Well for the purpose of testing, I move/shake the rack before I drive to make sure nothing moves. The tire is tied with the strap if you look at it closer. So for our testing, I decided to drive like mad on the turns just to see how this bike held this time. Actually this bike held much better than the mountain back, which is heavier and looks weird when mounted since it doesn't have a straight frame like this one does. All in all, I think people thought I was nuts driving like I was with the bike on the back, but I had to prove that it worked. The bike didn't even flinched, so this bike is lighter, but it also depends on your mounting. If you get lazy, yeah, you will have problems. I like to make sure everything is on there nice and tight so I can drive as if it wasn't there.
All in all, no problems other than me being sore and out of shape. Oh yeah and the only thing touching is the tire rubber which doesn' t hurt anything since I tied it. I also move the mounts a bit more away from the car to make sure the fram doesn't touch the car. Although I still would like to have a roof rack, I got this one so it's no big deal. The only down side here is that you have to keep mounting/dismounting it. Take your time and drive like a normal person and you should be fine. I gone on the freeway with my mountain bike before so far it holds up pretty good. There are some others that are pretty cheaply made so you should also take that into consideration. Mine is pretty sturdy, then they came out with a crappy one after mine. If anyone else is looking for one, I just saw a Thule that also looks pretty sturdy at a bike shop like two days ago. So you may also want to check those out. I have no idea what Yakima has now since I bought this one a few years back but have only used it like four or five times.
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Originally Posted by stu4u3
^^^ Man... doesn't that front wheel flop around when driving - hacking up your bumper or spoiler? You need a top mount rack.
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