My bike spends most of its time sitting outside, are these bags easy to put on and take off? How do they mount on the rack? Two hooks at the top?
1961741
Somewhat easy to take on and off. There are two open-faced hooks on the top, and if I recall correctly (It's on my fiance's bike) there is a bungee cord strap and hook on the bottom. The Bungee cord can be a bit hard depending on where the baskets fit on your rack (that is if I'm recalling correctly). We don't actually take them on and off. We zip tied them on to make it difficult to remove when at the store. The bike is inside any other time.
1961742
Not too hard to take off. As NC Teacher said, there are two hooks on top, and a bungee cord with hook on the bottom. I remember when I first put the bags on my rack, it took a lot of effort to stretch the bungee cord far enough for the bottom hook to reach. After leaving them on for about 5 months, I recently took them off to go mountain biking, and found that the bungee had stretched out a bit and was much easier to attach. In general I do lock my bike outside and leave the bags on, and they haven't been stolen or damaged by weather yet!
2213198
it's the easiest bike rack I've had to date. Just slide into the trailer hitch and the bikes are go on easily as well.
1959151
When I got the bags they didn't come with any directions on mounting. It was very easy to figure out they velcro and strap to the frame mount. I love them very good bags for the cost
1181938
I just used a ratchet strap ( three of them ) to hold them down. This works pretty good, but you need to be careful because they will rub together. This unit does a very good job transporting bikes or anything else you need. I have mine on the back of my camper and used it several times last year.
2157035
Those bags are for touring bikes. You would need to rerout your pipes and I don't thing the mounting brackets are there. Those bags are for pipes that run on both sides of the bike. It can be done though.
1913827
There are 2 Velcro straps that connect the 2 bags. These can be placed on top of the saddle or under it. It would look cleaner to run these under the saddle, but if you want to easily remove the bags then on top is the way to go. Also there are adjustable straps at the inside front and rear of each bag that are used to keep the bags from shifting. Usually the front strap would loop around the pillion foot peg or frame. The rear strap would loop around the turn signal, license plate, or connect to the other bag.
818148
The straps hook into the trunk lid. Unfortunately if someone wanted to they could cut the straps and take your rack and your bike. That would definitely be a concern for overnight trips, but I just use it for day trips.
2257808
On the back of the bag the part that face is your bike. Is a Velcro strap that straps to your rack. If you have bigger hands like I do this can take half a minute or so for each side.
149710
The rack is fairly easy to use but does take a little muscle to get it aligned with the hitch to and put the bolt in. Because it folds down, leaving the rack mounted to the hitch should make it less of a problem. I like the rack a lot because it is easy to mount the bikes and lock them in. One problem I had was some rubbing on the top tube of the bike because the bike will move a little. I plan to protect the top tube with some pipe insulation the next time I use the rack.
462460
+They have hooks on both ends. I secured it to my handlebars with the soft straps also sold here, then no danger of scratching the bars or tank I don't think I would personally cut the strap off as I just use that left over strap to wrap and tie it to the tightened trap so it doesn't flap in the wind and also looks more secure.
851233
We put two mountain bikes on ours with no problem. The rack is easy to put on and take off.
752219
The basket comes with mounting hardware. Two adjustable clips with attached screws come with the basket that you connect the top of the basket to the top of your bicycle rack with. It's been a while since I bought mine but I believe the basket also comes with two polyurethane slip ties that should be used to secure the lower portion of the basket to the bike rack to insure that it doesn't "flop" when you ride - if they don't come with, they are easy to find at any hardware store. The mounting process was easy but once the basket is on, it's on. If you want to remove and reinstall you'll want to make sure you have a supply of the poly fasteners on hand. I have had no problems that other reviewers mentioned with the baskets staying closed and the baskets themselves have remained secure on the bike for almost a year now. The bike they are on has been used on a variety of surfaces with no problems. They do add a fair amount of weight but their usefulness more than offsets that minor issue. Enjoy!
17859
I use these as a spare saddlebag that i mount above my hard case saddlebags. I do not think any kind of rack would be needed as long as the bags are not resting against your exhaust. There are tons of straps included to mount them to about any type of bike.
1828422
There is one allen screw that holds the rack in place, a few twist and it's off, BUT be aware that it may slide down if the seat post is too high. I mount it over the tail reflector on my mountain bike, keeps it from sliding down. I love this product, the bag slips on and off with a click, has a strap to sling over your shoulder when you go into a store etc.
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Not really. It's cumbersome to take on and off so I understand why you might want to keep the seat post attachment on. I live in NYC and keep the attachment on. To deter theft from that, I epoxied a bb (small metal balls) into the hex nut holes. But the surfboard rack themselves is another story. I doubt you want to keep those on your bike at all times, but it's less of a pain to remove those. Sorry. Hope it helps
1852921
This rack comes with one strap to secure your wheels so the don't spin. If you are loading more than one bike, you may want to use more straps. I use bungee cords and they work fine.
44088
Mounting brackets will stop the bags from leaning on your fenders and keeps them from touching the wheels. I'm sure you can find them on Amazon. I would not spend much money on them. Nobody will see them as long as you have the bags on. Btw, the bags are very nice. I am happy with them.