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I recently picked up a set of Banjo Bros. grocery panniers at the LBS. These are big rectangular bags designed to hold a standard brown paper grocery bag (each), and they clip to the side of a rear rack. I am currently using them on my Trek 3700 MTB with a Trek Interchange rear rack.
The grocery panniers are a great concept because they greatly expand my ability to do grocery shopping with the bike instead of the car. Unfortunately they are so big that I kick them with my size 13 US heels, in spite of my bike's 430mm chainstay length. I have the bags moved as far aft on the rack as possible, and I adjusted the rack up and back as much as possible, but the clearance is still marginal.
The Trek Interchange rack has pannier mount bars about 14 inches long, with about 6 inches aft of the lower mount plane when the rack is level. Can anyone recommend a rack with more length, and/or more length aft of the vertical plane drawn through the lower mount? I think if I could find something with 8 inches of mounting room behind the plane I'd be good.
The grocery panniers are a great concept because they greatly expand my ability to do grocery shopping with the bike instead of the car. Unfortunately they are so big that I kick them with my size 13 US heels, in spite of my bike's 430mm chainstay length. I have the bags moved as far aft on the rack as possible, and I adjusted the rack up and back as much as possible, but the clearance is still marginal.
The Trek Interchange rack has pannier mount bars about 14 inches long, with about 6 inches aft of the lower mount plane when the rack is level. Can anyone recommend a rack with more length, and/or more length aft of the vertical plane drawn through the lower mount? I think if I could find something with 8 inches of mounting room behind the plane I'd be good.