Yakima HighRoller Roof Bike Rack Reviews
We've waited a long time for this baby from Yakima racks. Originally scheduled to debut the summer of 2006, it was postponed for further engineering refinements and finally launched in 2007. The Yakima 2091 HighRoller has a very sleek design and does look really nice on newer model cars. It looks a little too flashy on some older models maybe, like a boxy Volvo or original square looking Honda Accord or something.
We loaded up all kinds of bike sizes and styles, and every time we were really impressed with how effortless it is to put the bike onto the bike tray, roll the bike backwards slightly and the front "jaws" automatically raise up and clamp down onto the front wheel. A quick twist of the big beefy knob provides the necessary retention to keep the bike in place securely. The bike tray is wide enough to handle even fat downhill bike and freeride bike tires. The Yakima Highroller bike rack tray is long to handle these bike types too. Kids bikes, womens bikes, bmx and road bikes also loaded up tight and firm too. The jaws don't touch the bike frame or fork either so it's an especially nice bike rack for bicycles with disc brakes, thru axles and suspension systems that don't work with most other bike rack models.
The Yakima High Roller bike carrier connected very well on both Yakima Racks cross bars and Thule Rack load bars without needing any extra adapters. The Highroller also connects to just about all factory racks using the Yakima Universal MightyMounts adapters. We connected it to Chevy Trailblazer, Ford Explorer, Volvo v70, Subaru Outback and Toyota Sequoia roof rack factory bars without any hassles.
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