Will this carrier work bikes with no top center bar on them? Its a womens old style frame.
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Just got mine and it will not work with a trek ladies cruiser. The J hook crushes the gear cover plate. Tried a few configurations, but no luck.
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It will kind of work. I use the shot clamp and add additional safety by hooking over the top bar with a bungee cord. There are some hole in the rack frame that perfectly accommodate this.
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Probably will not work with that type of bike. The hooks slide down the center pole and hook over the top bar on the frame. This works OK for my wife's Cannondale Hybrid but the bar is high enough on the frame that the hook can engage and keep the bike secure.The only adaptation that comes to mind is if you could rig-up a temporary top bar for the frame and I think i have seen those somewhere. The bar goes from the head stem to the seat upright. Good question.
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Actually it will work with a women's style bike that doesn't have the center bar very easily. My wife has one and the "J" hook slides down to securely hold the bike frame with no special adjustments or other equipment needed. I just make sure my wife's bike is clamped in first with the bottom "J" hook and then adjust for mine with the top one.
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How much does the carrier weigh and how easy is it to put in the hitch is the adapter for women's bike easy to attach where can I go to actually see the carrier
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If you ate stating that your handlebars dip then you are describing a typical Cruiser. Yes the basket will fit I reenforced mine with plastic ties at the bottom of the basket to make it more secure. I hope this helps.
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Yes. They are standard carriers mounted on a standard load bar. You can take them off the trailer and mount them on any load bar. You can move them around as you need. Any standard bike rack should work as far as I know.
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I have used this rack with a 26" Ladies Gary Fisher Wahoo 15.5in frame with a fairly low top tube. The tire racks adjust for the wheelbase and the top hooks clamp down pretty low. If the top tube is still too low, you can use a crossbar adapter like this:Swagman Bar Adapter
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Yes and no. It depends on the bike frame. But if you have 5 bikes on the carrier you will want the converter bar. Otherwise it makes it hard to fit all 5 bikes on. I bought the converter bar a week after it bought the rack to make loading my wife's bike easier. Also don't forget to get the wheel straps to keep the bike tires from spinning during transport.
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There is an add on bar that you need for women's bikes, it works great. Haven't tried kids bikes though. I mostly haul my mountain bike and it's extremely sturdy on there. For really long trips I Bungy the lower frame to the trail hitch.
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The swagman company makes a bar that is designed to be attached to the women style bicycles. It does depend on how extreme the slanted top bar tilts as to whether you can use the rail in the cradle. I really like my bike rack and it makes moving multiple bikes a breeze. The smaller bmx bike won't be a problem unless it is one of those weird frames that has very little space between the bars of the frame, but the attachment that works on the girls bike may also allow you to use the smaller bike. I do not have the attachment; I have all boys and my wife's is a Trek that has very little slope in the top rail. The swagman company makes a bar that is designed to be attached to the women style bicycles. It does depend on how extreme the slanted top bar tilts as to whether you can use the rail in the cradle. I really like my bike rack and it makes moving multiple bikes a breeze. The smaller bmx bike won't be a problem unless it is one of those weird frames that has very little space between the bars of the frame, but the attachment that works on the girls bike may also allow you to use the smaller bike. I do not have the attachment; I have all boys and my wife's is a Trek that has very little slope... » Read More The swagman company makes a bar that is designed to be attached to the women style bicycles. It does depend on how extreme the slanted top bar tilts as to whether you can use the rail in the cradle. I really like my bike rack and it makes moving multiple bikes a breeze. The smaller bmx bike won't be a problem unless it is one of those weird frames that has very little space between the bars of the frame, but the attachment that works on the girls bike may also allow you to use the smaller bike. I do not have the attachment; I have all boys and my wife's is a Trek that has very little slope in the top rail. « Show Less
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Not sure what kind of girl's bike you have, but you would likely need to add a support bar from the handle bars to seat. However, if you want to add two bikes to this rack, get another one. The handlebars on adult bikes prohibit a good fit, even if you put them rear to rear.
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It doesn't look like your bike has the eyelets on top of the front forks to screw the legs to. I went to Home Depot to purchase some metal clamps with rubber on them (electrical department) to attach the legs to the front fork. It worked fine. I carry a 9 lb dog in the basket and the clamps didn't slip. You can go to www.waldsports.com and contact them.
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Yes. I have my daughter's women's frame bike on one of them, although I have hers a little tilted downward because of the frame, so it doesn't look as straightforward as men's frames. That said, the supports are adjustable, and they have rubber covers to grip even at the odd angles, so it can handle women's frames.
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Hi GP, thank you for your inquiry. Unfortunately, our "Fork Base Unit" can't be mounted over the top of most rear racks.Regards, Bike Balance
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You should have a Bar that runs on top of each carrier from front to back. We put ours so it worked like a handle on each carrier to lift it up or when we move the carrier. The last bar should be the one that goes on the frame, when the unit is fully open it attaches to the front and back bars of the frame for support (below the bottom carrier).
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You need to get a separate piece that mounts to the bike forming the upper bar. Then, you can mount this to a carrier rack.
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You can rotate one of the 3 clamp assemblies to work well together but the frames of the bikes should be similar. I took off one of the three for spacing purposes and I was able to carry a cruiser and a womens bike without problem. I did loose the ability to cart three however.
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As long as the bike has sharp lines it will be fine. If the bike has a curve that goes straight down in the middle you will need a bar that attaches the bike to the rack. Not a big deal.
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We add the portable bar to my women's bike for it to fit. It will not hold it otherwise.
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I'm not an expert, and I don't know what carrier you are using, but this product essentially gives you a cross bar to hang a bike on a carrier, when the bike's frame otherwise will not allow (because of design, limited access to run the carrier bars through the bikes frame). If your carrier is like the Thule Vertex or Apex carriers then I would guess it should work just fine. Hope that helps!