Review on Enhance Your Bike Transport with 🚴 the Swagman STANDARD Fork Mount Rooftop Bike Carrier by Andrew Kay

We have pretty good/expensive bikes. Drive from Kansas to the Smoky Mountains in a Subaru Outback. So, after almost 2,000 kilometers of them on our roof. That's what I think. My husband didn't want her. He wanted us to hire bikes for Cades Cove. I bought them because I figured if we can't connect them we'll be sure to return them. Got into some spats, got them together and in the car. Tip 1 & 2: When tightening, make sure that the steel rods converge and overlap - do not put the "tear" forward. Place crack overlap backwards. It whistles when you're driving, when you're not driving. Before lifting, make sure that there is enough space for the rear wheel. No need to hang too much in front. We strap on bikes. It has a locking mechanism for the front of your bike, which keeps our front wheels on the bike. One of our bikes didn't fit so we had to take the bar out, lift the bike up and then put the bar through the hole. The old bike we had fit right over him. Reason for concern: If the wheel fits over it, it can also come loose while driving. So, advice 3. Locking mechanism. If you press 1-way button, it will be lost and unlocked. Exactly the other way around, it is tightened and fixed. You have to go up there and look to understand it. Didn't realize it until we got home after a few disappointments. The locking mechanism should be pointing straight at the bike when complete. DO NOT stick out. If you need to loosen the screw to tighten and lock. Then solve it so that everything is done correctly. We also tucked a piece of brown paper bag underneath to keep it from scratching the rails. debentures. Those suction cups could hold the bike, so I figured the bikes would hold up just fine. Used them on metal through the spokes and under the skids to keep the bike chains off him. We stuck the extra end of the straps (they were very long so they could hold the bike) in the door. Note: If they are not tightened, they will also whistle in the wind. These mounts are under $30 for 4 of them at Revain. I had a nervous breakdown the first night of the ride. We have a sunroof, so my eyes were always up. First night. All is well. The husband drove at normal speeds on the freeway, but never exceeded 77 miles per hour. After about the first 800 miles I started to feel a little confident. Driving home we hit a high tide and we're still driving over 60 mph and they NEVER moved. Slight vibrations from side to side due to the machine. But you could still say it. No, they are good. The only noise that made me nervous was when we went fast over a bump. Then it sounds like the metal is jumping up and coming loose. When we got there I started tugging at everything while thinking. why everything is tight but we hear a clinking noise - I realized this is the pedal assembly moving up and down. They clink as they descend. 2000 miles and I love these things. Be sure to tow the bike to ensure it is secure. Get an extra harness to be safer. Put those bikes on and have some damn fun. The last photo is proof that we drove through Cades Cove (twice) and got through it unscathed. 🙂 🚲