Submitted by
chester
a Cross Country Rider
from cottonwood heights, ut 84121 Date Reviewed: June 23, 2008
Favorite Trail:
bobsled
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$90.00
Purchased At:
nashbar
Strengths:
factory rack attachments included
Weaknesses:
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.
Similar Products Used:
yakima copperhead.
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
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Submitted by
Robb
a Cross Country Rider
from Houston Date Reviewed: April 16, 2008
Duration Product Used:
More than 3 years
Purchased At:
web
Strengths:
Don't have to take front wheel off
Weaknesses:
Not very stable
Bike Setup:
mountain and road
Bottom 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.
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Submitted by
William
a Weekend Warrior
from Tampa, FL USA Date Reviewed: September 25, 2007
Favorite Trail:
Long Staircases
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$89.00
Purchased At:
rackattack.com
Strengths:
Easy to intall, full bike mount so you don't have to remove wheels, price and Yakima is a pretty well respected brand
Weaknesses:
You gotta get way up there to lock the bike in. Various mounting options make the instructions a little strange.
Bike Setup:
Raleigh M 40 (she's a classic), pretty much stock, urban tires, Giant pedals, suspension seatpost.
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.
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