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Gear Talk / Re: Front pannier racks
« on: July 12, 2016, 06:15:30 pm »
Also, do pretty much all panniers fit any rack - will I be safe buying my panniers before I have the racks?

Unfortunately not.  You'll run into two problems.  At the top, some rack manufacturers have a flange (presumably for additional stiffness), which can prevent panniers with wrap-around top hooks from securely latching to the rack.  At the bottom, some bungee'd bags need a projection to hook on, which not all racks provide - or not necessarily in the right place.

Try before you buy.  If that's not possible, RonK's Ortlieb/Tubus combinations will almost certainly fit.  Finally, you might give Wayne a call at thetouringstore.com.  Wayne is awesome, and I haven't seen a plug for him lately!

Good info...thanks.

I won't have a chance to try before buying due to my situation - so at the moment looking for combos that work

cheers

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Gear Talk / Re: Front pannier racks
« on: July 12, 2016, 06:12:26 pm »
Ortlieb panniers will definitely fit Tubus racks and you'll have the gold standard in both.

Those tubus racks look nice - but too expensive for me.

cheers

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Gear Talk / Re: Front pannier racks
« on: July 12, 2016, 06:10:08 pm »
I've got a blackburn rack on the rear that's working great. I don't remember the model, but it was around $50. The Nashbar front rack is holding up really well too. I've made it from Astoria to central Missouri and haven't had any issues!
As for panniers fitting racks, I'm not sure. Any others have some input?

Thanks for the info. If you don't mind me asking - What panniers are you using? What is your current setup?

cheers

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Gear Talk / Re: Front pannier racks
« on: July 11, 2016, 08:09:48 pm »
Hello,

I just purchased this bike - can anyone recommend me some good rear racks that will fit this bike? And if there are any new front racks that you know of, that would be good information.

Also, do pretty much all panniers fit any rack - will I be safe buying my panniers before I have the racks?

Cheers!

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