If your top tube is funkier than a disco bassline, don’t fret. The TubeTop makes your bike compatible with any hitch mount.
Features
- Installs quickly and securely on a wide range of bikes
- Keeps your bike mounted solidly on single and dual mast mounts
- Larger diameter tubing and anti-rotation inserts for greater stability
- Larger molded collars are gentle with your bike stem and seat post
- Bike Capacity: 1 bike weighing up to 45lbs.
At Yakima, we believe the outdoors is more fun when shared. The more the merrier. Because the outdoors is not just about the adventure, it’s about the stories told, the inside jokes and the shared memories. Memories that remain, long after the trip is over. It’s been 30 years now, and we not only make safe, secure racks for your gear, what we really do is make room for butts in seats. At Yakima, we’re extremely proud of what we do. Because we’re not just making the world’s finest car racks – we’re getting the gear out of the car and more friends in!
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Doesn't work for large frames
I bought this to work with a bike without a top tube that I currently have to mount "upside-down" and use the angled downtube to mount. However this put the bike up very high and blocks rear view. However, this adapater does not work well with very large (ie: long) frames. The problem is in the basic design that this adapter will almost "pull apart" and not stay very solid at full extension. It almost feels like it will snap apart when fully extended and loaded with the bike on the hitch. I can't use it with my bike, but it does work with my kids bikes which are much smaller. For my bike I have tried a friends Saris adapter that works much better for a large bike and I am looking into buying this instead.
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Disappointing
There are four basic deficiencies with this product:
1)It is not spring loaded so it is not as secure as it could be.
2)Extending and contracting is difficult and not smooth, making it hard to adjust to any length other than fully extended or fully contracted.
3)The "loops" open up or down and not sideways which makes it more cumbersome to install on the bike.
4)The buttons that you must press to open the loops are recessed too far down making it difficult to open
The Swagman (Swagman Bar Adapter Deluxe)and the Sparehand SpareHand Bike Frame Adaptorbike frame adaptors do not have these flaws and are much better.
Just What I Needed
Purchased two for use with my wife's and daughter's mountain bikes. We have the Yakima Double Down-4 bike rack and the Tube Top adapts the 26" women style frames to fit securely and easily. Push button release on sides can be a bit tedious for big fingers but rigging on and off the bikes can be handled by even my 9 year old daughter. Give your self an extra 15 minutes the first time you use them and make sure your seat post latch is tight as possible since this mounts to it.
Product Features :
- Handy tube adapter designed for vehicles with rear hitch racks
- Ideal for bikes with funky top tubes that don't mount properly on rack
- 1 molded collar attaches to bike stem and other collar mounts to seat post
- Large diameter tubing and anti-rotation inserts for maximum stability
- Works well with women's frames and dual-suspension bikes
Rating : 4.1 out of 5.0
List Price : $39.00
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