Originally Posted by
GeneO
Yeah, I thought of that (al rail kludge) but would be worried about the rail breaking loose and fubaring the wheel. This weeking I am going to see if I can salvage what I have by inserting a long stiff backbone into the panniers.
btw, I just changed my wheels from many round spokes to fewer flat (Mavic Aksium) spokes. I wonder if this affected the air flow and had something to do with it all of a sudden.
I dont think stiffening the panniers will help as much as stiffening the pannier attachment to the rack. I kept the rails in place by riveting clips arount the rack stays. You could also make the rail in a U shape going around the back of the wheel to rack on the other side.
It isnt the airflow that takes the pannier into the wheel, but a sudden swerve.