Riese and Muller Load 75 Rack Dimensions

[dmourati]

I'd like to add panniers to my newly purchased but yet to arrive Load 75.

Would some kind soul who has a Load 60/75 with the rear cargo rack please take some quick measurements for me?

I hope this diagram helps illustrate what I am after. Measurements A, B, C, D, and E preferably in inches.

Thanks!

 

[dmourati]

Anyone have the stock rack mount fitted on their Load 60/75? Please help.

 

[JimAndArrow]

I'm guessing you got your bike by now, what panniers did you end up using? Any dealer (or other) recommendations?

 

[dmourati]

I did! I went with Bedrock Bags. Amazing company and service. A bit pricy but a buy once cry once scenario.

HERMOSA UL PANNIERS (PAIR) — BEDROCK BAGS // Bikepacking

Bikepacking.com Gear of the Year "I had previously been using another pair of high-end panniers, but found them to be too large, too heavy, and too noisy. The Hermosas addressed all of these issues, and the quality of the bags is, as expected, top notch." -Mark T., PA

www.bedrockbags.com

 

[JimAndArrow]

Thanks! I’ll give them a look - I’m thinking about just using some Arkel Haul-Its so I can just throw my backpack and randomness in and if it sticks out, no problem. (I do the same with the Ortlieb Back Rollers on one of my trikes - sometimes I buy enough groceries that I end up pedaling home with them open, which since they open vertically usually works out ok. )

 

[dmourati]

I wanted something smaller and "high and tight." The pedal stroke on the Load 75 is constrained front to back. There is a battery in front of your left foot and with panniers, you run the risk of a heel strike.

I keep the box of the Load 75 for my kid and his stuff, and occasionally a chain/lock combo. The panniers hold my crap out of my pockets, mask, wallet, cell phone, keys etc.

 

[JimAndArrow]

Interesting, this is useful information, thanks! (I also went with the dual battery setup.) I’ll have to pay more attention than I was to horizontal width to make sure I can hang them at the rear of the rack.

Speaking of where that battery is, are there bottle cage mounts on the other side? I’ve seen a photo somewhere of someone with a cage there but also some comments that led me to believe this might be a custom setup.

 

[dmourati]

Yes, there are two holes in the box on the right side to mount a water bottle. I'm planning to drill some more holes for additional mounts. You have at least four possibilities, upper left, upper right, lower left, lower right. There is a horizontal tube supporting the box that divides upper from lower sections.

 

[JimAndArrow]

Thanks! BTW, just for perspective on the heel strike issue, does this ever happen to you with the Bedrocks? (And I don't suppose you have size 14 feet... )

 

[dmourati]

It happens sometimes ya. I’ve got size 12. What I noticed is the bags “creep” forward. There’s not a great way to keep them sliding forward without going over the next cross bar.

 

[JimAndArrow]

Can you not loop the bottom strap through the little hook hole at the bottom of the luggage carrier? (Wrong place on the bag?)

 

[dmourati]

It’s the top that slides forward

 

[JimAndArrow]

Have you considered shorter crank arms? (I have 155s on a couple of my bikes and they reduce leverage a tad so I don’t think I’d go that way for a non-assisted mountain bike but they do actually help with spinning if you’re naturally a masher.)

 

[dmourati]

It's not a bad enough problem to make a radical change to fix. My pedals are MTB flats so foot position is variable fore/aft.

 

[JimAndArrow]

Fair enough! I mention just as an FYI, as ergonomics are obviously super personal.

That said, it didn’t feel too radical to me (I’ve also ridden 140mm, which was a bigger change, 155-160 seemed like a happy medium), and the advantage in this case is that it tucks your feet in both at the front (from the battery) and the rear (from the panniers) simultaneously without giving up too much leverage such that you may not feel the loss too much if you’re not mashing too much (e.g., taking off in much too high a gear repeatedly or maxxed out up crazy steep climbs for long periods in the granny).

 

[dmourati]

I'm dumb and had the panniers mounted on backwards. Now reversed, the clearance is much better.