Kit with pitfalls - with 28er wheels is critical of Use

With much anticipation I unpacked the carrier. In the box were, in addition to the main ingredients, ample bag of parts and installation material, as well as an instruction manual with graphics without text. 1 hours time you have to take already.

As kit-Experienced I have a screw must be mounted in front of such a thing are not afraid, but unfortunately here were exactly at key points in the instructions no details (motion pictures) to identify, eg as' rum. Then the mounting parts were in the bags do not so packed that you have all the necessary parts are available for an operation. So if 6 screws of the same type are given in the manual, you have to tear open three bags because in each bag are packed only two. And then there were 2 screws on the 3rd bag even longer (and softer the material wise) than the others.

Perfect fit is also something else. The plastic parts, with the mounting bracket is to be mounted, barely fit to the frame of the carrier. The teeth that are to guarantee the vertical alignment were wrong, so that the strap had to be fitted with a (still acceptable) slope, but the left and right turned out differently. Therefore, this strap is under tension. The 3 aluminum rails for the bikes are extremely short and sharp, which is why even material chips were abgesschnitten the black plastic caps for attachment loops through the (correct) assembly.

But the main problem are the dimensions: The length of the aluminum rails just enough just for 26er wheels, the handle does not fit the height for larger models. The width of the strap also allows a safe mounting eigentich only for men's models (with bar) to 26. In Oversized- and / or Y-frame there is easy. The arms of the clamping fixtures are a little too long, so that the wheels stood possibly also wrong. (I have then the bracket and the clamp brackets abschleißbaren an ancient Thule carrier used, so then are also larger bikes and they stand straight)

And in the article description is not mentioned anywhere that you should fix the strap / the wheels additionally supplied with a strap by strap on the tailgate. A license plate holder for license plate with the maximum size (52x110) does not fit the way so just now, which means that you would have to screw directly the indicator. Thus, the use is more difficult on several vehicles.

The assembling with the car goes then really fix and the carrier then also sits firmly - if you use a torque wrench. Close the tailgate of a (mini) vans absolutely before assembly. Since the bracket is not hinged, they can otherwise no longer close.

All in all you can probably no longer be expected for the price