Product Reviews

Very Good Value  GrantRayner, Te Aro - Wgtn
we use it for 2 adult bikes and 2 kids bikes and it easily takes these with room to spare. the bikes have all sorts of frame shapes and it seems to take these easily with a bit of imagination on where to stick the forks. the ties downs work easily and well and have not required the use of eaxtra bungy cords yet. for the money this is easily the best value on the market to take 4 bikes!
10:33:36 AM  1/11/12

4 Bike Rack  KyleWalker, INVERCARGILL
Good looking unit, I would recommend using high tensile pins instead of bolts to hold arms, that way the arms can be positioned downward when parked up with out the need of a spanner - very happy with purchase.
7:14:15 PM  12/28/11

Great value if at special price  MichelleChambers, Whakatane
Only holds 3 bikes unless they are small kids bikes. Good product. Straps work really well. Quick delivery
12:49:14 PM  7/6/11

Great Bike Rack for the Price  LesterRonald, Upper Hutt
Very good bike rack for the special price. Does everything I want.
12:10:00 PM  3/16/11

Great value 4 bike rack  JohnThreadgill, Rotorua
Overall I am very happy with the rack. There's nothing on the market that I could find that was better value.

The Good:
* Quick and reliable T7 service.
* Easily assembled.
* Web tie-downs are useful and good quality.
* Allen bolts securely lock rack to towbar and tool provided for this is good quality.

The Bad:
* An additional tie-down or bungee is needed to stop forward/backward sway and keep front wheels aligned and locked.
* Padding on main vertical tube is needed if you're not going to lose paint on your bike and on the vertical tube.
* Arms are slightly too far apart. On two of the three bikes I tried I had to hook arm under the fork rather than the the top tube.
11:31:45 AM  2/4/11

Great Value rack  SP, Tauranga Central
Fitted 4 bikes easily. Suited for lite loads (4x road bikes) as bars are not heavy duty one piece but bolted on to main pillar frame. There is a bit of movement when bars are bolted. Suggest replacing the 2x bolts with heavy duty stainless steel for piece of mind - Expensive problem if one bolts should fail causing arm to fall off. More important, wife can fit on and off easily. Very happy.
11:48:34 AM  2/1/11

Torpedo 7 4 bike rack  KarenMcCabe, Welcome Bay
Since when you mail order companies courier products the same day??? Well Torpedo7 do!! I ordered this yesterday avo and was delivered first thing this morning - not even one day! well done...
I dont know about the product yet as it is santa wrapped with the bike. thanks
10:34:16 AM  11/9/10

TORPEDO7 4 Bike Rack  RichardPurcell, Whakatane
Excellent delivery and product.
7:51:18 AM  5/24/10

Torpedo 7 4 Bike Rack  GrahamAnderson, Kaikorai
The rack was easy to assemble and the double screw towbar mounting held it securely. Have only used it for two bikes so far and it was very satisfactory. Not so sure about it coping with four bikes but it should be fine with three. Tie down straps provided, did the job OK but used supplementary bungees to keep the wheels in line. At the discounted price it represents excellent value for money.
10:21:26 PM  5/18/10

4 bike rack  GaryHibberd, Christchurch CBD
Very Happy over all, from the deal that I got emailed to paying for it and 3days later on my door steps, great service guys, thanks heaps.
6:54:56 PM  5/17/10

Torpedo 7 4 Bike Rack  John CSmith, Cashmere -ChCh
Initial impressions are very good. Very sturdy. As previous reviewers have done, I intend to replace arm bolts with some easily removeable device to remove the arms when not in use. The upright can be left in place on the towball (locked) but the empty arms protuding out are dangerous. Coloured tips would certainly be a plus. Thanks.
8:29:26 AM  5/17/10

Good price, great service  BrentR, Rosedale
Here in two days..have replaced bolts with pins and clips so can drop the arms down. Straps are great. Did have to modify (cut and weld) to move away from boot so it can open, tow ball quite close to bumper on Falcons?
Still a great rack and price.
8:41:10 AM  5/5/10

Good but not great  DavidLarkin, Northcote
I have had this rack for a couple of years and overall have been very happy. It is not strong enough for 4 full sized bikes on rough roads and mine bent on a recent trip. The arms could be a little bit closer together and I agree with the comments regarding movement etc. Don't get me wrong however this is an excellent rack for the money.
1:32:21 PM  4/18/10

Torpedo 7 bike rack  GregMurray, wanaka
This rack is great. Will easily fit 4 bikes. Just alternate the direction of the bikes as you fit them and there's heaps of room. Came with the usual fast and efficient service from Torpedo 7. Highly recommended.
3:20:40 PM  4/13/10

Torpedo7 4 Bike Rack  MargaretMorris, Hastings
Great buy. Good solid bike rack that is easy to assemble and use. Straps provided hold bikes securely on rack, although it does pay to use a bungey also. Have only used 3 bikes on this rack, but still room for a 4th bike. This purchase represents great value for money. Would recommend.
11:12:34 PM  4/6/10

Great Rack!  PeterWood, Albany
Great rack for the money! Easy to assemble. The only improvement would be some foam down the main tube height adjustable of course!
10:29:15 AM  4/6/10

Very versatile Bike rack  MichaelHuddleston, Karori
I've used the ezi-grip system rack for a few years, but recently bought a MTB whose top tube was too big for it. This is much less complicated design. Which makes it more universal for MTBs which these days have very oversized tubes. This is solid, and comes with 8 very robust straps, great value indeed.
11:40:39 AM  4/5/10

Great Rack  BrettBailey, Woodend Beach
Brilliant Rack. Easily holds 4 mountain bikes. Straps work well and allen screws hold tube firmly to towball.
11:15:15 AM  3/29/10

Great rack  ChrisW, Taupo
I received my order two days after ordering which is excellent.
The rack was easy to set up, sturdy and fits 4 xc mountain bikes easily.
The nylon straps are fiddly but work well.
I fitted the arm mounting bolts with split pins so I can quickly fold the arms down vertically, and a towbar chain with padlock for security.
3:34:30 PM  2/22/10

Best Value  RhysBright, Hamilton CBD
Ditched the clamp style rack, this is way better. Good quality construction, assembled and fitted easily onto the towball with the 2 bolts (not just one like some others). Fitted 3 bikes including one with a rear child seat no worries. The tie-down straps it comes with are excellent!
1:01:35 PM  2/8/10

Bike Rack Really Good  KevinRoss, North Shore
Got it in time to take 2 road bikes to Taupo, much easier to use and more stable than the more expensive clamp type I usually use. Have not tried it with our mountain bikes yet but it looks good for 3 bikes easy, maybe not 4 without a crush.
5:00:04 PM  12/1/09

Cheap and Easy  ScottMarris, Nelson
The rack was nicely priced on special. It arrived within three days (to rural Nelson). Easy and quick to assemble. I can't wait to actually try it out next weekend!
6:46:16 AM  11/30/09

Good rack!!  BrettHoyte, Mt Maunganui
Ordered the racks at 5.00pm and they were on my doorstep at 5.00 pm the next day. Awesome service. Have used the racks a couple of times already, easy get 4 adult bikes on, good product.
4:59:27 PM  10/14/09

Excellant Purchase  KarenVanner, Dannevirke
Have just been to Taranaki and back, with four bikes on back of wagon. No problems what so ever. Kids delighted to be able to take their bikes with us on holiday. Awesome service. Ordered on line at 3pm, and goods were at my front door first thing next morning. Thank you very much Torpedo7!
8:01:16 PM  10/1/09

Too short for 4 bikes, should only be for 3 bikes  misaelmendoza, Paparangi -Wgtn
The extension tube is not enough to fit a fourth bike, impossible indeed! should be good only for 3 bikes! For the special price I can't be bothered sending it back. Torpedo7 should make a really longer tube to fit in 4 bikes.
4:05:05 PM  9/19/09

Spins around on tow-bar.  DominicMehling, PAKURANGA
I mean sure it's cheap and technically does the job, but it spins around a hell of a lot when on the tow bar and it's impossible to tighten it any further resulting in bike banging into your car. I had to make a contraption so that the bottom was fixed around the tow bracket.

You also really wouldn't want to use this with road bikes as things bang around too much.

Oh well, the price was right (when on special) so no biggie! Just be prepared for tweaking!
10:37:59 AM  9/8/09