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Originally Posted by curbowman
I would like to know why...
It's called heel-strike: heel of your shoe bangs into bags when pedaling.

Solution is two-fold: make bags without lower leading corners, i.e Ortlieb and many others, and mount bags further rearwards and higher, accomplished by std above-the-fender height rack rails along with longer chainstays.
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