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Geri said:
Well I went into Halfords and asked a man in there and he thought it might be problematic to fit a mudguard and rack on mine as it's only 15 1/2" frame, but I did say to him that I thought the bag would catch most of the water chucked up anyway.

If you go shopping with your bike as I do, do the panniers come off easily for walking around in the shop? Maybe if I just got a basket on the rack I could stick my rucksack in it and tie it down with straps.
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It can be tricky fitting a rack on a small bike. You can get extenders though which make it possible, but it can restrict how much weight you can carry (because the long extenders are inherently flexy) and you may find your heel hits the pannier bag. The bags clip on and off quickly and usually have a carry handle btw
 
weepiper said:
It can be tricky fitting a rack on a small bike. You can get extenders though which make it possible, but it can restrict how much weight you can carry (because the long extenders are inherently flexy) and you may find your heel hits the pannier bag. The bags clip on and off quickly and usually have a carry handle btw
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I thought maybe I will start with a fairly cheap rack and bag, just to see how I get on with it.
 
Orang Utan said:
That's not what she wants!
She wants someone to pick one for her so she doesn't have to go through the tedium of shopping for one.
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Yup. That's exactly what I want. I'm crap at shopping for things like this. I also don't like shops.

weepiper said:
1) You are not going to carry anything too heavy and won't be doing serious touring and your bike has rim brakes and/or you have not got much to spend:

http://www.edinburghbicycle.com/products/revolution-adventure-pannier-rack-expedition
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and
http://www.edinburghbicycle.com/products/revolution-single-pannier?bct=browse/accessories/bags/pannier-bags
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or 2) You might be doing some offroad/your bike has disc brakes/you need to carry enormous sacks of potatoes/sand/paint on a regular basis/money is no object:

http://www.edinburghbicycle.com/products/blackburn-ex-1-disc-carrier
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and
http://www.edinburghbicycle.com/products/ortlieb-roller-panniers-rear-classic

ortlieb-roller-panniers-rear-classic.jpg
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I love you, you're great. Thank you.
 
astral said:
Yup. That's exactly what I want. I'm crap at shopping for things like this. I also don't like shops.



I love you, you're great. Thank you.
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Me too. I just want the thing. I don't want to have spend ages choosing. Does my head in having so much choice.
I had to get a mate to choose my new phone for me :o
 
Orang Utan said:
Me too. I just want the thing. I don't want to have spend ages choosing. Does my head in having so much choice.
I had to get a mate to choose my new phone for me :oops:
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My best friend does my clothes shopping for me. :o I'm actually quite ashamed of that.
 
Well wedged in and careful cycling...she doesn't normally bring back so much stuff - hence the photo. It is useful tho.
 
Ted Striker said:
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I LOVE my panniers. You can just lob everything in and not really worry about the bulk on your back :cool:
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Does it not weigh the bike down though? I wear a rucksack every day and find it distributes the weight well enough for it not to be a burden. I don't ever feel annoyed by it. I'm used to it. Having a heavy bike would take some getting used to I think
 
Panniers are great. Mine fit a tent, sleeping bag, clothes, food and a map. Perfect for a weekend in the peaks or cycling to a festival :)
 
When you fit it, I don't know what weepiper thinks about whether it's worth using anything to stop the teeny screws from seizing in the mounting holes.
By the time I came to upgrade my rack, I had screws snapped off in all four of mine so had to use the brake bosses for the top fixings. (the original rack was fitted by the shop)
 
A spot of waterproof chain oil or grease or the old fave copper-slip on the threads should be sufficient.
 
The bolts that come with the rack will be rubbish and liable to corrode within seconds. Throw them away and replace with M5 stainless fasteners and add a dab of Copaslip.
 
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Orang Utan said:
If that's a monthly shop, I guess it's not that unusual if there are kids.
ETA: though it looks like they eat nothing else. Maybe they're having a CocoPops party
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Weetos.... (2 teenage boys eat tonnes and seem to get through lots of toilet rolls too) :rolleyes: We need a cargo trailer !
 
I had a tricked out mountain bike and only put racks and paniers on when I went touring, never put any form of mudguards on it. A ruchsack is easier for carrying around, but that's a personal thing. I see Edinburgh bikes have been mentioned, they are very female friendly. Have you tried mud dock, I found them excellent when I visited once.
 
fredfelt said:
Ortleib are very good. If you can afford the investment you may as well invest in a pair of these now rather than get irritated by a cheaper pair, and then getting a set of Ortleib.
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^ this

Bought mine 15 years ago. Commute in all weathers. They have never leaked and never fallen off.
 
I've decided against panniers as taking them on and off and carrying them around shops is too much of a pain. Rucksack in basket is my latest plan.
 
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