Rear rack for road bike without eyelets

[verona]

I will double check with my bike shop and make sure nothing in the rear triangle is carbon.

So has anyone used the rubberized clamps to put a rack on their bike? Will this work with any rack, or just the racks that come with/are designed to be used with these clamps? Any suggestions on streamlined or lightweight racks?

[newfsmith]

I've done it on a steel bike. It worked fine. I used a Blackburn rack.

[uforgot]

Have you tried a Timbuk2 messenger bag? They stay in place with the stabilizer strap. Much more comfortable than a backpack.

[Triskeliongirl]

Another idea is the carradice sqr slim bag. My husband commutes on his carbon fiber trek, but keeps a spare seatpost/saddle with the bag clamp permanently mounted, and swaps it out when using the bag.

I commute with one too. Its large enough to accomodate a laptop, lunch, and a little bit more if necessary, although I use it on my steel touring bike w aluminum seatpost.

To answer your original question, I do know people that use those clamps just fine to tour with their steel bikes (i.e. ritchey break a way which also lacks eyelets for a rear rack). Tubus also makes some racks that mount to the same point as the brake, so maybe one of those would fit your bike.

[ilima]

How much stuff do you carry? Could you use a handlebar bag? Detours makes a variety of sizes.

http://detours.us/

I'm pretty sure the Aqua Dama's frame is all aluminum; no carbon seatstays. You could also switch out the carbon seatpost for an aluminum one for pretty cheap and get a seatpost mounted bag.