Yakima bike rack

Five Yakima Bike Rack Models Suit Every Need and Budget

Like their competitors at Thule, the Yakima bike rack models are some of the top-selling racks among mountain bike shops. Yakima offers five models from their most basic rack starting at about $65 to their premier model at about $150. All Yakima racks include hardware and rear wheelstraps, easy-to-follow instructions and a lifetime warranty included.

The SprocketRocket is the flagship model Yakima bike rack and leads the industry with its high level of pleasing esthetic design and technical features. SprocketRocket carriers are a universal fit with all types of bikes and fits all disc-brake bikes. It even works with both skinny and fat bicycle tires with no adapters needed and it integrates well with Yakima and Thule bars.

The Viper model Yakima bike rack is disc brake compatible and works with Thule square and Yakima round crossbars. A rear wheel strap is included with the Viper, and it is lockable with the exclusive Yakima Same Key System lock core. Yakima's Viper is secure on highways and rough roads and fits a wide range of tire sizes and rims.

Yakima's most popular fork mount bike carrier is the durable and easily operated SteelHead bike rack. SteelHead's quick-release lever makes loading and unloading quick and easy. The only drawbacks to this aerodynamic Yakima bike rack is that is not compatible with Thule square load bars or factory car rack crossbars, and it will not fit bikes with disc brakes.

The Copperhead Yakima bike rack is a model that will meet any budget. Yakima's Copperhead is incompatible with disc brakes but does accommodate all common tire and rim sizes and any fork size. This pocketbook-friendly model works with both Yakima base rack round bars and Thule square load bars.

The Yakima Boa rack's pivoting wheeltray allows the Boa to fit any base rack crossbar spread between 32 and 50 inches - a great feature when the front and rear cross bars are far apart from each other. The Boa Yakima Bike Rack attaches directly to Yakima round bars or Thule square load bars.

If you're heading out for a day of freeride mountain biking, training for that upcoming triathlon or just enjoying your favorite dirt trail, don't forget to keep your extra supplies and gear safe and sound in your Shuttle Pack - called a "simple, ingenious invention" by the Denver Post.