Best Bike Car Rack Accessories
Made by Allen Bike Racks, this adaptor bar adds a top tube to your bicycle frame so that it can be installed properly on a bicycle carrier. It's designed to be used with hard-to-mount bike frames, such as full-suspension bikes, women's bikes, or other non-conventional designs. Enter your model number to make sure this fits.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I have tried a few different bike top bar adapters: Yakima- solid, strong, well-built...but no internal bungee, locking arms swing upward, which is not the most convenient, and has an exposed nut that can catch on bike rack straps. As for the issues that some reviewers have pointed out, the metal lock pin on one end of the bar will probably scratch your bikes paint at some point. The other thing about this adapter bar is that the locking process (lining up and passing a pin through two holes, then pulling the clip over to the other side to lock the pin) a little more cumbersome than all the others that require a simple swing or slide to lock. Add to this the other placement of a rubber wrap around the pin and may a bungee cord around the locking clip, and it will take a little more time to put on and take off this adapter."
"I was thinking of idea of using a plastic tube to cover it, but then it wouldn't allow the pin to slide through the frame of the adapter. I was worried it might rub though and get back down to metal, but since the wrap is pretty thin it didn't."
"Devised a cushion to prevent scratches using 3/8 inch inner diameter tubing, no heat gun required."
"The design is quite good."
"Got my mountain bike from Houston to Michigan's upper peninsula and showed no signs of slowing down."
"I have a women’s bike so it has a frame that sits awkwardly on a bike rack."
"(It admittedly confused me just reading the description, but once you have it in front of you, it's a piece of cake.)."
"I always stand over my bike and use the pedal as a brace to get it to stretch."
Use our thick protective pad to prevent damage from roof cargo carriers. Great with rooftop cargo carrier and car roof storage cargo bags.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"The wind does lift the mat up in the front if your package does not totally covered and sit on top of the mat."
"The protective mat stayed in place and held the "Keeper" in place."
"After purchasing a roof cargo bag I decided it made sense to purchase something to prevent the bag from moving as much as possible to avoid any damage to the roof (scratches mainly)."
"This seems thicker than the shelf liner that is similar."
"This feels exactly like the rolls of carpet padding you can buy in a department store but I would worry that those may not deal with heat as well as I've seen those melt a bit and leave residue."
"Bought the mat because I did not want the soft sided carrier to scratch the sun roof."
"Though your protective mat is too small to cover the dimensions of my van's roof bag on my Honda Odyssey, it did serve to a degree to keep the filled bag from moving laterally on the roof itself on a windy and rainy day."
"Useless."
This bike-frame adaptor bar is exactly what you need to carry a woman's, alternative, oversize or child's bike on your bike carrier. Attaches to your bike's seat post and handlebar stem post, providing a horizontal bar for the bike rack to grab.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I just bought another one for my wife's bike."
"Great way to transport a step-through frame bike on a hanging rack."
"We purchased this for to transport a women's bike on a bike rack."
"You can use it smaller, but the weight will be bearing on the latches, and the bar will twist especially at handlebars. [New Arrival] Cocoweb Bilinear Alternative Bike Adapter I also did not like the rubber band."
"Works well."
"To make it work we had to put one end on the seat and the other end on the top tube where it comes up at an angle on a ladies bike. While i was concerned about this when we first got it, all the weight of the bike is down through the bars and when clamped on the halves won't move, so this is not really an issue. It didn't have any impact on performance (The weight of the bike and my extra bungee cords kept everything together) but it was a little disconcerting."
"I attached it on my wife’s bike and placed the bike on our RV bike rack."
"I bought this after I had purchased a similar Thule product for twice the price."
Best Bicycle Car Racks
This bike carrier provides a stress-free way to transport your bikes. The XC Cross-Country 2-Bike Hitch Mount Rack from Swagman is a versatile hitch-mount rack that can easily accommodate children's and adult bikes, downhill bikes, cruiser bikes, full-suspension bikes, BMX bikes, "Y" frame designs, and much more (and without the hassle of removing wheels). Swagman's XC Cross-Country 2-Bike Rack easily adjusts to accommodate a wide variety of bike frames. Upright ratcheting arms easily adjust to different bike frame sizes. Upright ratchet arms easily adjust to different bike frame sizes, will accommodate bike frames up to 59 cm.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I wont be able to really add anything new to the enormous amount of reviews, except maybe give you some better pictures of it so that one can maybe make their own decision on the construction."
"I am hopeful the company will replace the broken parts, because the assembly instructions were not at all clear with tiny pictures I used a magnifying glass to see. If you purchase this, here are 3 things I learned you might find helpful: First, the 2" sleeve has a set screw that is very difficult to remove (several other reviewers note this as well)."
"Received my Swagman bike carrier a few days ago and already used it twice, I couldn't be happier!"
"Not a single problem while bouncing on the road from Fl to Ct and back. It is a GOOD IDEA TO MAKE SURE THE CLAIMS ARE TIGHT AND WHEELS ARE IN THE RECEPTACLES. For safety sake, I use a bungee cord on both bikes to make sure nothing happens, The mechanism has holes for a lock to be inserted to prevent theft or use a regular bike lock."
"I decided to purchase this style of bike rack after searching the internet high and low for all different types of bike racks. The reason I decided to go with the Swagman brand is because it is a very good value compare to other brand bike racks on the market that offer the same thing this rack does. No having to install your front tire, or lift the bikes up or down from the top of your car or the bed of your truck, nope your simply release the tension on the bike and then remove it from the rack. And with bikes on the rack you are ether out of luck or you have to removed your bikes from the rack to access the tailgate."
"On a high vehicle it would be more convenient if the bent was going down rather than up, placing the bike holder lower and closer to the ground."
Best Bike Cargo Boxes
Turn to this SportRack A90275 rooftop cargo carrier, which offers 18 cubic feet of space--plenty of room for luggage, tents, golf bags, boots, and other gear. Mounts directly to most OEM and aftermarket crossbars with included Quick Release u-bolt mounting kit.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"When I order something like this, I usually geek out and read the manual from the manufacturer's site before the item arrives. The instructions are very well done, but it took about an hour to install the first time due to needing to find my rack crossbar keys and recall how to move them fore and aft to line up with the sets of holes in the bottom of the cargo box. From there it's simply centering the cargo box and installing the included U-bolts and pre-drilled metal plates (to help support the ABS plastic at the mounting points). We packed it with a Pack-and-Play (think playpen for those without kids), 2 carry-on size suitcases, a humidifier, baby bouncy seat, bath sling, and heavy coats with room to spare. Packing the same amount in my car wouldn't have allowed us any room to transport our Christmas presents, much less stretch out. The hinge locations prevent doing much loading from the side, but hey, you can see the pictures... that's no surprise. The locknuts have nylon in the threads to prevent backing out, but with as much force and vibration that occurs on a long trip, they're bound to loosen a little."
"For this first trip, I tossed into this box the stroller, a second umbrella stroller, and all manner of beach stuff and vacation supplies (the luggage remained in the trunk). The construction and build-quality of the box felt adequate for what it does; However, the hinges are plastic (again, see my uploaded pictures), and their durability over the long haul worries me a bit because they flex laterally a good deal when you accidentally knock the top half of the box while open."
Best Bike Travel Cases
scicon bike defence transport bag is a travel pouch for transport and avoid damage to road bikes, ideal if the bike is transported on the roof of the car. Enter your model number to make sure this fits.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"The MTB bra was new in the package, however the road bike bra had been previously opened and was missing documentation."
"So, I jury rigged some pads from folded duct tape to cover the sharp edges and temporarily stuck them to the computer mount, and there was no damage at all during this year's 1800 mile trip."
"Worked as expected on our two bikes on a 600-mile road trip."
"Fits my road bike well."
"Did not reach the seat on my bike."
"I am highly unsatisfied and will not be recommending this product."
"After 3 times of use bra was tore in multiple places, considering that both of the frames I have are very standard - 54 cm."
"Used this one time and it tore."
Best Indoor Bike Storage
This bike rack will hold the whole front or rear wheel from the back to the front. Powder coated steel. Comes with 1 bike holder. Best rack for expensive bikes to avoid scratches and touching the frames Disc Rotors or Cassettes. The only touching points are on tyre. Patented SIMPLE PUSH IN DESIGN - Quick & Easy effortless push in system. SUPERB DURABLE QUALITY & STUNNING FINISH TO MATCH YOUR BIKE - Heat treated high quality steel with a fantastic powder coated finish. FITS NEARLY ALL BIKES: The bike stand will fit almost all bikes range from 20" - 24" Kids Bikes, 26" to 29" Mountain Bikes, 650c -700c Road Bikes, EXCEPT those bikes with the tires more than 2.4" in width.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Modified my stand so it would hold bike vertically."
"I drive to different places to ride my bike and this is so easy to bring along."
"Awesome bike stand."
"Comes assembled ready to use which is nice, had a tiny bit of grease seapage at first moving all the parts but it went away. Overall this is very nice, pretty heavy duty, and blows away the 2 $15 plastic stands I had been using."
"easy to use and I do not have to find a place to lean the bikes against a wall."
"The construction of the brackets that the wheel sits in make it easy to store anything from a mountain bike to a roadie with ease."
"I bought two of these for an Electra Townie and a Trek Verve 3."
"We do not have room in our garage for all of our bikes and this looks and functions perfectly inside."