Bike frame bar adapter allows you to transport a woman's, child's or full-suspension bicycle on your hitch-, trunk- or spare-tire-mounted bicycle rack. Telescoping bar fits a variety of bike sizes and will not scratch your bike's finish.
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Today we'll be reviewing the Hollywood Racks bike adapter bar for alternative frame bikes, part number is HRBA-PRO. This is also available in the extra large version, part number HRBA-PRO-XL. The adapter bar is going to allow you to adapt your women's, children's or nontraditional bike frame to fit a wide variety of bike racks. The bar is constructed of a sturdy steel with a black powder coat finish which is nice to hold up against rust and corrosion. The bar also features a limited lifetime warranty. Telescoping the bar will allow you to achieve a range of different bike frames from 15-1/4 to 28 and 3/4. In a fully extended position, the bar will lock into place with the push button.
Pressing the button will allow you to slide it back in to make a smaller adjustment. Pushing the gold button down is going to allow you to swing the lever open so you can use the clamp. The non-marking plastic clamps are going to help to protect your bike's finish. There is both a larger and smaller collar. The larger collar offers an inside dimension of 3-1/2 inches in length and the width comes to almost 2-1/4.
For the smaller collar our length is 3-1/4 inches and the width is about 1-1/2 inches. We'll now fit the bar to our nontraditional style bike. We'll start by extending it a little and then you'll want to open up your clamps. We'll hook it around the seat post and then move to the handle bar post and repeat the process. You can then press it together. We'll get our bike loaded onto the rack.
For demonstration purposes, we're going to load it on to the slot closest to us but keep in mind at home if you're only hauling 1 or 2 bikes, you want to load them in the closest opening to the vehicle. We'll secure all of our straps and we're ready to hit the road. With our bike loaded, we'll go ahead and take it out on our test course so you can see how it's going to look in action. We have our slalom which will show you the side to side action. The alternating bumps is going to give you an idea of the twisting motion. The solid bumps will show you the up and down movement of the rack.
That concludes our review of the Hollywood Racks bike adapter bar part number HRBA-PRO. .
Average Customer Rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars (56 Customer Reviews)
Bike frame bar adapter allows you to transport a woman's, child's or full-suspension bicycle on your hitch-, trunk- or spare-tire-mounted bicycle rack. Telescoping bar fits a variety of bike sizes and will not scratch your bike's finish.HRBA PRO very simple to use and does a great job 697606
this needs more adjustment options to fit more kinds of bikes. (I cannot use this product personally) 529761
Product works great. Just as advertised. 654140
Works great 283216
Great product. Keeps the woman's bike straight on the rack. The locks are tight and hold the handlebars and the saddle in place. Solidly build. Every time we go on a bike trip, I put it on my wife's bike. Bicycle racks do not take women's bikes in account so this bar is the best alternative out there. 211516
The adapters are all about the same. Hollywood is as good as the rest. They are designed to solve the step through bike frame problem when loading bike to hitch carrier. The design is average and needs improvement in my opinion. Etrailer does a fine job shipping and followup. 458188
This is a great product. I have a 2006 Lexus RX400H. The fit is ideal as it completely takes the spoiler out of the fitting equation. First time out of the box it took a bit of head scratching to get it set up and secured in position but the instructions were clear. Subsequent fittings are a breeze - no more than a couple of minutes and the rack is fastened, the bike loaded and on my way. No hesitation in recommending this to folks with SUVs and spoilers. 194051
Trailer tire came promptly in excellent packaging. Tire was properly inflated. I've purchased from etrailer before so I knew I'd get excellent service. I like these guys, they make it easy and affordable to buy quality products. 212264
Excellent did not scratch the bike wen resting in place very strong steel construction you will not break them. 492841
Functioned as advertised and fit easily around my women's 1975 step-through Schwinn. The product has a real no-brainer design that is secure. I have no reason to question its ability to hold my bike on the rack regardless of road condition or reasonable driving speed. 636916
works as described. A bit difficult to unhook from bike. Width of bar makes it a bit too wide to fit nicely into bike rack mounts (Hollywood F2 over the top). 414427
Needed a platform style rack for heavy E-bike that is a step through model with fenders. This severely limited the choice of racks. Found one that said it would work and it did but because the center support grabbed the frame so low, it wobbled quite a bit and rubbed against the chain guard. This adapter bar solved the problem. Ordinarily the bike hangs from this type device so rubbing on the painted frame isn't an issue but in my use It is being pushed down by the center clamp and rode over the seat post onto the frame.. I solved this with a white spacer ring I made (see picture) so the adapter bar couldn't ride down and rub the frame. It's a very solid nicely made piece of equipment. probably overkill for my use 425619
Just as advertised, easy ordering, fast delivery, great price! I think other sites finally has some competition. :) 492847
The quality of materials used is impressive. It's so easy to adjust the length to fit any bike. 612457
The Bike attachment bar works great for attaching a ladies bike onto your bike rack. My wife's bike has a very large V shape to it that made it hard to attach to the swagman dispatch bike rack. 423390
Have two bikes one is my Schwinn bike and the other is my 12 year old bike. And the frame on both of thesenbikes made it difficult to mount on my bike rack. But after using the extended bike adaptor HRBA Pro. It made a world of difference and made mounting the bikes ease and easy. And it extends so that helped also. 666285
The bike rack is superb. I had to order a set of replacement straps because I did not realize that over time, vibration would cause the spokes to cut into the rubber on the straps. Now, I just make sure the straps are not rubbing against the spokes. The rack held up well from Pennsylvania to Florida and back with two bikes in it, and is easy to put on and off the trailer hitch on my Silverado pickup. I haven't used the frame adapter very often, simply because I found a workaround. But when I do use it, it works quickly, simply and as advertised. 295988
Very solid adapter. Works well Just got it but it looks like it's built to last, very pleased with the quality. Quick delivery too. 274921
product was just what i wanted and done the job it was designed for 739600
Used this Adjustable-Length Connecting Rod on a step-thru electric bike to hold bike upright on the Hollywood Sport Rider SE2 Bike Rack (for a 2” trailer hitch receiver) for 2 electric bikes. Very impressed with the high quality and design of this Connecting Rod. 732961
Works as advertised for her Rad City step through. 727095
Works great with my wife’s Rad Power city step through bike with my Hollywood bike rack 719219
After some "spousal team building" we got the rack assembled. We tested it today 10-13-19. This is a very sturdy, well-built rack. We depended on the etrailer team to select this rack for our e-bicycles based on our vehicle and description of the bikes. As with the bikes, the rack is heavy. It is carrying two 50-60 pound bicycles. It was nice to have security locks too. The adapter bar for my bike worked perfectly. Definitely appreciated the support from the guys at etrailer which made my decision to purchase from this company rather than looking elsewhere. 717224
Great products. Well made and fully assembled. Good communication and products arrived very quickly. Appreciated all the information on the website. It gave me the confidence that it would fit my vehicle. I mounted the bike rack on a 2018 Jeep Wrangler JL with back up camera with no issue. There is a tight clearance between the spare tire, and 3rd brake light but I was able to install it with the tire cover in tact. Going forward will probably put small spacers on the back of the tire mount for an extra fraction of inch clearance. Also, the adapter was needed to level out the women bike on the rack. 707304
I returned this product as it did not work with my bike and actually badly scratched the upper bar frame on my bike. I had a Hollywood bike rack. I do not recommend this product for all bikes. 673609
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