Thanks for the responses.
The rack will be going on a cross check for a tour through germany. My thinking was to get the MEC bags with oversized clips so to better fit the Axiom racks so that is not an issue. I think for 35 bucks you can by 3 racks for the price of the steel Jandd or Tubus. Is there a more suitable rack than the Journey say the streamliner perhaps? Do any of these provide a little more heel clearance, and how do they work with fenders? Any other advice would be great and I could probably be persuaded to by a better rack if it would be justified in the price.....are they really worth 3 times more?
Thanks