I am looking for a rack and some waterproof panniers for a new daily commute, anyone seen any good deals?
Thx
We have some at ebc
Congratulations you have a excuse to buy one of the best designed well made products created by man.
Ortlieb Back Roller Classics, think there about £90 from wiggle.
Ortlieb City front panniers for the win
Charlie the bike monger has axiom panniers - just got mine and they seem very good. Roll top seal. Rack mount not as slick as the ortlieb's but works okay, I need to mod my rack with a bar for the lower hook rather than a tiny hole as it takes two hands to unmount at the moment. It is a 34 year old rack though, so a more modern rack may be okay.
£44 for the 30l pair, £55 for the 40l pair.
Saw theses on fleabay earlier today. Best bike luggage ever. Worth watching.
Pretty much any rack will handle a commute. Halfords had some very cheap ones last time I was in there.
What's your budget? I got a set of Vaude panniers & a Tubus rack from [url= http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VAUDE-Aqua-Back-blue-met-TUBUS-Cargo-26-black-/400661051065?pt=Fahrrad_Schuhe&hash=item5d494276b9 ]ebay Germany[/url] several years ago, the panniers are just as good as Ortlieb, and get used most days & Tubus are as good as it gets for the rack. Not cheap though.
The panniers replaced a set of DHB (Wiggle) which are almost identical to the current EBC ones, they were OK (and a lot cheaper than the current price) and lasted about 18 months of daily use. Going to Vaude or Ortlieb is a massive step up in quality.
I have one of these:
http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/FSMI5000R/minoura-5000r-alloy-rear-pannier-rack
Think it was even cheaper when I bought it - may have been £6. It's basic (not in any significant way adjustable) but well made, tough, light and cheap.
Does it have to be panniers?? I use a Carradice sqr tour. It's ace. I've commuted for 5 years with it. I get my lunch, undies, socks, pump, toolkit, spares and a spare gore text jacket in it.