Touring with p clips on the seat stays

[david1701]

Hi guys,

Do you reckon it's safe to go on a camping tour on an MTb with the top of the rack secured to the stays by p clips, there are proper (but unthreaded) points by the drop outs.

We're doing a week in France, really relaxed (20 miles a day) and its my mates gfs bike so we will probably be all macho and carry the heavy stuff...

 

[guitarpete247]

Is this what you mean by p-clips? If so I'd take plenty of spare clips. Ready for any failing.
How much weight are you going to put on the rack? I'd risk it . Check your clips every stop though.

 

[david1701]

Ummm tbh any solution for a frame with no rack points on the seat stays would be cool? I think there are metal ones for cycling

 

[jjb]

It's fine. Put some old inner tube or similar around the frame and use good sized p clips. Worked fine for me, no problem. Don't sit on the rack, of course, but other than that, it'll be fine.

 

[david1701]

Sweet

 

[Sara_H]

I had a similar problem (search my threads for answers!). I found a seatpost clamp at Halfords that had fixing points for pannier on it.

 

[mickle]

Decent racks, until very recently came with p-clips as part of the installation kit for bikes without top eyes. I'd be more worried about the unthreaded holes at the drop-out.

 

[MontyVeda]

I had a similar problem (search my threads for answers!). I found a seatpost clamp at Halfords that had fixing points for pannier on it.

like this:

or this:

I use the top one as my seatpost clamps at the front rather than the back of the tube. It was only £6 and at that price, it's worth buying two so you have a spare... plus a few spare p-clips just in case. They weigh and cost bugger all so better safe than sorry.

 

[Crackle]

I've used p-clips and what Monty links to. Never had a problem with either. Cheap racks on the other hand or cheap wheels........

 

[rollinstok]

p-clips will be fine, if you use washers and nyloc nuts on the unthreaded dropout that should be fine too

 

[david1701]

Decent racks, until very recently came with p-clips as part of the installation kit for bikes without top eyes. I'd be more worried about the unthreaded holes at the drop-out.

Oh aye?

I was thinking to put a short bolt through with a nylock nut and washers like rollinstok said, is that a bad shout?

Those seat post clamp things look like a cool shout will compare them to her bike and sort out a plan