Thread: Bike Rack questions....

What brand do you people that have bike racks use?

Where is a good place to pick them up? And if eBay then what seller?

The majority of the ones I've seen on cars are Thule. You can pick these up at your local bike/ski shop.

Another option is Inno bike racks.

Most popular around here is Yakima..

Yakima seems to be more aerodynamic and sleek compared to thule

craigslist! see them all the time for sale and im rocking thule

Are they universal?

Any car ROOF rack fits any four door car. For a two door you need expansion bars.

As long as its a ROOF rack for a car yes. They latch down onto the top of where the door closes to on the car.

Yakima or Thule are the strongest. and hold up to the elements great....however they are not cheap.

Walmart has a universal one for 30 or 40 bucks.Its basically 2 bars,4 feet, and straps that hold it to the roof.
Made by Reese(hitch company) its in the automotive dept,not bikes.
I have one for carrying my canoe on my truck,but it fits my classic,too.
Not heavy duty by anymeans,but makes a great temp rack.

All the Hondaboy-ricers have them around here now....its soooooo JDM.LOL
...and cheap,too!

I just put mine on when I need to use it....That being said...Wayne I hope you need it for your bike,not the look.haha

It is.... I can't fit my bike in the truck nor the back seat.

I wouldnt leave it on the car,if you go with a cheap one.

Back when I mountainbiked alot(over 10 years ago) I had a Thule on Honda accord for like 3 years,then just bought the mount kit for my Hardbody that replaced the honda.The bars and bike mount was interchangeable.
It was on the Hardbody for 4 years,and held up great.

The expense comes with the mount options.
You gotta piece it together
-Crossbars
-Mounts(feet for the car type)
-Locks to lock the rack to the car(I had these)
-Bike mount rail and wheel holder(each bike)...or skis or whatever.
-Wind Deflector(highly recommended)
-I had to buy a kit that allowed the rack to mount on the cab of the kingcab truck.(same as the kit for small 2 door cars as mentioned by someone else)
-Optional lock to lock my bike on the rack(my bike was expensive)


So...it ended up costing like 500 bucks for one bike locked onto my roof with a wid deflector on my Honda.
When I got the truck it cost like 100- 150 for the stuff to make it work on it.

Its cheaper to put a small hitch on and get a rack to plug into it.
Hitch 100-150 bux max...
Them receiver mount racks are like 50 bucks and hold 3 bikes....plus you dont have to lift the bike onto the roof.