Pannier Slippage - Page 3 - Cycling Mob: Road Cycling, Mountain Biking and More

08-31-2004, 05:53 PM

On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 14:50:15 -0600, David Newman <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>
wrote:

>
>I'm a newbie bike commuter. I ride lots, but this is the first time I've
>ever tried to commute. I got a rack and a pannier for my old hardtail
>MTB. The rack is by Trek, I think, and the Pannier is Delta. When the
>pannier is far enough back on the rack, it works great. The problem is
>that the pannier tends to slide forward on the racks's rails to where it
>interferes with my pedaling (i.e. negative heel-to-pannier clearance).
>
>So my question is: how do people keep their pannier from sliding too far
>forward? I'm hoping someone else has worked out a good solution to this
>problem so I can take advantage of it without having to work something
>out for myself.
>
>Thanks,
>
>>>Dave

Steel hose clamp around the top tube of the rack to serve as a stop.