Avenir AMD224 Disc Brake Carrier - Black

I fitted this to an Avenir road bike without disc brakes and by carefully pulling the legs in and using the plastic spacer OUTSIDE the leg rather than between the leg and the frame drop-out, it fits perfectly. (YOU COULD just buy shorter screws but the standard bottle cage ones are too short by about 4 mm and not strong enough). Unusually it came 90% assembled. It has an unusual design - only two struts. My other RSP (Raleigh Special Products, which is the Aevenir / Raleigh accessories brand), carrier has three, but these are solid aluminium so heavier - the AMD 224 has hollow tubing. I hope the rear, curved strut is enough to keep panniers out of the rear wheel on a bike with 70C wheels, I think it will but time will tell. Rated 25KG, that's enough, maybe would apply especially to bikes WITH disc brakes where effectively you are using longer bolts - but NOTE it is NO GOOD for fitting a child seat and the blurb says this, don't try. When riding, you don't notice it is there. Splash-guard means no need for an extra mudguard which on some frames there would not be rom for. The carrier doesn't come with the 2 bolts needed for the top end, but most bikes with brazed-on threaded lugs come with these. If not, they are easy enough to buy. If your bike doesn't have the lugs, you need a couple of alloy plastic-coated strips with screw holes in the ends which wrap around the top of the rear stays. These are known as CUPS in bike shops.ONE complaint - the packaging was AWFUL, basically it was in 2 plastic bags ! The screws etc. were firmly attached OK but the seller was lucky that the actual frame wasn't damaged in transit, no protection !!

Building quality didn't disappoint me. The built-in mudguard is plus. Also found light weight

I found this carrier very quick and easy to install and to remove from the bike.It's very robust and stable, and works well when I mount my bike bag.The only negative I could find is that I have to mount my Decathlon Elops 540 double pannier back to front to allow the mount clips to mate with the rack frame (so the rear reflector mounts on the pannier are facing forward - no big deal).Very happy with this rack.

This rack feels strong and sturdy and was very easy to fit. Feels like a quality product.In terms of fitting, it's billed as a model designed for bikes with disk brakes. The way it allows for disc brakes is by being much wider than the rear-axle and providing two, approximately 1.5cm spacers; one for each leg/strut, This and a long bolt on each side to attach the legs to the anchor points on the bike frame.Firstly 1.5cm is totally overkill, the clearance needed for disc brake callipers is often just a few millimetres. Secondly, there is no need at all for a spacer on the drive-side. Why is it there?I do have concerns about the added leverage that the 1.5cm spacers introduce in relation to downward pressure (weight combined with bumps in the road), and the affect this might have on the bolts and the anchor points in the frame. Time (and bumps in the road) will tell on this.

The rack in itself is of a good quality, but as others have said not all the fitting are supplied and you will have to source two bolts that allow it to fit to the frame behind the saddle. To add to the frustrations the lower bolts that fit the frame nearest to the wheel were of the wrong diameter. Im happy with the rack and luckily I was able to find some spare bolts. They should really at least supply the top bolts and perhaps a selection of others to accommodate different frame mounts. Good product let down by poor execution.

Bought for a Raleigh disc brake bike. Did not come with any instructions or screws to fit it near seat post but it did have screws to fit near disc brake. I managed to work it out eventually and luckily I had spare screws (same as bottle cage screws). It is solid once in place and yes it does partially act as a mudguard but it doesn’t protect mud being flung around your ankles. I have managed to put a mudguard under the pannier rack which has prevented mud getting flung over my feet. I love it now it’s in place but shame on the company for not adding instructions or all screws needed.

Sturdy Pannier rack with built-in mudguard. Fitted onto my hybrid bicycle no problem after tweaking it a little (and I'm a girl!), it doesn't come with much in the way of instruction but it's pre-assembled so all you've got to do is fit it to the pre-drilled holes on your bike. All the attaching nuts & bolts were included and wherever it's meant to attach to your bike you can be sure it adjusts, so I think it would suit most styles of bike (I'm no expert). Value for money when compared to others available online (can carry up to 25kgs when others are only capable of carrying 10), and the mudguard design is a bonus as it saves my pannier bag/stuff getting all mucky (it will still get a little dirty if you're riding through puddles).

Nice bike carrier,I bought this as my bike has disc brakes.Well this carrier jammed the brake caliper pushing in into the disc.Something I didn't notice until to late, so now having to spend £££ on replacing the disc and pads.Was able to slightly bend the carrier to allow clearance for brake caliperSo check it doesn't foul your brakes