Thank you so much! I've just had mine fitted and now I know what to do myself when I take it on and off. I really appreciate your clarity and excellent demonstration. I also really appreciated your suggestions of loading the bike ... I loved how you lodged yourself between the door and car body to lift the bike on top. I've always taken a stool to do it, now I'll try your method. :)
Hello. T-slot adapters are available. The band is rubber covered stainless steel, it offers good security, we'd always recommend supplemental security for high-value bikes and high-risk environments. Thanks!
While not in use, what secures the hoops and stops them from flopping around on the roof while driving bikeless? Surely it can't be the tail whip since they made a nice stowing design for it. If it is, the stowing feature seems fairly useless since you'll be using the whip/cable with or without a bike. Other than that, I really like this rack so far. The install was super simple.
I had the same question. Only the large hoop is loose, but it seems to just lay there. I have not had it bounce and slam down yet, but I have only been on smooth roads.
What's to stop a thief from just releasing the skewer or thru axle and just taking the bike and leaving the front wheel? That's a pretty significant vulnerability.
Would the Smart-slot kit 1 help prevent theft of the rack? My Aero bars have locks on them already. Can someone still remove the rack with the T Slot kit??
We would have to check that out in person to see why that is. We would recommend finding your closest Yakima dealer, hopefully there is a Rack Attack near you!
Thanks boor the reply. Yakima replaced my high road unit, no questions asked. However, that was after I successfully completed a 2350 mile road trip using the original high road, the one that wouldn’t click, and had no problems. Drive from Wisconsin to Colorado and back with high road atop my Subaru ascent. Highway speed with significant crosswinds for most of high plains.
