Hi, i bought this bike, which i am currently rigging for an upcoming touring trip. I also got some big rear panniers for cheap, which i would like to make work bc of my limited budget. But however i mount them my heels hit the panniers when i am pedaling. Does anybody have any idea how to solve this?
EDIT: i have tried to slide the clips as far rearwards as they go and mounting the bags as far rearwards as possible, but this still does not make enough space.
kilgortrout562 on
If you unscrew the clasps on the bag you can slide them side to side to try and get the bag to sit further back on your rack. You can also try mounting the bag on the rack further back- you just need a firm connection with the clasps and then the hook on the bottom just needs to slide behind one of the vertical supports on your rack. If none of that works, it might be that your wheel base/rack position on the bike is too small
ron_dows on
Get heel surgery
2wheelsThx on
Try sliding the panniers rearward. The clips should be adjustable, so you can try to reposition those forward as well (will push the bags rearward). If that fails, the rack looks to be leaning forward – can you level it out by adjusting the struts? That may give you some space. Or, move the rack to the eyelets the fender is currently attached to. If none of that works, you may need a different rack, but I would run thru all available potential adjustments first, especially on the bags themselves.
Ok-Commercial-924 on
A rack like the tubus logo classic might help.
jsosborn on
Move the panniers back. If needed, move the rack back, even if slightly unlevel. The worst fix is to pedal with your heels on the pedal, but it works on a short run to the store.
ztriple3 on
Fyi touring bikes are built different, and one of the differences is longer chain stays that alleviate this problem.
Ive done some short tours on a steel racing bike and had this problem too. The advice to shift the panniers back is sound, or shift the way the rack mounts to the seat stays.
You might also consider pedal cages, this will at least fix the distance your heel is from the pedal, and so fix the distance of your heel to pannier.
Biguiats on
it looks like your rack isn’t level. If you have the option to level it, that is, tilt it back, that may give you a centimetre or two.
Zealousideal_Loss66 on
Swap the mounting position of the fenders and the rack. Hopefully, you have enough room with the seat stay brackets to allow the entire rack to move rearwards. If that’s not enough, you need a different rack that mounts further back. This one for example:
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Hi, i bought this bike, which i am currently rigging for an upcoming touring trip. I also got some big rear panniers for cheap, which i would like to make work bc of my limited budget. But however i mount them my heels hit the panniers when i am pedaling. Does anybody have any idea how to solve this?
EDIT: i have tried to slide the clips as far rearwards as they go and mounting the bags as far rearwards as possible, but this still does not make enough space.
If you unscrew the clasps on the bag you can slide them side to side to try and get the bag to sit further back on your rack. You can also try mounting the bag on the rack further back- you just need a firm connection with the clasps and then the hook on the bottom just needs to slide behind one of the vertical supports on your rack. If none of that works, it might be that your wheel base/rack position on the bike is too small
Get heel surgery
Try sliding the panniers rearward. The clips should be adjustable, so you can try to reposition those forward as well (will push the bags rearward). If that fails, the rack looks to be leaning forward – can you level it out by adjusting the struts? That may give you some space. Or, move the rack to the eyelets the fender is currently attached to. If none of that works, you may need a different rack, but I would run thru all available potential adjustments first, especially on the bags themselves.
A rack like the tubus logo classic might help.
Move the panniers back. If needed, move the rack back, even if slightly unlevel. The worst fix is to pedal with your heels on the pedal, but it works on a short run to the store.
Fyi touring bikes are built different, and one of the differences is longer chain stays that alleviate this problem.
Ive done some short tours on a steel racing bike and had this problem too. The advice to shift the panniers back is sound, or shift the way the rack mounts to the seat stays.
You might also consider pedal cages, this will at least fix the distance your heel is from the pedal, and so fix the distance of your heel to pannier.
it looks like your rack isn’t level. If you have the option to level it, that is, tilt it back, that may give you a centimetre or two.
Swap the mounting position of the fenders and the rack. Hopefully, you have enough room with the seat stay brackets to allow the entire rack to move rearwards. If that’s not enough, you need a different rack that mounts further back. This one for example:
[Streamliner Disc DLX – Streamliner Racks – Axiom Racks – Products – Axiom Cycling Gear](https://www.axiomgear.com/products/racks/streamliner-racks/streamliner-disc-dlx/)
1. Slide the hooks back
2. Get a touring rack you can mount bags further aft
3. Bike with longer chainstays if you keep up touring