Locking Upright Roof Rack (Pack of 2)

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The Swagman was pretty easy to put together. It is definetly worth the price that I purchased for. Other roof racks, with similiar features as the Swagman, runs for double the price, and it only comes with one rack instead of a pair. The Swagman has a clean finish, and looks pretty good on top of my car. The stability of the Swagman looks weak, but it actually holds down my bikes pretty well on turns and freeways.The only feature I don't like is the spinning of the clamp lock that holds the bike down because everytime I have to put up or down my bike, I have to spend some time twisting the clamp.Overall, its good enough for short and long trips.

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I drove 150 miles on the interstate with a very strong cross-wind for most of the drive. The bikes never came loose. Easy assembly, excellent price, and best of all it gets the job done!

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Well I got the rack today and immediately had to open it. The box was pretty banged up via UPS. The rack was fine except their was a nick in the plastic of a jaw clamp (no biggie, a little gorilla glue fixed it and it was cosmetic only). Comparing this kit to a thule or yakima system kit it looked... well, cheap. The rails come in two sections and need to be bolted together instead of being one piece like the thule or yakima. Once the kit was assembled I became impressed it actually looks nice and feels very sturdy. It is not as refined as a yakima or thule equivalent but just a functional and for the price point I am okay with that. I'm not sure how weather resistant the finish will be so I will most likely spray some WD-40 on the surfaces of the mount kit to prevent corrosion. Assembly Tip: The directions don't show this for the jaw bracket but on all the oversized thumb screws use a washer. This will allow you to tighten the thumb screws of the jaw mount plate with out them rubbing against the sides of the raised potion of the jaw mount plate. Also the fourth round hole from the front of the rail is where the jaw mount plate first screw should be inserted for most racks and bikes. Took it for a spin: No complaints! I was able to view it via my sunroof and the bikes looked very stable and secure. I went up to highway speeds and after about an 1 hour of wasting gas I checked the mount and bikes (I also drove down some rough rural roads). The result: no problems - everything was secure and tight.

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After researching this type of product. I found the lowest price with overstock. the roofracks work perfect, they are easy to assemble and the bikes ride secured.

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Can't beat the price, but shipping was a bit slow. I feared they wouldn't arrive before our departure date. Installed easily onto our Thule roof rack and they withstood 10 hours of highway travel beautifully.