Sirrus with rear rack and panniers...

[Wilfred]

Hi everyone, new to the forum and armed with a host of questions, mostly stupid no doubt!

Anyway, recently back into cycle commuting and loving it. Need a bit more luggage capability - has anyone got experience of using a rear rack (I was thinking something simple like a Blackburn TR1) and pannier bags (maybe carradice super c?) on a bottom of the range Sirrus? Commute is a flat-ish 10 mile round trip, of that makes a difference.

 

[longers]

No problem at all, done plenty of miles on one of those like that and a few camping trips with front ones on as well.

 

[davidg]

i commute on a sirrus and have that rack or similar...it's certainly a blackburn around £30...

I also have an altura panier that was around £45

very happy with the set up

 

[longers]

p.s.

There's no stupid questions, just the occasional stupid answer.

 

[Wilfred]

Thanks for the prompt replies! That's good to know, at least one bike shop I enquired in seemed dubious as to whether the Sirrus would like it, being a fast road frame.

 

[Wilfred]

Update - spoke to the helpful folk at St John's St Cycles and got my rear rack (Blackburn EX-1) and Panniers (Ortlieb City Rollers) today. Great stuff.

 

[ttcycle]

you don't mess about do you? Happy commuting and welcome!