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(More customer reviews)I have a Mercury Villager and a Jeep Patriot. Both of them have wide factory crossbars on the roof racks. The SportRack was the only bike rack I could find that would fit... and it fit perfectly. The clamps are broad (3") and have a gentle arc to them, just like my roof racks. It might not work as well on crossbars that are round or square.
The racks aren't too hard to assemble, and all the critical connection points are metal (for instance, the plastic retainers have threaded inserts). It looked and felt plenty solid. The clamp mechanism works fine on most bikes, but my son's mountain bike has a non-round frame and the clamp doesn't work on that.
The sliding "ramps" and straps work well, but there is a limit to how long the bike can be and still work... my longest bike is 53 1/2" from hub to hub, and it fits on the SportRack but the rear ramp and strap have to be in front of the rear wheel, instead of behind it. The bike seems to be secure, but I'd prefer the ramp to be behind the wheel. Adding a center section somehow would help.
It's not as expensive as the Thule or Yakima, but it's mechanically sound. Why pay more?
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Mounts directly to all OEM or aftermarket crossbars with universal U bolts
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