag did rub a tiny bit at first before I tightened up the bag fixings, and it's still quite close - but then it's a laptop bag for a 17" latop, so quite long. For a tenner it's a great rack if it will work for you, but if it doesn't it will be annoying I'd have thought It is light though - it doesn't have a sprung bit, but I've never seen the point of them (my mum's shopper had one) as even if you can get wedge shaped things to fit under them, they don't seem to hold things very well. Or at least the one on my mum's shopper didn't Just get bungee chords.Three rods like this ?