Thule Insta-Gater Bike Rack

DESCRIPTION

TheThule 501 Insta-GaterTruck bed bike carrier allows youTo easily mount your bike in yourTruck bed without removing anyTires. Fits 20" - 29"Tires upTo 3" wide Note: Should not be used with bikesThat have a headTube angle lessThen 68°

USER REVIEWS

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[Nov 25, 2007]
Allyson
Weekend Warrior

OVERALL
RATING
3
VALUE
RATING
2
Strength:

Easy to use. No gripes about the way it works, just the fit. Should be obvious to Thule that this is not appropriate for road bike use, yet...?

Weakness:

It would not work on my road bike's front tire, but it works okay on the rear. (Not how it's recommended to be used, though). So, beware. Fat tire bike? It may fit. Road bikes, where the clearance between the front tire and the frame is less than one inch? No way. Not even close. Maybe Thule will try to design one for use skinny tire folks?

It doesn't fit my Bianchi road bike with 700c tires. I guess they should market this as a "mountain bike rack." Since it works on my rear tire, and seems to hold my bike fine in the unorthodox and non-recommended position, I will keep it, since it's better than having my bike lie flat in the bed of my truck, sliding around. But, it's disappointing that it's advertised to "fit" tires up to 29."

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