If you're looking for a basic fork mount bicycle
carrier at a great price, the Yakima
2065 Boa Bicycle Carrier for Car Roof Racks is the rack for
you. Just like a real boa constrictor,
once the Yakima Boa's quick release skewer gets a grip on your bike,
it's not going anywhere. It uses the same rugged plastic head unit as
the Copperhead, with a universal skewer that can be locked with one SKS
Lock Core (not included.) Instead of a long tray like that on most
fork mounts, the Boa has a short plastic rear tray that will
allow the rear wheel to be attached to the rear crossbar on your roof
rack. You do have to be careful though, because in order for this bike
rack to work properly, the distance between your bike's front fork rear
wheel must be within a few inches of the distance between the bars on
your roof rack. The Boa can be safely mounted on racks whose crossbars
are between 32" and 50" apart, so if your roof rack has a shorter or
longer span the Boa will not work at all. Also, if you use two Boas at
once, both bikes will need to be roughly the same length; if they have
different wheel spans, two Boas most likely will not work. The Yakima
Boa will fit on Yakima round bars or Thule square bars, and
installation is a breeze. Tighten a few bolts with the included Allen
wrench on the front, tighten a wing nut on the back, and you're ready
to go!
Yakima has always had rock-solid options for putting crossbars on your vehicle's factory installed rails. Their LowRider and LowRider Max rack systems fit most vehicles with raised rails and the Locking EZ Rider towers fit most vehicles with flush rails. But now, Yakima has one tower system that works on both types of factory rails, the RailGrab. With the new Yakima 0138 RailGrab Towers for Railing Mounted Car Roof Racks , you can put Yakima crossbars on practically any factory installed rails, but this isn't your usual One Size "Fits" All situation. You truly get a custom fit for your rack, and if you buy a new vehicle, or you want to swap your rack between two vehicles, you'll still get a great, low-profile rack that fits like a glove regardless of factory rail type or size. Installing Railgrab towers won't take very long. For the front crossbar, first slide two towers onto the bar and install the end caps to keep the towers from sliding off. Then
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