thule vs yamika

[Daver]

Originally posted by paultvx
The wing bars have been discontinued by Yakima for a long time.

You can order the factory rack from St. Charles Isuzu (do a search to get the contact info). Or you can get it from isuzuparts.net. St. Charles' prices tend to be a little bit higher but they don't charge for shipping. Better service too from what I hear. I've ordered from isuzuparts.net and they don't answer phone calls or emails... if your order doesn't show up... you just keep waiting until it does.

About the WingBars from Yakima. Yes, they've been discontinued for years. Yes, you can still get them too.

This is how I got my 58" bars:
http://www.rackwarehouse.com/y0309c.html

They were reluctant to sell the bars w/o the towers, but even back in January they were willing to do so, so they're much cheaper than the 34" Isuzu bars. I expect by now they should be even more willing to unload the bars.

As for isuzuparts.net, I left emails, voice mails, etc, and got no responses at all. Apparently part of my order was backordered so they didn't ship any of it. St. Charles is definitely the way to go for good service.

-Daver

[curiouswords]

Does anyone have any advice about a Yakima bike rack (roof rack mount) that came on my '01 Proton. The rail has two straps for the tires; that seems pretty standard. But, the stanchion that supposedly holds up the frame has only one arm which seems too short to hold the frame properly. That stanchion is round, about an inch in diameter, and has an open ended rubber/plastic "claw" on one side with no adjoining hold for the other side of the bike frame.

Yeah, the answer may be to "trash it" and get another one, but I have never seen a bike rack like this and wonder if it is a "VehiCROSS" version of a Yakima rack?

Any ideas?

[curiouswords]

YES! I found it! The bike rack I have is called an Anklebiter by Yakima. I have been looking for that since I bought the car a little over a month ago.

Now I can sleep at night!

A brief description and URL:

http://www.mtbr.com/reviews/Bike_Rac...ct_19969.shtml

This innovative, unique mount carries any bicycle frame style or size on Yakima roof racks by attaching to the crank arm. Padded jaws grasp crank arm (strongest part of the bike), never touching bike's paint or cables; 2 ratcheting straps hold wheels in full-length tray. Fits Y-frames, bikes with oversize tube frames, full-suspension, dual-suspension or disc brakes, BMX bikes and children's bikes. Eye-level adjustment and reversible locking lever make it the easiest upright bike mount to load and unload from either side of your car. To deter theft, bike locks to mount and mount locks to rack with 2 Yakima SKS Lock Cores and 1 Accessory Lock Housing, each sold separately. Compatible with Yakima RoundBars, WingRiders, many factory roof racks and Thule racks with the use of Yakima Mighty Mounts, sold separately