Yakima Rack Help!

[K8sgotgame]

Hey gang,
I'm new (in case you can't tell by my post count), but I've been lurking for a while. Does anyone have a Yakima roof rack for their bikes?? All of my bikes have always fit in my car pretty well but I've had a Yakima roof rack for a number of years for my skis and snowboards. I'm finally going to get a bike attachment for it. Anyone have one? They have several different kinds so I'm looking for some input.

Thanks!

[bike4ever]

A couple of questions first. What is your make, model and year of your vehicle? This is important to know the type of Yak rack you currently have and also verifying your weight capacity. Also, what type of bike do you have - road, mountain, hybrid, etc?

[Irulan]

Yakima has an excellent web site, you just plug in your vehicle and it will make recommendations on the towers/bars for you.

I've had roof racks for my bikes for 20+ years, all Yakima. I started with the (I think it's called )Raptor, and now have King Cobra mounts for my mountain bikes.
I prefer the ones where you leave the front wheel on. I have been on too many trips where someone has left a wheel in their garage or at the trailhead.

I've trained myself to throw my garage door clicker under the seat when the bikes are on top.

[SuperRunt]

If you don't mind taking your front wheel off, I can recommend the Rocky Mounts. I have them on my Yakima rack. They were a lot cheaper than anything else! If you have disc brakes, you can order an "extension" to accommodate that too. It was easy to put together.

[bike4ever]

Both of Yakima's Viper and Sprocket Rocket are disc compatible.

[VeloVT]

I have the sprocket rockets on my car. I love them. Very solid, very easy to mount the bikes. Easily carries two road bikes without any touching/overlap anywhere.