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Why is it wearing? Are the bags moving too much while riding? What can you do to stop said movement?
hippy-
Yes, I think exactly this - I've been clipping the panniers on to the rail with nothing else bar the hook, which fits quite loosely. The abrasion lines up with the plastic back (Vaude aqualite panniers). I've tried some wraps of inner tube on one side on the wear spots and this turned out to brace the plastic back and pads the hook so the bag seems more stable, but I've not tested this over longre distance yet apart from commuting. I found a tip on the web to get some PVC pipe with an ID of 10mm, which sounds a bit easier to fit than a wrap of tube. On my last tour (before adding the inner tube) I tried a bungee pulling the hook down to the dropout, which helped. Any other tips for stopping panniers bouncing?
sifriday
I've got a Tortec Ultralite rear rack and the panniers have started to wear the metal in the struts. I've added some wraps of inner tube to stop it getting worse. But how much wear is acceptable - does it risk cracking - anyone got any insights or experience? I'm heading off at the end of May for a month so it would be nice to know it was reliable, and plenty of time to replace it before then.