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I needed a rear rack with no frills and excellent weight capacity for a special project. To make a long story short, I've clamped 55 pounds worth of lead-acid battery to the support struts of this thing and it holds up like a champ. I've ridden the bike it's attached to for a few months now and I'm happy to report that there's no creaking, cracking or bending to speak of. Money well spent.

A few things to note, however:

-The included screws seem to be made of soft material, and even though they have low-profile look compared to regular hex screws it's very easy to strip out the hex socket and make it difficult to remove later. Either take care during installation or replace them with something more durable.

-You'll need pre-existing seat-stay holes on your bike's frame to install this with just the included hardware. Otherwise you may need to resort to P-clamps or hose clamps, which can be found at some hardware stores.

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Had this rack a couple years now, with 10,000 miles on my bicycle hauling all sorts of stuff on this rack. It's carried the load like a champ. My only complaint is that the front mount should be something stronger than the bendable metal strips used in other racks, since this one is made to carry so much weight. With a heavy load, the rack tends to sway. I partially fixed this by crossing the metal strips in a X and bolting them together in the middle.

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Man did I search high and low for a rack that would fit my Pugsley with no modifications. This rack accomplished that with ease. I will say that the good fit was because I used a Salsa seat-post Post Lock that has threaded mounting holes. I ordered it just in case and must say that it worked great. I just could not seem to get the braze on posts on the upper triangle to work.

This is a heavy rack...and long. Long enough to act like a fender. It also mounts a little high, but that has allowed my big feet to clear the Jandd Grocery panniers that I got. The height also gives me more clearance from snow packing in.

The rack bolts right to the lower braze-on posts, by simply mounting one on the inside and the other on the outside. This accommodates for the Pugsley's offset frame and centers perfectly.

Great rack!

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If you only put one rack on the back of your bike, this is the one. It's big, it holds a ton (well, ok 50lbs, but that feels like a ton when you're riding around). It's so big, it makes your butt look smaller by comparison.

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I bought this rack for 2 reasons first it is a very sturdy rack and has one of the longest if not the largest deck of any standard rear rack. My second reason is that i want to use large rear panniers, but I have a short chainstay and large feet and this rack has very straight and simple lines and this will make any modifications i might have to do less complex. My bike also has rear disc brakes so i used the Jandd disc brake fender adapters which seem to be the most solid solution available however the rack is so solid that it does not like the amount of spread I had to put on it and unlike other less sturdy racks it lacks the ability to conform easily. With all that being said I have no doubt that it can sustain and exceed its weight handling specifications an if it was used on a non disk bike it would be even more solid. For the price, size, and quality it is a very good value.

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If you need a rack for your bike, this appears to be a decent rack. However, I honestly have to say that it's not quite as nice as my old Bontrager "Back Rack 2" that this one is replacing. Let's start with the good:

STURDY. My old rack only had two vertical supports, this one has three. Feels much more substantial. That's bad if you're a weight weenie, but good if you want to carry stuff and feel secure that it's not going anywhere.

MTX track system is awesome. This is the whole reason that I got this rack, so that I could use a Topeak trunk bag. This is also one of those good/bad things however, as the Topeak trunk bag forces you to use the Topeak rack there are no attachments on the Topeak trunk bag at all other than the MTX rail (if they still included velcro tie-downs, you could strap it to *any* rack, which would be nice if you had more than one bike, wanted to loan it to a friend, etc.) I haven't actually used it yet (so I'm holding off on reviewing the bag) but it was highly recommended by someone who uses it every day and I was so impressed with his that I had to get my own both because it looked sturdy and useful and also because you can literally remove it in seconds and just carry it with you, rather than leave your tools, spare tube, pump, etc. out on your bike when you lock it up somewhere. Trek/Bontrager has their own similar system, and I was tempted to go that route and keep my old rack, but reviews of the security of the attachment were not as good as of the Topeak, and just the bag alone cost as much as buying the Topeak bag and rack together. Also I was unable to find a store that sold the Trek bags, while several stores near me sell Topeak.

a nice byproduct of the MTX dovetail mount is that it covers your rear tire somewhat, so if you don't have fenders, it'll still catch some of the road debris that would otherwise be flung onto your back even without a trunk bag.

But then there's the bad:

no height adjustment, which my old Bontrager rack had. This would be nice to be able to "tune out" slight heel strike if you happen to have panniers that are a little too long/far forward for your particular bike/rack/pannier setup. If you have a touring frame this is probably not going to be an issue for you, but if you have a road bike that you just want to put a rack on, it may be a problem.

screws and washers provided appear to be plated steel, not stainless. They're stamped "9.8" which means that they're high strength this is good, but I hope the plating is good too. Rust = bad.

Only comes with one pair of straps to mount to your seat stay braze ons. And they're LONG. I'm either going to have to whack these down or just make my own out of some thick stainless sheet. I don't really need that long bit of steel hanging out over my rear tire not doing anything useful.

Lower mounting points are really chunky good for strength, but they interfere with the heads of the screws that mount the derailleur hanger to the dropout, so I am going to have to get some more 5mm washers to space them out slightly so that they can be fully tightened down. Obviously I have not yet mounted the rack on my bike, only test fit it to see what I'm going to have to buy/make to make it work. If you don't have a bolt-on derailleur hanger this won't be of concern to you.

because of the lack of height adjustment, I'm going to have to put a really interesting bend in the straps to clear the straddle wire for my rear cantilevers (or again, just make my own) If it were height adjustable, I could just raise it another half inch, but...

taillight mount for a standard two bolt taillight is nice, which my old rack didn't have it just used a single bolt for a reflector. However, you can get an adapter from Peter White for less than four bucks to convert the single bolt reflector mount to a taillight mount, and the Bontrager rack has tubing that overhangs the taillight to keep it from getting beat up. The Topeak rack on the other hand hangs the taillight mount way out in back with no protection, and in fact when the rack arrived the taillight mount was already slightly bent. It bent back OK and the powdercoat held so no real worries, but I'll have to be more careful not to knock it into things.

So in short if you want to use the MTX system, you need to get this rack (or other Topeak rack.) However, if you aren't mechanically inclined, you may want to just buy it from your local bike store instead and have them deal with fiddling with it.

If you aren't buying MTX bags and don't think you will in the future, and just want a light duty rack, I'd actually recommend the Bontrager Back Rack 2 instead. That's the only rack I've seen with adjustable height and it can really solve some problems. I'm hoping that I'll like the MTX feature enough that I won't regret not keeping my old rack and buying a universal trunk bag instead.

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It seems to me a very good choice, Hard, good paint.

You can atach the painners at the sides of the rack, and in the top, the sleeping bag, a mattress or something else

It also hace a special atach point for your RED BACK LIGHT

A very very helpfull accesory for your bike when you travel

PAY ATENTION if you need it For DISC BRAKES BIKE or NOT, there is a diference in the way you atach it to the bike and also in the PRICE There are two models, almost exactly the same

Be carefull!!!

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I bought this rack to put on my wife's beach cruiser with the Topeak rear basket. It is adaptable to all bicycles as advertised, but is designed to fit bicycles with threaded seat-stay bosses. If you're bicycle does not have threaded rack mounts, installation will require some type of adaptor. My wife's bike is an Electra and Electra sells a seat clamp with rack mounts which installs easily; other companies might sell a similar item. Installation was easy. Rack is very sturdy. The rear basket goes on easily with the MTX track system.Topeak MTX Rear Bicycle Basket

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I love this rack. Sturdy as all heck once installed properly. Unfortunately I didn't realize the rack was made for bikes with seat stays which my Trek didn't have. After a couple of trips to the local outdoor store, I finally stopped by a proper bike shop and picked up a Blackburn Monostay Rack Adapter. It took me nearly an hour to get everything properly installed but once installed the rack didn't move. I use this rack with a Topeak DX bag (with panniers). The bag has QuickTrack and is super-sturdy on this rack. Highly recommended.

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A great value! Detailed directions. No extra parts don't drop any of those tiny washers. I was lucky my bicycle has threaded attachment points. If yours does not, be prepared to make a trip or 2 to the hardware store.

Also, the rack does not come with an Allen Wrench. Hopefully you have a set of Allen Wrenches on hand.

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Very well made, and easy to assemble, tons of fun. My son is a large 2 and a half year old (35 #) and not the most daring, he has never ridden any tricycle with success, but it only took a day for him to figure out how to steer the bike, lift his feet and roll down our driveway; now he has to take a spin every morning before "school". Not sure when to reduce it to just two wheels, but I am thrilled it will grow with him. Should be stored under cover, and helmet is a must!

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One year old granddaughter fell in love with it, as did her three year old brother. No trouble navigating through the house. Expect many years of happiness with this bike.

Buy Kenda Koncept Road Tire 700 x 23C Wire Black/Orange

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The tires came with my training bike. I mostly had vittoria and continental tires in the past 15 years but I left those on just to see, and I was very pleasantly surprised. No more flats than usual (about 1 every 1000 miles, which I think is an average amount) and excellent traction. I used them up after about 4000 miles filled with 110psi (and even used them for 2 races!!). These are certainly not as good as $70 tires but if you don't want to spend much, for less then $20 they are great.

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I ride on fairly clean roads and in less than 300 miles I had 2 Kenda Koncept tires cut completely through the tread and become useless. I have never had any other tires fail this quickly. Stay away from these.

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I bought an expensive bicycle on the Internet. It had very high quality powertrain components and a carbon frame. The bicycle was purchased on eBay from Bottechia USA. Unfortunately, in order to keep the cost of this assembled bicycle down the vendor used very low quality wheels and tires.

These Kenda Koncepts are heavy and BOTH have failed with less than 500 miles. In both cases the sidewall separated I'm very glad that I inspect my tires regularly as I don't like to think about the possibility of a blowout on a 40 mi./h descent. I'm a firm believer in "you get what you pay for". At $13 a pop shouldn't expect much however I had every right to expect a better quality tire on a bicycle costing $1800. Shame on you Kenda and Bottechia USA. Additionally, my local bike shop mechanic told me that it is impossible to true the Vuelta X RP Pro wheels. Stay away from them also. A wheel starts out as a strip of metal that is formed into a circle and joined. If there is a pronounced overlap at the join point you will have a "bump" and it can't be fixed.

There is a lesson here about buying a bicycle on the Internet consisting of very high quality powertrain components at a price that seems too good to be true. The components were primarily duraAce and work very well. In the background there are dirt cheap components in order to meet a price point. These Vuelta wheels and Kenda tires are gone now replaced with a very nice set of dura ace wheels and tubeless tires. It would have been nice not to have to spend over $500 in a wheel and tire upgrade.

Finally, my riding is all on the road and the roads that I ride are 95% good quality with a little shake and bake thrown in but nothing that should have caused both tires to fail in such a short period of time. (Dictated using Dragon NaturallySpeaking version 11 if anything in the previous review doesn't make sense, chalk it up to lack of proofreading)