Originally Posted by
southpawboston
This can happen with any pannier/rack combo. I have a set of Axiom Seymour panniers that were causing constant heel strike. The hooks were spaced too far apart to allow positioning of the panniers farther back on the rack. All I had to do was move the hooks on the pannier closer together, and I had a lot more adjustment room. Same could be done to fit a set of panniers on the VO rack.
Ite funny you choose the Axiom Seymour pannier because that's one i've got. I've got 4 bikes with racks. 2 have Blackburn Racks, 1 has a Vetta Rack and 1 has a VO rack. My Axiom Seymour Panniers fit on the Blackburn racks and the Vetta rack just fine. Just like your experience, those panniers don't fit all that well on the VO rack with its clips located where they are.
Like I said, I look at it from a utility standpoint primarily and looks are next in line after that. I don't think I should have to alter my bag just to suit one rack