Thank you. My bike just recently got a mini-makeover and I cleaned the whole bike during the process. The wheels, tires, cassette, brakes, chain and rack are new.... installed the day I took the pictures. I figured it was a good time to take a picture, before I ride in rain and gunk it up.

Anyway, I was pretty excited about the rack. Initially I was considering either a blackburn or maybe a Tubus. I weighed my panniers two days and got 12 and 15lbs. I figured a tubus was overkill for my use. The blackburn racks are pretty affordable, but the tortec price was even better. I just wish they were more available in the US. We'll see how it holds up I guess. I did consider moving the rack to the other eyelets but I haven't had the time lately.