When bikes are mounted onto the Yakima Hold Up rack, do the bicycle wheels extend past the left and right sides of the vehicle?
1979785
Whether the wheels of the bike extend past the sides of the vehicle depends on the length of the bike and the width of the vehicle. The answer will be the same independent of what kind of bike rack is used. One of our bikes is longer than the other. I had to adjust the Yakima rack for that bike to be unbalanced to one side to keep both wheels from over hanging past the side of the vehicle. The adjustment needed was small and within the adjustability of the Yakima rack.
44298
Yes it does, this is a very nice bike rack, I would recommend it to anyone.
1918834
They can extend a lot. I am not sure about the size of the frame of my bike. It is a Schwinn Varsity. Pretty old. I know the wheel is 27 in. My height is 5'7. The bike fits me very well. Maybe you can have an idea about the size of the bike. It took me quite a while to put the rack on because of all kinds of adjustments, such as the length of the struts and angles, etc. Anyway, it works perfectly. I put my lunch box on it. Hope this helps you.
465623
Yes...they do not extend past either wheel well. Great product....easy to install.
781999
The Thule Spare Me 2 does allow you to shift the carrier a few inches in either direction. I have a recent model Toyota Rav4 and I have offset the bike rack to help compensate for the spare tire location. The bike still doesn't end up in the dead center of my vehicle but it is fine for me. Also, I can leave the mounting post permanently attached since my hard shell tire cover fits over top when I'm not using the bike carrier. I am very satisfied with this carrier. Hope this helps!
2107551
The wheel hoops can fold up and stand vertically when bikes are not loaded. When extended, the entire rack can be tilted back to allow entrance to a trunk/hatchback/whatever...even with the bikes loaded. It does not fold up flush with the trunk/hatchback/etc. under any circumstance. It is without a doubt the best designed and most useable bike rack I have seen...no exceptions.
924143
Yes, I have Yakima racks and they work fine. I think the design is well thought out.
1117638
In short, no. I took the advice of some on the net and made extension stubs from the tailgate out of double sleeve rubber tubing from the hardware store. I'm not sure that this had much impact but the factory stubs were there for some reason and I assume to pad any vibration. I will add that the extension and larger tire did affect the Yakima bike rack. No matter what I did, the rack gave a noticeable bounce and noise over sharp bumps at speeds over 20 mph. It did not do this with the factory tire and attachment.
1057277
2 things - Frame holder and the wheels fitting in the groove of the rack.The frame holder holds all frames. I have not tried with the mountain bike. The wheels rest on the rack. The wheels should fit in the groove of the rack. This is one thing which you might have to check. I am pretty sure that the Frame holder should hold the mountain bike frame.
1989898
Yes. There is sufficient distance between the two racks so that your bikes should not touch. However, you will need to load the bikes in opposite directions to ensure the handle bars don't touch.
474401
the rack has supports that afixed by a screw just above the axle of the rear wheel. think of an upside down triangle, wide part of triangle supporting rack,on top, point at botom secured by scre. There iare hooks at the point. When the side bags are out, there is abungy cord at the bottom of the bags that go around the hooks.
786610
Only issue that I can see, might be if a kayak / canoe, etc. is extending over the rear hatch. I have a Yakima roof rack, no problem.
401220
For rear vehicle access the stands need to be in the position as though you are carrying bikes. It doesn't tilt any more than that. It is understood that the bikes are off the carrier in order to access the rear portion of your vehicle.
415926
No, some will fit on the regular way, I have two that will not so I just put the bikes upside down it holds them fine.
1996966
I'd say no. the wheel holders are adjustable left to right for different sizes of bikes, but they are not adjustable fore and aft, which is what you would need for a trike. You could try a bike rack that holds bikes by the top tube, like a Hollywood Express, and fit the trike with a "cross bar adapter." That way, you hold the bike by the frame, not the wheels.
182354
The bar will not go left or right, however the locking teeth go all the way to the bottom. At some point it will make contact with your frame. My bike has a "V" type frame and makes contact a little lower. Check your local bike shops to see if anyone carries Swagman racks. I am completely satisfied with my rack other than the fact it a little bulky to store. Bikes ride well and does not effect gas mileage like my previous rack. Hope this helps. Hobie, Mobile,AL
2229231
The bike tires sit in holders at either end of each rail. The holders are tapered so they hold the tires securely. There are also two posts which sick up in the middle of the rack. Velcro straps are supplied to fasten the bike frames to these posts. This arrangement works very well for my two beach cruisers. I did need to purchase some pool noodles to provide some padding between the two bikes so they wouldn't rub against each other and scratch the paint. Very pleased with this bike rack.