How to fit a pannier rack to your Ribble bike

A pannier rack is a great way to carry luggage securely on longer rides, commutes, or tours. Here’s how to fit one to your Ribble, along with some important considerations.

1. Check for frame eyelets

• CGR and Gravel models: Come with threaded eyelets on the seat stays and near the rear dropouts — ready for a rack

• Allroad SLR and SLRe: Compatible, but you’ll need an adaptor

• Endurance 725 Disc, Allroad SL, Allroad Ti (and discontinued Endurance SL/SLR Disc): Not designed for a conventional rack — but you can use a thru-axle rack such as those from Tailfin

• Ultra Aero and Ultra Race models: Race bikes, not designed to take racks

2. Alternatives if no eyelets

• Some smaller frame sizes (Small, X-Small, XX-Small) may not include eyelets

• In this case, use a Level seat clamp with integrated rack mounts (available in 31.8mm or 30.0mm)

3. Mounting the rack

• Apply a thread lock to the bolts

• Loosely fit the rack arms so they can still move

• Attach the base arms to the frame at the dropouts — take care not to cross-thread and protect your paint if needed

• Connect the rack arms to the seat stay mounts, adjusting or slightly bending if needed so the rack sits level and parallel to the ground

• Tighten bolts to 4–5Nm

4. Installation tips

• Ensure the rack doesn’t interfere with brakes or shifting — use spacers if needed (not supplied, can be bought at bike shops)

• If using mudguards and a rack together, you may need longer bolts (not supplied)

• Double-check wheel clearance and alignment

5. Important considerations

• Be mindful of load limits:

  • Most Ribble bikes: 120kg rider + bike combined

  • Endurance SLR: 100kg rider + bike combined

• Alloy, steel, and titanium models with rack mounts can carry around 25kg on the rack

• Check your wheelset’s maximum load rating too