Leah - thank you for starting this thread!
We are in the market for a rack, and a car bigger than our Honda Fit to go with the rack, for transporting our bikes around!
I'm surprised there's no discussion on
Hollywood Racks, favored over the 1Up by of many of our friends. I understand the Hollywood Racks fold and stow nicely, which is important to us. Our criteria: Fits a big Clem with mid-40mmish tires, and folds up nicely for garage storage.
Here's Henry, who started the company back in 1971, about as BOBish as one can be:
And a shot of a 1973 design, but I don't think this will convince my wife to reconsider some mini SUV for a sleeker auto.
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Seriously, appreciate if any on the RBW list have investigated these. They, the 1Up, and the Kuats are on our short list.
- Chris
On Tuesday, July 30, 2024 at 3:13:00 PM UTC-7 eddietheflay wrote:
If you scroll down in this thread to the photos it shows a fendered bike and an interesting way to lock the back wheel below the bottom of the rear fender...and still mostly using the intended force of the rack's rear ratcheting arm:On Tuesday, July 30, 2024 at 2:46:34 PM UTC-7 Johnny Alien wrote:
When it comes to rack I am of the "less plastic the better" mindset.
On Tuesday, July 30, 2024 at 4:44:22 PM UTC-4 George Schick wrote:
Whatever rack you decide to purchase be sure to smear on a goodly amount of anti-seize lubricant before inserting it into the Reese hitch that you're having installed. You're living in the rust belt now and just one Winter of road salt can rust that rack into the hitch so badly that you'd need a lot of PB Blaster and a big hammer to get it loose.
On Tuesday, July 30, 2024 at 5:50:57 AM UTC-5 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! wrote:
I am no longer a minivan driver. The old gal gave up the ghost and I replaced her with a Kia Telluride (Leah’s Kia!). I’ve got an appt to have a hitch installed Aug 12, and meanwhile am handwringing about racks. I have a Saris Freedom 4 bike rack that I really liked. But it’s full of plastic pieces, which are beginning to fail, AND the rack doesn’t play well with all vehicles. My husband’s Jeep Gladiator has a bumper that interferes with the rack being in the folded position. I won’t know how it fits with the Telluride until I get that hitch.
So, I’ve been looking into racks that will work with fendered, racked bikes. There are no perfect options, only options that *might* work. I emailed RivSister Joyce, who has fendered, racked Rivs and a 1Up rack and she said something interesting. She likes her 1Up, but also, the makers split and there’s another company out there making a similar rack with improvements.
Well!
I think the Quikr racks look really, really fantastic. They just cost a MINT. I’m wondering if any of you have heard of them and/or have one. I really need a good option in my back pocket for when this Saris fails or when I discover it hits into the back of my Telluride.
If nothing else, this is an interesting discussion because there are a lot of 1Up fans here and if the article is true, that’s pretty despicable behavior on the one guy’s part…
Leah
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