Originally Posted by
Korina
It's not the bike on the bus, I do that frequently, it's the rack on the bike and the panniers on the rack. My connected panniers would require a rack with a platform, which would interfere with the brakes, causing all manner of headaches. I was just toying with the idea, and it turns out it won't work, so that's fine. And no, I don't really want to spend $$$ to replace the panniers I just bought. C'est la vie.
Edit: I know! I'll buy a new bike! ::cackles madly:: Where do you find a 2008 Trek 520 in small?
But at the start of this thread you stated: "
I've been toying with switching to a front low-rider rack, but I sometimes take my bike on the bus, and I don't want to spend $$ on a front rack only to have it not fit.
Our buses use an arm that pulls out and goes over the front wheel. Obviously I'd take the panniers off, but the rack itself, and I don't have a particular one in mind yet, would stay."
Obviously if your panniers are connected by fabric then they won't work on any low-rider rack that does not also have a rack deck like a normal rack. That was NOT the topic title of this thread. Now you're saying that you can't even use a low-rider rack due to the type of panniers you're using. I was going to go to the bus terminal here in town and take a few images of my bike with a front low-rider rack to show you how it goes on the bus rack. I'm sure glad I did not waste my time doing that.
Good luck and cheers