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I'm cycling around Japan for 4 weeks - leaving on Sunday.
Slight problem - I don't have a touring bike and none of my bikes can take pannier racks.
My options seem to be: splash out £1k on a surly crosscheck from BC, ride it for four weeks then sell it for half it's value (or keep it in the basement where it will rust away to nought but sentimental value).
Or, chance it, and try to get a tourer once I arrive in Tokyo. The worry here is that it could be even more expensive, and/or really difficult to find a bike that fits.
I did find some panier racks that you could attach to the rear qr skewer and the rear brake bolt (and thus I could take my road bike). But, I can't find any of these in the UK, and I also heard this would be inappropriate for carbon seat stays (Can't see why though)
:S