... after much discussion we were toying with the idea of getting integrated rack on the Gangsta just to carry pannier a la Rob English (
I don't see a problem.
It seems like a bit of a waste of money, and I'm still not 100% what the point is when you've already got a bike, and a trailer for carrying lots of things. Plus I thought you said your commute was only 10mins now. How much stuff do you really need to take to work?
But if it fills a gap in your stable go for it.
Just make sure it looks like your photochop rather than that fugly English. Also I think it might be worth making a makeshift one first to test that it will work with the short stays.
I don't see a problem.
It seems like a bit of a waste of money, and I'm still not 100% what the point is when you've already got a bike, and a trailer for carrying lots of things. Plus I thought you said your commute was only 10mins now. How much stuff do you really need to take to work?
But if it fills a gap in your stable go for it.
Just make sure it looks like your photochop rather than that fugly English. Also I think it might be worth making a makeshift one first to test that it will work with the short stays.