Swagman Upright Roof Rack Installation

I purchased this bad boy on amazon for around 40 an.

Swagman upright roof rack installation.

Since then the swagman has developed and introduced numerous products including hitch roof and trunk mount racks rv and towing racks storage systems kayak and canoe carriers snowshoes etc. In the early 1990s it was one of the first companies worldwide to design and manufacture hitch style bike racks. Swagman is a renowned name in the north american bicycle rv and automobile markets. This rack fits square round and oval bars up to 3 wide and multiple units can be used on a single vehicle.

First assemble the wheel tray using the two nuts bolts washers provided see fig. The upright roof rack installs in minutes following the instructions and carries one bike with no wheel removal necessary. Assemble the plastic end protectors and the bike support brackets as in fig. It is not compatible with factory installed roof rack bars like that on your 2009 subaru.

The thule criterium roof mounted bike rack th598 is compatible with thule s square load bars and yakima s round bars. In this video i will be reviewing my first product the swagman bike rack. Swagman is a renowned name in the north american bicycle rv and automobile markets. Penticton british columbia v2a 7j1 phone.

It s important that you don t focus on solely how firm the rack will hold your bike. Welcome to my channel. These include frame mount types that will fit your factory bars such as the swagman upright s64720. The clamp can be locked for added safety.

The bike is secured with wheel straps and with the arm that clamps around the downtube. Fits square round and oval bars up to 3 wide. If your bike is not centered on the wheel tray then you should adjust by moving the bike support arm bracket along the wheel tray using the two fixing nuts bolts. The swagman upright roof mount bike rack is easy to install and will allow you to carry your bike without removing the wheels.

However some racks are confusingly constructed that even the user requires some level of engineering knowledge to either fix it on the vehicle roof or mount bike on it. Since then the swagman has developed and introduced numerous products including hitch roof and trunk mount racks rv and towing racks storage systems kayak and canoe carriers snowshoes etc.