YAKIMA HighRoad Wheel-On Mount Upright Bike Rack for Easy Transportation

fabian r.: quedo excelente, súper seguro y se ve muy cool

Mexico on Jun 07, 2023

Amazon Customer: I wasn't sure if I wanted a roof rack or not. I have a fairly heavy mountain bike and was going to have to load it on top of an SUV so it's a pretty high lift. The rack was pretty easy to install. It requires a step stool to get my bike high enough to load it but it is fairly easy to load once I have it lifted. I love that the front tire just fits inside the rack and you don't have to try to attach something to the frame as many of the others do. It is easy to tighten once loaded and it seems very secure. You have to be very conscious of how high the bike is after loading so you don't hit anything (I hit some tree branches when parking the first time I used it). You can find cheaper roof racks, but this one seems well build and about as easy to load as it can be.

United States on Jul 17, 2022

JCJC: Have had this product for 6+ months and it has met every expectation. I can easily load/unload two bikes onto my car's roof without assistance in less than 5 minutes. Once the bike is placed into position, the wheel bar secures the bike while you can reposition yourself (if necessary) for final tightening down. I have arranged two HighRoad carriers on my roof rack while leaving sufficient room for a narrow cargo box or kayak/SUP. Plus it leave sufficient rear clearance for fully opening the hatchback.
These carriers are beefy (18 lbs ea.) so do the math on your vehicle and the overall roof load capacity. That's a tradeoff you will have to consider for having the peace of mind that your bikes are staying solidly secured while traveling 70 mph down the highway.

United States on Dec 13, 2021

Keogh: Brief outing to do a local ride - no worries. Long road trip - perhaps not your best option. The product works great, super easy and has an elegant design. I'm able to readily switch between vehicles (anything with a roof rack) and don't even notice it when not in use. I wanted a full bike option because there is no room inside my car (or SUV) for a tire, passenger, gear and a dog. Plus, tires get muddy and those 29ers are no joke when it comes to taking up space. When taking your bike on the Interstate, that is where things get a little twisty. There is going to be a lot of torque on your front tire and crosswinds make you feel like you are sailing a Sunfish on the lake in a storm. Speaking of torque, my road bike has radial spokes in the front and I do worry about them getting overworked and out of true.

United States on Nov 02, 2021

Cliente Amazon: El portabicis genial, pero llego el paquete completamente abierto, aunque parece que no faltaba nada. Un cero para ASM.

Spain on Apr 13, 2021

JamboC: Excellent roofbar carrier - best I’ve ever owned and I’ve used Thule extensively over the years. But the Highroad is perfect for wheel locking and it’s just sooooo much easier to fit and use. Takes 5 minutes to install and 1 minute or less to fit your bike!
I bought Yakima locking barrels and added two of them in; one locks it to the roofbar the other a cable lock to the bike itself. The cable lock is more an deterrent so I wouldn’t leave your bike unsupervised but it might be enough to stall or push on unwanted interest elsewhere.
Overall the utility of this carrier and how secure it is with pure ease of use gives it 5 stars from me.

United Kingdom on Aug 18, 2020

Roberto Emmanuel: Creo que es mejor sistema para bicicletas con cuadro de carbono. Firmemente sujetas y sin daños.

Spain on Jun 14, 2020

Santos: definite buy

Canada on Sep 06, 2019

MizunoRunRunMizunoRunRun: Did a lot of research comparing roof racks, Yakima vs Thule models, and settled on the HighRoad mount. It was pretty easy to install and when I put my road bike up into it and tightened down the front holder, it was uber secure. No qualms about how it would hold up on the road.

One thing I should have factored in was that I was hoping this would be a rack I could easily take off (as I use my car for work purposes and did not want to leave as rack like this attached all the time) without too much trouble. The rack attached to my OEM aero roof rails in about 5 minutes but I was not too keen on having to readjust and remount everytime I wanted to head somewhere for a ride. Additionally I am 6'3'' and had to use a stepstool to get up tall enough to mount the rack and secure my 60cm bike.

The rack is well made and definitely solid, just after discussing it with my wife I returned it for a hitch mount rack (so we both can load and unload our bike). I opted for a Curt 1 1/4 inch hitch that fits my 2017 Forester and went with the Sagman Chinook rack.

My advice...consider your hitch options if you are going with a roof mount. I thought the roof mount...

United States on Jul 30, 2018

Cheryl A Poulin: Purchased two Highroad bike racks. Attaching to your vehicle is very easy and secure and I like the integrated locking cable but locks for the cable and rack are purchased separately. I found this bike rack less versatile than their Fronloader (which is a less expensive model) in the bike sizes it can carry (if you have kids with bikes that have wheels smaller than 26" Sorry), Also both of mine came with chipped paint on the back hoops due to no protection from base rail when in the stored (folded down) position, the cheap plastic end on the front hoop does at least offers some protection when in the stored position but is not secured, it rattles and clanks against the base rails on bumpy roads. Overall, adult bikes seem very secure in the rack, I touched up the paint chips and now tightened the knob a little to lift the back hoop off the base rails and use a strap to secure the front hoop down when in the stored position.

United States on Jul 02, 2017