Help to find bits

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Hello all,

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I'm trying to press an old pair of Karrimor rear panniers into use for my commute. Unfortunately
I've lost a small bit of the fixing kit. The bags attach to an elastic loop which has a wide metal
hook at one end. This then hooks onto a small metal thingy that bolts into the rack braze-ons at
the dropouts. It's these metal thingies that I've put somewhere so safe I'll never find them
again. If anyone knows what I'm on about and where I might find two I'd be very grateful. I've
tried the Karrimor site but it has no mention of any bike related products. Even the SJS Cycles
site doesn't list them. Thanks in advance, tony R.

I *might* have the thingies you want. I have given my bikes to my partner, but he doesn't use
Karrimor panniers. They would be dirty, possibly bent and (obviously) pre-loved. If you still want
them, please send an email, followed by an sae...

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Quoted message said:

Hello all,

I'm trying to press an old pair of Karrimor rear panniers into use for my commute. Unfortunately
I've lost a small bit of the fixing kit. The bags attach to an elastic loop which has a wide metal
hook at one end. This

then

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hooks onto a small metal thingy that bolts into the rack braze-ons at the dropouts. It's these
metal thingies that I've put somewhere so safe I'll never find them again. If anyone knows what
I'm on about and where I might find two I'd be very grateful.

I still have similar old panniers and I know the bits you mean, but long since used for
other things.

If you really need them, they are not too hard to make from an offcut of aluminium sheet. Drill a
hole at each end of where you'd like the slot, and also drill a hole for the bolt. Drill further
holes along the slot line to nearly meet up. Use a small file to cut between the holes.

I do without those metal bits. I use the "bungie loop" upside down on my panniers. The hook bit goes
over one the plastic rings on the back of the pannier. The loop goes through the lower rings, and
then hooks over the "tail" of the legs of my bike rack. This works well for rapid on-off use when
shopping or rushing from the bike shed to catch a train. To attach to the bike, put the loop on the
rack-tail first, then lift the pannier until the the upper clips drop over the rack.

If the panniers go on the "other bike" which lacks the rack tails, the bungie is looped round a
suitable low part of the rack, the hook goes through the loop, and then up the rear of the pannier.
This isn't so quick for on-off use.

- Nigel

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Quoted message said:

Hello all,

I'm trying to press an old pair of Karrimor rear panniers into use for my commute. Unfortunately
I've lost a small bit of the fixing kit. The bags attach to an elastic loop which has a wide metal
hook at one end. This

then

Quoted message said:

hooks onto a small metal thingy that bolts into the rack braze-ons at the dropouts. It's these
metal thingies that I've put somewhere so safe I'll never find them again. If anyone knows what
I'm on about and where I might find two I'd be very grateful.

You probably don't need them. Attach the elastic thingies off centre, then just hook the elastic
onto the bottom of the rack.

(I first did this when I had more than one bike using one set of panniers, but I only had one set of
your missing metal thingies.)

cheers, clive

When I first bought a Blackburn rack, IIRC it came with the Thingies of which you speak, but rather
than use them, I replaced the wide metal hook on the end of the elastic Doofer with a piece of old
spoke bent into hook shape, which then nestled happily in the space between the rearmost and centre
legs of the rack.

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I do without those metal bits. I use the "bungie loop" upside down on my panniers. The hook bit
goes over one the plastic rings on the back of the pannier. The loop goes through the lower rings,
and then hooks over the "tail" of the legs of my bike rack. This works well for rapid on-off use
when shopping or rushing from the bike shed to catch a train. To attach to the bike, put the loop
on the rack-tail first, then lift the pannier until the the upper clips drop over the rack.

This looks like a simple, workable solution. Thanks a lot, I'll be testing it out tomorrow. tony R.

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I do without those metal bits. I use the "bungie loop" upside down on my panniers. The hook bit
goes over one the plastic rings on the back of the pannier. The loop goes through the lower rings,
and then hooks over the "tail" of the legs of my bike rack. This works well for rapid on-off use
when shopping or rushing from the bike shed to catch a train. To attach to the bike, put the loop
on the rack-tail first, then lift the pannier until the the upper clips drop over the rack.

I never even knew that was upside down, that's the way I've always used them! Seemed obvious to me.
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