# Recommend me a rack and laptop compatible panniers **URL:** \ **Category:** Help\ **Created:** [October 7, 2013, 5:59pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/recommend-me-a-rack-and-laptop-compatible-panniers/62905 "2013-10-07T17:59:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jezza323](https://fixed.org.au/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@jezza323](https://fixed.org.au/u/jezza323)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2013, 5:59pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/recommend-me-a-rack-and-laptop-compatible-panniers/62905/1 "2013-10-07T17:59:47Z")
Its starting to get too hot for me to enjoy lugging my 15.6" laptop + change of clothes (incl shoes) + food to work in a backpack everyday, so please recommend me a rack & a pannier which is designed to take a laptop of this size in waterproof comfort and can fit all that other crap as well. Its to go on a CX bike, with eyelets and rack mounts on the seat stays with mini V brakes. It would be nice if I could leave more stuff at work, but not really an option at this point (I am a contractor, and its a very small office) ---
**Author:** ![AL9000](https://fixed.org.au/user_avatar/fixed.org.au/al9000/32/7_2.png) [@AL9000](https://fixed.org.au/u/AL9000)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2013, 6:07pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/recommend-me-a-rack-and-laptop-compatible-panniers/62905/2 "2013-10-07T18:07:58Z")
Get a smaller laptop? Tubus rack (Vega, Fly etc), and some sort of Ortlieb pannier, be it a roller, packer, or their commuter line. ---
**Author:** ![jezza323](https://fixed.org.au/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@jezza323](https://fixed.org.au/u/jezza323)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2013, 6:23pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/recommend-me-a-rack-and-laptop-compatible-panniers/62905/3 "2013-10-07T18:23:31Z")
Yeah smaller not an option either, I am a developer. Need a min 15.6" full HD laptop with a real i7, not a low power i7 (ie what they have in ultrabooks) ---
**Author:** ![AL9000](https://fixed.org.au/user_avatar/fixed.org.au/al9000/32/7_2.png) [@AL9000](https://fixed.org.au/u/AL9000)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2013, 6:29pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/recommend-me-a-rack-and-laptop-compatible-panniers/62905/4 "2013-10-07T18:29:06Z")
Same advice above applies. ---
**Author:** ![boyracer](https://fixed.org.au/user_avatar/fixed.org.au/boyracer/32/127_2.png) [@boyracer](https://fixed.org.au/u/boyracer)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2013, 6:08pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/recommend-me-a-rack-and-laptop-compatible-panniers/62905/5 "2013-10-08T18:08:24Z")
I was using a stm sleeve in a small 20 litre Ortlieb front roller (on rear rack…will not fit your size 'puter) when i went OTB hard last year. The bag came off and thumped on road. Computer did not say no, still worked. Ortlieb roller/ any rack will do. [http://www.fixed.org.au/forums/f10/farrrkkkk-22497/](http://www.fixed.org.au/forums/f10/farrrkkkk-22497/) ---
**Author:** ![jezza323](https://fixed.org.au/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@jezza323](https://fixed.org.au/u/jezza323)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2013, 6:12pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/recommend-me-a-rack-and-laptop-compatible-panniers/62905/6 "2013-10-08T18:12:46Z")
Thanks all 🙂 Just purchased a set of C50’s (for the roadie), apparently going faster is more important to me than being comfortable. I’ll keep an eye out for panniers and rack whilst I save up again though. ---
**Author:** ![Jelmer](https://fixed.org.au/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/7c8e57/32.png) [@Jelmer](https://fixed.org.au/u/Jelmer)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2013, 7:55pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/recommend-me-a-rack-and-laptop-compatible-panniers/62905/7 "2013-10-08T19:55:55Z")
Could have gotten C24’s and spent the remaining 26mm on a rack! ---
**Author:** ![Lemontime](https://fixed.org.au/user_avatar/fixed.org.au/lemontime/32/215_2.png) [@Lemontime](https://fixed.org.au/u/Lemontime)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2013, 9:58pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/recommend-me-a-rack-and-laptop-compatible-panniers/62905/8 "2013-10-08T21:58:52Z")
Take an extra shirt to change into when you get to work.