On 2017-09-17 10:59, wrote:
DESIGN....WITH CARDBOARD TEMPLATE...an adapter plate between
permanent hooking and bag hooking that is temporary....plate can be
cut 1 piece tehn cut out for lightness

temp bag hookups made longer vertically wider hookup horizontally
prob equal performance of the OEM design as OEM maybe cost derived.


On the MTB there isn't much space below the panniers until something
interferes. Important stuff such as a brake caliper. This is because the
rear has 4" suspension travel.

Sure, I could devices some sort of disconnect behind the panniers and
reach in. However, having to disassemble part of the bike before being
able to ride public transit isn't my idea of fun. Especially since the
top part on the MTB pannier assy is also screwed down (hard) with a
sturdy Perspex plate. Then I'd rather keep using my own vehicle where I
don't have to do this.


No, placing your defining luggage on bus front is mostly an imbecilic
idea


The panniers on both bikes are Nashbar Daytrekker, somewhat modified for
bolt-down.

http://www.nashbar.com/webapp/wcs/st...2_563350_-1___

They are small and only present about 1sqft of wind impact surface. Yes,
on the road bike that could still be a concern because of the
not-so-great method they offer to secure a bike via front-wheel only. On
the MTB it would not be a problem. I have crashed with heavily loaded
panniers and the thing gets hammered along rocky trails and such. After
some serious mods in back of the bike it all behaves like a dirt bike
with side trunks. The frame is so rigid that the rear won't have a
chance to push sideways too much so there I wouldn't be concerned about
pretzeling the rim (but that only goes for the MTB).

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Regards, Joerg

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