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Hello all. Any bikers here? What are your on this one https://www.subaruonlineparts.com/sku/soa567b041.html.
Or any bike rack suggestions? I'm more of a rear rack than a roof top rack type. Thanks!
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LushIt wrote:
Hello all. Any bikers here? What are your on this one https://www.subaruonlineparts.com/sku/soa567b041.html.
Or any bike rack suggestions? I'm more of a rear rack than a roof top rack type. Thanks!
Pass on that. Get a rack that holds the bike by the wheels, not hanging from the frame. I use a Saris Superclamp 2, but there are a lot of other options out there.
https://www.1up-usa.com/product-category/bike-racks/
https://www.saris.com/product/superclamp-ex-2
https://www.thule.com/en-us/bike-rack/hitch-bike-racks
You get the picture.
If you are just putting cheap bikes on there, then I guess that Thule rack you linked is alright. If you care about your bikes though, get one like the ones linked.
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I used the WRX roof rails with Yakima bike trays (fork mount) on my 9-2x. I've used a rack similar to the Thule in the original post, but never with high-end bikes. I'd never put my road bike in one of those, except in an emergency.
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GF and I are using the Saris MTR, similar to the 1up.
Thule and Yakima seems to let the wheels and bike move around a little more than I liked.
I previously have had roof racks from Thule on the car and one of the Saris Cycle On platform racks. Only drove the bikes into a low overhang once!
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lizzardo wrote:
I used the WRX roof rails with Yakima bike trays (fork mount) on my 9-2x. I've used a rack similar to the Thule in the original post, but never with high-end bikes. I'd never put my road bike in one of those, except in an emergency.
Why?
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iamchris wrote:
lizzardo wrote:
I used the WRX roof rails with Yakima bike trays (fork mount) on my 9-2x. I've used a rack similar to the Thule in the original post, but never with high-end bikes. I'd never put my road bike in one of those, except in an emergency.
Why?
My road bike is carbon. Being suspended from the top tube would still allow movement, and I wouldn't want the clearcoat to get damaged, because the carbon fibers are next. MTB? No problem.
Maybe I'm being over-cautious. The hitch mount I've got that suspends like that has a screw-tightened clamp for the top tube, and I'm not sure that clamping like that is recommended. I'd ask my bike shop friend before doing that.
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I have a roof rack on my car and normally run 2 trays and an upright. If I put my carbon bikes (Road & Cross) up on the roof I use the upright rack. It locks in the wheel and does not touch the frame. I used to put my Road bike into the trays, but discovered that my carbon fork legs were starting to delaminate from the carbon dropouts. Needless to say I no longer carry the carbon bike in the trays. Part of the issue may be from having the bikes in the trays for long distance trips which is why I bought the upright rack. Most of the time I put the road bikes into the back seat.
Clamping carbon is a bad idea on the tubes. I would never carry my carbon bikes on a rack that clamped the tubes.
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when my bike is mounted on the rack on the motorhome its both securely locked to the rack frame and covered with a neat fitting bike cover ( out of site ETc etc ).
when on these kind of sites or at an overnight stop the bike is secured to the chassis and has the STRIKEBACK alarm loop fitted over the bike cover and through the bike frame whether it remains on the rack or not.
that way to get at the locks the scroat has to breach the cover and the Alarm before the locks.
nothing is completely secure, even put it inside the van a if they want it that bad its gone, just more damage.
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