Where can I find a good crossbar for my 14 inch girls bikes?
1389816
My bar is for my 26 inch bike, I don' t know if it can fit a 14 inch bike. Maybe they come in smaller sizes?
1389817
The Allen tension bar needs a minimum of 15 inches from the handle bar shaft to the seat shaft (the two parts from which it supports) If it fits,i recommend this product.
952393
They don't come with a cross bar, but if you had one that fit I believe that would work, as long as the back drop isn't too heavy for them.
201307
Charise, the cross bar adaptor is for bikes that don't have a top tube that is horizontal (or close to it). Bike frames that slope down, such as traditional women's frames would need one, and some modern mountain bikes also have sloping top tubes--they would need one as well. If the top tubes on your bikes are horizontal or nearly-horizontal, the rack will hold them fine without the adaptors.
1587992
Would trust Yakima, they are not designed to fit small crossbars. Anything under 1.5" diameter would give me pause.
1377371
Per the Saris website, they make a bike beam for bicycles with a sloping top tube (or women's bike). I would suggest contacting saris for recommendations and more information.
81817
It works for ours. We have two girl bikes and my boys' bikes are also shaped funny without the standard bar across. (I think on one of ours we actually move the rubber piece, that the bike attaches to, to the outside and attach to the post of the bike) You have to move them around and figure out what way works but I think they are actually more stable than when they are sitting on there perfectly straight. It took us a little while the first time but now it's only 5 min to load. You could buy the adapter bars, but that just costs more and really isn't necessary. We LOVE this rack, especially for the price!!
963395
Good day, if the crossbars are not adjustable, it may not fit perfectly out of the box, as the mounting holes are in predetermined locations, but the bar spread you have can be accommodated by the box. Thank you and have a great day!
1999350
Yes... But, nothing that you can buy officially. I found 2 short (hockey stick looking) metal bars that were able to attach to the bike frame and the short arms from a local bike shop. I'd start by looking there and asking them
1861786
First you should understand that the bike racks themselves do not come with crossbars. Most BMW X5 2008's come with front to back rooftop sidebars. The racks will fit almost any vehicle, ONLY IF you find a set of appropriate crossbars to clamp them to. That is where it get's expensive unless you can fabricate your own as I did. After you sit down, look up a set of Yakima or Thule crossbars and mounts that will fit your car's sidebars. You will be into the $300+ dollar range before you can blink really hard. That figure does not include their bike racks... just the crossbars. The hardware that comes with the racks will clamp to crossbars that are no more then 1-7/8" wide and about 1-1/2" thick, so keep that in mind when searching for crossbar materials.
1560631
I had to use one on all the girls bikes. I purchased Stoneman Sports QSP-610 Sparehand Adjustable Bike Bar which work very well. Also one of my kids bikes would not fit as the space between the cross bar and the pedals was too small. I do like this rack however I would only recommend putting 4 bikes on it. Putting 5 bikes is a very very tight fit.
863798
Hi, This bike carrier will fit on most factory crossbars. The dimensions of the mounting hardware on this bike carrier will accomodate approximately 4 inches of width horizontally and 2 inches of height vertically with regards to a cross bar.
2116170
I suppose you could mount whatever you want on them as long as the bike rack is designed to fit onto oem crossbars.
564819
The system is strong enough for a tandem, the crossbar is the bar that holds the Boa and can be any length from 32" ro 50" depending on your vehicle width, these crossbars are important to be strong, I bought a pair of cheap crossbars and they work (not Yakima) to carry a reg road bike, but when I mount two the bars look very weak. I have the previous and the new Boa and they made big time improvements
2053404
I use the basketBut you can buy thule cross bar. There are very good and very easy to remove
2012649
Is there a way for me to upload a picture showing the tape measure placed across the bars? It's definitely 14" but you might want to see for yourself. It's an awesome rack.
1708833
You can buy the straight bar attachment for cruisers/women's bikes, but I can tell you from experience a cruiser will fit on this rack it just sits in a awkward position but is stable.
620771
You may need a bar adapter like this: Allen Sports Tension Bar Bicycle Cross-Bar Adaptor It depends on the geometry/size of the bike frame.