
A word of warming — don't get a "Topeak Gepäckträger Uni Super Tourist DX" rack. It's mounted to the bike with two screws, one on each side.
That's not sturdy at all. If you're going through roads with lots of pot holes or uneven ground, these screws tend to get lose and they might fall out.
Much better to get a MTB rack, I guess, like the Topeak – TetraRack M2.
by alexs77
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All standard racks are mounted with two bolts at the axle and two bolts up top. Your Topeak is no exception.
The other rack you linked to is unusual and not at all what people normally use for round the world touring.
I guess you had some kind of failure (you don’t say what it was), but the cause is probably not the design of the Topeak rack.
I hate to break it to you but most racks are mounted to rack mounts with bolts. Topeak is not doing anything special here.
Did the bolts come with loctite/threadlocker on them? If they didn’t you should add the blue stuff. Probably prevents this from happening.
Please use your words and tell us what you are pointing to?
If your bolts are getting loose, degrease both the bolts and bosses in your frame and use appropriate threadlocking paste. Check a few times, apply some more if needed. If the bolt gets locked too firmly, these pastes usually soften with a little bit of heat. I can get a small tube, like 6 cm long for someting like 2 € and always carry it with other tools on my bike.
Try this….
https://preview.redd.it/vvbqzzui0a3f1.jpeg?width=2000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=256336f470cce49e0c24b292ceab333d060b4b83
M5 x 0.8 mm (5 mm diameter, 0.8 mm thread pitch).
Length is usually 12–20 mm.
Weight capacity per bolt:
Typically around 10–20 kg per bolt, assuming they’re properly torqued into a solid steel or aluminum frame. Total rack capacity is usually 25–30 kg, not just limited by the bolts but also by rack and frame strength
A bolt loosening isn’t that big of a deal.
My super cheap Amazon rack, completely broke, so I ended up using a hose clamp to keep it together.😂
https://preview.redd.it/4yajrwl93a3f1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=063e1b33802f3d323f894433d1cd05d2044ac78d