I am building up an old carbon fiber frame to be a commuter.

Obstacle one is that there are no eyelets / mounting bosses for a rack. I have found various rack options to perhaps get around that.

The big obstacle is that I must commute close to 20 miles each way with a much bigger than normal laptop. My work involves a lot of graphics work, so I need a very powerful machine - and the company went with a gaming computer in order to save money.

It measures 16" x 12" x 2" and weighs probably in excess of 10 pounds.

I'll need a pannier that can fit it, and have room in there to rig up some kind of padding to protect it. The roads I'll travel are in very good shape, but still, you never know what might happen.

I know precious little about this subject. I've looked at some of the Ortlieb stuff and I *think* some of their systems might fit the bill, but it's hard to be sure. I've also tried to contact Wayne at Thetouringstore.com several times, but so far - no reply.

Thoughts?

Thanks.