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If your bike does not have threaded braze-ons, you will need to use a rack that clamps on to an alloy seat post. This is entirely adequate for lightweight ‘credit card’ touring. But if you are riding a bike with a carbon frame, you are probably best to try to go ultra-lightweight and limit yourself to frame bags or a single rack bag. And don’t even think about clamping a rack to a carbon seat post. Buy a cheap alloy one instead.

Hybrid or city bikes

The only difference between road bikes and city bikes is normally the quality of the fittings and that most city bikes have flat handlebars. So in addition to fitting wider tyres, many people fit bar ends or even butterfly bars to give more choice in resting tired hands.

Mountain bikes

It is also worth considering fitting bar ends or butterfly bars to a mountain bike – and if your bike has full suspension you may need to fit the type of rack that clamps on to the seat tube. You might want to consider changing the knobbly tyres for lower profile urban tyres, which have less rolling resistance giving a far quieter ride. Locking off the suspension will also waste less energy when riding on good tarmac roads.