RockyMounts TieRod Stretch Roof Bike Rack Review

Review of the RockyMounts TieRod Stretch Roof Bike Rack

Today well be reviewing the Rocky Mounts Tierod Stretch Roof Mounted Bike Carrier Fork Mount, part number RKY1011. This Rocky Mounts Roof Bike Rack is heavy duty and holds one bike. This roof rack works on only bikes with quick-release front wheels. It fits both disc and standard break systems. The bike rack has a quick-release function that helps you load and unload the bike quickly. Its chrome rack stainless steel construction is UV-resistant with a nylon handle.

It has two places on the rack where you can insert locks to lock the bike carrier to the vehicle. These locks are sold separately, part number RKY0332. The tray fits a wide range of size tires from skinny road tires to 2.7-inch wide mountain bike tires. The sliding ratcheting plastic strap secures the wheel to the tray and the low profile design minimizes wind noise. The roof rack is lightweight and corrosion resistant, with silver anodized finish to add extra durability.

Rubber coated stainless steel straps provide a universal fit on all styles of roof rack crossbars. The Rocky Mount Roof Bike Rack includes all mounting hardware for easy installation and is made in the USA. This bike carrier has a weight capacity of 35 pounds. The bike rack weighs 8 1/2 pounds and is 68 inches long by 6 1/4 inches wide. It has a one year limited warranty.

This rack also features a cut out for mountain bikes with disc breaks. Now that weve gone over some specs of the bike rack, well go ahead and show you how to install it. To begin our installation, we will first need to adjust the underside of the bike rack to fit the crossbars. Well then pop off the front cover of the bike rack and loosen up the straps. Once the straps are loose, we can undo the straps and wrap the strap around the crossbar, securing it at the top of the rack.

We will then move to the rear of the rack and secure the bracket on the underneath side of the crossbar and tighten it down using the included Allen key. Once the rear of the rack is tightened down, well then move to the front and use the Allen key to tighten that down and then replace the plastic cover. Before tightening down the rack all the way, youre going to need to make sure that the bike rack is perpendicular to the crossbars so you can get a nice and secure fit. Once the rack is secured to the vehicle, were ready to load the bike. To load the bike, well undo the tray strap, set the bike onto the rack, and insert the forks onto the skewer. Well then tighten up the skewer and clamp it down and then move to the rear of the rack and secure it with the tray strap. Now that our bike is tightened down and secured to the vehicle, well go ahead and show you how it looks driving down the road. That concludes todays review of the Rocky Mounts Tierod Stretch Roof Mounted Bike Carrier Fork Mount, part number RKY1011.