Panier mounts

kim said:

Hi guys,

I'm trying to figure out what the threads/bolt size

Is this for threaded eyes?
I think they are metric (M10) or 1/4" on my bicycle.
I suspect they may vary with brands though.
Will check mine in morning.

kim <[email hidden]> wrote in
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Quoted message said:

Hi guys,

I'm trying to figure out what the threads/bolt size I should be
looking for to mount a panier rack to the rear of my road bike.
I've got 1/4" and 3/8" bolts but both appear to be the wrong size
or wrong thread type. What should I be looking for?

Is there a standard across bike manufacturers?

cheers,

Kim

M5
Try to find stainless bolts. It is easy to twist the heads
off them, when they sieze in over time.

On Sun, 19 Dec 2004 at 13:45 GMT, kim (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:

Quoted message said:

Hi guys,

I'm trying to figure out what the threads/bolt size I should be looking
for to mount a panier rack to the rear of my road bike. I've got 1/4" and
3/8" bolts but both appear to be the wrong size or wrong thread type.
What should I be looking for?

It's possible to put panniers on a road bike?

I took a breif look at the learsport 7000, and it didn't seem
possible.

Seems kindof silly though 🙂

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>> "TimC" == TimC <[email hidden]> writes:

TimC> It's possible to put panniers on a road bike?

My Trek 1200 comes with rack mounts.

TimC> Seems kindof silly though 🙂

That depends, I like the style of a road bike but my primary use is
commuting. I don't like straight bars and I do like skinny tires,
although Melbourne's tram tracks are turning me off those!

For me the Trek is a good option, although I may graduate to
a proper tourer over time, they tend to be a bit more rugged.
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TimC said:

On Sun, 19 Dec 2004 at 13:45 GMT, kim (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:

Quoted message said:

Hi guys,

I'm trying to figure out what the threads/bolt size I should be looking
for to mount a panier rack to the rear of my road bike. I've got 1/4" and
3/8" bolts but both appear to be the wrong size or wrong thread type.
What should I be looking for?

It's possible to put panniers on a road bike?

I took a breif look at the learsport 7000, and it didn't seem
possible.

Seems kindof silly though 🙂

--
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There's only one way to better your memory. Everytime you forget
something, poke your brain with a stick. That'll teach it. -- Ash

You can fit a rack if you dont mind using "P" clamps (hose attachers used in Autos to secure various pipes against various bits of car) - try Repco.

By the way the rack mounts on a frame with eyes is M5 @ 0.8mm pitch.
- try LBS.

Pete

TimC said:

It's possible to put panniers on a road bike?

It should be.
P clamps as already suggested.
Then you just need to look at heel clearance and loading.

TimC said:

On Sun, 19 Dec 2004 at 13:45 GMT, kim (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:

Quoted message said:

Hi guys,

I'm trying to figure out what the threads/bolt size I should be looking
for to mount a panier rack to the rear of my road bike. I've got 1/4" and
3/8" bolts but both appear to be the wrong size or wrong thread type.
What should I be looking for?

It's possible to put panniers on a road bike?

I took a breif look at the learsport 7000, and it didn't seem
possible.

Seems kindof silly though 🙂

--
TimC -- http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/staff/tconnors/
There's only one way to better your memory. Everytime you forget
something, poke your brain with a stick. That'll teach it. -- Ash

I've got them on my Giant OCR3. The lugs at the dropouts and the threaded holes on the seat stays were there although I couldn't use the threaded seat stay hole on the left hand hole as the brake caliper was in the way. I use it to commute essentially daily as well as shopping and suchlike.

"TimC" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

It's possible to put panniers on a road bike?

I took a breif look at the learsport 7000, and it didn't seem
possible.

Seems kindof silly though 🙂

It can generally be done fairly easily. In the good ol' days of touring :-)
(ie. pre mountain bikes) this was standard practice. If you were lucky you
had rack eyelets on the frame, otherwise you used the P-clamps supplied with
most racks at the time. Now you'll have to find these in Bunnings or an auto
shop. On steep angled road racing frames with short chainstays there are
often problems with getting enough heel clearance for panniers. That's why
road touring bikes have longer chainstays and a longer wheel base.

Cheers
Peter

On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 at 00:17 GMT, Resound (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:

Quoted message said:

TimC said:

On Sun, 19 Dec 2004 at 13:45 GMT, kim (aka Bruce)
It's possible to put panniers on a road bike?

I've got them on my Giant OCR3. The lugs at the dropouts and the
threaded holes on the seat stays were there although I couldn't use the
threaded seat stay hole on the left hand hole as the brake caliper was
in the way. I use it to commute essentially daily as well as shopping
and suchlike.

So maybe Santa will be kind after all?

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Peter said:

TimC said:

It's possible to put panniers on a road bike?

perhaps "commuter" would be a better choice of words.
i took the rack from my very old mountain bike, which also has the rack
eyelets, as does my "racer"...

Quoted message said:

It can generally be done fairly easily. In the good ol' days of touring :-)
(ie. pre mountain bikes) this was standard practice. If you were lucky you
had rack eyelets on the frame, otherwise you used the P-clamps supplied with
most racks at the time. Now you'll have to find these in Bunnings or an auto
shop. On steep angled road racing frames with short chainstays there are
often problems with getting enough heel clearance for panniers. That's why
road touring bikes have longer chainstays and a longer wheel base.

ah thats a very good point i hadn't thought of.
i have a large backpack to carry around all my tech, that i'd like to
put on the rack. at a later stage i'll go down the panier path. don't
have quite enough dosh to invest in paniers this season =(

thanks guys,

kim

Poiter said:

TimC said:

On Sun, 19 Dec 2004 at 13:45 GMT, kim (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

What should I be looking for?

Quoted message said:

You can fit a rack if you dont mind using "P" clamps (hose attachers
used in Autos to secure various pipes against various bits of car) -
try Repco.

may end up looking for p clamps for the front =)

Quoted message said:

By the way the rack mounts on a frame with eyes is M5 @ 0.8mm pitch.
- try LBS.

need to go to bunnings first LBS, is on the way home 😉

thanks for the specs,

kim

kim said:

i have a large backpack to carry around all my tech, that i'd like to
put on the rack. at a later stage i'll go down the panier path. don't
have quite enough dosh to invest in paniers this season =(

I bought a Carradice SQR tour bag from Ian Humphries (www.flyingfurniture.com.au) which sits behind the seat, but doesn't require a rack.

It mounts to a bracket on the seatpost, and carries all my junk for commuting very nicely. I recommend it highly.

See http://www.carradice.co.uk/sqr-products.htm

Regards,

Suzy

suzyj said:

kim said:

i have a large backpack to carry around all my tech, that i'd like

to

Quoted message said:

put on the rack. at a later stage i'll go down the panier path.

don't

Quoted message said:

have quite enough dosh to invest in paniers this season =(

I bought a Carradice SQR tour bag from Ian Humphries
(www.flyingfurniture.com.au) which sits behind the seat, but doesn't
require a rack.

It mounts to a bracket on the seatpost, and carries all my junk for
commuting very nicely. I recommend it highly.

See http://www.carradice.co.uk/sqr-products.htm

Regards,

Suzy

Seconded, saddle bags are very underrated. Does Ian Humphries carry much
Carradice stuff?

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