Ibera Bike Rack - Bicycle Touring Carrier Plus+ for Disc Brake/Non-Disc Brake Mount, Fat Tire Bikes, Frame-Mounted for Heavier Top & Side Loads, Height Adjustable for 26"-29" Frames

Good rack, not designed for bikes with Boost rear axle spacing I knew when I bought this rack that it was designed for the ‘standard’ rear axle spacing of 135mm that is used on bikes with 9mm quick-release skewers, and not the newer ‘Boost’ rear axle spacing of 148mm that is used on most modern mountain bikes that have 148mm x 12mm thru-axles. What that means in practical terms is that the cylindrical spacers provided are twice as long as necessary when the rack is used on a bike with Boost spacing. These spacers are 7/8” long and made of aluminum so they are very easy to cut if you are comfortable with that sort of thing. I simply cut one exactly in half and that made the width of the rack a perfect fit for the mounting lugs on my bike. Shortening the spacers required me to also grind down the length of the provided mounting screws to match the shorter rack+spacer dimension. You could simply go to the hardware store and buy shorter machine screws, but it was easy for me to just grind the provided screws to the length required. There was one other fit issue that was due to the frame geometry of many mountain bikes. The provided front carrier mounting arms were too short to work on my mountain bike. In general the angle of the seat tube mountain bikes use is quite a bit steeper than what was used in the past. The end result of that geometry is that the top rack mounting lugs on the bikes frame are a bit farther forward on the bike than older design bike frames. My bike is a 29er and that also stretches out the length of the bike a bit due to the larger wheel and tire. Bottom line is that the provided front carrier mounting arms are too short. To their credit Ibera does sell longer front carrier mounting arms on their US distributors website and they are a reasonable price. One other small bit of information that may be helpful to anyone trying to order the right parts is that the chainstay length of my bike is pretty short, 440mm. Before I had the actual rack in hand to check the fit, I hoped that short chainstay length might allow me to squeak by with the provided front carrier mounting arms. Even with that fairly short chainstay the arms were still too short for my bike. My guess is that any 29er with longer chainstays would also require the accessory longer front carrier mounting arms. I also bent the carrier mounting arms to match the radius of my tires just because I thought that looked better. I bought the rack knowing that I would have to do a bit of work to make it fit my bike properly. As far as I could determine at the time I bought this no company makes a rack that is specifically designed to fit modern mountain bike dimensions. But this rack can fit perfectly with the addition of the optional longer front carrier mounting arms and just a wee bit of work cutting the supplied cylindrical spacers to the length needed. The rack is good quality, fits perfectly with the changes detailed above, it easily clears my disk brakes, the provided machine screws are excellent quality, and it is rock solid on the bike. Just an FYI for comparison, I have installed the non-disk brake version of this rack on two other bikes in my family, not modern mountain bikes, and those racks fit their bikes perfectly with no modifications or extra work required.

When my bike became ancient history, I went and purchased a new 2020 Trek 5 xs (extra small) for women. I have short legs and I am only 5' tall. The rack seems to be built well, and so far no problems with it. It lost one star because the bars to the frame under the seat were not long enough, plus with arthritis in my hands it was slow going, plus I am older. Now 68 years old, yet otherwise it was easy to install. Reading the other reviews, I went to the bike shop and purchased some extenders, measured them, and cut them to the length needed. I used a horse rasp (course file) to smooth the cut ends and get rid of the snags. I also went to Lowes and purchases all new bolts for it which I have in the pictures. I also used lock-nut washers instead of theirs for a more secure fit. I wanted to use as many of the original parts, (except the bolts and washers) as I could. I rode the bike for about 10 miles and everything was great on it and worked fine. I did not use the panniers by the same company, Ibera, because my bike is an xs and I did not want the panniers too low. The panniers I used are Vincita and they fit just right on the rack. As the pictures show, the rack has plenty of clearance from the tire and my seat, and it is level. I purchased the rack for disk brakes as that is what I have. Later I will remove the 2 pieces of extenders and spray paint them black to match the rest of the frame. Presently I am extremely satisfied with this rack. I ride in the lower hills for pleasure and do not foresee any problems. Update: I forgot to thank another person who posted, @Bailesie who originally posted about which bolts to get. Thank you very much @Bailesie.

Fits the Schwinn network 1.5. Had to force the bars apart to fit the holes and the threads were tapped a hair too small but I was able to getting it on the bike and it feels solid.

Excellent product very sturdy and easy to assemble.

The carrier was easy to fit and although light in weight seems to be very strong. I attached panniers to the carrier and the two together are ideal. I would highly recommend this carrier to any prospective buyer.

Spettacolo! Finalmente un portapacchi soddisfacente. Tanto leggero che una volta ritirato pensavo che il pacco fosse vuoto, poche viti e tante saldature. Ottimo anche perché funge anche da parafango. Bello esteticamente e robusto. Consigliatissimo

This rack deserves a 5-star. The quality, material & finish is simply great. I can't wait to fix it on my roadbike. Thanks for the very fast shipping. Update: I already fixed the rack to my bike and it is very good. The rack is so easy to install and it comes with instruction manual. It is adjustable, light, and strong/durable. My panniers sits perfectly to this rack. I highly recommend this rack.

Nice fit, no rattle, solid rack. Installed on an Aventon Aventure.

Oggetto ricevuto in anticipo sui tempi indicati. Bellissimo portapacchi di ottima fattura. Robusto ma leggero, permette l'installazione di tre capienti borse da viaggio supportando sino a 25 kg di peso. Installabile in biciclette da 26" / 29", prive di ammortizzazione posteriore e dotate di freno a disco (c'è anche il modello per freni normali). Purtroppo mi sono illuso di poterlo adattare alla mia bici reclinata ma, una volta ricevuto, mi sono reso conto che non sarebbe venuto un buon lavoro e che la necessaria robustezza per il carico di borse da viaggio non sarebbe stata sufficientemente garantita. AGGIORNAMENTO: Dopo un anno sono tornato sui miei passi e l'ho ordinato di nuovo. Devo partire per un viaggio in bici con un amico e questa volta la bici non è la reclinata bensì una Mountain Bike front (ammortizzata solo anteriormente). Nel fare l'ordine mi sono però reso conto che la mia bici non era dotata delle filettature per bloccare anteriormente il portabagagli per cui ho chiesto informazioni, sulla relativa pagina Amazon, se ci fossero stati in dotazione dei collarini per supplire al problema. Le risposte sono state negative. Ormai l'ordine era fatto e, tutto sommato, la soluzione al problema non mi sembrava così complicata. Una volta arrivato l'ordine ho provato a montare il portapacchi per vedere come fare per ovviare al problema. Con neanche un euro ho comprato alla ferramenta due collarini reggi tubo, li ho ricoperti con due pezzetti di guaina termorestringente per non rovinare la vernice della bici una volta montati, due bulloncini con relativi dadi e rondelle ed il gioco è fatto: stabilissimo! Poi ho voluto strafare ed ho aggiunto uno di quei parafanghetti di plastica flessibile che si assicurano con le fascette e l'ho piazzato sotto il portapacchi per far si che polvere ed acqua non sporchino la borsa che sta sopra. Perfetto! Ora sono pronto per affrontare il Coast to Coast Ancona - Orbetello ;-) parto il 31 agosto. Consigliatissimo a chi vuole attrezzare per i viaggi la propria bici normale, da strada o mtb, dotata di freni a disco e che sia priva dell'ammortizzatore posteriore.