Rear pannier rack for rear suspension MTB

The Carradice racks will be fine for compact loads. I need to hold two proper panniers though.

Well I went and bought a Delta rack and binned the old one. A huge difference. It clamps directly to
the seat post with no rubber. Just did a 30 mile xc ride fully laden and no problems. The side
supports wag a bit and should be reinforced a little more in my view but it is acceptable with a
light pack load of 6kg total. The flex of the main rack beam and of the clamp is negligible. So this
is the way I will go on my tour. Lets hope it stands up to a prolonged hammer.

Julian

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I am going off road touring with panniers and my full sus bike. I

bought a

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seat post mount Raleigh pannier rack and rode it to test ( loaded up

with

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only 7kg ). What a disaster, the rack waggled from side to side (the

rubber

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pads moved in the clamp ) and the panniers rack rails flexed so much on hitting a big bump that
the pannier mounting brackets touched the rear wheel. I did take great care to fit it well and
to tightly attach.

I cannot believe that a solid rack does not exist, after all think of

the

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punishment a saddle gets and it is mounted to the frame in a similar

manner.

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Carradice do a rack (and also a front rack for suspension forks): <URL:
carradice.co.ukmountain biker.htmlOpen ↗ >

I believe a US firm called Old Man Moutain do one too. I haven't used eitehr of these products.

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;; I'll have a proper rant later, when I get the time.