Panniers and racks wanted

Whereabouts are you? I scavenged a rack off an old bike, rusty, but i might be able to fix it up and
give it to you (free of course) On Thu, 9 Oct 2003 15:58:36 +1000, "Marc Bishop"

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I am going to embark on a trip round Tassie in Jan.

Am lookimg for a second-hand set of panniers and racks because I find the new ones a bit dear.

Any help would be appreciated.

In Melbourne. Port Melbourne to be exact.

( im in sydney, sorry 🙁

Marc Bishop said:

In Melbourne. Port Melbourne to be exact.

"Arpit" wrote

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🙁 im in sydney, sorry 🙁

Never mind, I'd be sorry too. :-)

Theo

Marc Bishop said:

I am going to embark on a trip round Tassie in Jan.

Am lookimg for a second-hand set of panniers and racks because I find the new ones a bit dear.

I can't help with a 2nd-hand rack, but the Blackburn "expedition" racks are very good value for
money. From memory they are about $50 (check the phantom cycles website). They are a solid aluminium
construction (rather than tubular), and managed to handle the excessive weight we loaded onto them.

I would have purchased them again for the tandem, but at the time there was some problem with the
import/supplier. AFAIK this has since been fixed.

For panniers, maybe you could get some low-cost saddlebags or suchlike from a disposals store. Use
rubbish bin liners for waterproofing, and they might be fairly servicable.

cheers, -kt

Marc,

Try Melb Bicycle Centre in Clifton Hill, I think you can get a cheap set for under a $100.

Kevin

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I am going to embark on a trip round Tassie in Jan.

Am lookimg for a second-hand set of panniers and racks because I find the new ones a bit dear.

Any help would be appreciated.

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