Skinny goes Touring. Bike and gear.

Impressive,
the weather seemed to have been on par with your initial destination.

About dogs,
a remote house with dogs on the loose, means trouble for any cyclist/runner/rambler/postman.
I fall in the first 3 categories, and lived in Belgium, France,Italy,England;
never noticed any particular national streak of agression.
You can't outrun them,
unless your name is Skinny :)
Speeding away puts you firmly in the prey category.
Dismount if cycling, don't look directly at them,
as it's an agressive behaviour in doggy speak,
back away from their" territory".
I talk to them went backing away,
don't know if it's any use,
but helps keeping my own stress level down.
When cycling puting your bike between you and the agressor,
while backing away is very effective.
If more than one keep an eye for the one(s) going around,
push back a few times,
as briefly as possible.
Keeps coming ?
Let it come close enough,
whack it with the bike,
pedal strike will have a new gloriously satisfying meaning;
keep "facing" the most agressive one,
while backing away.

Tried the hearts and mind approach,
with some particularly aggressive postman munching neighbours.
No luck:
they stopped for the treats, and came back guns blazzing immediatly after.
As in all the conflicts, the world over, this loosy strategy has been used.

Okay so last year and this when I've used the panniers. The plastic clip at the bottom of the bag that is meant to hold them in secure comes out from the rack and thus the bottom flaps all over the shop.

What am I doing wrong? Why does it come out? Very tedious when doing 30odd and it comes flapping off over a speedbump!

But seriously; Should I not be taking speed bumps so fast loaded!? Or are they meant to stay locked in?

This bit

Is it a case that "just the tip" of the rack is engaging with the clip? Can you rotate it further round the oval so it snugs up a bit more when you mount the pannier on the rack?

It should stay put, what the condition of it?

I tried it in different places, it's not really just the tip, the whole thing will hook over.

Condition? New enough.

This is how it attaches now. Should I move it to attach in a different placE?
I have tired different places and having it rotated at different angles.

I've got the same problem on Ortelib 40L rear racks. Also interested in a solution.

How are the top hooks of the pannier adjusted? Is it possible that the pannier slides forwards a bit when braking (or going over a bump) and the hook down there lets go?

Usually there's a small notch or something on top part of the rack to stop the panniers from moving back and forth.

Ah good thought. I don't think the tubus rack has that as it does move back and forth a bit. I'll see.

i'd have the clip as close to perpendicular to the rack as possible. saving that you can flip the runner upside down and have the clip pointing downwards. i think there's a video on the ortlieb site.

Yeah won't point down, too far.
And if perpendicular only just the tip is over the rack.

Oh god. You can move the top mounts in and out.

We'll that'll solve the problem.

/idiot

Does the hook have the correct size shim for the rack?

You can't change the hook? It's a fixed part. But I think by moving the hooks alone the guide on the bag meaning it can't move side to side on the rack, that'll stop it coming out.

On another note, I want some compassionless housing. Worth spending more then £20 on jagwire ripstop?
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/jagwire-ripcord-mtb-brake-cable-kit/

When you got the bag, it should come with the U shape shim to accommodate different tubing diameter of the rack, it fit inside the hook to fill up the gap;

Oh no way! I need to buy them then! As yes the rack is thinner diameter than bag clips.

Reckon that's why the panniers came out - too much play putting a lots more force on the small clip.

I'll get some and see.

Thanks for pm too!

you should fit one of the spacers into the clips on the bag, then adjust then clips so they are the full width of the rack strut and won't slide, that will keep them in place.

better still is to fit some protective material to the rack rather than the spacers, thus taking up the space in the clips, and protecting your rack...

http://www.touronabike.com/the-bike/#sthash.ct3ib7Bw.dpbs
(scroll down, you can find better stuff to do it with in most plumbing supply stores).

just use electrical tape, works fine and is ffffrrreeeee

and lasts just a few days.

Compassionless housing is well worth it.

The jagwire stuff was £20 and a solid improvement.

God knows why I didn't do it originally. Ignorant.

Wait till you tried the TRP HY/RD with it.

Now that the Gore compressionless stuff isn't available I'm struggling to find good housing that doesn't cost crazy money.

Can you link to the Jagwire kit?

It's their MTB stuff, wiggle have them.