Product Reviews

Fits a Rav 4  TimWallis, Marybank -Nelson
This is a good kit, especially for the price. It's easy to assemble and everything fits well. It would be good if they gave you another 6 x locking nuts though to lock in the tighteners. Anything over car height ie. my Rav 4, you'll need a small step ladder to get your bike on the roof. Delivery was fast and it was very well packed. Great job.
6:11:01 PM  5/19/12

It works  PaulMcNabb, The Wood
I fitted two of these to an old pro rack today. Easy to setup and I loaded up three different bikes with no trouble. The pack includes a couple of small straps to hold the wheels down and a trek, jamis and giant xtc all went into the clamp well. The clamp locks which might be good for detering thieves but also should stop the clamp coming loose. There will be bikes that don't fit into the clamp but with some imagination most should be able to adapt this, at this price it's worth a shot!
6:54:57 PM  5/6/12

Good as gold  ClaytonSchimanski, Kelvin Grove
Have had this rack for a couple of years now and have had no trouble whatsoever. Was a nice price on special and has carried my alloy anthem mtb and carbon road bike all over the country without a bother. No probs with the diameter of either downtubes. Recommend!
9:15:11 PM  1/17/12

Money for Quality  KurtVernall, Te Awamutu
I use this Rack for my Giant Trance and i must say I feel uneasy using this. The main down tube clamps are designed for smaller downtubes (road bikes) and not so much the modern day mountainbike. The metal tray is 'flimsy' as others have mentioned.

Pros: it is much cheaper than any other racks, easy to setup, compatible with roof bars, good if you want to test roof racks but dont want to spend $$.

With roof racks you pay for the what you get as other have mentioned, yes this is a little cheap but still works fine just ensure you tighten the downtube clamp a lot.. and i use bungees to strap my bike down for peace of mind.
3:05:30 PM  9/5/11

Great value  SimonAdamson, ISABELLA PLAINS
Great value on sale - no issues with stability noticed to date. Assembly is easy.
4:04:14 PM  1/10/11

You get what you pay for  SantiagoBermeo, Paraparaumu Beach
I've had 2 for over a year and they have generally been good. Agree with "a bit flimsy" description. After a year sitting on the roof of the car there is quite a bit of rust and peeling paint. Some wear on the plastic holding the metal screw across the clamp. Red plastic bits on the clamp have fallen of a few times. But overall good value for money compared to the alternatives. Lets see how much longer they last (hopefully I don't find out on the motorway!). Need to clean MTB before loading it and use a cloth between bike and clamp to prevent scratches.
7:06:19 PM  12/9/10

Nice Rack  TimCutler, Alexandria
Brilliant value - easy to fit and does exactly what it is supposed to. No complaints whatsoever, if you are thinking about it just buy them, you can't go wrong for the price.
6:30:33 PM  8/25/10

Great value and versatile  FrankGuymer, MOUNT WAVERLEY
Great value and quick delivery. A bit fiddly to fit on the car and possibly a bit flimsy, but the racks work very well on top of the car (Subaru/Rola roof bars). We bought three, put two bits of timber accross the top of our box trailer (like roof racks) and bolted the three racks to the timber. Makes an excellent three bike rack with room in the trailer for gear. Keeps the height low too, no fears about low clearance places.
11:46:53 PM  6/7/10

Good Price, Suitable Rack  NickMcAlinden, Brisbane
Pros.

Easy to assemble and fit to existing roof rack.
Fantastic Price.

Cons.

A little wobbly, ie bike moves a bit laterally.
Plastic wingnuts easy to undo (Bike and rack could be easily stolen from top of car). However in saying that I don't generally leave bikes on the roof of my car overnight or for extended periods of time.

Overall quite acceptable. I have another existing rack where it locks the forks in and it is much more stable and rigid. Was more expensive though.
9:38:41 AM  5/24/10

BIKE RACK  ewanmacleod, CLIFTON SPRINGS
Excellent product.
Easy to assemble and mount.
12:55:50 PM  5/17/10

As good as any other I’ve seen  MickCarthey, Glenmore Park, NSW
Another T7 special I couldn't let pass, particularly after just selling my old tow-bar mounted rack a week earlier.

Real easy to put together, but not quite as easy to mount on the cars roof racks. I've got standard Ford issue sports roof racks on my Falcon and with about 2cm clearance between the rack and the roof of the car I did have a little fun mounting the rear bracket because it's inverted, meaning the chunky handles on the retaining screws point down towards the roof (check the product images to see what I mean).

But in saying that it was only a mild inconvenience and nothing a bit of patience and a cloth (to stop scratching the roof of my car) couldn't deal with.

The other question I had about this was just how well the clamp was going to retain the square-shaped downtube I have on my Merida HT - the answer is its pretty good actually and although I don't need any extra support, I do feel better with some so I also wrap a tie (similar to the one supplied with the rack for the wheels) around the clamp and the downtube to ensure there's no chance of it going anywhere.

In the end, on special it's about 25% of the cost of anything else similar on the market and just another great T7 product.
3:33:11 PM  5/5/10

Great value for money  PaulWilson, Brooklyn -Wgtn
It fits together very easily and holds my bike nice and safe on the roof. The price is excellent and the quality seems great. Time will tell if it will go the distance, but looks good so far.
4:20:32 PM  5/2/10

Was just as I expected it to be  DamienHill, Remuera
Fantastic Rack, Simple and quick to install. Holds bike nice and solid. Very happy with purchase.
5:21:56 PM  4/14/10

Good value  AdrianJurke, Khandallah
Seems a bit lightweight and not sure how long it will last being left on the roof all the time. Screws just seem to keep going slowly bending the metal. MTB didn't fall off 4WD roof for first trip though so fingers crossed.
6:37:20 AM  4/11/10

Roof Mount Bike Rack  StacyLewis, Turangi
Excellent fast delivery service. Very happy with product. Thanks for such great service.
2:38:48 PM  3/26/10

Bike mount bargin  MartinStone, SALISBURY
Bargin.......better than the Rhino one I have, fits OK on the oval Rhino roof rack.
And feels more secure.. Thanks
2:59:14 PM  3/6/10

Not ideal  RichardCurrie, Christchurch
Agree with the "flimsy" comment above, would be OK for road bikes but for my 14kg MTB it had me constantly stopping my car to check on the security of the bike. I have sinced purchased the version where the front wheel is removed and this is a much superior product, I guess you get what you pay for.
10:40:52 AM  3/2/10

flimsy roof mount rack  NeilShewan, Huntsbury
Not that impressed. Fairly flimsy appearance. I had to grind back fixing knobs so they would turn properly, and the frame clamp has elongated fixing holes which allows the bike to sway somewhat. If you try to do up the frame clamp tight the square bolt head turns in the soft plastic that is supposed to hold it.
10:26:24 PM  2/27/10

Great Value  IanParrott, VINCENTIA
I recently bought two units and they have handled a couple of trips to Canberra from the NSW South Coast with no problems despite their fairly flimsy appearance.

The only problem is that if the clearance between the roof and the existing roof rack is less than approximatly 3 cm you will need to modify the bike racks rear attachments slightly.

Once again great Torpedo 7 value.
10:39:10 PM  2/15/10