Today we are going to show you part number Y02531 from Yakima. This is their TubeTop bicycle adapter for alternative frames or womens bike frames that allows you to carry on a traditional bicycle rack. We will go ahead and install this on an alternative-frame bicycle to give you a better idea of how it works. First step is to push down on this button here. Open it up and then do the same thing on the other side. And one part will go around your handlebars, and the other half will go around your seat post. And then lock the arms back down. You will notice that the tube on this one is rather on the large side. That is because it matches both bicycle frames on the average, so that way you get a better grip on the adapter itself when you strap it onto the bicycle rack.
OK, let us go ahead and install this on a typical bicycle rack. Once you have it in place, you can move it left and right, however you need it, and then strap it down in place. All right, and that covers it for part number Y02531 from Yakima, the TubeTop.
Questions and Comments about this Video
Would the tube top adapter work as well with clamp-type bike racks? that is, the bikes dont hang from a rack like the Yakima Stick up, for example. Thanks in advance for your answer.
comment by: David M - 10/28/2012
They are not necessarily needed with a platform style rack like the Yakima Stick Up. Where you would still need to use an adapter bar on a platform rack would be kids bikes and bikes with a step-through style frame. You want to make sure that the frame hook can have a firm grip on the bike frame. If it is an option, you can look into a platform rack that holds the bike by the wheels instead of the frame. Then it becomes a non-issue. Racks like the Yakima Hold Up, Thule T2 or Kuat NV Core do not make contact with the bike frame at all.
Patrick B - 11/8/2012
