Top Posts – Number 2
When I started commuting to work, I only had a road bike, and it was carbon fiber, with no rack attachments. I started riding with a backpack, but absolutely hated it. Within a few days, I had found a rack modification that allowed me to cobble together a reasonable alternative to the backpack, letting me use a pannier on that bike for the first time.
I commuted that way for a while, then bought a used mountain bike because the road bike seemed to beat me up on the trip across town. I rode the mountain bike for most of a winter, but really didn’t like it because it was so slow and heavy. I put the rack back on the road bike, wrote this post, and continued merrily along my way, not realizing that a lot of other people were searching for a similar solution.
Wayne, over at The Touring Store, should thank me. The link to his site is my most clicked link. I hope he’s got some business because of me!
Editorial Note: The second and third pictures in the post were taken before the second bolt was installed in the rack extension. You would be amazed at how many people felt the need to let me know about that!
So, without further delay, here is my second most popular post:
Adding a rear rack to a carbon fiber road bike
Enjoy, and God bless…
TW
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Tags: bicycle, Bike Commute, Cycling, Fitness, Rack, Road Bike, The Touring Store
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January 23, 2012 at 5:33 pm
I find I do not use my pannier very often for commuting since I can cram what I need into my Topeak trunk bag and it is less to lug. I hope that your all-time most popular post is when you first concluded that a cyclocross bike offers the best of all worlds for commuting.