Sunlite Gold Tec Front Rack, 26"/700c

I had been iffy on buying this front rack but finally decided to buy it since it was pretty cheap and would serve to carry a light load. I can't be happier. The grey/silver color matches perfectly with my bike. The rack is really light yet sounds metallic, also the build quality seems sturdy for a light load. The 3 touch points seem sufficient and once in place the rack doesn't move. I'm glad there's no interference with this rack and my wheel base; for reference, my wheels are 700c (diameter) and 38mm width tires with fenders that extends it a mm or 2.

This came quickly & was able to take advantage of the free shipping offer. I have the silver & have it mounted on a Trek 520 touring bike with 700x28 Schwalbe Marathon Plus & PlanetBike fenders. There is no clearance issues between the rack, steer tube or anything else. I'd have liked to use a handlebar bag but I wouldn't be able to mount a light on the handlebars without a Minoura h/b accessory attachment (I'm nearly blind & use an 1800 lumens h/light in the dark). It would get awkward so I thought a small rack over my low rider rack would work with a trunk bag on it. It works well so I'm very pleased. There is no problem installing the front panniers or getting stuff in or out of the panniers. HOWEVER don't follow the mounting instructions if your cantilever brakes have a tension spring that fits one of 3 holes on a bracket near the forks. Look closely to the rear side of the brake arms & you should be able to see the spring tab & bracket. Merely remove the mounting bolt on the forks brake arm pivot post (welded onto the fork), position the rack & re-install the bolt. Don't lose any washers on the end as the racks bracket may press against the brake arm and prevent it's proper release function. Loosen the small nuts/bolts that attach the rack platform to the legs, position the platform to horizontal (or whatever angle you want), tighten & you are done. *The tension spring may be universal on all cantilever brakes* **In my opinion the only handlebar bag is Arkels. It has the very best mounting over every other bag. Any bag that uses a strip under the stem to hold the bag/plastic mount in position is inherantly weak from the start.** ***Can't speak to it's load capacity as I'm only using the trund bag for camera, wallet, keys & the like of low weight items.Yes, I'd recommend this product and the supplier.

Very good for the moneyI had been looking at $69 & $90 front racks.But this rack in my eyes was way more appealing.It wasn't as large and intrusive as the other racks.It almost looks like a front fender and blends into my bike seamlessly (I have a matte black bike) this rack is matte black.All I needed it to do is hold a milk crate which I turn into a pet carrier and supplement a light touring set up.It does that well with zip ties.It can also compliment a touring set up.I can still mount low rider racks below it for panniers if needed but I only ever intended to use a handlebar bag/wrap so this can replace that and I can now mount anything I want!As other posters mentioned the hardware isn't greatI needed to buy L brackets and a longer bolt from Home Depot but no biggie.For $16 this rack is a steal.It was still a very easy install and feels very sturdy.Doesn't move one bit.It was delivered very quick.I saw the same rack on eBay for 1/2 the price but it would take. Month to come from China (imagine if you had to return it?)I gave this 5 star rack 4 stars due to the hardware

Can be finicky to install under brakes, but works great and holds a load good. It's been attached to my commuter that lives outside year round and it's holding up great. Comes with the brackets you need to attach it.

I already had a rear mounted bike rack with a milk crate on it, but the tool kit I carried took up too much space so I looked at ways to put the tools elsewhere. I settled on the Sunlite front rack because it was large enough to carry a small tool box and affordable enough to make me happy. The big concern was that my Huffy Cranbrook does not have the brake caliper holes predrilled in the forks. My Huffy is a single speed bike with coaster brakes. I bought the Sunlite anyway, confident that for that low price I could figure something out. I uploaded a photo showing how I mounted it.It was easier than expected. My upper fork was predrilled for fender mounting and the upper brace for the rack bolted there perfectly with no other interference. To attach the lower rack braces, I used commercially available conduit hangers and clamped them to the forks. Then I attached the rack braces to the hangers. The conduit hangers are available in different sizes at all major hardware stores and for less than $1 each. The only drawback with the hangers was the included clamping bolts. They were aluminum or some other soft metal that stripped when I tightened them so I had to replace them with stronger ones. When installing the hangers and the rack, put everything together loosely and then gradually tighten everything into place to align all the pieces.Since the conduit hangers are a clamp-fit on the forks, I do not know how much weight they can carry before they slide down the fork. My tool box is only 10-12 pounds and I have no problem. Decide for yourself before you proceed and check the photos I uploaded for this product.