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Sam
a Weekend WarriorDate Reviewed: September 9, 2012
Strengths: Can be customized
Easy to installWeaknesses: Rusts out very quickly
warps if you do not use center mounting locationBottom Line: I purchased this a few weeks ago and I remove it whenever I am not planing on biking, however I did leave it on the back of the Jeep overnight once. Although it did not rain over night the vehicle was covered in dew in the morning. This was enough water to cause the rack to start to rust. I would not have expected something of this price to rust so easily. I went to lift up the arms and rust water poured out of the ends. Quick way to ruin a white shirt I might add. Anyway, I ended up removing the caps and spraying the inside of the tubes with rust protector and let it sit overnight. Hopefully this slows down the rusting process. After reading several reviews on other sites it sounds like this thing will not last me over a year. I am not about to spend $200.00 every year to haul my bike around. I guess it is time to start looking for other options.
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SCVANABS
a Cross Country Rider
from Canaan, NHDate Reviewed: July 28, 2010
Strengths: Fits nicely on back of a JEEP Liberty spare tire. Useful for carrying two bikes. Went on easy.Weaknesses: Rusted out, Contacted Thule and there was no response. Poor customer service. Heard nothing back after several attempts.
Had to saw it off the back of the JEEP.Bottom Line: Check out other bike racks.
Favorite Trail: Rail TRail
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
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$150.00
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dgreenberg
a Weekend Warrior
from Cairo, EgyptDate Reviewed: November 29, 2009
Strengths: Strong, reliable, holds bikes securelyWeaknesses: The rack sticks way outBottom Line: Very good rack. Held 3 bikes very securely driving from Cairo to Dahab, roads not very good. Nice security feature, the knobs "lock" so that a thief cannot unscrew and ride away. And the rack locks in the same fashion. I'm very happy with this rack.
Favorite Trail: Wadi Degla
Duration Product Used: 3 months
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chriscolemanMTB
a Weekend Warrior
from woodstockDate Reviewed: September 28, 2009
Weaknesses: clip that the bike mounts on broke on the first day that i had it. I kept it about a month before returning it. It already had a significant amount of rust on it and beat my bike up pretty bad. i bit the bullet and bought a yakima roof rack system. thank goodness for rei's great customer service.Bottom Line: this thing is easy, cheap, but is NOT awesome
Favorite Trail: United States
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
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$135.00
Purchased At: REI
Similar Products Used: yakima rail grabber
Bike Setup: novera
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mward58
a Cross Country Rider
from Oakdale, MN, USADate Reviewed: July 16, 2008
Strengths: Reasonably Priced compared to Hitch rack or rack mountedWeaknesses: Somewhat difficult to put on the first time because I had to take off the tire and rack to get the plate through the center and remove the center piece of my spare.Bottom Line: Excelent durable rack for money. The pads slide when you have a bike on so I used electricians tape to prevent them from sliding because one time the bikes slid together and they banged together. I always use a bungee cord to prevent the front wheels from spinning and then one to strap each bike to rack. That works well for long trips and to prevent bikes from banging together.
Favorite Trail: Gateway
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
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$149.00
Purchased At: REI
Similar Products Used: none
Bike Setup: Raleigh Mountain bike and Trek hybred
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John Gill
from Germantown, MD, USADate Reviewed: September 23, 2007
Strengths: Easy to install, simple to maintain, compact design, no straps, sturdy.Weaknesses: Lowering the rack from the 45 degree angle can be difficult.Bottom Line: Would highly recommend this rack for anyone that has a rear mounted spare tire and wants to mount 2 bikes or less. Really like the compact nature of the rack and the fact that you do not have worry about straps dangling about. Once the rack is installed you can essentially forget about it b/c it is not bulky nor does it get in the way of closing the rear door. Also, it is solid in terms of mounting b/c it feels like it is an extension of your vehicle and does NOT move.
Duration Product Used: 3 months
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$150.00
Purchased At: REI
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mike
a Weekend Warrior
from saint clair shoresDate Reviewed: July 17, 2007
Weaknesses: After 3 months of use I just returned mine today. GARBAGE!!!!! This rack left several dents in the underside of my frame where the bike rests on the rack. Also, I had one of the straps break.Bottom Line: GARBAGE!!! DO NOT PURCHASE.
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$140.00
Purchased At: rei
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