This picture is old, but it is virtually identical to my current bike setup (gearing is lighter now, and bar position is a bit higher). I want to start riding to work again, but I really want to get the weight off my back. In the last year or so I've been using a laptop and bring it home with me, so that weight (17" for engineering work) plus a tablet, lunch, and change of clothes really weighs on my during the ride home, especially in the summer.
I got the front rack to help, and until I started using the computer more, it was sufficient. Does anyone have a pannier and rack setup they like and would recommend? I don't need excessive cargo capacity, but I think a rear rack would go a long way to make the ride much more enjoyable.
by the-recyclist
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You have pretty short chainstays, which might make any rack prone to heel strikes with the panniers. Bike does not appear to have eyelets at the seat tube for mounting a rack, so you would probably want a solution like the Tailfin racks. Theae might let the panniers ride high enough to avoid heel issues.