by rackdawg on March 7, 2010
Image of the Thule 916XT T2 platform hitch bike rack for 2 inch trailer hitches. Also available is the Thule 917XT T2 bike hitch rack for 1.25 inch hitches.
Great news from the good folks at Thule Racks. They’ve just taken the most popular platform style hitch mount bike rack on the planet and made it even better! Now available are the Thule 916XT T2 platform hitch rack (fits 2″ trailer hitches) and the Thule 917XT T2 platform bike rack (fits 1-1/4″ receiver hitches), which replace the discontinued Thule 916 T2 and Thule 917 T2 models. All the fabulous features of the previous models are still included on the brand new 916XT T2 and 917XT T2, except now they also ship with a 2 pack of Thule locks, to lock the bikes to the bike carrier, and the Thule STL2 Snug-Tite lock for locking the T2 to the trailer hitch. No more having to fork over extra dinero just to keep crummy thieves from stealing your bicycles or the T2 itself. The SecureHook has also been redesigned to fit even more bike styles and sizes, from small bmx bikes and kid bikes with 20″ wheels on up to road bikes with skinny tires, any mountain bikes and even 29 inch 29er bike wheels and super-fat 3 inch tires found on freeride-downhill mountain bikes. If you want the fastest, easist loading hitch mount platform bike rack in the solar system, and now with all lock included, check out the new T2 models. Also available is the Thule 918XT T2 2 bike add-on for carrying an additional two bicycles on the 916XT T2 model.
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bike hitch rack,
platform bike rack,
Thule 916XT 917XT T2,
Thule Racks
by rackdawg on March 5, 2010
Standing beside this awesome Honda Pilot roof rack setup for carrying skis and a bike are Mr. Reeder, Yakima Racks Sales Rep, and Shawn, ORS Racks Direct Operations Manager.
Lucky us for a recent visit from Mr. Reeder, Yakima Racks Sales Rep. A great day was had by all at ORS Racks Direct, as we spent the day discussing all things concerning Yakima Racks… exciting new products are now available for 2010, including the Yakima FrontLoader bike rack, Yakima SpareTime spare tire mount bike rack, Yakima EvenKeel kayak rack etc. Of course, before Steve had a chance to jump back in his car and head back home, we were able to capture yet another poor quality image (due to using a Blackberry camera and foggy weather) of his sweet Honda Pilot roof rack for carrying skis and a bike. The Yakima RailGrab roof rack is mounted to the Honda Pilot factory side rails and the Yakima SkyBox LoPro ski box and Yakima SprocketRocket bike rack are attached to the RailGrab cross bars. Pictured along with Mr. Reeder is Shawn, ORS Racks Direct Operations Manager, obviously involved in high-level rack science discussions.
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cargo roof box,
Honda Pilot,
Yakima RailGrab,
Yakima SkyBox LoPro,
Yakima SprocketRocket
by rackdawg on March 5, 2010
- An admittedly poor quality photo of Mr. LeRose standing next to his good lookin’ Toyota Tacoma truck rack setup that includes the Yakima Frontloader bike rack and Yakima Mako Saddles – HullyRoller kayak rack combination.
ORS Racks Direct enjoyed a great day hanging out with Mr. LeRose, Yakima Racks Eastern Regional Sales Director, going over the new 2010 Yakima Racks product lineup. Looking great indeed, with new products such as the Yakima Frontloader bike rack, Yakima EvenKeel kayak carrier, Yakima SpareTime spare tire mount bike rack and more! Of course we just had to snap a quick pic of his Toyota Tacoma truck rack setup (apologies for the terrible picture quality, combination of blackberry camera and a foggy day!) He is using the Yakima Control Tower roof rack system mounted to permanently installed Yakima Tracks on his Toyota Tacoma cab roof. Connected to the roof rack crossbars is the Yakima Frontloader bike rack and the Yakima Mako Saddles - HullyRoller kayak rack combination. See you soon Dan and thanks for lunch!
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Toyota Tacoma,
Truck Racks,
Yakima FrontLoader
by rackdawg on March 4, 2010
Pictured is the all-new Saris Thelma 3 bike hitch rack, a premium platform bike tray hitch mount bike rack for carrying 3 bicycles. Also available is the Saris Thelma 2 for transporting two bikes. These carriers fit both 2 inch and 1-1.4 inch trailer hitches.
Saris Racks has recently updated their premium line of Saris Thelma platform bike tray hitch mount bike racks. All models now fit both 1.25″ and 2″ receiver hitches, no extra adapters needed. The new improved bike tray wheel cradles also hold more styles and sizes of bike wheels than ever before, from skinny road bike tires on up to fat mountain bike tires, even 29ers. The Saris 4239 Thelma 3 hitch bike rack carries 3 bikes, while the Saris 4229 Thelma 2 hitch bike rack holds 2 bicycles. Also available is the Saris 4239J Thelma Juvenile, which allows you to carry a kid’s bike or bmx bike with 20″ wheels. Also available are locking accessories such as the 3022 Saris Locking Hitch Tite to lock the Thelma to the hitch, and the 981 Saris Locking Cable to lock the bikes to the Thelma.
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bike hitch rack,
Saris Racks,
Saris Thelma
by rackdawg on February 27, 2010
Image depicts some of the various canoe trailer and kayak trailer complete packages offered by Malone Auto Racks.
Malone Auto Racks now offers several kayak trailer and canoe trailer complete packages. Each package includes the base model Malone MicroSport tow trailer and trailer spare tire kit. Where the packages differ is in the various kayak carrier and canoe carrier options bundled with each specific package. Whether you plan to transport 4 kayaks on a trailer at the same time or combine a canoe with a couple of kayaks, carry stand up paddle boards on the trailer or even carry a couple of kayaks and still have room left on the Malone MicroSport trailer cross rails to also attach a cargo luggage box or bike racks etc., you will likely find a Malone Auto Racks complete trailer package available for your needs. Packages are also priced more cheaply than if buying the base trailer and the kayak carriers, canoe carriers and stand up paddle board racks separately. If you thought you could only carry kayaks, standup paddle boards and canoes on a car roof rack, then you should look into a tow trailer as another option. It is much easier to load and unload boats on trailers because they sit low to the ground. Several Malone Trailer Accessories are also available, including a storage trunk, upgradeable aluminum allow spoke wheels, extra long 78 inch cross rails, removable trailer tongue kit etc. The various Malone MicroSport Trailer packages available include the mpg461g, mpg461gs, mpg461gu, mpg461gl, mpg461gb and mpg462g.
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kayak trailer,
Malone Auto Racks,
Malone MicroSport Trailer
by rackdawg on February 25, 2010
Image of the MPG113MD Malone Seawing Stinger Combo kayak rack system. Malone Racks has packaged together the Seawing kayak saddles and the Stinger kayak lift-assist.
Cool news from the good folks at Malone Auto Racks, located just next door to us in Maine. Just in time for the 2010 kayak season is the MPG113MD Malone Seawing Stinger Combo kayak carrier, a complete kayak rack package that includes both the Malone Seawing kayak saddles and the Malone Stinger kayak lift assist. Malone Racks has smartly discounted the price of the complete Seawing Stinger combo package also. The kayak saddles feature a unique v-wing design with center mounting capability. This allows the kayak saddles to be installed very close to the outer edge of any vehicle’s multi-purpose base rack cross bars. The benefits of this design include the ability to mount another Seawing Stinger Combo package next to the first system so you can haul two kayaks next to each other on the car roof top if desired. It also allows for more room on the car rack cross bars to atach othe gear carriers like bike racks, a cargo luggage box etc. Includes Malone JAWZ universal mounting hardware for attaching the kayak rack directly to any factory racks and any aftermarket car rack crossbars from Yakima, Inno, Thule etc. The Stinger lift assist does a great job of preventing the kayak from making contact with the car, and also makes it very easy for one person to load and unload a kayak of any size.
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Malone Seawing Stinger
by rackdawg on February 17, 2010
Image of the MPG311 Malone Katahdin gear basket for mounting to any factory racks or after-market car rack crossbars. Ideal for carrying golf clubs, luggage bags, camping gear etc.
Brand new for 2010 and now available is the Malone MPG311 Katahdin car roof rack basket for transporting all kinds of gear such as luggage, tents, sleeping bags and other camping equipment, coolers, beach supplies, golf clubs and so much more. Includes universal mounting clamps to attach the luggage basket directly to factory racks and any after-market multi-purpose base rack systems from Yakima, Thule, Inno etc. Features gorgeous design styling and is sized perfectly to fit all kinds of vehicles including small 2-door cars, sedans and station wagons, pickup truck cabs, vans, minivans, SUV’s etc. Even includes wind faring and cargo net to keep all the Malone Katahdin gear basket contents secured while travelling.
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Malone Katahdin,
roof basket
by rackdawg on February 15, 2010
Image showing the amazingly inexpensive MPG203 MPG202 MPG201 Malone Universal Cross Rail car rack systems for attaching to vehicle factory raised side rails.
Now available from Malone Car Rack Systems is the unbelievably low priced Malone Universal Cross Rail car rack system. A complete package for installing onto vehicles with factory raised side rails, providing the essential crossbars needed when connecting gear carriers to transport kayaks, canoes, surfboards, stand up paddle boards, skis, snowboards, bikes, cargo luggage, ladders and much more. The Malone Universal Cross Rail system is available in three crossbar lengths – MPG203 65 inch bars, MPG202 58 inch bars and MPG201 50 inch bars. System even includes a set of 4 locks to secure the rack to vehicle. And the crossbars allow any Malone gear carriers, any Inno and Thule gear carriers as well as virtually all Yakima gear carriers to attach directly to the Malone cross bars, no adapters needed. Anyone considering the Thule 450 Crossroad, Yakima RailGrab or Inno IN-FR roof rack systems for mounting to factory siderails will definitely want to check out the much cheaper Malone Universal Cross Rail system.
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Malone Universal Cross Rail,
roof rack
by rackdawg on February 14, 2010
Yakima Racks 86" extra long roof rack crossbars, ideal for applications such as installing a roof rack on Fleetwood Coleman pop up camper tops and kayak trailers and canoe trailers etc.
Yakima Racks is now offering an extra long pair of round bars as an option for use on specific applications such as installing a rack system on a Coleman Fleetwood pop up camper or towable kayak and canoe trailers etc. The 8000420 Yakima 86″ cross bars are the crossbars component to choose when configuring a camper roof rack system. In fact, many pop up Colemen Fleetwood campers include tracks on the top of the camper. This makes it a quick and easy process to install a Yakima multi-purpose base rack system that includes these extra long 86 inch crossbars. Most configurations on camper tops will be the Yakima Control Tower roof rack system (simply choose the Yakima LP1 Landing Pads and 86 inch crossbars options). Then you attach each Yakima Landing Pad to the tracks on the camper roof top, and then connect each Control Tower to a Landing Pad. The 86 inch crossbars connect to the Towers. And if your camper has no tracks on top already, simply first install the Yakima 60 inch Tracks onto the camper top. And then use the same components listed above to connect to the Yakima Tracks. That’s all there is to it! Now you can attach any gear carriers to the 86 inch bars and then load up all your equipment and gear and hit the road!
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pop up camper rack
by rackdawg on February 12, 2010
Image depicts the Thule 9003 Raceway Platform bike rack, an all-new hybrid platform style carrier combined with a trunk mount bike rack.
As if Thule Racks hasn’t pushed the trunk mount bike rack category envelope enough with the all-new 9001 / 9002 Raceway trunk racks… they just announced another even more technologically advanced trunk bike rack offering to be available Spring 2010. Dubbed the Thule 9003 Raceway Platform trunk bike rack, this carrier includes two integrated bike trays that rest at a conveniently low level for easiest ever loading of bicycles onto a car trunk mount style bike rack. Just place the bike into the bike tray and the upper clamp located on the Thule 9003 Raceway trunk bike rack arm grips the bike frame to secure it in place. Then tighten down each wheel strap located on either end of the bike tray and the bicycle is fully stabilized for worry free transport. Each bike try is independently adjustable to fit any size bicycle, kids and adult bikes alike. And as with the 9001 raceway and 9002 Raceway models, the 9003 Raceway Platform uses high strength cables and patented FitDial for super quick and painless installing of the carrier on your car. Compatible with hatchbacks, coupes, wagons, sedans, minivans, SUV’s, even cars with rear spoilers. Also includes integrated bike cable lock to prevent theft of bicycles when mounted onto the rack.
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Thule Raceway,
trunk bike rack
