Originally Posted by
rubberbandito
I have the rack at the lowest setting and reached the brackets back all the way to get it the furthest from my heel. I am pretty sure a good set of panniers will not cause heel strike, but don't know for sure since its so low to ground. You can go to the highest setting but then the front brackets don't reach back as far, so while its higher it will be closer to your heel.
Yes, this might be the Achilles Heel (pun intended) of the M-Wave. On the Versarack the front brackets are super long and adjustable, enabling one to put the rear brackets at the highest setting.