The C2C And Northern Cycle Routes Forum

whatc do you use?panniers,barbag,rucsac?its a matter of personal preferance i suppose but i use a bit of a mix of em all depending on ride.my new bike has topeak rear rack and bag with panniers slides and clicks on,this modern stuff amazes me , im still amused when my tomtom knows the way....

I use for work/shops/pub is the Carradice Camper Longflap and very good kit it is too. I used to have a single Karrimor Karahari Pannier until it perished with age..

For touring, with all the camping kit. I use both Ortlieb's on the rear and front, the rear being the Bike-Packer Classic, on the front is Front-Roller Classic. I used to have a Bar-bag, but use the front pannier instead. For the bulk of my shopping, I use Ortlieb Back-Roller Classic. For mountain biking around the trails, then it's the Camelbak Classic 2.

I fancy them Topeak trunk bag, maybe one day.

One for John. I'm thinking of getting a Topeak beam racks for my mountain bike for short rides. Trouble is my hardtail can't accept the normal racks, so it needs a beam rack that fastens to seatpost. I will also need a trunk bag. I have a cheap beam rack, but it's a bit tacky.

On the other hand I was browsing on the Carradice site and looking at some of the products on there, such as the Barley saddlebag.

What do you think, the Topeak look's like a smart piece of kit.

it is,it just slides and clicks into place,no other straps,then just push the button and slide to release.also do covers that are made for specially for it

Cheers John. I'm going to York Cycle Show in June and hopefully the Extra (Topeak) stand will be there and have a closer look at the products.

ive posted pics of how the rack fixes onto topeak rack on that flickrr site

The rack I will needing is the one that attach's onto the seatpost. http://www.topeak.co.uk/product/detail/ ... acks/1293/

But the rack and bag together is going cost at least £90, I may go for the Carradice SQR Trax. http://www.carradice.co.uk/sqr-saddlepa ... trax.shtml

ive got a blackburn beam rack on my dave yates as it has no braze on`s on tha frame,it wasnt somthing i wanted all them years ago.

I used front and rear panniers for ages, until I discovered Carry Freedom.

I fix a bright orange plastic suitcase onto the flat bed. Works a treat, and doesn't affect the steering or handling of the bike at all.

This is Bike and Trailer at the top of Shap Fell.

I've always fancied a Carry-Freedom, look like a nice piece of kit. Do you carry a crate of beer in that suitcase I would probaby get a Ortlieb Sac instead, to stop the seaside image