I have a bike which has the brake cable running underneath the crossbar tube, thus putting pressure and possibly crimping it. How can I avoid this?
1859416
you cant avoid it because of the way the unit is made. you would have to readjust the cable. but if you can manage it, the unit works pretty good for the price.
1859417
The v shaped holders on the bike rack arms prevent any damage to the bicycles cables running under the top tube, so no need to worry. If for some reason it doesn't work well for you, then return it and give it one star lol.
1859418
Assuming that the cable you're referring to is your brake cable, there is no problem setting the bike down on that. It's more than strong enough to take that pressure. The bike stays in one place, so it's not like there is friction running back and fourth along the cable which would possibly fray the wire. One of my bikes has the same thing and has never had a problem.
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P.S. a cheap solution that works, since the Thule bike rack didn't work for my girlfriends small sized bike's is that I bought some heavy duty hook screws from the hardware store, screwed them into the garage walls beam and hung her bike's up that way. It totally works and is way cheaper.Just YouTube some videos on bike rack, and storage solutions.
1859420
One of my bikes has the brake cable running under the top tube and I have not had a problem. I also have a soft pad in the middle of the v shaped holders on the bike rack.
665661
It is a screw on connector for tire inflation, which, I have to say, is very annoying. I've been wondering if I can add some type of adapter to make it a quick connect. (Not sure why someone answered that it has quick connect. I bought this through Amazon and it is definitely not quick connect. It does come with two adaptors for bike and tube inflations.)
2128480
The elastic going across the rims and the cable under the bike in the center
2118741
I did that with mine last year didn't seem to have any issues at with the brake wire on my trek domane road bike. This year I have it tighter to one of my water bottle cage spits works well! Just need to find another spot for another water bottle is all. Good luck
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I haven't had that problem. The Bike that rest on the closes rack to the car is stopped by the bar. I also use the straps extra length on the bottom strap to gently tie the two bikes to the bar so that they do not sway much. It is a lose tie not tight. We have two mountain bikes and I have not had this trouble. We have a 2010 Honda Accord.
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It's a mountain bike der, so it assumes that you have a mountain bike shifter. They tend to have their adjusters built in. If it doesn't, you can install and in-line barrel adjuster in the cable.
1485543
There is a clamp that is further to bottom that probably needs to be tighter than what it already is. The same thing happened to my son. If that does not work try taking it to the nearest bike shop to see if they know what to do.
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I'm not sure I can answer this question directly. I'm going to assume that your brake cable is running along the top tube where you want to strap this over it? I just tried moving my HandleBand onto my handlebars and wrapped it around my shifter cables, and from what I can tell there, there would be no interference whatsoever. It is not built to be restrictive, but it is still very securely mounted.
623816
Too much tension in brake cable can cause this. Need to loosen brake cable tension.
2280185
there is an adjustable security bolt ( with screw threads and handle) that mounts through bike rack tube into backing plate. This draws tube up against spare tire and than if spare is flat against steel wheel (white) rim. place washers on security bolt to shim if necessary so tube will not be bent
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Well.....if you read my review you might want to take extra care when wiring it and make sure you have the the proper inline fuse......Also make sure that you use a real weather sealant on any connection that is exposed ( which are a few ). I also coated my wires with the same sealant. Just to top it off I also put the wires in a flexible split tubing to keep heat, moisture etc....out. I have a Harley that vibrates like a Chinese massage table. So far no problems, but you never know. As far as it coming loose I used loctite.
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Also careful! I read that you absolutely must not use a 'cross-over' RJ45 cable, as that will damage the pedal. I'm not sure if they made it immune to damage on the MK II, but I wouldn't chance it.
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Answers are correct, however you can temporarily unlatch the child's rear brake cable while attached to the trailgator to avoid the issue (so when they squeeze their brake lever, nothing happens).
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when you assembled the unit, the cable that adjusts the speed was installed incorrectly. it will be best to disassemble the handle bar unit and start again, being very careful to follow the instruction very carefully.
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There is cable adjustment for each handle. You will need to loosen the cable and relax the tension just a little. If you loosen them too much you will lose your brakes all together. adjustment on each brake handle. You will need to loosen the
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I have never had a problem. I know you can make the brake tight as you want.
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Try wrapping something around the bars where you put the mounts. Masking tape, electrical tape, paper etc. I had no problem tightening them on my Harley bars.