Yakima Frontloader Roof Bike Rack Review

The bike scratched the rook of my car pretty badly.

Yakima frontloader roof bike rack review.

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My only complaint would be that i purchased the bike rack which did not have a locking mechanism included so i have to use my bike lock to secure my bike to the. The design is tried and proven and works very well if you don t have to lift your bike too far to get to the rack. And when it s not in use simply fold it down and the rack lies nearly flat. Yakima frontloader bike rack user reviews.

The yakima frontloader is the simpler and slimmer sibling of the highroller bike rack that bikeradar recently reviewed. The frontloader is the evolution of a long line of roof racks from yakima. Yakima fans might even use the rack in combination with the brand s roof racks such as the fatcat 6 or the fatcat 4. The bike crashed on top of the roof of my car.

It is not. Easy to install the rack and real quick to get the bike up and locked in place. The yakima highroad is a bicycle roof rack that attaches to roof bars and which holds a bike by its wheels only with nothing touching the frame. So as long as the bike is not heavier than 40lbs it will fit the yakima frontloader well.

When i owned a rav4 i used front loaders to mount my bikes. Before racks like the kuat trio coming to market the wheel on design was one of the only options for bikes with thru axle forks. Thus preventing the bike from flying off the car. I will be submitting a formal complaint with yakima.

Yakima frontloader rooftop bike rack 5th gen 4runner. I was fortunate that the backstrap from the rack did not fail and held the bike from completely falling. Many of the features that we loved with the highroller can be found in the. I am very happy with the yakima raptor bike rack.

There is a simple folding mechanism on the bike rack.