fitting panniers to my road bike

[princeperch]

In a few months I'm going to be cycling from lands end to John O Groats on my road bike.

The bike is a Claud Butler Criterium:

http://www.bikeoutlet.co.uk/products/Claud_Butler_...

and I want to fit some panniers to it for this ride. It doesn't appear to have the fitting points on the forks, so I assume the only thing I can do is fit the panniers via a Seat Post Carrier Panier Rack.

I was thinking something along the lines of

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Axis-Seat-Post-Carrier-Pan...

and

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Raleigh-triple-pannier/dp/...

which seem cheap enough at a little over 20 quid for the two?

The panniers will only be filled with clothes and inner tubes etc, so I would hope the seat post carrier would be able to handle the weight?

I'm terminally skint so am trying to do it on the cheap as much as possible..

[mk1fan]

The rack and the panniers you've shown don't appear to be compatible and 9kgs isn't a lot of kit. What is going to stop the side bags from flapping around and into the rear wheel?

You don't mention carrying a tent etc... so I assume you're intending on staying in Hostels, Hotels during your 10-day trip.

That being the case, then you can slim down what you need to carry to a change of clothes, toiletries and personal effects. These could be squeezed into a decent sized 'Trunk' bag that sits on top of the seatpost mounted rack, a decent sized handlebar bag and a saddle bag. Topeak have an extensive range of all these bags. A Camelbak like the 'Mule' or the 'Blowfish' would be handy too.

If you choose the correct riding apparel too you won't need much in the way of evening wear.