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Swagman Bike Frame Adapter Bar - Large - 25-1/2" - 35" - 35 lbs
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Swagman Bike Frame Adapter Bar - Large - 25-1/2" - 35" - 35 lbs

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Adapter bar lets you carry a bike with a 25-1/2" - 35" seat-to-handlebar distance on your hanging-style or platform-style bike rack. It's perfect for women's, kid's, and alternate frame bikes. 1-800-940-8924 to order Swagman accessories and parts part number S57FR or order online at etrailer.com. Free expert support on all Swagman products. Great prices and Fastest Shipping for Swagman Bike Frame Adapter Bar - Large - 25-1/2" - 35" - 35 lbs. Accessories and Parts reviews from real customers.
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Swagman Accessories and Parts - S57FR

  • Hitch Bike Racks
  • Spare Tire Bike Racks
  • Trunk Bike Racks
  • Adapter Bar
  • Frame
  • Swagman
  • 25 - 31 Inch Long

Adapter bar lets you carry a bike with a 25-1/2" - 35" seat-to-handlebar distance on your hanging-style or platform-style bike rack. It's perfect for women's, kid's, and alternate frame bikes.


Features:

  • Adapter bar lets you carry a bike with a women's, kid's, or alternate frame horizontally on your hanging bike rack
    • Also lets you carry your women's or kid's bike on a frame-mount platform-style bike rack
  • Spring-loaded tube extends to ensure a snug fit on most bikes
  • Easy push-button hooks clamp around your bike's seat post and handlebar's stem post
    • Clamps open outward to avoid interference with seat and handlebars during installation
    • Vinyl coating helps prevent scratches on your bike's paint
  • Sturdy steel construction with black powder coat finish is durable and rust resistant


Specs:

  • Carrying capacity: 1 bike
  • Weight capacity: 35 lbs
  • Adjustable length (inside clamp to inside clamp): 25-1/2" - 35"
  • Maximum handlebar stem post and seat post diameter: 2" wide
  • Weight: 3.5 lbs
  • Limited lifetime warranty


Note: The adapter bar weight limit is 35 lbs when used on a hanging bike rack.


Bike Frame Adapter Bar

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This adapter bar allows you to carry a bike with a sloping top tube or step-through frame on your bike rack. It fits between the seat post and handlebar stem post of your bike to ensure level transport on your hanging-style bike rack. It also creates a top tube so you can carry your bike on frame-mount platform-style rack. The spring-loaded bar telescopes to fit multiple frame sizes, and it can be used with no-rise bike stems.


Easy Installation

Swagman Deluxe Adapter Bar Vinyl Collars

To install the adapter bar simply open the hooks with the integrated release buttons, wrap one hook around your handlebar stem post and the other around your seat post, and close the hooks. The hooks open outward - parallel with the bar - to help you avoid interference from the seat and handlebars during installation. The bar has red "Up" indicators on each end to help prevent incorrect installation. The hooks have a vinyl coating that won't scratch or scuff your bikes' paint.



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Swagman Bike Frame Adapter Bar - Large - 25-1/2" - 35" - 35 lbs - S57FR

Average Customer Rating:  4.6 out of 5 stars   (75 Customer Reviews)

Adapter bar lets you carry a bike with a 25-1/2" - 35" seat-to-handlebar distance on your hanging-style or platform-style bike rack. It's perfect for women's, kid's, and alternate frame bikes.

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The adapter bar is probably fine if you have to have it-the quality of the part seems fine. Don’t buy it from etrailer though if you think you might need to return it. Unlike [online stores], they don’t accept returns on bike racks if you have assembled the rack, so they may well have the same policy for this adapter. I bought the HR1500 bike rack with these adapter bars, but the right solution would have been the HR1700. They won’t allow exchanges or returns.



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would like it lockable, so I didn't need add'l lock to my bike rack other than the holddown that loops over the bar to hold the bike in...



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Works as advertised. We have two different types of Fat Tire Ebikes and both are step thru style. Perfect for putting on and clamping them down on the bike rack for travel. Great accessory.



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Works perfectly.



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Returned this item because it
Turned
out I didn’t need it for our Lecteic step thru bikes.



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I've needed this bar adapter for my trek ebike "step-through" for my particular bike rack which hooks onto the bikes. It has worked just fine in providing a way for the bike to be secured onto the rack.



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I would advise anyone if they are considering ordering anything from etrailer to make sure it's what you want because if you have to return it you have to pay for shipping and what is left you will be waiting for a long time before you get it back! be careful!



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These fit perfectly on our Lectric eBikes and helped ensure they are secure to our swagman eBike approved bike rack.



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Works great with the Swagman E-Spec Bike Rack and the step through Letric bike.



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This bar is quick and easy to use. It has flexibility to fit any bike and is plenty strong. It allows us to attach our step through bikes to our rack. Very happy with the purchase.



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Been using it quite a bit and am happy with the e bike rack. Very well built and functional.



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I bought this item but found something more suitable for my specific application. Called to return and Nicole was great. No hassle return. Will continue to shop with etrailer in the future.



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I used it once to transport my wife’s bike in for service and it chipped the paint on the bars of the bike. Need some sort of rubber protectors at each end to protect the bike.



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A must have to haul step through bikes



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Seems to be too long for my Heybike cityscape but we seem to have it secured to the rack.



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The bar was easy to install and worked exactly as it was designed. Our bikes will be quite stable on our bike rack.



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This is a great all around product that allows almost any bike to adapt to the bike rack.



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Speed and service excellent. Box came a bit banged up but no damage to item so very happy with etrailer.



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just as advertised. works great on my lectric xpremium. thanks for the great service.



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you guys did a geeat job in sending this to us. Also, the piece came in great condition.



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Christopher

6/8/2024

Excellent. Best bike rack I ever had



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This is a better bar than the cheap one I bought prior to this purchase, but this bar has poor figment and the jury is out on how long it will last.



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I placed the order and then it was quiet. I called and was told Aug but someone checked and found me a piece for the rack and I am all set. A call or e-mail would have been helpful.



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It works perfectly and is very easy to use.



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looks like they will work perfect but haven't had a chance to use them yet


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