Carbon Pannier Rack

The Carbon Pannier Rack is a rack which can fit on your bike. With it, you have the option to add a removable CargoPack Rack Top Bag or SpeedPack Rack Top Bag and Pannier bags (this can be done during configuration of your rack order or separately at a later date, too).

The fixed CargoPack is an integrated seat pack, meaning that the bag and arch are connected as one system and must be removed from the bike together. The fixed CargoPack and fixed SpeedPack systems are lighter and have a simpler design than their rack counterparts.

For some riders, these differences are important; for others, less so. The Carbon Pannier Rack (and removable CargoPack) is slightly heavier overall (as it has an additional TopStay), but allows more flexibility with the removable Top Bag.

Yes, you can ride with the Carbon Pannier Rack (*from Mid 2025 onwards) with our Panniers. The removable CargoPack (formerly AeroPack) and SpeedPack Rack Top Bags and 22SL and 22UD Pannier bags should not be mounted if riding with the Carbon Pannier Rack off-road. If you wish to ride the Carbon rack off-road on rougher trails with a removable Rack Top Bag, we recommend choosing the fixed systems instead (CargoPack or SpeedPack). We recommend you reduce the load rating by half when riding aggressive singletrack – i.e., 4.5 kg per side.

If you wish to have a rack and removable rack top bag to ride off-road with, then we recommend the alloy Journey Rack instead. 
*In Mid 2025, the TopStay was redesigned to be stronger when riding off-road.

Yes, our bike racks work with road and gravel bike suspension systems such as Trek’s IsoSpeed and Cannondale’s Kingpin suspension systems.

The Journey Pannier Rack and Carbon Pannier Racks have been tested thoroughly. The Carbon Pannier Rack has been designed to be strong and has a maximum load rating of 27kg (road riding only), and we have historically seen close-to-zero failures due to impact. The alloy Journey Pannier Rack has a higher load rating (32kg with pannier mounts, and 30kg without). The main differences between the Journey and Carbon versions of the rack are weight, price, and aesthetics. We have a complete guide to Pannier Racks.

It is possible to mount a seat-post light to the rack, just as you would your regular seat post, but it may rub the rack finish after heavy use. The removable CargoPack Rack Top Bags have loops on the rear of the bag made for certain clip-on lights, or we offer a range of light mounts which affix to the bolts on the base of the removable CargoPack Top Bag, allowing you to mount your rear light directly to the pack. Unfortunately, it is not possible to use these light mounts with the removable SpeedPack due to a lack of mounting points on the bag. We have a Seatpost Mimic Light Mount, Garmin Varia/Wahoo Trackr Light Mount, Exposure Boost Light Mount, Cateye Nano Light Mount, and a Fixed Light Mount.

We don’t recommend carrying your laptop in your CargoPack Top Bag due to the shape of the bag. We have a range of Pannier bags well-suited to carrying your laptop instead, and we also offer dedicated Pannier Laptop Holsters.

This depends on the type of riding you’re doing now and your plans for the future. If the majority of your trips are short overnighters, then you may not require panniers. If you’re planning some bigger adventures, commute often, or want the option to carry up to 27kg (max) in the future, then we recommend choosing pannier mounts in your configuration. These cannot be added after (you would require a new arch available on our Spares Page). With our Third Party Pannier Adaptors, you can also carry other brands of panniers.

The CargoPack is an 18L bag featuring 1.5L external mesh side pockets, 1 central TPU strap over the middle of the bag, and the option to roll the bag to clip together in the centre, or down the sides (V2 – Jan 2026+ only) using provided T-hook straps. The SpeedPack is a 10L bag featuring a 3L external mesh pocket over the top of the bag. It rolls closed at the rear of the pack, allowing you to clip it down the sides with the provided T-hook straps, or close it in on itself like a standard dry bag.

We offer spares for much of the Carbon Pannier Rack, including a Rebuild Kit, and these can be found on our Spares Page. For warranty queries, please submit a warranty form.

Assembly requires a Torx T25 key (found on most multi-tools), and you can find guidance on our assembly guides.

We’ve designed our products to fit the majority of bikes, from road to full-suspension. We offer frame mounting as well as Axle mounting (both QR and 12mm Thru Axles). We have a useful guide explaining our mounting options. If you’re still unsure, please contact us.

26″ Maximum Tyre Width – 4″ / 100mmu003cbr /u003e27.5″/650B Maximum Tyre Width – 3.5″ / 90mmu003cbr /u003e29″/700C Maximum Tyre Width – 2.9″ / 75mm

For help choosing your axle, please use our Axle Finder tool.

For riders with XS-L bikes or less than 100mm of exposed seatpost, we recommend selecting this during configuration to choose the Long TopStay. We have a useful fitting guide for small bikes.

The arches on all our Rear Systems measure 447mm in height (when measured from the Thru Axle), so you can use this measurement to see how high it will come relative to your frame. We have many customers using our Carbon Pannier Rack system with XL+ bikes. In the configuration of your Rack order, you’ll need to select bike size (XL+) to receive the Short TopStay that we recommend for XL+ size bikes.

If you specifically want the Long Top Stay, please select the XS-L bike size. The Carbon Top Stays are available as Spares.

We don’t recommend using the Carbon Pannier Rack system with a full-suspension bike – it is best suited to road/gravel frames on road/light gravel riding. We recommend the fixed CargoPack and SpeedPack system for all terrains and on full-suspension MTBs. All our biking Rear Systems use a unique articulated design; each pivot contains replaceable plain bushings, which allow it to adjust position as the suspension compresses. All our Rear Systems are compatible with road and gravel bike suspension systems such as Trek’s IsoSpeed and Cannondale’s Kingpin Suspension.

Yes, the quick-release seatpost connector is compatible with all seatposts, including dropper, carbon, and aero. An extra-long seat post strap is included with all shipments for deep-aero seat posts.

All our Rear Systems come with 2 choices for mounting:
– Axle + Fast Release Dropouts: Your system includes a rear axle (choice of QR or Thru Axles) to swap out on your bike; the Rack then fits to this axle in seconds, allowing it to be mounted or removed in seconds.
– Frame Mounts + Fast-Release Dropouts: Your system includes mounts which screw into the frame eyelets on your frame; the rack then affixes to these mounts in seconds, allowing it to be mounted or removed in seconds.

We have a comprehensive mounting guide for the different options.

Yes, the Carbon Pannier Rack includes a set of security torx screws that allow you to ‘lock’ your Fast-Release Dropouts to your Tailfin Axle, or Frame Mount Adaptors, depending on your chosen mounting option.

Yes, you will need to add our Third Party Pannier Adaptors to your order.