In the city people will steal anything so having the ability to easily remove tire straps and end caps is a nice plus.
Rocky mounts tomahawk roof rack review.
Rockymounts is located in grand junction colorado and makes premium car and bike rack accessories in the form of racks mounts and locks.
Rockymounts tomahawk roof rack review by chris daniels may 3 2017 despite the convenience of a pickup and the growing popularity of car hitch mounts i would guess the roof rack remains the most popular bike hauling solution.
Roof racks offer a convenience of their own and a lower cost of entry.
The rockymounts tomahawk upright mount was a good sturdy rack with easy loading and unloading of bikes.
It took far longer to interpret the directions than it took to assemble the rack.
So between my initial review i sold my outback pictured bought a different car put a hitch rack thule t2 on it sold that car bought another car and got another tomahawk on my newest car.
Although actual assembly is easy the directions were not particularly clear.
The wheel chock contributed to the ease of loading.
It took far longer to interpret the directions than it took to assemble the rack.
Mounting the rack to my thule aerobars was easy as could be with the simple instructions tools and hardware provided.
It mounts to almost all crossbars square round aero factory and what makes it.
5 star rating still holds up.
Great rack and great service as i have learned to rely on from etrailer.
The rockymounts tomahawk bike carrier rockymounts roof mount bike rack.
The rockymounts tomahawk upright mount affixes securely to the roof rack and provides a stable firm grip on the bike during transport.
Rockymounts tomahawk is a roof rack mounted upright bike carrier that lets you keep both wheels on your bike.
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Although actual assembly is easy the directions were not particularly clear.
Would only caution on one thing if you re expecting the locks to be foolproof i would exercise a bit of caution.
Perfect for the city don t waste your money on the super expensive name brand racks the tomahawk is perfect for city living because the mounts lock sold separately to your roof racks.
The main limitation of the tomahawk was process of attaching it to the crossbars.
The ratchet hook over the front wheel is a nice feature to avoid bike frame contact.
Rockymounts premier upright bike carrier accomidates just about any bike from a 20 childs wheel to a 5 wide fat tired cruiser.