Bicycle rear racks and low riders at good prices from starbike.com

Touring cyclists with their trekking bikes require a rear rack and an optional low rider where they can put on their pannier bags.

The rear rack is being fixated in special eyelets of the frame while a low rider is a fork carrier, which is mounted on a front fork with low rider eyelets. Riders of mountainbikes often need to install a seatpost-mounted rear rack solution because many frames don't come with the necessary eyelets.

Both a rear rack and a low rider change the riding characteristics of a bike. Lowering the centre of gravity by installing the panniers as low as possible improves the ride stability.

An alternative for mountainbikers on short rides can be a bicycle daypack, which are also available with hydration packs.