Must have
"Lightweight, looks great on the bike and matches perfectly. It’s a must have."
Should you get a rear rack for your bike? The simple answer is yes.
A rear bike rack allows you carry surprisingly heavy loads on the strongest and most stable part of the bicycle frame. Cyclists in Europe have understood this for decades—which is why nearly all European city bikes come equipped with a rear rack as standard.
Our rear rack is crafted from lightweight tubular alloy, making it strong, durable, and capable of carrying up to 45 lbs of cargo. Aside from the default silver color, select racks are painted to match some of our bike colors, so you can choose a perfectly coordinated look—or mix things up with a bold and fun contrasting color.
Specs
- Measurements: 15.5" L x 5.5" W
- Weight Capacity: 45lbs/20kgs
- Lightweight alloy construction
- Mounting hardware included
- Designed to fit most PUBLIC adult bikes, but may fit other bikes with at least 26" or 700C wheels and with seat stay braze-ons.
- Not compatible with R18 Disc models
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Overall rating: 4.7586207 / 5 from 174 reviews.
AI Generated Review Summary
The Rear Rack is a highly praised accessory for bikes, known for its perfect match with bikes, excellent quality, and beautiful finish. Customers appreciate its lightweight construction and ability to handle heavy loads, though some find the instructions unclear.
Summary topics
- Bike Matching: 6%
- Product Appearance: 19%
- Product Finish: 3%
- Product Color: 7%
- Product Quality: 10%
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Review highlights
- "I absolutely love my Public Bike and the Rear Rack fits beautifully and is awesome for my daily commute." —
- "having a public bike doesn't mean you also have to get a public rack, most racks fit the bike just fine." —
- "We love all the Public bikes and accessories!" —
Reviews
Great!
"Easy install and exactly what I was looking for."
Lovely Rack
"I am not installing this on a public bicycle, I bought it for my classic Schwinn High Sierra I am turning into a gravel commuter. The design of this rack fir perfectly into my plans for the bike and even the color matched the other items I have already purchased or plan to. Just because you bike is not made by public bicycles, does not mean it cannot work on your particular frame. I think I chose wisely here."
Fits Well, Looks Great
"Love the wide range of colors Public has available for this rack. I went with the British Racing Green. It is maybe a tad lighter in color than the website photo reflects but it still looks sharp. I fit this on a 17. 5 in. Trek Allant with 700 cc tires, over a rear fender."
Rear bike rack
"Fits perfectly!"
Solid Rack; Easy Install
"I ride a Public V7 and it was simple to mount to the frame and appears solid so far. I haven’t yet had the chance to test it with any particularly heavy loads, but I don’t have any doubts that it’ll work."
Rear rack features
"The rear rack I purchased back in 2015 (same model) featured a spring top and additional cross bars which was much more useful for securing items and mounting a grocery basket."
Sturdy and lightweight
"God quality"
I'm very satisfied with my
"I'm very satisfied with my rack. I installed it myself, with some difficulty. The instructions included were poorly written and the pictures were hard to interpret, particularly the positioning of the struts."
Red rack
"Got to get the rack for convenience. Glad it came in red to match with the bike."
Q&A
- Is the rear rack designed only for use on your bikes or are they universal in fitment across other bike brands?
- This rack will work on most bikes with a 700c wheel
- I hace the c7 in navy blue and need the rear rack but don’t see the rack in this color can you help?
- Hello Caroline, Unfortunately, this color option has been discontinued and we will not be receiving any additional stock. We apologize for the inconvenience. Best, The PUBLIC Team
- Would this fit on a priority coast beach cruiser?
- We would not be able to confirm that fitment as we have not tested our rack on that brand of bike ourselves. This rack does fit a variety of brands of bikes that have compatible mounting points however this rack is Not disc brake compatible.
- Will this rack work for my 2016 year R16 size XS?
- Yes! It will fit.
- I can't tell if my rack is missing some hardware or I just can't identify which parts go where. Thought there was a helpful youtube video but they're using different rack/struts than what I have here. I'm sure I'm just missing how the included strut pieces attach to the rack.
- Heather, please feel free to reach out to us at customerservice@publicbikes.com and we'd be happy to try and help troubleshoot!
