Blackburn Outpost Fat Front or Rear Bike Rack

I bought this rack for my 2015 Specialized Fatboy and it fits perfectly. I have the stock 4.6" Ground Control tires on it and there is no doubt running the max 5" tire size will not cause any problems. I mounted the rack using the M4 screw mounts instead of using the extend thru-axle option. I also did not need to use the vinyl clamps for the rear stays; I just used the stock screws on the frame. The welds are definitely good quality and the two tone color looks great as well. There is no doubt this rack will hold the recommended 70lbs not that I will get close to that with my camping gear. I plan to run the waterproof Axiom panniers on this rack along with a basket of some sort for my dog to ride with me on occasion. All the screws are pre-coated with blue Loctite too. I believe all the screw were 4mm to you only need a single tool (included) to install which is great.I did not need to adjust the height of the rack either and I'm running it on the lowest setting so it will go pretty high if you prefer that. It will certainly clear 29er style tires with ease I am sure. My 26"x4.6"s are pretty close to the profile of a 29er fully inflated anyway. So, if you are looking for a high quality fat bike specific rack with multiple mounting options look no further.

First, I have little doubt that the designers used the Ortlieb Back-Roller and/or Sport-Roller Classic Panniers because they both fit perfectly.Initially I used this rack on my Surly Wednesday fork for as a front rack. Then I purchased a Tumbleweed Prospector and I removed it from the Wednesday and mounted it on the rear of the Prospector.It would have mounted flawlessly on the rear per their instructions, but it would have been 4-5 inches higher than the top of the tire. I thought that was too high. However, with some creativity and swapping round some parts (but no cutting), I was able to mount it so it rested only and 1.5 inches above the tire. This makes for a more stable load carrying.Well done, Blackburn Outpost mechanical engineers! It's not 5-star because I would prefer steel to aluminum. Yes, steel is heavier, but my Surly rear rack is steel, totally bomber, and isn't that much heavier!

This is a great rack. I have a fat tire bike with a disc brakes and this thing gives a perfect amount of clearance and doesn’t interfere with the brake or brakeline. It’s super sturdy and holds a good amount of weight. I can see where it’s definitely rated for 70 pounds. You might need a little bit of blue Loctite on the bolts but once you’ve got that on they’re not moving and you have an excellent product.

It showed up missing hardwareIt doesn’t fit my salsa Mukluk without a hacksaw and some expletivesCustomer support isn’t in existence - I called and they were of no assistanceMade in china junkOverpriced and over rated

Purchased this for a 2019 Surly ECR and it fit perfectly. I looked at many racks for this wide tired bike (3 inch rear tire) and while some may of fit, the frame stay clearance looked to have been an issue. The frame stays on this rack are adjustable and are on the outside of the rack with makes for a more direct support and with no clearance issues. I run Ortlieb panniers and I did have to turn the bottom bag attachment upside down, as Ortlieb indicates can be done. Also I glued a washer over one fitting as suggested by someone else to prevent chaffing of the bag. Ive ridden pretty rough terrain with loaded bags and no issues.

I mounted this on a Cannondale Catalyst, using M-Wave Amsterdam Hard Box mounted to the top and two Wald 582 Rear Folding Bicycle Basket (12.75 x 7.25 x 8.5, Black) on the sides with a Portland Design Works Radbot 1000 1W LED Tail Light on the rear light bracket, installation took a bit of figuring out through no fault of the manufacturer, the box contained ample parts to install the rack in a variety of ways (I used the rear frame dropouts and rear bosses). I've waited some time to do a review of this product to properly gauge its quality and durability, this ended on June 3rd 2017, when I was on my way to work when I was struck by a car on the left side of my bike. My rear wheel was severely damaged, my baskets were collapsed, my seat was damaged, my handlebars were twisted, My hard box was covered in road scrapes along with my headlight and myself, my reflectors were torn off, and this rack which was struck directly by the front of a car was completely undamaged, the finish wasn't even harshly damaged. Would absolutely recommend for any hardtail bicycle.

Missing bolts and had to drill holes for my tail lights. Also won't mount too the front of my mountain 26in fat tire bike

I bought this rack for my Surly ECR with 29x3.0 tires. The adjustability of the rack is great and I got it to fit very nicely on my bike. I have used the rack on several long bikepacking trips with heavy loading (~40 lbs) on rough terrain and it has performed like a champ.There are 2 reasons I did not give this rack 5 stars.First, some of the bolts are aluminum. When I tried to screw the aluminum bolts in, the resistance was high due to lots of threads on the bike frame (deep bolt hole) and blue Loctite on the bolts. The resistance was so high, that I stripped out the 4mm hex head of the bolt before the bolt was all the way in (not overtightened). I had to replace the provided aluminum bolts with stainless steel bolts.The second issue I had was that the support strut attachment bracket on the rack has a hex head set screw that sticks out from the face of the bracket. This protruding screw wore a hole in my Ortlieb panniers. To fix this issue, I had to glue a washer on the strut bracket to recess the screw head (see photos).So, this is a great rack that would be even greater with steel fasteners instead of aluminum and an update to the support bracket to keep the screw head from sticking out.

Bon un poil cher, mais pour un fat bike y'a pas gros de choix pour avoir un porte bagage.Hormis ça on voit que c'est du beau travail c'est bien construit bien pensé et solide belle finition et montage mixte avant ou arrièr. Mais les fixations fournies 2 paires de tailles différentes trouvent leurs limites sur certains cadres ou fourches de fort diamètre... Mais ca c'est selon le vélo !

This was the ONLY bike rack I could find to fit my fat bike.It is very easy to fit though and seems sturdy. I'm going to have many more bike packing adventures now that I don't have to carry all my stuff in a giant rucksack, the bike will take some of the load off now!

Am Samstag bestellt, am Montag geliefert. Das ging flott!Die Verpackung könnte nicht minimalistischer sein, da alles nur in einem Plastik Beutel war und ein paar kabelbinder daran. Find ich super!Zum Gepäckträger:Die Farbe sollte schwarz sein, und oben Silber. Stattdessen bekam ich einen in komplett grau. Gefällt mir zwar noch besser, als der abgebildete, aber dann sollte man das doch so angeben.Es gibt so viele Möglichkeiten den Gepäckträger zu verstellen, dass ich wirklich glaube, dass der an so gut wie jedes Fahrrad passt!In meinem Fall ein Surly ice cream truck mit 197mm Achse und 26x 5.05 Zoll Fetten Reifen. Trotzdem noch extrem viel Platz.Zudem ist der Träger auch noch sehr leicht für die größe.Aufgebaut ist das Ding sehr schnell und eigentlich unkompliziert. Die Bilder in der Anleitung könnten aber etwas genauer sein, da mir anfangs nicht ganz klar war, wo vorne und hinten ist..Der Gepäckträger lässt sich super einfach und schnell in breite und höhe verstellen.Ich Nutze ihn für einen Kindersitz von Thule.2 Punkte abzug wegen der falschen Farbe bzw Beschreibung und weil beim festschrauben des Trägers die Stellschrauben einen Abdruck im Lack und Material hinterlassen, also sollte ich den mal anders montieren sieht man die Abdrücke und das sieht einfach nicht so gut aus..Definitiv eine Kaufempfehlung!

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I've had a few things from Blackburn - frame bags and other carriers and this is the same - well made and sturdy. Yes it's a bit pricey, but you get what you pay for. Perfect for my 29 inch MTB. I use panniers and a rack as I prefer this to bike packing luggage