For female or oddly shaped frames, throw on a Tube Top Adapter. The adapter attaches quickly and easily between your handlebars and seat post to form a sturdy, horizontal bar, which makes the bike compatible with most hitch mounted carriers.
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Average Customer Rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars (124 Customer Reviews)
For female or oddly shaped frames, throw on a Tube Top Adapter. The adapter attaches quickly and easily between your handlebars and seat post to form a sturdy, horizontal bar, which makes the bike compatible with most hitch mounted carriers.
Very well constructed, fits frame somewhat loosely, does not allow much adjustment to center the weight on the hitch for our Scott ebikes. 711413
The price, and product were great. Delivery was prompt. The bike bar adapter works great, the only issue was when using the front of the bar on the handlebar stem the front wheel was to close to the ground when mounted on the bike rack, but this was resolved by placing the front of the bar on the top of the fork tube of the frame, the extra 1 1/2" gained by doing this leveled ot the bike on the rack, and gave me the clearance needed. The bike is a 1947 Monark Super Deluxe womens bike, with a tank, and dual springer front end. Thanks for a great product !! Sincerly, Larry Wildes 14538
Blech. Waste of money. Didn't fit any of our bikes no matter how I manipulated the things. Very narrow range of usefulness. I asked other owners I saw in the parking lot and heard the same thing. Make sure it fits YOUR bike before you buy. Get thee to a bike shop. Good luck. 292334
Works as advertised. Indent pins can be difficult to use and expect rust after using in the rain. 662349
Etrailer.com not only had the best price for the adapter bar I was looking for, but they did not gouge me on shipping costs. After ordering you get emails at every stage, than the best of all, I received an email stating they bumped my order from standard to priority at no additional charges. I will check etrailer.com in the future for purchases, outstanding customer service and delivery. 104451
Prior to purchasing the bike rack, we loaded our bikes in the back of our CRV. We had not purchased a rack before as we were told that there weren't any racks that would fit a CRV. That's where etrailer.com came in - I went on line and found the site and the rest is history. The bike rack came quickly and with a few adjustments, it was soon on the back of the CRV. Unfortunately, I did not realize that a female bike required an adapter bar so we were unable to use the rack with both bikes until the second order arrived with the adapter enclosed. Friendly and prompt communication from etrailer.com on both orders. I definitely recommend purchasing this product from etrailer.com - just don't forget a Tube Top adapter if one of your two bikes is for a woman! 138237
We looked up Julie's order and it is a 2005 Honda CR-V. The bike rack is a Yakima SpareTime, it bolts to the spare tire mount so there are no straps used to secure the rack to the vehicle. Each bike is held on with 3 straps, 2 across the top tube to secure the bike to the rack and 1 around the seat post to keep the bike from swinging. As you know, your 2014 doesn't have the rear mounted spare, so your bike rack options are roof, hitch or trunk/hatch mounted. I've added a link to all the trunk racks we have that will fit your CR-V, if you're interested in roof or hitch mounte instead, let me know.
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Patrick B - 7/10/2014Works well, but the arm that swings up for either the handlebars or seat interferes with my bike carrier cradle. If they narrowed the tube where the mechanism is hinged it may fit the cradle better. 652737
After a consult with an eTrailer rep, I finally settled on the Saris. I used this for a 3 hour trip (6 hours round trip) with 3 bikes on a lexus NX200T. The video does not show that you need to remove a piece for certain tow hitches. Once I figured that out, it was very easy to assemble. The bikes remained stable and did not get scratched. The locking mechanism added greater stability for the bikes and security when we stopped at rest stops. Remember to buy a cross bar add on if the bike does not have one. I had 2 bikes with the add on, and one without. All 3 bikes remained secure for the trip 292087
I received the Yakima bike rack from etrailer for my Jeep. I received it quickly and found it easy to attach. I then determined that since I have a woman's/mountain bike I needed the tube top adapter. I do wish I would have known that so I could have ordered everything at the same time. I now have it all and everything works great! 129602
ill give it 2 stars, and only for it's sturdiness. what a bad design. first off, why would you not make the collars adjustable. adjustable collars would allow tightening of bar to seat post and goose neck to eliminate bike movement once mounted. a locking mechanism for telescoping bar itself would do the same thing. this top bar has neither. matter of fact, for some odd reason, most top bar adapters on the market don't. the overly large collar mechanisms also limit mounting points, meaning not much left to right movement on the bike rack itself in order to get bikes out of way of each other. if you ever tried mounting 3 to 4 bikes on a 4-bike rack you know what i'm talking about. needless to say sending them back and will remove bottle mount cages to make bikes fit together..... 845008
Excellent works very well 803868
easy to latch, solid product 803718
This product is solid and easy to use with a traditional bike frame. Makes hanging the bike easy on the bike rack. 802940
Great product...a must for a ladies bike. Easy to install and fits well with our Thule bike rack. 801703
Bought four of these, the only issue I have had is I have had to adjust the seat heights to get these to work. Other than that, I would still recommend these. 798743
Used them on our nine camping trips last yeayear and they worked almost to perfection. Had to adjust a couple of bike seats to make them work each time. But overall, they did what I needed them to do. 796530
Decent little rack. I mounted this on a 2020 Jeep Renegade 4x4 Limited. It was difficult to get set up and as a ton of slack on the tie downs. I just cut them and burned the nylon since this is the only vehicle that this rack will ever be on. Secured one bike, rode well with little movement. Secured two bikes, a little wiggle. Secured three bikes and I was not comfortable at all!! The bikes I loaded are a Giant Stance 1 29er Full Suspension, Trek Marlin 5 hardtail and a Liv Bliss 2. The total of weight of these 3 bikes is 92 pounds, shouldn't be that big of an issue... however, when looking at the directions on Yakima site, it says that 90 pounds includes the weight of the rack?!?!?! I mean come on be real as to what people can put on their rack without the weight of the rack. I would not buy this again if I had the choice. However, etrailer... you guys rock. Super fast shipping and easy check-out!! 790849
Have Thule and now, Yakima.....it’s thicker and better. 729399
Well designed product for my 2015 Ford Edge. The installation was fairly simple....the videos helped. The 2 bikes were secure and safe with the locks. A solid choice for bike trips. 720690
Worked very well on my 2016 Ford Edge. We took our bikes on vacation and had no issues. I have not tried putting it on by myself but think I may need assistance. My husband was able to get it on the vehicle alone. 719260
Great product. Does exactly what it is supposed to do. The only reason I'm not giving it 5 stars is because it is a little hard to press the button to release the arm. 699494
Works great with my Quintana Roo, Angie K is very helpful, fast delivery 682479
Product was exactly as advertised and delivered quickly. 652473
Great addition for the odd shaped bicyc le 643646
Expensive for what does. But it works as advertised. 597664
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