Bike Rack For Carbon Frame Bikes

Adjustable cradles are padded to protect your bike frames.

Bike rack for carbon frame bikes.

With a roof rack and or a hitch rack the bike has the option of being attached to the rack by it s wheels. We do it better. With its injection molded plastic wheel trays it can accommodate any bikes with various wheelbases. Guaranteed lowest price and fastest shipping for yakima onramp e bike platform rack with ramp 2 bikes 2 hitches frame mount tilting.

The very best car bike racks include clever design and deliver light weight security durability and ease of use. When transporting your carbon fiber bike a good quality bike rack is an essential piece of kit. This can scratch the bike frame leading to other types of damages. Beautiful lightweight and easy to mount release.

Roof mount bike racks are of two types fork mount and wheel mount. The tailfin rack will fit most road bikes. This is exactly how trunk mounted racks work. The lower part of the rack mounts directly to the supplied skewer and the aluminum rod clamps around the seatpost.

I would encourage you into looking at a hitch mounted rack that grips the tires. Free expert support on all yakima products. Not only can it transport your carbon fiber frame but it can also haul any bikes you have. At rei we believe a life outdoors is a life well lived.

Easier to load and unload bikes. With carbon you don t want any part of the frame touching the bike rack hence why your current setup is no bueno. The tailfin rack is super simple. While the fork mount on top of the car would be better that s still exposing your bike to any chaff coming off of other cars the road while driving.

Let s take a look at each one a little more closely by reviewing the pros and cons of a platform versus hanging hitch mounted bike rack. Simple bike racks comprise a metal frame a set of straps to attach it to your car and protruding arms to support the bike s. Both are great for carbon frame bikes. It s just three parts.

Superclamp ex is your ideal bike rack for your carbon frame. It doesn t rattle and it keeps scruffs and scratches off your bike with its padded hooks. A carbon fibre hooped beam an aluminium rod and a quick release lever. A platform rack is a bike rack where your bike s wheels rest on the bike rack whereas the hanging rack is one in which the frame rests on the bike rack.

Trunk mount bike racks are not so convenient for carbon frame bikes as they hold the bikes by their frames.