Help me choose...racks & bags

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Full racks are great, nice and stable even when I load my bike lopsided or with an awkward shaped object. I've had them on all my utility bikes over the years. And with a trunk bag and extendible panniers, you'd have a very nice and flexible set up! It seems like your shop should take back the seat post rack if you haven't used it (I mean, you *did* just buy a bike from them! And they want to keep you happy so you send your friends there.)

So, I'd exchange the rack, but keep the trunk bag with the fold-out panniers.

Cool bike, just went to the Specialized site... more bikes calling my name. I feel like a velocipede Lothario.