Originally Posted by engstrom

I was originally thinking about using a quick-release seatpost rack but the carbon seatpost seems like a bad combination with a rack - even if I only have 2-3 pounds of clothes to carry (plus the weight of the bag plus the weight of the rack - probably about 6 lbs. hanging off the seatpost) it just strikes me as a bad idea - the carbon of the seatpost is probably woven to handle only compression from the weight of the rider and not squeezing from a rack. I assume my thinking is sound on not using a seatpost rack?