Re: [RBW] Re: Pannier rattle

2013-12-10 Thread Patrick Moore
Position the lower "hook" so that it takes a slight amount of pressure when you attach the top clips; you should have to very slightly push down on the top clips to get them to close on the rack. My Rollers and Packer Sports Pluses, and the earlier Packer Pluses, didn't rattle when they are install

Re: [RBW] Re: Pannier rattle

2013-12-10 Thread Jan Heine
I've thought about ways to cure this rattle. Ideal would be if your rack tubes were so large in diameter that they _just_ fit inside the hooks. I tried to take up the extra space with rubber from cut-up inner tubes, but that didn't work. Perhaps you can find or make bushings that you could clip

Re: [RBW] Re: Pannier rattle

2013-12-10 Thread Jan Heine
I've used those panniers, too, and they do rattle. Traditional panniers had a spring-loaded system that tensioned the panniers so they didn't fly off. As a byproduct, they were quiet. The new "easy on/easy off" panniers have upper hooks that close around the rack, so they cannot fly off. At the

Re: [RBW] Re: Pannier rattle

2013-12-09 Thread Tim Tetrault
Sorry guys- let me clarify: It's the pannier that is rattling, the rack rail adapters are correct, it's mostly the bottom "touch points" that are making the noise. The lower piece of the pannier that has the tab that sits inside the rail bend is also secure. It's not loud, dangerous, or affecting t

Re: [RBW] Re: Pannier rattle

2013-12-09 Thread Steve Palincsar
On 12/09/2013 08:57 PM, Michael Hechmer wrote: I don't understand the question. What is rattling, the rack, the pannier, or the contents? I use Ortlieb rollers on the tandem with a custom rack on the rear and have used a variety of carradice and arkel bags on Nitto front and rear racks with