Yakima Frontloader Roof Bike Rack Review

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.

Yakima frontloader roof bike rack review.

So as long as the bike is not heavier than 40lbs it will fit the yakima frontloader well. It is not. It was easily accessible and does not require the use of a hitch. And when it s not in use simply fold it down and the rack lies nearly flat.

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Thus preventing the bike from flying off the car. Reviewed by neil m san francisco ca reviewed for a 2009 volkswagen tiguan 2010 12 01 15 12 29. The frontloader is the evolution of a long line of roof racks from yakima. It can fit flat round and square roof bars.

Easy to install the rack and real quick to get the bike up and locked in place. I am very happy with the yakima raptor bike rack. Yakima fans might even use the rack in combination with the brand s roof racks such as the fatcat 6 or the fatcat 4. 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.

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. When i owned a rav4 i used front loaders to mount my bikes. Many of the features that we loved with the highroller can be found in the. The yakima frontloader is the simpler and slimmer sibling of the highroller bike rack that bikeradar recently reviewed.

3 8 out of 5 10 reviews. I was fortunate that the backstrap from the rack did not fail and held the bike from completely falling. 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. The yakima frontloader would work great on top of a sedan suv or on bars spanning a truck bed at bedrail height.

I will be submitting a formal complaint with yakima. There is a simple folding mechanism on the bike rack. Front loader racks for bikes are secure and easy to use. The bike crashed on top of the roof of my car.

Installation overview and review of the yakima frontloader rooftop bike rack carrier.