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The Mini Pannier Rack is strong and lightweight (around 560 grams without hardware) designed to have the same bag support functionality and triple bottle mounts as the T Rack but with an extra set of side legs to provide stability for small panniers. This Chromoly rack will work with a variety of modern panniers with adjustable hardware, as well as traditional style panniers with an elastic lower hook attachment. The Mini Pannier Rack comes in 355mm and 385mm platform heights (center of lower eyelet to center of platform) tall with a 120mm wide by 300mm long platform and allows for extremely generous tire clearance. It will fit a wide variety of bikes with traditional upper and lower rack mounts and comes with two sets of upper mounting struts, 100mm and 300mm which can be cut down to length for a clean fit on your bike. Multiple light mounts will accommodate a variety of lights. At this time there is no provision for mounting this rack on bikes without dropout rack eyelets or without upper rack eyelets.
Measure from your lower rack mount straight up to the top of your tire. You want 1-2″ of clearance above your tire.
Can I mount the Mini Pannier rack on the front or back of my bike?
The Mini Pannier rack was designed for front or rear mounting as long as you have a pair of upper and lower threaded bosses and your frame/fork was designed to accept a standard rack.
I only have one hole in the center of my fork crown, how can I mount a Mini Pannier rack on my fork?
If you have lower threaded eyelets but only a center fork hole at the crown, ask your local bike shop to see if they have appropriate rack hardware for center mounting.
Hi Greg, Tumbleweed rack on a Fargo is a bit tricky as you cannot mount it to the upper Alternator dropout link. You CAN mount it to the ender eyelet on the lower/rear of the dropout (if your Fargo has one) but to do this you may need to slide the dropouts all the way back or add some spacers to clear the brake bolts. Also, mounting in this way I’d suggest you keep the overall weight quite low, around 10kg. Feel free to buzz me at the shop if you’d like to discuss this in more depth.
Whilst typically not a difficult process, fitting racks is often fiddly and can easily take 30-60 minutes of workshop time
Most rack fits will require some degree of cutting, cold-setting, filing or adapting to install properly
We are not able to accommodate people installing racks themselves at the shop
If you would like us to fit a rack you purchase in-store, please be aware that you will likely need to book a fitting, or leave the bike with us until we have time to squeeze it in
If you're purchasing a rack in-store, or collecting an online purchase to install at home, please make sure you have some way to carry it home.
An important note on returns for items that have been fitted
Please note that if this item has been fitted, we are not able to accept it for return. This is because fitting the item to your bike can blemish or mark the product. For more information, please refer to our refunds policy.
If you would like help confirming the suitability or compatibility of this item for you and your bike, please get in touch on (03) 9388 1313 or email us
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Tamzin Demant –
Would this rack fit on an XS bridge club? Thanks
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Adam Macbeth –
Hi Tamzin, yep the shorter version works out pretty good.
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Semaj –
Would this be compatible with a Salsa Cutthroat 52cm?
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Adam Macbeth –
Hi Semaj, you could use one on the rear in conjuction with a Salsa Rack-Lock or Post-Lock but would not recommend you run it on the front.
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gregjohnhanson –
Can you confirm the best size for 2020 steel Fargo size L running 29′ 2.35 inches of rubber? 355mm?
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Adam Macbeth –
Hi Greg, Tumbleweed rack on a Fargo is a bit tricky as you cannot mount it to the upper Alternator dropout link. You CAN mount it to the ender eyelet on the lower/rear of the dropout (if your Fargo has one) but to do this you may need to slide the dropouts all the way back or add some spacers to clear the brake bolts. Also, mounting in this way I’d suggest you keep the overall weight quite low, around 10kg. Feel free to buzz me at the shop if you’d like to discuss this in more depth.
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Bryan Prestidge (verified owner) –
Great product. Easy to mount and sturdy on the bike
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