# 1
Swagman Upright Bike Rack for 1 Bike - Roof Rack Crossbars - Frame Mount
Great product. Worked great for taking the boys bike down to the beach. Also great around town going to the bike trail.
Great product, but difficult to managge with just one person loading and unloading the bikes. I have a subaru outback 2015, and it was a bit of a hastle to get my heavier mt bike loaded by myself, but I'm also only 5'3
# 2
Yakima ForkLift Roof Mounted Bike Carrier - Fork Mount
Once I figured out that my factory crossbars *could be moved* everything worked (2009 Subaru Outback). If you happen to have fixed position crossbars, and your bike's wheelbase just happens to place the rear wheel exactly in the middle of the rear clamp, then it won't work (even if you get the free fix). The rear tire ratcheting tie down (wheel tray) can't be placed suitably close to the rear wheel for buckling. Also, the clamps don't *exactly* match the shape of my crossbars, so the gripping force is not spread out. I need a notch between the upper and middle notches, or a rubbery, compressible surface.
The clamps fit factory oval cross bars. No adapters necessary. Setup on my 04 Outback took 20 minutes.
# 3
Swagman Fork Down Roof Mounted Bike Carrier - Fork Mount
Goes together quickly, appears that it will fit my needs in terms of being cross-compatible on a variety of vehicles. Fit on a Subaru Outback factory crossbar and transported bike locally with no issues when I got it out to set up and test (not quite warm enough to ride much yet where I live). Instructions are not super, but the assembly is pretty straightforward so that is not a problem. At the price point, if this rack indeed holds up to swapping onto multiple vehicles and lasts me a few years, I'll be thrilled with the purchase.
The rack was pretty much as should be expected at this price point. It works, but not great quality. For one, the paint easily chips off. Another, the rails are a bit flimsy and twist when you tighten the rear wheel firmly. The directions don't explain a number of small items (which make for a better installation) such as make sure the lever is positioned on the outside for easier installation of the bike, why is there one different bolt, whether the bikes should be mounted forward, backward or it doesn't matter, the rails have a right (and less right) way of going together, the strap for the rear tire "will" fall off of the rack if you forget to reinsert it after taking the bike off of the car. Despite these shortcomings, the rack works well at an inexpensive price...I think a pretty good value
Fit Test: Rhino-Rack MountainTrail Rooftop Bike Carrier on a 2017 Subaru Outback Wagon
Speaker 1: Today on our 2017 Subaru Outback wagon, we're going to be test fitting the Rhino Rack Mountain Trail Rooftop Rack Bike Rack part number RBC035. We already have a bike installed on our rack, so let's take a closer look and show off some of the features.How the bike is held into place, we're not going have any frame contact at all. Instead, we're going to have a front skewer mount here, which will grab your bike by its forks. Then, at the rear, we have this wheel strap, which is adjustable along the bike rack to accommodate bikes of different sizes. Back up to the skewer mount, there is a lock installed on it, so once you have this in place and secured, it can lock this, and now your bike is going to be secured to your bike rack. Also, on top, we do have this lock here, and once you lock that down your bike rack will be secured to your roof rack.
Fit Test: Yakima HighSpeed Roof Bike Rack on a 2017 Subaru Outback Wagon
Speaker 1: Today we're with the 2017 Subaru Outback Wagon. We're going to be test-fitting the Yakima high speed bike rack, part number YZ2115. We already have a bike installed on the rack, so let's take a closer look and show off some of the features.How the bike is attached to the rack, we're not going to have any frame contact at all. Instead, we're going to have a fork mount up at the front with this clamp that holds it in place, as well as a strap towards the rear that ratchets into place and keeps that where it need to be.With everything installed as it is, we're not going to have any issues of clearance between the bike rake and our hatch, as you can see here. And also, at the back we have an integrated cable lock with an option to get a lock core, if you want to secure your bike to the bike rack. And there's also a lock towards the front here at this point because as you turn this, that's what keeps this fork mount in place and you can secure that to the bike rack as well.How it attaches to the roof-rack system, we're going to have these rubber-coated steel straps that wrap around and clamp into place up on top, like so.
RockyMounts Roof Bike Racks Review - 2017 Subaru Outback Wagon
Today on our 2017 Subaru Outback wagon we're going to be test fitting the RockyMounts BrassKnuckles rooftop bike rack, part number RKY1202. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's take a closer look and show off some of the features. How this bike attaches to the rack, we're going to have no frame contact at all. Instead we'll have this front wheel hook securing our front part of our bike. Then we'll have two wheel straps at the front and rear to hold those in place.
Fit Check: Testing Rhino-Rack Hybrid Roof Bike Rack on a 2017 Subaru Outback Wagon
Today on our 2017 Subaru Outback Wagon we're going to be test fitting the Rhino Rack Hybrid Roof Top Bike Rack, part number RRRBC050. We already have a bike installed on the rack, let's take a closer look and show off some of the features. How this attaches to the bike rack, we're going t have no frame contact at all. Instead we'll have this wheel hook up at the front, and the two wheel straps at the front and rear tire to hold those in place as well. These are adjustable to accommodate bikes of different sizes, and with everything installed we're not going to have an issue of clearance between our bike rack and the hatch as you can see here. This also has two locks to secure your bike to the rack. We have one here as well as at this point on our wheel hook, and that's for an integrated cable lock, which is sold separately.
Fit Check: Yakima HighRoad Roof Bike Rack on a 2017 Subaru Outback Wagon
Today on our 2017 Subaru Outback Wagon, we're going to be testing fitting the Yakima HighRoad Rooftop Bike Rack, part number Y02114. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's take a closer look and show off some of the features. How this bike actually attaches to the rack, we're not going to have any frame contact at all. Instead, it's going to grip your bike by the front tire up here, as you can see. Then, at the back, we have this rear strap and this is adjustable along the length of the bike rack to accommodate bikes of different sizes. With everything installed, we're not going to have an issue of clearance between our rear hatch and the bike rack, as you can see here. Let's go ahead and take the bike off and set it aside.
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