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Yakima Highlite bike rack - Fail!
Edit, Let me apologize to Thule, I was so angry, I forgot the rack was a Yakima.. Back to the topic:
Moved the Montana about 10 miles today to a new site. Was excited to test my Direclink brake controller but did all my normal checks before I left. About 3 miles into my trip I hear a real faint tire skid then get flagged down by a passenger car. Pulled over to find my $350 bike rack decided to fold down and drag my bikes on the freeway. Destroyed two wheels and scratched the heck out of the bikes but everything survived. Now, I have zero faith in the rack. So much for buying the "Best."
Tomorrow I'll call Yakima and inform them and see what they have to say. My guess is "we are sorry you must have done something wrong." Seems to be a design issue. There's no cotter pin or other safety device to hold the "plunger" from popping up.
Anyway, if you have one of these racks it probably wouldn't hurt to secure the tilting portion to the ladder.
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