Comments on: All About Rear Pannier Racks for Bicycle Touring

By: Alee | CyclingAbout.com

Alee | CyclingAbout.com — Tue, 25 Jul 2017 02:09:00 +0000

In reply to Steve Nicholson. Racks and drybags rock! Don't stress about getting a bikepacking saddlebag. And thanks for the kind words on the site. :)

By: Steve Nicholson

Steve Nicholson — Fri, 21 Jul 2017 08:00:00 +0000

In reply to HoboNoa.

I have been asking myself this same question and still haven’t come up with a relevant answer. Why go with a large saddlebag when I can make/fit a very lightweight rear rack that I can strap a standard 20lt drybag on. I could even lower the load with a 10lt drybag and have two lighter 5lt bags down each side.

I’m very open to responses on the above idea. My touring experience is limited to a tandem with panniers and trying to learn all I can about bikepacking for doing the Tasmanian Trail on my hard-tail MTB. At the moment I’m looking at experimenting with a light rear rack and drybag rather than the expensive saddlebag option.

Alee, thank you for making your experience so available, I’ve read a lot of your site, very useful. Thanks again.

By: Brian Bassett

Brian Bassett — Mon, 01 May 2017 18:22:00 +0000

In reply to Brian Bassett.

Yeah….. shit does happen. 🙂 https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/da2232ff6cbc9a2b96323de6844e17c5c32c8c3f0eb32c6ebd7d2d7ea5d2744c.jpg

By: Brian Bassett

Brian Bassett — Mon, 01 May 2017 17:29:00 +0000

If you are serious about touring, and I don’t consider humping a tarp and an extra pair of underwear (just in case) from NY to Seattle as fast as you possibly can to be touring. If you plan on hanging up to and including 100 lbs. of gear off your bike then find a frame and rack made specifically for that purpose. Eyelets are better than aftermarket clamps for matching a random rack to your bike frame, but still allow flex, shift and fail when over stressed. Who would over stress a rack/frame in that manner? When a farmer stops you on a hot summer day and hands you a 25 pound watermelon, you take it, and do what is necessary to ride on. When you pull over for a picture and some ass hat skids to a stop in his grey Ferrari to throw out a Playboy Bunny want-to-be, you do what’s necessary to take full advantage of the situation and worry about the bike later. Look at bikes with integrated frame racks for maximum strength and durability. There will be a higher up front cost but less problems… “Down the Road”. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/8b8ae746728cf69ad7666153fea04ff8560405c9228abd84f134c6882e9e5cab.jpg

By: Alee | CyclingAbout.com

Alee | CyclingAbout.com — Thu, 26 Jan 2017 21:06:00 +0000

In reply to Abdalla. That one is a pretty cheap, generic stand. Check out Hebie FOX 611 for steel frames or the Hebie FOX 671 for aluminium frames.

By: Abdalla

Abdalla — Wed, 25 Jan 2017 21:45:00 +0000

Peace to you Alee,

Would you please tell me what the model and brand of the kick stand in the photo 5th from last is.

Thanks again.

May peace be with you.

By: TheSplund

TheSplund — Thu, 05 Jan 2017 08:47:00 +0000

In reply to Alee | CyclingAbout.com. Thanks Alee - I think I'll bow to your experience and take the easy option of using the currently free ones!

By: Alee | CyclingAbout.com

Alee | CyclingAbout.com — Thu, 05 Jan 2017 05:50:00 +0000

In reply to TheSplund. I've played around a lot with rear racks, eyelets and bag positions, and have determined that a few millimetres here and there is not noticeable at all! Give it a go through, you might have a different experience.

By: TheSplund

TheSplund — Tue, 03 Jan 2017 15:25:00 +0000

I’ve just popped my rack onto my steel-framed Audax/touring bike and, even though I have plenty of heel clearance (helped no doubt by my Super C panniers) when the rack is mounted on the upper eyelets (directly above the axle), I’m wondering if the rearmost eyelets (currently used for the guards) might be better suited for the rack as they’re 17mm lower though they would sit the load 20mm further back. Would the benefit of a lower centre of gravity be offset by the more rear-ward postition – any thoughts?

By: Nate Kando

Nate Kando — Wed, 13 Jul 2016 12:31:00 +0000

Again, thank you for your thorough approach to describing why you use particular components. It’s pretty eye-opening.
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I’ve heard on other sites that Jannd Expedition is a direct competitor with Tubus, but this often has lacked any scientific backup, other than personal experiences with the Jannd rack lasting a while and taking a beating. I think the best notes I found were that it lacked the triangulation of the Tubus designs (as well as other competitors) and that sometimes it swayed slightly under duress.
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Have you had any experience with Jannd’s racks?