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At a glance
- Condition
- New
- Dimensions
- 14.57"L x 6.69"W x 14.17"H
- Weight
- 1.05 kg
- Color
- Black
- Material
- Blend
- Item Type Name
- Rear Bicycle Rack
- Mount Type
- back
- In the box
- Rackhardware
- Warranty
- Limited
Features 5
- [SOME BICYCLES WILL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL HARDWARE] For assistance with hardware or installation: call us at 1-877-BIKEAID (245-3243)
- [ADJUSTABLE] fits 26 IN. or 28 IN. bicycle tires, and features a fitting set to fit MOST BUT NOT ALL bike types
- [TOOLS REQUIRED] 3mm Hex Wrench is included for easy assembly, 8mm wrench or pliers are required but not included to tighten the lock nuts completely.
- [SPECIFICATIONS] lightweight, steel rack mounts to the back of your bicycle to help transport bags, panniers, cargo baskets and more at a 22 lb. or 10kg weight limit - a reflector bracket and spring flap are also included!
- [INSTALLATION] An updated assembly guide is available, please see product photos at the bottom of this listing page!
Description
They all have one thing in common: Excellent price without sacrificing quality. This bicycle rack will fit on either a 26" or 700c bike. The fitting set will ensure that this rack will have a secure fit to your bike. The spring flap can be used to keep pannier bags from sliding around and adds an additional sense of security while riding. Please note: extra clamps may be required for seat tube or seat stay installation - and these are not included. -Steel net mesh with reinforcements with ergonomic handle. - Clip-on bracket with quick release. - Mounts at front with clip on quick release bracket for stem or handle bar. - Very firm and high quality design with reinforced main and auxiliary bars. - 35 x 25 x 25 cm dimensions and available in multiple colors. - Imitation leather cover. - Stainless steel rivets. - 278 mm long by 153 mm wide. - Weighs only 297 grams. - Nine Colors Available. - Semi In-Mold plastic Microshell with integrated safety foam. - 24 big vents for great air circulation with fly nets. - Removable visor and rear reflective bands. - Easy-adjust soft RING System. - Great multi-color design. - 18 functions. - 2/2.5/3/4/5/6/8 mm hardened steel Allen keys. - 1 flat head screwdriver. - 1 Phillips head screwdriver. - 1 chain rivet extractor. Click enlarge image to view step by step instructions.
Specs 20
| Color | Black |
|---|---|
| Brand | Ventura |
| Material | Blend |
| Item Weight | 1.05 kg |
| Product Dimensions | 14.57"L x 6.69"W x 14.17"H |
| Brand Name | Ventura |
| Manufacturer | Cycle Force Group |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Unit Count | 1 Count |
| UPC | 698238401654 |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 48 |
| Item Type Name | Rear Bicycle Rack |
| Model Number | 440149 |
| Manufacturer Part Number | 440149 |
| Mount Type | back |
| Load Capacity | 22 pound |
| Orientation | Rear |
| Wheel Size | 28 inches |
| Material Type | Blend |
| Item Dimensions L x W x H | 14.57"L x 6.69"W x 14.17"H |
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Color: Black
Size: 13 x 5"
People into light bikes will naturally prefer aluminum racks. But... This is made out of solid steel bar, not tubing. The flat ends are forged, not flattened tube. If the $30 aluminum tube racks are rated at 40 pounds, then this one should be rated over 100 lbs. (A sticker on it says do not use over 20 kilogram, which is 44 lbs. I think.) Not that I or my bike could seriously manage 100 pounds added ... but I have loaded up 50 pounds of lawn fertilizer at times. The short bars that bridge the rack to the stays would have fit better in my case if they were straighter, so I tried to reshape one in a big steel vise, but regardless of what I did the bar only bent slightly and sprung back as soon as the pressure was off. Maybe if I put a three foot pipe on the end it would have bent, but the pressure was already crazy and I thought that was ill advised. :) That is some good steel. The weak points obviously would be the welds, not the bars, but the welds look nice to me. I figure the weight rating has something to do with lawyers. If you load a lot of weight on the rear of a bike, the handling is completely off and squirrelly, and the rack manufacturer would get sued in the case of an accident if he did not recommend against it. 20kg is probably what stands up in court, not what the rack will hold. Since I broke a rack (from metal fatigue at the stays mount), which this one replaces, I was looking for something tough, and this looks like it. Thanks to the first posters that put up such informative pictures. I thought the rack might slip around at the screw joints (many racks are one piece welded), but it doesn't. The whole rack flexes in a springy way if you push hard, but the screw joints do not move around. Just in case, I added some lock washers, which should take up any slack due to winter-summer thermal cycling. The rack already comes with lock nuts, but lock nuts are good mainly because when they become loose they will not rattle looser. Since I had some experience with helping someone with a nice aluminum rack switching from one bike to another, I was aware of how hard it is to adapt to every particular bike. That rack had an array of extra screws and brackets, but it still took some home-made weirdness to make it work on that particular bike. You can see how different the rack fits on my bike as compared to the other pics. I didn't mention in the picture notes that the gripper material under the pipe brackets is a strip of material they use in wood working to keep small pieces of wood from sliding (without a vice) when routing (which is why I have it.) It looks like the same stuff sold as kitchen drawer liner that keeps silverware from sliding around when you open and close the drawers. The smallest pipe brackets (1/2 inch), though sturdy, were a bit too large even after re-bent, which is why I put some plastic pipe as a spacer around the stays. Since, when I find a really good item at a really good price, either the price immediately gets jacked up, or the item disappears never to be seen again, I got two just in case. But I think my bike will give out before this thing does.(And then I'll have a new one for my new bike!) I am more enthusiastic about this item now that I have it then when I ordered it, which is practically a new experience for me. ----> added May 1, 2011 I see pages of reviews after the last time I checked. I read them all (around 50.) Nothing has rattled loose, nothing bent or kinked, no welds gave out, nothing rusted. The rack is as sturdy and durable as I figured -cross my fingers- 2 years ago. When the weather is over 40 degrees here I do my grocery runs two or three times a week on the bike, and the rack gets a lot of flexing because the "milk crate" box is on top, which is a lot of leverage. In colder weather, grocery runs drop down to about once a week. About weekly I carry 2 gallons of milk in the grocery load. I am wondering what a number of people have in mind who say the rack is flimsy, unless it is not the same rack. I have never seen a normal rack (like under $70) that this one doesn't beat the bleep out of for strength. Maybe aluminum is less springy? Or they have no experience with another rack? I do not get why people did not believe that there are NO bolts included that hold the rack to the bike and realistically NO instructions, which I understood from the people that reviewed this even earlier than me. About the first guy that posted left pictures of what you get. (If these are not present in your package, you were shorted, which quite a few later buyers have been.) If you don't already see how you are going to attach the thing from those pictures, and you aren't creative mechanically, or don't want to be, be kind to yourself and don't get involved. Believe it or not I did not buy this thing because it was startling cheap. That was a bonus. Obviously I did not buy it because it was convenient to attach to my bike (check the pictures of the olive green bike.) From the earlier posted pictures, it looked to me that it was made the right way to be strong. Other racks definitely are not. Stiffness and durability are two different things. In person it turned out to be far stronger than I was thinking. It is something like spring steel, not the mild steel you find in rods and bolts. Actually, most people do not need a particularly strong rack for the way they are using it. They are fixated on cheap. Cheap can turn out to be too expensive if you factor in the value of your time. A few people said the bolts stripped easily. If they did, then the bolts I received were different bolts. I wondered why they put such nice bolts in the package when any old bolts would have done as well. ----> added August 27, 2012 I see where the weakest point is now. There are two alternative holes where the rack attaches near to the axle. You will see the width of metal surrounding these holes is extremely narrow. If you use the lower hole, as I needed to, the narrow part of the upper hole becomes a weak point which gets a lot of flexing. One day, back in the spring, as I was loading up the groceries, I noticed the milk crate squirmed uncharacteristically as I shifted around the gallons of milk. Yep, one side of the rack was snapped at the weak point just mentioned. Considering the 5 mile walk back home, it was worth attempting to ride home that way. Surprisingly, it turned out not to be any problem. I have had my bike fall over at times in the couple of years since I installed this rack, so I am reluctant to exclusively blame the break on this design fault of the rack. I replaced the broken side with one of the sides of the back-up I bought at the same time. Short of some dramatically expensive "industrial strength" specialty racks I have seen, this rack remains the strongest you can find. By the way, in the first of these collision and screw-up incidents, every one of the zip ties I initially used, in part, to hold the milk crate to the rack broke instantaneously, so those stainless steel band-style hose clamps should be preferred to, or added to, zip ties. ----> added November 5, 2012 I have at last unraveled the mystery, to me, of the supposedly crappy, easily stripped bolts some people are claiming. Except for the one person who got bolts that were malformed, the problem is something else: These bolts have six sided holes (like Allen set-screws do), perhaps because they "look nicer" or because they can be tightened with greater force than slot heads or Phillips. They require Allen wrenches. (At least that was their name before metric sizes.) (Allen wrenches are just hexagonal cross-section rods with a right angle bend in them for a handle.) People are attempting to tighten these with the usual slot-style screwdriver or a Phillips screwdriver, and this destroys, not the threads, but the hex hole in the heads, and probably ruins the screwdriver forever too. It never occurred to me that people would do something like that. Don't. I going to guess that Chinese or Taiwan Allen wrenches (also called hollow set screw key wrenches) at the chain hardware or auto supply stores or walmart or sears would not be more than two dollars. I don't know because I have several sets over thirty years old laying around. If you know anybody that tinkers, they probably have them too, and you can borrow them. The bolt is metric 5 mm and the hex slot is 5 mm, I know, but the 3/16 inch size of my set fits the head just right. (3/16 is 1/100 inch smaller than 5 mm; barely visible.) In comparison to tightening with a screwdriver or wrench, these bolts are a pleasure. If you decide to replace the bolts anyway (which I grant has merits too) get the ordinary, commonplace, 3/16 diameter by 3/4 long bolts with hex heads (not hex holes), not a screwdriver type head, and avoid the frustration of working with both a screwdriver slipping, as they ALWAYS do, and a wrench simultaneous. But then you will also need two wrenches, one for the head and one for the nut. Another problem people are having. I think, is they aren't tightening up the screws all the way, and the rack is rickety, and seems flimsy. The provided nuts have nylon plastic inserts, so-called lock-nuts. It you have never seen them before, you won't understand them. They can be started without a wrench, but not tightened past a certain point without one. When the plastic starts jamming into the threads, it produces very high friction, making the nut very hard to turn. You cannot tighten them with your fingers, and not with a misused screwdriver slipping and stripping the head on the opposite end either. It is a slow-going PITA to tighten, but this high friction does keep the nuts from progressively loosening and falling off from the constant vibration of a bike. On large enough bolts, this loosening tendency is overcome by tightening the bolts a measured amount with a torque wrench, just the amount needed to stress the metal to provide the right constant squeeze pressure. On small bolts, sufficient stress may be more than the threads or the head can take, so you live with the possibility they can vibrate loose. Ordinary nuts, once they get a little loose, work looser until they vibrate all the way off, and then the bolt drops out too. Lock-nuts don't loosen, because of the high friction, even if they are not snugged down. I personally use lock-washers. (Also called split-ring or spring washers, and other names.) They are thick spring steel and act like the first spiral loop of a strong spring. If you take the nut off, they spring back into shape. I trust them more than lock-nuts, where the nylon plastic is damaged in putting them on.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2009 by Kenneth Florek
Great Quality but did not fit my bike (I did make it fit)
Color: Black
Size: 13 x 5"
I have a hybrid bike and got this to carry a bag and to have a water bottle holder when riding. Unfortunately this did not fit my bike. Neither mechanism would fit (I had to get the drill and make it fit). First off the item is not that heavy maybe 1-2 pounds but it feels super secure on the bike and is high quality! I tried to install it the way it said, but it would not reach to the screws that held the shock on. I finally got it to fit by putting it on backwards (the little flip in the metal facing backwards and I took the drill and added wholes to the back part than screwed the front connector that had the flat metal onto it and that reached the shock screws. I had to add screw holes to match the ones that were in the front connector. Than the shock holder screw was much larger than the holes on the end so I took a larger drill bit and made them a tad fatter. This worked and I got it on my bike! NOTE: If you do not know what you are doing do not try this! This also probably voided my warranty on the rack (only $13), but it got it on my bike and it is super secure and working. This rack is great but it did not fit my bike. I got it to fit by altering the unit and adding some holes to make it align and hold (I just drilled into this and not the bike), if you try this be careful and make sure you use the right bit and do your measuring properly. The rack is super sturdy and hooks onto the bike perfectly after some modifications. The rack would be 5 stars if it had fit my bike, but truthfully nothing can be universal since everything is different. I really like this and this was a great buy and I highly recommend it!!! I have some photos of the way I got it on and will post them later. But please remember that this most likely voided my warranty and if you mess up you will make it unusable (or it could slip and cause damage while riding). I have it on super tight and the screw holes are all enforced (the ones I drilled).
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Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2013 by David Bradshaw
Spotty quality, but it's still adequate!
Color: Black
Size: 13 x 5"
I recently got an E-bike here on Amazon and have been enjoying riding a bike again after years of not having one. I've been a street motorcyclist for about five years, and that has taught me the importance of preparedness. Since I have an electric motor helping me out on my new E-bike, I can easily ride 10x the distance than I could on a normal bike, probably even longer! So I want to have supplies with me just like I do on my motorcycle, so I looked into storage. I don't want to wear a backpack, so I decided a rack was the next best thing since I need the inner triangle of my bike's frame clear for battery installation and removal. I don't trust the racks that just clamp onto a bike's seat post, so those were out of the question. I looked at racks that cost two to three times as much as this rack, but they looked so similar. Add to that the numerous positive reviews this rack has, and I decided the $15 price tag was worth the risk. As you can see by the photo of my bike, it paid off! My E-bike, from HOTEBIKE, had bolts installed already at the various mounting points that this rack can use. That was fortunate for me, as you can see by the photo I've attached of two of the bolts. These bolts in question are among the hardware that came with this rack. Notice something off about the bolt on the right? Yep, it's hex pocket is unformed. A better quality bolt from the rack is on the left for visual comparison. I didn't notice this during the installation. To diverge on a tangent for a bit, the instructions that come with this rack are lousy, so I figured out how to install this rack without them. Thanks to my E-bike having mounting points with hardware preinstalled, it wasn't hard to do. I just loosely bolted pieces of this rack to the bike, then tightened up the fasteners when I was satisfied with the fitment. It was during this final tightening of fasteners that I caught that bad bolt. I wound up removing it and the other bolts I'd used to mount the rack to the bike and using the bike's included bolts instead. Also, my E-bike has a small crossbar between the chainstays (it's the bar where caliper brakes would be mounted normally- my bike has disc brakes) so I elected to use that as a mounting point, using the appropriate bracket with this rack. The center hole of the bracket was too small in diameter, so I did drill the hole out to let the bolt that was on my bike pass through. It was just one drill size up so it was easily done with a cordless drill and a vise. I could've easily used the two side brackets and mounted them to the sides of the chainstays, since there was again mounting holes with preinstalled bolts for the purpose. I decided that if the rack was unsteady, I would use said brackets. I haven't needed them. This rack will flex a little when forced by hand, but after that flex, I move the whole bike around when I push, pull, kick and yank this rack. I like this, since the rack being too rigid would mean it'd break easily, but it's not so flexible so as to bend and jam a wheel, it's just right. A little flex to absorb shock, but enough rigidity to resist bending. I even harked back to my old BMX stunt days and "thrashed" about on my E-bike a little (I couldn't do much, I'm out of shape and E-bikes are much heavier than BMX bikes!). The rack took it all in stride. So, if you aren't mechanically inclined and need thorough instruction to assemble and install equipment, you might be better off paying for a more expensive rack, depending on the quality of instructions. But if you're willing to sit down, figure things out and test your work before using it, the savings you get with this rack are awesome, even with sporadic bad quality with hardware! This extends to use of the rack. It has a spring tensioned clamping bar, and the rack's design is modular. Know what the bag is on mine? It's a fuel tank bag intended for motorcycle use! I wound up liking and using saddle bags on my motorcycle, so the tank bag has sat collecting dust. It has three mounting points, so with some large zip-ties in hand, I set to work. Two points were zip tied to the front of the rack, the third point at the end of the bag was zip-tied to the rack's fender mount, which I bent upwards to use. The bag is also solidly mounted, and I now have a small supply of tools and parts to take with me on rides! I'd imagine this rack will accept a dedicated bike rack bag or case just fine, but I'm happy with it's performance both in installation to my bike and holding my repurposed fuel tank bag! Again, if you're handy and want to save some money, I'd definitely recommend this rack! Just examine the bolts before you begin installing them.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2022 by Hawk eye
Needed several adjustments to fit my bike.
Color: Black
Size: 13 x 5"
This carrier rack was tough to fit for my 1993 26" Paramount hardtail mountain bike. With the adjustments I had to make and the quality of the bolts, I normally would have sent this back for a refund. But I was just a few days away from a bike trip and really wanted to have a rack, so I managed to make due with some adjustments and replacement bolts. The instructions on the package were bare bone, I had to pull up pictures of the item on Google to get a better idea of how to assemble and attach to my bike. One of the bolts did not have the hole for the allen wrench, and they do not supply any extras. The bolts were not long enough to use on the four points of connection with my bike. However, they were fine for the assembly of the rack. I connected the top of the rack to my seat post through the quick release style seat adjuster bolt. For the bottom of the rack, I had to use longer bolts that came with my handle bar mirror, they worked perfectly but now I need to find replacements to put the mirror back on. After one 12 mile road ride with moderate bumps, it is holding up. I have a 34 mile ride in three days and that will be a better test. I have a Roswheel rear seat trunk bag on the rack and it is a good fit.
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Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2015 by Melanie G.
A Word To The Wise
Color: Black
Size: 13 x 5"
Please read this review, this entire review, before purchasing this carrier rack. The product itself is wonderful, just as the reviews said. And like the other reviews said, the service is terrible. I've always had nothing but pleasant experiences when ordering from Amazon, so I read all the negativity and dismissed it. I thought those were unlucky people. I was wrong. First time I ordered, it took over a month to get to me. When it finally came, the box was weird/unmarked. I shook it and it rattled. I opened up the box and there was this sorry looking bit of plastic packaging, all mangled and ripped. Looks like a rat tried to eat it. Bolts, nuts were everywhere. Guess that explains the rattling, right? But I really don't care about looks, so I started putting everything together only to find that I was missing a small black bar (the "extender" bar?). I contacted Amazon and explained that all I needed was an "extender" bar. They replied promptly and told me that they do not ship parts; I would need to return the partial package once I received the replacement. I agreed. Second package comes in an Amazon box. Shook it and rattling was minimal/normal. Promising. I opened it up and found the plastic package mostly intact...except for one big, clean slit towards the bottom where it looks like they shoved parts in. Again, really didn't care about looks, so I pulled it all out and got my one stupid extender bar and I was hoping to find some bolts/nuts. I forgot to mention to them that I needed 3 bolts/nuts, but I figured hey, why worry if they're sending me a whole new replacement package, right? Wrong. This one had no nuts/bolts. But I found some that worked, so it was okay (God forbid I approach them a third time and they screw it up...again). The product didn't quite fit on my Schwinn Aluminum Comp for some reason, but I ghetto rigged it and made it fit. Kinda. For $10, it's alright. The kicker? I basically paid $20 because I was too lazy to return the other package. I just got busy and never got around to mailing it...returns are just so freaking inconvenient. And the part I find incredibly funny is this: "We never ship just parts". Oh, really? Then why the HECK did I receive not one, but TWO partial packages? Let's use some common sense here....someone got to those packages before the customer did...so they're doing something with those parts. If they stopped ripping open packages, all these problems would be gone. Friends, Amazon does a lot of things well. I love Amazon. But for some reason, they struggle with Ventura Universal Bicycle Carrier Racks. Do not brush off all the negative reviews; they are real people that got a real pain in the butt from this (usually) really good company. This is a great product, but not worth the hassle. If you choose to not heed my warning and order it for your kid's bike for Christmas, fine. Order it now if you want it for Christmas. I am dead serious. It'll take a month to ship the first time and there's a good chance they will screw up *multiple* times. And you may want to assemble it for your kid, too, like for him to go out to his bike and see it on there. Because no 6-year-old wants to open up a Christmas present only to find a ratty, ransacked piece of plastic packaging.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2010 by Richard Hill
ABSOLUTE CRAP!!
Color: Black
Size: 13 x 5"
I recently purchased this rack because the price was cheap, and now I know why. This rack is absolute crap! Firstly, remove "universal" from the title, because the only thing "universal" about this rack is that's it's universally crap. The bolts that come with it? Crap. Far too short and far too cheaply made. These bolts are meant to hold together a rack that can supposedly hold 55 pounds? In what universe?? Considering how short the bolts are, the makers of this rack must have never actually looked at a bike frame to see how thick the rack attachment sections are. The bolts also strip incredibly easy. The ones I used to attach the top rack section to the sidebar supports are stripped and if I ever want to take it apart, I'll have to buy a tool that removes stripped bolts & screws, which luckily they make now. Secondly, after you finally do get this CRAP rack to attach to the rear wheel part of the frame, the holes for the extensions don't align properly to the holes provided on the top rack section. I used a regular sized bolt to connect the one extension, then because the holes on the other section weren't aligning, I had to use an extra long bolt to connect that one, so it's now not as tight as I'd like it to be and there's nothing I can do about it except for return it, which I don't have time for, as I'm leaving this week for a trip, so the rack will have to do as-is. I'll say this though: Considering how cheaply made the bolts are, I highly, highly doubt that this rack can actually hold the 55 pounds they claim it can hold. I'll be putting about 35 pounds worth of weight on it, and if it fails and my personal items are damaged, or even worse, I am injured due to this rack failing, I'll be suing the company that made this rack. I would NOT recommend this rack to anyone else and I should not have bought it for myself. This rack does not even deserve one star, but because I have to give it one, I am.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2014 by AMurphy
Affordable, and sturdy bike rack
Color: Black
Size: 13 x 5"
I've bought this rack elsewhere in the past and been pleased with it on my touring bike. When another brand of bike rack that was on my regular commuter bike broke, I immediately ordered this rack knowing it would hold up better. This rack screws into your bike's frame just above the rear dropouts, and attaches at the top of the rear triangle, either with screw holes on the side, or using an included adapter piece. Either way, it should fit. It's also much lighter than those clunky adjustable clamp on racks. The few negative things I can say are these. Unlike other clamp based models, these screw connections are much more difficult to install. While it is annoying to try to get a wrench around to one side and a screwdriver to the other to tighten down the nut and bolt connections, it's worth the effort. It isn't strong enough for a passenger to sit on, for that you want a welded rack, it will carry your cargo just fine, whether that's your commuting backpack, groceries, or camping gear. It has served me well in the past, and likely will continue to do so in the future.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2024 by V. Davis
Not bad at all, but buy better mounting hardware
Color: Black
Size: 13 x 5"
Overall I'm pretty pleased with this rack. Pleased enough I bought a second for my wife's bike. It seems to be built pretty solidly and wasn't too much of a pain to put on. The one thing I wasn't too crazy about was the included mounting hardware. The included nuts and bolts weren't terrible, but I ended up going to the hardware store and picking up higher-quality replacement hardware. I'm glad I did, as the included bolts have a hex head and the ones I bought are Phillips/flat, not to mention stronger looking. In addition, if your bike's mounting holes are not threaded, you will need a long bolt to secure it below the seat, which this product DOES NOT INCLUDE. If you decide to buy mounting hardware, buy the following: - one #10-32 1-1/4" machine screw for mounting the front of the rack to the bike frame's rear wheel fork below the seat. note that on my cheapy bike it was just a hole so I needed a nut & bolt but for my wife's nicer bike, the bike frame was threaded. NOTE that the rack doesn't even come with a bolt this long so you may have to buy this (and a matching nut, see below) no matter what! - 8x #10-32 1/2" machine screws for connecting all parts of the rack together - 2x #10-32 1/2" or 3/4" machine screws for mounting the rack to the rear of the bike (wheel axle) - again, here my bike was thinner and just plain holes so 1/2" was fine. My wife's bike frame was thicker at this joint AND was designed with more clearance so 3/4" was more appropriate. - 11x #10-32 Nylon lock nuts to go with all the machine screws - you'll need at least 8 to put the rack together and possibly the other three to bolt the rack to the frame if it isn't threaded - and I would still use them even if it is. The nylon nuts have a nice grip and prevent the joint from loosening while you bump around riding. Note that all of these machine screws are #10-32 thickness/threading. This could be IMPORTANT as my wife's bike frame was threaded to this exact size. Bigger wouldn't have fit and smaller is less sturdy! This is the same size as the hardware that came with the rack. All in all, the replacement mounting hardware cost about $5 so even then the total cost was still comparable to the other rear racks out there. Overall study and a nice low price, it just loses that one star for the mounting hardware.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2013 by Patrick O.