....why this doesn't take panniers...?

[mrh3113]

http://www.edinburghbicycle.com/product ... brid-bikes

This is exactly what I was looking for - but it doesn't take panniers.

Marketed as the perfect commuting bike - but it doesn't take panniers...!!!

Spoke to chap at EBC and even he was perplexed as to why they have designed it without them.

With a budget of £1k - is there anything else out there that combines hydraulic discs, hub gears, comfortable riding position and can take panniers?

I can live without the belt drive if required

Any ideas?

[Brucey]

the image on their website appears to show carrier bosses on the seat stay. Are you saying that it won't take a carrier (and therefore mudguards...) ? Or just that a carrier isn't fitted?

BTW I wouldn't get too hung up on hydraulic discs for road use; cable operated ones can be easily good enough and are arguably easier to deal with when maintenance is required.

cheers

[honesty]

no mounting points at the drop out end, either because of the drop outs used for the hub, or because of the disk brake mount placement, so you cant fit full mudguards or a pannier rack. Seems a bit of an oversight on a bike aimed at commuting.

[gentlegreen]

You could always fit a disc brake-friendly rack that mounts on the wheel spindle - like the Old Man Mountain which I have - all the mounting holes on my alloy MTB frame have sheared-off screws in them - though in my case I also have unused V-brake bosses..

There's always the Surly disc trucker which is tempting me the most at the moment.

[Vantage]

Even a unicycle with some level of ingenuity will take panniers.

From the same site, you have this option,
http://www.edinburghbicycle.com/product ... st-carrier

or, if a more traditional carrier is desired, you have a fitting kit,
http://www.edinburghbicycle.com/product ... er-fitting

Simples

[meic]

Not so "simples".

I dont think that either of those two options will enable an engineeringly sound fitting of a rack to a bike with a disc brake caliper on the seat stays.

[reohn2]

http://www.edinburghbicycle.com/products/revolution-shadow-13?bct=browse%2fbicycles%2fcommuter-hybrid-bikes

This is exactly what I was looking for - but it doesn't take panniers.

Marketed as the perfect commuting bike - but it doesn't take panniers...!!!

Spoke to chap at EBC and even he was perplexed as to why they have designed it without them.

With a budget of £1k - is there anything else out there that combines hydraulic discs, hub gears, comfortable riding position and can take panniers?

I can live without the belt drive if required

Any ideas?

Didn't you know panniers are out it's all courier bags slung over one shoulder worn with a tweed flat cap

PS, Bonkers!

[gentlegreen]

Performance luggage :-

http://www.oldmanmountain.com/Pages/Gal ... ation.html

Retailed in the UK by Carradice.

[mrh3113]

Even a unicycle with some level of ingenuity will take panniers.

From the same site, you have this option,
http://www.edinburghbicycle.com/product ... st-carrier

or, if a more traditional carrier is desired, you have a fitting kit,
http://www.edinburghbicycle.com/product ... er-fitting

Simples

I might use the bike for touring as well as commuting - I'd be worried how stable these ad-hoc solutions would be compared to a bike designed to take them from the off?

I know I probably don't need hydraulic discs, but having come down greenhow hill on the C2C, the more braking in reserve the better, as far as I'm concerned.

Just seen post re the old man mountain racks - they certainly look more substantial.

[meic]

There is a costly "proper" solution to the problem.

http://www.spacycles.co.uk/products.php ... 38s79p2644

[gentlegreen]

I hate having to mount things on teeny screws. They ought to braze on proper brackets.
Of course the real annoyance is having that wheel where you would normally fit cross-braces.

I had a temporary solution when I first fitted the disc brake to the back of my bike :-

I did my first ever bike camping trip like that (you should have seen the DIY panniers !)

[meic]

but having come down greenhow hill on the C2C, the more braking in reserve the better, as far as I'm concerned.

Sorry to rock the boat but generally I am finding that my disc brake overheats more easily than my rim brakes did.

[RickH]

Sadly, I don't think the OMM or Spa option will work with this bike as it has a hub gear & therefore no QR at the rear as an alternative rack mounting. (Unless you stick it through the spokes! ) An OMM front rack might be a possibility (& even then you'd have to clamp the top mount with P-clips to the fork which might not be a good idea with a carbon fibre fork unless done very carefully).

Rick.

[breakwellmz]

I hate having to mount things on teeny screws. They ought to braze on proper brackets.
Of course the real annoyance is having that wheel where you would normally fit cross-braces.

I had a temporary solution when I first fitted the disc brake to the back of my bike :-

rackkludge.jpg

I did my first ever bike camping trip like that (you should have seen the DIY panniers !)

"A thing of beauty is a joy for ever"

[meic]

They are making life difficult arent they!

If you are tall you could use a 23L saddle bag hung from saddle.

Otherwise, I would wonder about some sort of bracket clamped behind the axle nuts, in a similar way to a trailer hitch and positioned so the rack stays clear the caliper.

I have wondered about using a caliper mounting bolt for mounting an adapted rack leg to that side.

I have since wondered if it would deflect the caliper enough (a tiny amount could do it) to cause disc rubbing especially on bumps.