Hey while we are on this subject, I would like to pose a question...my setup (as I mentioned before) is the Samurai bags mounted to a Blackburn TR-1 rack. It is a very secure mounting -- no chance of slipping off. But I notice that my heels can rub against the forward-lower edge of the bags if my feet are horizontal.

OK, aside from keeping my toes pointed down while pedalling... Is there some way to move the bags a little further back? There is room on the top of the rack to slide the mounting hooks back a couple of inches, but I need to figure out something for the bottom hook, because it is at the bottom where the problem lies.

I'm thinking maybe I can somehow attach a piece of metal to the bottom of the rack on both sides that extends back a few inches and thus provide a new place for the bottom clip on the bags to hook. I'm just not quite sure how to do that in a secure (and not ugly) fashion.

Alternatively, I would not be adverse to getting a different rack, but it would have to be one that does let me attach the panniers further aft of their current position.

Any suggestions?

--gordon