I used every piece that came in the kit. Had trouble mounting rear lower contact point of carrier no clamp/mount for this. So I made clamps / clips from some plumbing scraps of copper. Then a little gloss black paint to hide the color of the copper, and touch up other bolts etc. So far it's holding up real well. Very happy with design and light metal rod in it's manufacturing.
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Certainly cheaper than most racks, but you get what you pay for. First, it's a little wider and heavier than I expected. Second, it came bent wrong for the eyelets to line up, so I had to both supports down to line up right. Third, when I did that one of the welds snapped apart and I had to tape and zip tie it because I'm not very knowledgeable about welding and poorly equipped to do any. It'll probably hold any weight though.
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Do NOT buy this product. I thought this product was going to be okay, it was not. It had a slew of issues. The attachment arms that came with the product will only work with specific bicycles; I had to make my own arms from a piece of steel flat bar. While I was installing this product, I lightly tapped a cross bar that has the spring with a hammer and it fell off! Because of this, I examined the welds--it has abysmal welds at the joints for a rack. It looks like they just applied the bare minimal amount of weld; looks like more a tack weld than a weld. This means that this rack will easily fall apart if put under any sort of weight that is greater than a bag of chips or a jacket. Also I compared the spring on this rack with the spring on an old Topeak Explorer that I had lying around. The spring on the Topeak is much stronger. The reflector bracket on this rack is not straight, skews to one side, and the holes to attach a reflector are not spaced correctly--I tried to install a reflector on it and couldn't because like I mentioned previously--the holes are not spaced correctly. I have warned you, please do not buy this rack; it will easily fall apart and lose your money investing in this garbage. If you need a high quality rack, a rack that starts at $30 and up from a reputable rack manufacturer is worthwhile. --- I have provided some images to demonstrate what I am talking about. I've also included a close up image of the weld on a Topeak Explorer rack for comparison purposes of the weld. Read full review
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Sturdy seatpost bracket, very adjustable, and fastens securely, but the bar that screws to the derailleur is too short for a womans bike. I don't think it could have been mounted on a smaller frame. It would have been so easy to find the correct fit if the bar that fits in the tube was the same length as the tube. As it was, I had to find a piece of aluminum bar to extend each piece. The construction is sturdy, good welds, etc, and plenty of screws included to mount to the bike.
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Flimsy piece of JUNK. Thin metal, weak welds, and clumsy attachments. Spend a few bucks more, and buy a decent piece of equipment. The Sunlite rack I bought at the local bike store cost twice as much, but it is easily ten times better. Seen the same Sunlite rack on eBay for less money, but they were out-of-stock.
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