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scott
a Weekend Warrior
from englewood, tnDate Reviewed: May 7, 2010
Strengths: no front tire removalWeaknesses: bolt takes a while to clamp down on a fat down tube forcing you to hold your bike upright for a while. not easy on an suv. very stealable unless you upgrade to the rear wingnut lock. the plastic wingnuts that support the front plate to mounting tabs look like a hacksaw would take 10 seconds to take care of and the whole rack will come off. i would have appreciated a bit more security out of the box, at least the thief would have to be familiar with the copperhead or really poke around and have the right allen tool to take it off quickly.Bottom Line: its an ok rack, probably better suited for a car due to the reaching and balancing youll have to do with an suv. i wish id gone with the king cobra for 40 bucks more. also im concerned about long term lateral stability. my wahoo has fishers g2 geometry, front tire is about center on the front lip of the tray. the ross road bike fits pretty well.
Favorite Trail: athens regional park - close
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$110.00
Purchased At: owen cycles, chattan
Similar Products Used: copperhead
Bike Setup: 2009 gary fisher wahoo, 19". 80's ross grand tour.
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chester
a Cross Country Rider
from cottonwood heights, ut 84121Date Reviewed: June 23, 2008
Strengths: factory rack attachments includedWeaknesses: did not work for my 6" travel bike,(giant reign) clamp does not reach bottom tube, or if it does the angle of the clamp is way wrong and barely reaches bottom bracket. doubt it would work on any 6" travel bike, the triangle arms are just not long enough to reach the bottom tubeand am suspicious that it wouldnt work with anything with a higher bottom bracket (4" travel bike or bigger)
from now on im just gonna take off front wheel as this is the best rack set up.Bottom Line: yakima should tell you that it wont work for high travel bikes, since they didnt and i gotta return it(hassel) im giving them 2 chilis
Favorite Trail: bobsled
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$90.00
Purchased At: nashbar
Similar Products Used: yakima copperhead.
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Robb
a Cross Country Rider
from HoustonDate Reviewed: April 16, 2008
Strengths: Don't have to take front wheel offWeaknesses: Not very stableBottom Line: This rack blows. It's not very stable-- I'd never go off road, or even on a bumpy road with it. I've had it actually fall off the car in a strong cross wind and on a sharp turn. If you buy it, don't drive over 55. To its credit, even when the rack came off the car the bike stayed in the jaws.
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Purchased At: web
Bike Setup: mountain and road
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William
a Weekend Warrior
from Tampa, FL USADate Reviewed: September 25, 2007
Strengths: Easy to intall, full bike mount so you don't have to remove wheels, price and Yakima is a pretty well respected brandWeaknesses: You gotta get way up there to lock the bike in. Various mounting options make the instructions a little strange.Bottom Line: I have a Subaru Outback and you have to be pretty tall to get to the lock down knob. But it sure beats taking the front wheel off every time you want to throw the bike on the car. Even standing inside the door my six foot body had a little trouble securing things. I'm sure I will get better with time but that is the only draw back so far. I used the mighty mount adapters and that made things a little lower. Mighty mounts are nice too.
Favorite Trail: Long Staircases
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$89.00
Purchased At: rackattack.com
Bike Setup: Raleigh M 40 (she's a classic), pretty much stock, urban tires, Giant pedals, suspension seatpost.
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