Customer Reviews

Allen Tension Bar Bicycle Cross-Bar Adaptor

5 star:		(79)
4 star:		(32)
3 star:		(6)
2 star:		(7)
1 star:		(6)

 

 

The bar does exactly what it is intended for. However, on the packaging of the bar it specifically says the distance from the seat post to handle bar post needs to be at least 18 inches, no where does it say that on the online write up. So, it doesn't work for my daughters' bikes. Something to be aware of.

Very handy item for multiple bikes on a rack. Keeps from having one bike tilted at an awkward position from the other(s). Very easy to use, just be careful as the spring tension can fool you and you can get a finger pinched. It only took one pinch and now I can set the bikes up like a pro.

This bar is very stout and capable of staying in place. I use it to mount two expensive Treks and feel confident the bikes will stay in place at 70mph on highway. When I picked up my new Treks, the service tech commented on the quality of the bar and asked who makes it, where I got it etc...he was impresssed of it's quality. The rubber end coatings interface well and won't harm bikes' finishes. Both my treks have different frame configurations, the bar adjusted easily.

This bar works well and has held my bike on our rack for about 10 trips without issue. My only quibble with the product is its seeming desire to eat my fingers while being installed.

Works great for holding the bike on the rack. But it can be a pain... literally! Due to the spring tension and the funky retention pin, if you aren't careful you'll get your hand pinched. This is because you have to stretch the bar against the tension and then insert the pin. If you slip it will snap back with a lot of force. If your hand is in the way then... OUCH! The same can happen when removing the bar. This is probably guaranteed to happen to you at least once. Don't worry, you will heal in a day or two. From then on you will pay very close attention and it should not be a problem.

It's a nice to have but didn't fit my bike as the instructions suggested. To use this product I had to install it backwards from the directions since my seat post was thicker and had a shock absorber in the post. I have a Giant Sedona, medium size frame. Seems to work ok either way.

This adaptor is easy to use and worked well to keep the bike level. It also is made well because we were rear-ended with our bikes on the back of our car. The bikes were all bent up but the bar was perfectly OK. We saved the bar and had to trash the bikes.

This is the one you want. For about $20, you can attach a woman's, child's, or youth's bike onto a standard hitchmount bike rack - and effectively place it on the rack as if it were a men's bike. We just used two of these on a 3000+ mile trip. Worked flawlessly. Without these, mounting my wife's and son's bikes would have been impossible on our Yakima rack. When I needed a 3rd, I had to pick one up locally. Unfortunately, the Allen model wasn't available and I paid 50% more for another brand that works half as well.

Highest recommendation.

I bought the cross-bar adapter in May. It works great. The tension bar expands to any size bike. It takes 5 seconds to install and then you're ready to load the bike on a rack. Without the adapter, a woman's bike does not hang properly from a trunk mount bike rack.

This product is easy to use, and very durable. Works great with my 4-bike Allen rack.