Portland Design Works Everyday Rear Rack

I love the slept back mount design both for working around top-mounted disc brakes and for moving your load farther back for avoiding heel-strike. The rack also seems very solid.

Unfortunately like many rear-racks it was made to be only barely big enough for a 700c wheel. Despite the fender having attachment points for rear fenders they definitely won't fit. Beyond the rack being pretty low the attachments for the bars that connect to the seat-stay drop-down even further. Some racks get around this by making those attachments far enough apart that a fender will fit between them but on this rack they are very close to each other.

The bars for attaching to the seat-stays were a bit short for my bike. I think they would have fit (I returned it so I didn't actually screw it on) but it would have been close. It would have been nicer for them to be a bit longer but on bikes with smaller wheels they are probably long enough.;

I'd seen the PDW Loading Dock and Payload racks but I went for the Everyday rack since it's a little smaller and lighter. I also like the slightly more angular design.

Overall it's been great. Installation was a breeze with the included hardware. Even the small nuts and bolts were high-quality and I was glad to see that P-clamps are included for mounting to frames without eyelets. The frame I mounted this to has eyelets but I'm seriously considering getting another one for a second bike.

Mounting things to the rack has been similarly straightforward. I use a standard pannier that goes on pretty easily. I also like having the mounting bars available and slightly below the deck since it makes it really easy to use bungee cords. I usually sling bungees around those mounting bars rather than having to stretch a long cord all the way down to the axle like you have to do with most racks.;