Background you can skip In our area, as part of the infrastructure development, the city put in bicycle paths all the way out to the mall / supermarkets and we can get to the bicycle path right behind our house. So wifey wanted to...
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Background you can skip In our area, as part of the infrastructure development, the city put in bicycle paths all the way out to the mall / supermarkets and we can get to the bicycle path right behind our house. So wifey wanted to start using her bike to go and get groceries on her bike and do it more frequently. This would be great: cleaner air, burn calories and good exercize. Purrrrfect. Problem is: her bike has no carrier rack and she'd need Panniers that would work for her. So I set out, being the bargain hunter and all, to fix these problems as cheaply and efficiently as possible. After much looking and reading I decided on this rack combined with Avenir Metro III Panniers (2,200 cubic inches, see other review). About assembling this rack Since this rack is the only one I could find under 10$ it obviously cuts some cost-corners: one of those corners is assembly. I posted pictures of how the item arrives: a bunch of screws and relatively heavy grade metal parts in a bag that you assemble. The assembly instructions are not terribly clear but the picture of the finished product is sufficient to properly insert the screws. Do not tighten until fitted on the bike as you will need to decide the right angle and use of the extension pieces to get it all to work out. Note that this item, albeit heavy quality is not as adjustable (especially height) as some of the other more expensive items out there but the item is certainly heavy quality that can carry a full load of groceries. Assembly to the rear axle is similar to all the other brands and you need to BYOS (s=Screws). This is not convenient but the other more expensive brands have the same concept.
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