Pannier rack for road bike without eyelets

[vickster]

Yeah the bike is carbon asked the concept store and they said it should be fine to swap the seat post as the centre tube would be able to handle the load.

Get them to supply the appropriate kit

 

[confusedcyclist]

If you are simply transporting a laptop, fine, but my advice would be to avoid the hack jobs, I've gone through a few options. Seat post mounted racks and p-clips and QR lever mounted racks, all which ended up in the bin.

Both had ridiculous weight restrictions, ~10kg max weight and both rattled and rubbed profusely and worst of all I suffered from heel strike with every rotation of the cranks unless I pivoted the rack unnaturally, which unbalanced the bike. I couldn't do any serious shopping on commute home which would have been nice considering I owned a rack! Bear in mind my d-lock weighs about 1.5kg, the pannier bags another 0.5-.75kg, leaving me barely enough capacity to get a few cans of beer, spuds and onions in along side my work kit. Maybe I was unlucky and demanding too much, but it wasn't a solution for me.

Instead I opted for a second bike I built myself for which is designed for touring (extra length in seat/chain stays to prevent heel strike!) and I stopped bastardising my road racing bike with accessories it was never meant to carry. Aslo consider you might be putting strain on components that were not designed for the extra weight, its not unrealistic to suggest you shorten the life of your wheel spokes and carbon frame with the extra weight if it's a racing bike by design. If space isn't tight, I consider adding a second hand touring bike to your collection, complete with front and rear racks so you can balance loads. Otherwise, a laptop in a messenger bag should suffice!

I would question why one would commute on a carbon framed bike and add extra weight to it with a rack and lug cargo around with it, especially if you can have the option of having a second bike.

 

[Paulus]

I think it has been said before, but-- P clips.

 

[Ajax Bay]

by putting the qr skewer through the rack stays at the bottom

Doesn't that result in much less contact area between the QR lever and the rack stay eye and the dropout (cf normal QR lever bases direct on dropout outer surfaces) to the detriment of secure fastening?

 

[dim]

here's the answer .... I use a backpack:

you can fit a lot more in than just your laptop ....

 

[alecstilleyedye]

Doesn't that result in much less contact area between the QR lever and the rack stay eye and the dropout (cf normal QR lever bases direct on dropout outer surfaces) to the detriment of secure fastening?

did wonder that but it worked…

 

[vickster]

here's the answer .... I use a backpack:

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you can fit a lot more in than just your laptop ....

Is it very well padded? If not have you considered the potential consequences on your neck and back in a fall, especially if heavy?

 

[Dreamer21]

here's the answer .... I use a backpack:

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you can fit a lot more in than just your laptop ....

I find that a bag makes my back really sweaty but I do like wearing one but as I'm going to start commuting 25miles a day I would like the pannier think I'm going for the topeak one just need to get it for the rigth price as don't want to spend more then £40 on it

 

[vickster]

I find that a bag makes my back really sweaty but I do like wearing one but as I'm going to start commuting 25miles a day I would like the pannier think I'm going for the topeak one just need to get it for the rigth price as don't want to spend more then £40 on it

Didn't you just spend 3k on the bike?!

 

[Dreamer21]

Didn't you just spend 3k on the bike?!

Yes I'm broke now these are extra bits I don't really want to spend to much money on

 

[vickster]

Buy the right bits that won't damage your 3k bike however