The BEST Rear Rack for Panniers? Topeak Super Tourist DX – 10+ Years Tested!

Sharing my experience with this model of rear rack for mounting bicycle panniers and luggage.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:
00:00 Introduction
00:50 Overview
01:37 Backpack mounting
02:50 Load rating
03:53 Cool features! :)
04:33 No spring model
05:45 Old steel rack
06:50 Cheap(er) aluminium rack
07:38 Conclusion

Useful LINKS:

Topeak Super Tourist DX Rear Bike Rack (Non-Disc) (Amazon affiliate link):
https://amzn.to/3Ga4H8k

Topeak Super Tourist Rear Bike Rack DX for Disc Brake Bikes (Amazon affiliate link):
https://amzn.to/43Nva5j

Topeak spring clip (Amazon affiliate link):
https://amzn.to/3ROggEB

Manufacturer's website links:
https://www.topeak.com/global/en/product/1538-SUPER-TOURIST-DX-(NON-DISC)-(W--SPRING)
https://www.topeak.com/global/en/product/1534-SUPER-TOURIST-DX-(DISC)-(W-O-SPRING)
https://www.topeak.com/global/en/product/833-SPRING-CLIP

Bicycle panniers 101 & How to mount (Ortlieb) panniers (video):
https://www.bikegremlin.com/1476/bicycle-panniers-101-how-to-mount-ortlieb-panniers/

How to mount a backpack and panniers on a bicycle?:
https://bike.bikegremlin.com/8229/backpack-panniers/

My Amazon recommendations:
https://www.amazon.com/shop/bikegremlinus

My German Amazon (.de) recommendations:
https://www.amazon.de/shop/bikegremlinus

About me:
https://www.bikegremlin.com/about/

A list of BikeGremlin websites and channels:
https://www.bikegremlin.com/

List of all the BikeGremlin videos, sorted by categories:
https://www.bikegremlin.com/youtube/

Camera: Gox, the white whitcher :)

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