Fork Mount Vs Upright Roof Rack

Küat rack designs are lightweight stylish and easy to use and setup.

Fork mount vs upright roof rack. Mounts to most crossbar configurations. If you can use a fork mount i d get a viper over a cobra. While most roof racks have some type of theft locking system that locks the rail to the roof rack kuat uses a 4 bolt system instead making it a bit more vulnerable to theft than either the the lockable yakima or thule fork mount systems. The viper locks to the crossbar easier and holds the bike extremely secure with very little sway.

Fork mount when i had my 4runner i traveled with my felt f85 on the roof in a stand up yakima raptor probably over 6000 miles total driving coast to coast as a travel nurse. The cobra holds the bike securely with more sway at times. If you want or need an upright i think you should be quite happy with the cobra. This fork mount rack lets you carry 1 bike on your roof rack crossbars.

The 9 mm skewer secures the front fork of your bike to the rack and a cam buckle strap secures your rear wheel to the bike tray. I had always assume that fork mount was more stable at speed and was ready to purchase when more than one lbs informed me that upright mount is the way to go. Frame or fork mount. The rhino rack mountain trail is a high quality fork mount style bike carrier.

Thule 599xtr big mouth upright rooftop bicycle carrier is one of the popular bike carriers not because of its funny name big mouth but because of the bike stability it offers. I ve been asked the pros and cons between an upright style bike rack vs. Okay maybe that s a stretch. A few things to keep in mind when deciding between a fork or an upright mount.

Video of swagman fork down roof mounted bike carrier fork mount. The design is extremely low profile for excellent aerodynamics and a clean appearace on the roof rack. The carrier attaches to a wide range of cross bar. A fork mounted bike rack somewhere between 14 612 and 34 309 times.

I would have to be asked once a day for over 93 years to equal 34 309 times but it s been several times to say the least. Any pro cons i m missing between.