SHINESTONE Bike Rear Rack

Sturdy, well made bike rack. Saw other similar ones but this one caught my eye the most and it was a great choice!Fits a decent size bag and was easy to assemble - perfect!

This is a pretty good pannier rack. My panniers only took a little repositioning of the clips to fit onto it and it held all my luggage fine.The main issue is that all of the images and description of the item by the seller talks about it being able to carry “up to 90kg” or “less than 90kg” (which is an odd claim in of itself… less than 90kg could be literally any value below that, i.e. 1g 🤷‍♂️)Anyway; the item itself is covered in stickers saying that the limit is 50kg. So if I had bought this with the aim of fitting some sort of seat onto it for people to sit on then I would be sorely disappointed. And those trying to sit on it would just be sore.Not sure why they decided to just straight up lie in the description. 50kg is a damn strong pannier rack anyway

I ordered this for an expedition my wife and I are doing, needed something to take the weight of my back as I have done on previous trips. This rack is really impressive, will fit most none rear suspension bikes, is very light and solid can take a large number of weight. I would recommend this for people that done have a bike with the pre-drilled holes for old racks. It works, it’s sturdy it, it’s light.

As described and easy to fit.

Easy to assemble and fit .Will take pannier bags or/aswell as a bag on the topVery sturdy.

After putting it all together and making sure all nuts and bolts were tight, 10 minutes into the first ride, the whole thing broke apart, the two arms attaching to the frame came loose, ending up in the spokes of my electric bike, destroying the motor, and wheel, the bracket that holds the frame to the seat stem also came loose, utter rubbish, brand new bike ruined, lesson learned.

Okay my review will be based on pros and cons.Pros: very sturdy design and connects to the seat post and the rear forks not the rear bolt like other racks it even has an attachment for a rear light too and it does take a pounding on and off road and doesn't shift at all.Cons: now this is the only bad feature of the rack and I am talking from my own experience......After using for several months I have found that the bars on either side where your pannier bags fit onto are way too small let me explain....I have a set of full size pannier bags on a road bike and I have found that when riding I get a rubbing noise on my wheel which turns out to be the pannier bag rubbing against the rear wheel because there is too much of a gap between the bottom of the bar and the bottom of the bag so as I ride the bag swings in and out against the wheel.It is advertised to fit all bikes but I believe because of my experience this is false information.

I'm actually genuinely impressed with this bicycle rear luggage rack for the price.I originally bought it as the first rear mount I had, coming from Halfords, only mounted to the seat post, giving it a maximum rated load capacity of 10Kg, which is nothing if you want to grab some shopping, carry your bike locks and a few tools, etc. I sometimes buy a 10Kg bag of rice that would take the entire load alone.Anyway, I liked the look of this rack for the fact it also fixes to the frame, giving it three points of anchorage, which not only improves the load carrying enough for a few groceries, but also gives it more side-to-side stability against any slippage or turning at the seat post. I am not disappointed.The rack itself is decently lightweight. Made from aluminium I believe, it is around the same weight as my previous rack with less fixings for the frame, and fixed in place feels infinitely more sturdy. However, you do notice the cheaper price in the finish on the various holes for the mounting screws. Additionally, the side frames are a little different in size and shape to many others, and you'll want to check that your pannier bags lowest fixing point will work with these sides. That all said, you have the adjustability in the frame mountings to provide the anchor point where you want it I believe.The only slight negatives, or things I'd critique, are the quality of the finish, where several of the drilled holes were rough and needed a little deburring, and that the rear mount for the reflector is extremely flimsy *and* very poorly fixed. I was hoping to mount a rear light, but even the reflector rattles around and feels very poorly fixed.For the main purpose though, of fixing a sturdy mounting for luggage or pannier bags, this item is absolutely superb for the price, and I have no problem at all endorsing it based on my experience of mine.