"Firstly, while this rack looks bulky it is very light indeed. I wanted a rack to add some practicality and light-touring capability to my road/commuter bike (Giant Defy 3), so light weight was a priority as was the ability for panniers to be positioned further back (for foot clearance). It is obviously a quality product when you hold it in your hand, and the DX rail facility for Topeak rack bags is a plus (and doubles as a rear mudguard!).
I was worried that it would be difficult to fit, but the bendable attachments made navigating the rear brake assembly fairly easy on this particular bike.
I haven't put it through it's paces yet but see no reason why it shouldn't do the job.
One issue is that the 15mm allen bolts supplied didn't seem to accept the braze-ons on my bike, as they seemed slightly oversize. Instead of ruining the thread on my braze-ons I bought some 15mm (5mm width) hi-tensile screw-type bolts from the hardware store for $2 which worked perfectly."

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Tony892009

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clearance

Posted December 12, 2010

Whats the clearance like between your feet and pannier bags? I need a pannier rack for my roadie and have heard that clearance is often an issue

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Review 2 for Topeak Super Tourist DX Rear Rack

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MidnightSun

City: Dorset, UK

Age:45-54

Interest:Commuter

Level:Regular

Gender:Male

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Commuter

Date:October 16, 2009

Top Rack

Pros: Adjustable, Attractive, Good Fit, Great Value, High Quality, Lightweight, Rugged

"I am a commuter and do about 20 miles a day, mostly in all weathers. This rack sits on the back of my Van Nicholas Yukon and is a very good fit indeed. There are couple if titanium brackets that have to be bent to fit from the upper (on the picture its the upper left brackets with the holes in) brackets to the frame. These are fully adjustable to ensure the rack can be adjusted to level.
The rack itself is very lightweight and is one of those bits of kit that takes you by surprise when you pick it up as it looks much heavier than it actually is, it is of very substantial construction, just very light weight.
I went for the silver Topeak rack as I already had a Topeak RX Trunkbag with panniers which just slides onto the rack and clicks into place. When this isn't big enough I use a pair of Ortleib front panniers which just slot onto the top rail, It really couldn't be easier. The silver colour is a good match for the Van Nicholas titanium frame.
I'm no expert, but as the ad says... It does exactly what it says on the tin... and very well."

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Review 3 for Topeak Super Tourist DX Rear Rack

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beagleagle

Date:March 24, 2012

Pros: Durable, High Quality, Good Fit

"Easy to fit and feels pleasingly sturdy. Goes well with altura dryline 32 paniers."

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Review 4 for Topeak Super Tourist DX Rear Rack

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Wand4l

City: herts

Country:United Kingdom

Age:35-44

Interest:Road Cyclist

Level:Regular

Gender:Male

Budget:Quality first

Road Cyclist

Date:March 22, 2012

Great Rack

Pros: Durable, Great Value, Attractive, Rugged, High Quality, Adjustable, Lightweight, Versatile, Good Fit

"I have fitted this rack to my Specialized Secteur, it fits very well and the only mod I have had to do was to one of the top supporting brackets. I had to twist it a little more to clear the brake pivot.
I have fitted 1mm thick nylon washers between the rack and the frame mounting points, purely my own choice to save the paint but not a must."

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Review 5 for Topeak Super Tourist DX Rear Rack

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DoTheContango

Age:35-44

Budget:Value for money

Date:February 2, 2012

4.5? Good, but slightly irritating

Pros: Attractive, Adjustable, Versatile

"This seems to do a great job, although I only use it for side panniers it can clearly take a trunk bag as well as panniers if I ever needed to haul that much stuff.

Installation was easy, with clear instructions. Annoyingly I set it up slightly wrong before trying to mount it which required an adjustment but I can't blame the unit for that.

So far it seems like a pretty solid unit. My only irritation with it is that I went for the model with the spring, and sometimes the spring clatters a little if the road is uneven. Not a big deal, just a little irritating. Maybe I'll see if a bungee cord will end the rattles."

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Review 6 for Topeak Super Tourist DX Rear Rack

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BigBadTrevsy

City: London

Country:United Kingdom

Age:35-44

Interest:Commuter

Level:Regular

Gender:Male

Commuter

Date:February 1, 2012

Easy to fit

Pros: Great Value, Attractive, Adjustable, Versatile, Good Fit

"Bought to fit on a GT Traffic 2.0 2011 and fits really easily and well. A good, straight forward piece of kit.

No extra cost for having the spring addition so choose that too - ideal for baguettes in France!

It takes our Altura Arran 36 panniers without a problem."

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Review 7 for Topeak Super Tourist DX Rear Rack

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Micktheslick

City: Dublin

Age:55-64

Interest:Commuter

Level:Occasional

Gender:Male

Budget:Value for money

Commuter

Date:January 19, 2012

Good sturdy rack - exactly as described

Pros: Durable, Rugged, High Quality

"Well constructed & finished.
Fitting of upper bracket proved somewhat 'fiddly' and the bracket itself is (by its nature) a little ugly when seen against the otherwise elegant rack. Maybe a plastic clip-on cover, or a painted finish to match the rack, would minimise this."

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Review 8 for Topeak Super Tourist DX Rear Rack

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rogercr

City: ASCOT

Country:United Kingdom

Age:55-64

Interest:Road Cyclist

Level:Occasional

Gender:Male

Road Cyclist

Date:January 11, 2012

An OK Rack but

Pros: Durable, Lightweight

Cons: Expensive

"Pros
Lightweight, looks okay, is strong and can take the Topeak quick track bags which means you can quickly remove the bag from the bike for the occasions when you park your bike in a public place.

Cons
My rack was delivered bent but by applying some pressure when fitting it assembled okay. The Topeak range of suitable bags is confusing and choosing the right bag is tricky. The bags are also fairly expensive. It didn't help that Wiggle's availability of Topeak bags was practically zero so I had to purchase elswhere and I ended up receiving a bag that doesn't have the quick track, making the design of the rack pointless."

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Review 9 for Topeak Super Tourist DX Rear Rack

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LeSticky

City: Portsmouth

Country:United Kingdom

Age:Over 65

Interest:Road Cyclist

Level:Regular

Gender:Male

Budget:Value for money

Road Cyclist

Date:December 28, 2011

Very light Pannier rack

Pros: Lightweight, easy to fit.

Cons: side rail is lower

"I use this rack with an Altura Night Vision20L pannier. It was very easy to fit the rack onto my Giant frame. There is a slight snag in that the extra side rails are lower causing the pannier to ride lower and rub on the wheel retainer nut. I now clip onto the top rail and bend the pannier rear pannier slightly to fit the lower clip. It fits very snugly but is still easy to remove."

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Review 10 for Topeak Super Tourist DX Rear Rack

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Balsahack

Date:November 15, 2011

Great Rack

Pros: Durable, High Quality, Rugged, Adjustable, Good Fit

Cons: Expensive

"What is there to say. This is a quality rack, well made and robust. Paint has not chipped or worn despite daily commuting use with Ortlieb clip on panniers. Really like the double bar at the top so can mount panniers and separate rack bag if needed. Easy to fit; secure fitting. A good buy."

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Review 11 for Topeak Super Tourist DX Rear Rack

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cgdnemo

Date:October 25, 2011

Nice rack

Pros: Durable, High Quality

"Seems strong and solid. Good, solid rack. Would recommend."

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Review 12 for Topeak Super Tourist DX Rear Rack

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bikesanddanes

Date:October 24, 2011

Pros: Durable, Adjustable, Lightweight, Good Fit

"it is lightweight whist appearing of sturdy construction and was easy to fit"

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Review 13 for Topeak Super Tourist DX Rear Rack

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Bodder

City: Leicester

Country:United Kingdom

Age:35-44

Interest:Runner

Level:Regular

Gender:Male

Budget:Value for money

Date:October 17, 2011

Great Rack Fitted With Ease

Pros: High Quality, Rugged, Adjustable, Good Fit

"Decided to get a rack for my commuter bike as I was tired of getting a sweaty back from using a rucksack. I fiited it in minutes to my Raleigh Urban bike. Makes a great difference to the ride, can take much more kit with me now. It obviously is designed for the Topeak range of panniers but I am using a standard pannier at the moment quite easily."

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Review 14 for Topeak Super Tourist DX Rear Rack

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gags1

City: Liverpool

Country:United Kingdom

Age:45-54

Interest:Triathlete

Level:Regular

Gender:Male

Budget:Value for money

Triathlete

Date:October 11, 2011

Good product,

Pros: Durable, Great Value, High Quality, Adjustable, Lightweight, Good Fit

"Following a look at other similar products, went for this one which proved a good choice.

I used with loaded panniers on a trip up to scotland and across to Arran, I think 25 K is the Max load which I was not far off and had no problems.

Easy to fit, lightweight,"

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Review 15 for Topeak Super Tourist DX Rear Rack

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shelfcaribou

Date:August 4, 2011

Surperbly Over-engineered!

Pros: Durable, Attractive, High Quality, Rugged, Good Fit

Cons: the allen bolts

"This rack is seriously beefy, you can carry a full size adult on it with no problems (I persuaded the wife to give it a go ;) (I don't recommend trying this at home)
Is easy to fit, absolutely rock solid once fitted & looks good. I suspect it'll probably last longer than I will!
Minor complaint is the allen bolts that came with it - cheap, mild steel, the heads have rusted slightly on the very first outing. Also, because the tubes are so big, clearances were a little close to get it to screw flush onto the frame mounts & took a little paint off in proceess.
Overall tho, this a serious bit of kit & fantastic if you want to be carry a LOT of stuff."

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Review 16 for Topeak Super Tourist DX Rear Rack

Overall:

Avg 4 / 5 from

AndyBash

Date:July 27, 2011

Good quality

Pros: Durable, Good Fit

"A bit more expensive than some of the others out there but very happy with the quality and finish."

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Review 17 for Topeak Super Tourist DX Rear Rack

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Corn

Date:June 30, 2011

Good rack

Pros: High Quality, Adjustable, Lightweight, Good Fit

"Can not fault it. The 'normal' rack fitted on a disk braked bike with no problems. (I did check how the brake was positioned before ordering.)"

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Review 18 for Topeak Super Tourist DX Rear Rack

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Keithcolcol

City: Leeds

Country:United Kingdom

Age:25-34

Interest:Road Cyclist

Level:Advanced

Gender:Male

Road Cyclist

Date:March 22, 2011

A good product for the £

Pros: Great Value, Rugged, Versatile

Cons: Unattractive

"A good little product for the money paid. I thought the weight of the rack was good for the sturdiness of the product. It fits nicely on the bike although i had a bit of a nightmare trying to fix it on to my bike. Overall, a good piece of kit."

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Review 19 for Topeak Super Tourist DX Rear Rack

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DomR

City: Bristol

Country:United Kingdom

Age:35-44

Interest:Commuter

Level:Occasional

Gender:Female

Commuter

Date:March 18, 2011

Nice rack!

Pros: Attractive, High Quality, Good Fit

"Impressed with this rack. It fitted quite easily, seems very stable and doesn't rattle at all. i got this to replace my rack that attached directly to the saddle stem and it's a massive improvement.

I particularly like the fact that it has side bars to attach your panniers to, leaving the top of the rack free to fit other things to if needed. Also means the panniers sit a bit lower which i guess is a good thing for weight distribution.

Would definitely recommend."

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Review 20 for Topeak Super Tourist DX Rear Rack

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PuffedoutfromTwicks

Date:March 10, 2011

Good solid product

Pros: Durable, High Quality, Rugged, Adjustable, Good Fit

"I bought this at the same time as the Topeak MTX Trunk Bag DX with Side Panniers. And has been fitted to a Specialized Rock Hopper. It all fits, goes on easily, the slide on and off fittment is excellent and secure. Not much more to say really it is a good product and I would recommend it to anyone looking for a luggage solution, not sure it would be much good if not used in conjunction with a Topeak luggage bag."

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