Hey all,
So I recently picked up a cheap commuter and have been trying to retrofit it on the extra super cheap.
Cue: me purchasing a Temu-special hella cheap pannier bag.
Unfortunately, being cheap, there's not much structure to the bag, so when attached to the rack it dangles downward and gets caught in the spokes.
I'm wondering if there aren't any ingenious solutions to this dilemma that might not involve too much further investment. Is this common? Or am I dumb and using it all wrong?
by antihumannature
4 Comments
Can you cut a piece of cardboard to fit the bag and keep it in the bag to add structure?
Find an old campaign sign, or one of those “we buy houses” signs made of corogated plastic and cut it to fit. Then bolt it on the inside of your panniers
I’d recommend one of those corrugated plastic lawn signs.
It can either be folded inside your bag for structure, or zip-tied to your frame as a guard. Or both.
Cuts easily with scissors.
I used one of a dozen illegal contractor signs I poached some time ago.
This is a reason why new rack designs have the bar structure more squared-off instead of triangular towards the wheel hub. But I like the suggestions to reinforce with corflute.