Yakima Frontloader Roof Bike Rack Review

The design is tried and proven and works very well if you don t have to lift your bike too far to get to the rack.

Yakima frontloader roof bike rack review. Yakima fans might even use the rack in combination with the brand s roof racks such as the fatcat 6 or the fatcat 4. Easy to install the rack and real quick to get the bike up and locked in place. It can fit flat round and square roof bars. The yakima frontloader is the simpler and slimmer sibling of the highroller bike rack that bikeradar recently reviewed.

3 8 out of 5 10 reviews. There is a simple folding mechanism on the bike rack. The bike crashed on top of the roof of my car. 00 venzo cyclingdeal alloy car roof bike bicycle carrier rack for 1 bike max load 37 lbs suv rooftop mounted 3 8 out of 5 stars 35.

I will be submitting a formal complaint with yakima. It is not. The yakima highroad is a bicycle roof rack that attaches to roof bars and which holds a bike by its wheels only with nothing touching the frame. Front loader racks for bikes are secure and easy to use.

Reviewed by neil m san francisco ca reviewed for a 2009 volkswagen tiguan 2010 12 01 15 12 29. Yakima sidewinder fork mount tandem bike carrier for roof racks 1 bike capacity 4 1 out of 5 stars 13 429 00 429. Before racks like the kuat trio coming to market the wheel on design was one of the only options for bikes with thru axle forks. And when it s not in use simply fold it down and the rack lies nearly flat.

Advertisement bike racks buyer s guide. Many of the features that we loved with the highroller can be found in the. The frontloader is the evolution of a long line of roof racks from yakima. Installation overview and review of the yakima frontloader rooftop bike rack carrier.

I am very happy with the yakima raptor bike rack. My only complaint would be that i purchased the bike rack which did not have a locking mechanism included so i have to use my bike lock to secure my bike to the. Please do not buy this rack. When i owned a rav4 i used front loaders to mount my bikes.

The bike scratched the rook of my car pretty badly. Yakima frontloader rooftop bike rack 5th gen 4runner. It was easily accessible and does not require the use of a hitch. Yakima frontloader bike rack user reviews.

Thus preventing the bike from flying off the car.