topeak explorer bike rack
Uncategorized Tagged bike, explorer, peak, rack July 15th, 2009
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Topeak Explorer Rear Mount Rack features an integrated top plate for quick-mount Topeak MTX and RX Quick Track trunk bags. Integrated top plate for quick-mount Topeak MTX and RX Quick Track trunk bags , Integrated fender top…….
Technical Details
– 625 g / 1.38 lbs (w/o spring)
– Braze-On Type
– 6061 Hollow Aluminum
– MTX Series Bag Compatibility
– Solid Fender Top, ¿Fits All Frame, ¿RedLite Mount, ¿Tail Light Mount
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I wish I had noticed I needed a certain type of bicycle. I have a Trek mountain bike, and I am going to have to go to a bike shop to get something to mount this to my seat – otherwise it will not work.
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I looked for quite a little bit at the various bike racks available before finally deciding on this one. I had wanted a seat post mounted rack at first, so that I knew it would fit properly without frame modification or much trouble. After looking around for a while, I came to the conclusion that all the available seat post racks were much more susceptible to being stolen and load shifting. I eventually reluctantly made the purchase, and hoped for the best.
After I got the rack, I ……
This rack was a pain to install on my Trek 4300 mountain bike. I needed to go to the hardware store and find a metal piece that wrapped around my bike seat post that the metal bars (on the left most part of the picture) could screw into and hold the rack in place. Otherwise once it’s installed, it’s a sturdy rack and works well with Topeak bags that slide into a locked position.
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Installed this rack on my old Schwinn. My Schwinn has two bottom mounting options, and the lower option allowed the top brackets to align perfectly with the bolts on the center tube. I did not have to bend any brackets to install. Installation took about 15-20 minutes. Planet Bike tail light mount (purchased seperately) aligned perfectly with bracket on rack. I had two options here as well and chose the lower position to keep the tail light out of the way when using the rack. The rack appears qu……
I now have two racks, one on my bike, one on the wife’s. We use these with the bag with fold out panniers. The only proble is that the silver seat stay supports have to be bent to fit the bike. Both of my bikes have a seat stay spread that is too wide, so I just use one support that has been bent a bit to fit my frame. Not a big deal as that support doesn’t carry the main load.
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