Rear Bike Rack – Bike Cargo Rack Quick Release Mount – Large Capacity Bicycle Pannier Rack 60lbs, Touring Carrier Rack fit 24”-29” and 700c

Great, great, great enhancement to my 1980’s road bike. Many bolt-on accessories end up not fitting my bike with its outdated frame style. Especially the back racks that attach to the rear axle. This one allowed a great deal of flexibility and resulted in a very secure rear rack base! It actually came a lot more assembled than I’d expected, with instructions that included high quality photos of the step-by-step process (although most of it was intuitive). Also included was a double bungee cord with hooks that perfectly fit the tubular supports of the rack so you can attach whatever create, pannier, or cargo you’re hauling. There are also plenty of ways you can attach something to the frame more permanently than a bungee cord.

This rack came in neatly organized protective packaging with really good instructions. Overall, the materials and build-quality seem great. Even the included bungee cargo strap seems sturdy. My only complaints are about the design.

First, and this is somewhat minor, the quick release for the seat-post clamp uses a bolt that is so long that it prevents the quick release from, well, releasing. If you look at my photos, imagine trying to pivot the quick release to open the clamp – the end of the bolt hits the seat clamp body and prevents it from pivoting far enough to actually open the clamp. Fortunately, you’re not really going to be taking this rack on and off frequently, so once I got past this, it’s no longer an issue. You just need to unscrew the quick release really far out, open it, put it around the post and then screw it back down.

The more serious design problem is with the side supports that are meant to extend down to the seat stays. I’m installing this on a Giant Boulder SE (see photo) and the side supports are too long (also see photo). This bike is ridden by my son, who’s 5’7″ and this is an adult-sized bike. And this is with the side supports completely retracted. I can almost get it to fit with the rack positioned really far back, but at that point there’s not much of the seat-mounted tube supporting it. This may just work better for something with more of a road-bike frame geometry.

Needed to add a bike rack to my new ebike, and preferably wanted something that DIDN’T connect to the seat post, as I move my seat around quite a bit. However, I ended up grabbing a cheap dropper post and throwing it on, and there was enough space between the bike frame and the top of the dropper post neck for a bike rack like this to fit, so I ended up grabbing it. It comes completely disassembled, so you’ll need to put it together yourself. It’s pretty easy to install, although doing it with the bike leaning over on the kickstand was a bit of a pain, so I recommend doing it on a bike stand if you have one. Looks wise, I’m not a huge fan of the metal “wings” on it (presumably to attach side bags/keep them from hitting your wheels), but that’s not a huge deal. It’s built plenty sturdy for a small rear bike bag, or to strap up some smaller items onto the rack. It says it’s a large capacity, but it’s noticeably smaller than some of the factory racks on my other bikes. Once everything is connected and tightened up, it felt pretty sturdy, and would probably hold the rated weight of 60lbs (although having that much weight on the rear of the bike may be a bit hard to control at times). Overall, super impressed with this, and would definitely grab a second one if I needed it.

I wish the rack support posts that attach to the rear triangle could be shorter. In the pic, they are shrunk all the way down, and I had to mount it a bit higher and a bit further back than I would ideally want on my 18″ frame.

Other than that, the rack seems well built, installed easily, and had good directions.