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Rhino-Rack MountainTrail Rooftop Bike Carrier - Fork Mount
Love this bike rack! It fits perfectly with my Rhino Rack Cross Bars. I'm very impressed by the lack of wind noise. With the bike mounted on the rack, you can barely hear the wind noise at 60mph. With the sunroof open you can hear wind noise, but as long as the window is closed, you can only slightly hear anything if the radio is off and you are trying to hear it. Amazing! Can't wait to get more use out of it in the future!
I have used a lot of bike racks and this is the one I keep on my 4Runner. It just works. It is the easiest to take on and off, which is important for me because between me, my wife and kids I have 4 bikes that need to be rearranged often. We also use a roof box, kayak racks and a SUP rack so I am always taking things off and on. The front straps loop over the bar and tightens with an allen key, the back is a couple wing nuts. Since there are 2 straps up front the rack is very stable when a bike is on it. I like that it comes with locks and the skewer is super easy to adjust, clamp and unclamp. If it is cold, dark and damp at 6am and I am tired, late for a ride and still waking up this is the rack I go for because it is easy. There are a couple things to be aware of though... You will need to put a drop of oil in the skewer every 6 months or so to keep it opening and closing smoothly. Otherwise is can stick. Sometimes if the skewer is turned just right there will be a bit of whistle because of a hole in the clamping mechanism. If I turn it to a different angle the whistle stops. And after going through the car wash with the rack on my roof a dozen times or so the black paint began to have a bit of a rainbow sheen. Not sure if it is the bike rack or the soap my car wash uses.
RockyMounts TieRod Roof Bike Rack Review - 2006 Acura TL
Today on our 2006 Acura TL we'll be test fitting the RockyMounts TieRod Roof Mounted Bike Carrier, part number RKY1014. With a Thule Arrow Blade Roof Rack System assembled onto our vehicle, we'll begin our test fit by placing the RockyMounts TieRod directly onto our load bars. Here at the front, we'll bring our straps around our front bar and then remove the black plastic cover. We'll fit the straps back into the head of the carrier and use an Allen key to tighten down our Allen bolt, which will tighten our straps around our front bar. Now we can replace our black plastic cover and make sure our skewer is loose. Here at the rear, we'll take our rear bracket and bring it around our rear bar.
Swagman Fork Down Roof Bike Rack Review - 2006 Acura TL
Today on our 2006 Acura TL, well be test fitting the Swagman Fork Down Roof Mounted Bike Carrier, part number S64710. With the Thule aero blade roof rack system assembled onto our vehicle, well begin our test fit by placing the Swagman Fork Down directly onto our load bars. Here at the front platform, well bring our U-bolts around the underside of our load bar bringing them up to our front platform and tighten it with two wing nuts. Well repeat this process for the other side of the front platform. Here at the rear, well take our U-bolt, drop it through the top of our bike rack making sure that it goes around to our rear load bar, fit the bracket through the bolts, and tight them in place with the wing nuts. With our front and rear secured, we can now go ahead and undo our rear wheel strap and make sure that our skewer at the front is loose. Well grab our bike, place it onto our bike rack, and well secure it first by tightening our skewer and then move to the rear and tighten with the wheel strap.
RockyMounts TieRod Stretch Roof Bike Rack Review - 2006 Acura TL
Today, on our 2006 Acura TL, we'll be test-fitting the RockyMounts TieRod Stretch roof-mounted bike carrier, part number RKY1011. With the Thule AeroBlade Roof Rack System assembled onto our vehicle, we'll begin the test-fit by placing the stretch directly onto our load bars. Here at the front we'll bring our rubber-coated straps around our front load bar, remove our black plastic cover and fit our straps back into the head of the carrier. Then we'll use an Allen key to tighten the Allen bolt which will tighten our straps around our bar. Once we have that done we can replace our black plastic cover, and then check to make sure the skewer is loose for when we're ready to load our bike. Here at the rear, we'll bring our rear bracket around our rear bar, drop the bolt through the bracket and tighten with an Allen key. With the front and rear of our carrier tight, it's secured our vehicle and we're ready to load our bike.
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