Originally Posted by
jclaine
Unfortunately I wan't to put my trunk to use in future trips this summer/fall as it is insulated and carries food well and judging by the width in the pictures and the descriptions of the two, the Fly is out and probably the Axiom as well. I have plenty of time to figure this out, I start ramping (how is this word not in Google's spellcheck...) up my training the first week of July and do a test 160 mile two day trip on the 15th.
I get to play with them tomorrow morning as I have some work to do on the single before I ride it into work. Going P clamp shopping later today to see if this dremel solution might work.
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Axiom claims the Streamliner DX can carry 110lbs? That sounds like recipe for disaster.
Why wouldn't you think your trunk bag won't fit on the Axiom? I managed to fit an Arkel Tail Rider 8L trunk bag with a pair of Ortlieb Classics on this no problem. The Tail Rider can act as a cooler for food stuff. You can also buy a portable cooler bag from REI that functions somewhat the same to keep yogurt, eggs etc cool so you can stuff in inside your panniers. You can also use bungee cords to secure your trunk bag to the rack if your attachment straps aren't long enough to form secure loops.
110lbs is static weight. You can take that with a grain of salt. What's important is the true dynamic load because what's important is not the downward weight, but rather the side to side movement of weight that can wreck the rack stays and these minimalist racks are way more flexible than say the more expensive Old Man Mountain racks. My older generation OMM Sherpa has a dynamic load rating of around 30lbs. I hear reports people breaking or bending the arc stays of the Streamliner as the load approaches 20lbs. I already bent the bottom arc stays on the Streamliner even with a 15lbs load on an overnight trip! That's why I took it off.
My advise to you is this. Get the rack, and load it with your load and then commute with it. Don't train unloaded. It's not helpful because the load characteristics between a bare bike and a bike with a rack and a load are different. If you want to carry pots and pans, make great hot breakfast with eggs etc, perhaps a Burley Travoy trailer can be your answer. It's foldable and you can tow up to a 60lbs load. No compromise here.
Hope this helps.
Good luck.