Review of Sport Solutions Solo, 1 Bike OakRak Series Wall Mounted Bike Rack

Sport Solutions Solo, 1 Bike OakRak Series Wall Mounted Bike Rack
By: Sport Solutions Average Rating: 1.0 Total Reviews: 1
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Piece of junk

On: 2006-10-09

This is a flimsy piece of junk, not worthy of hanging your bike shorts, let alone an actual bike. I puchased three of these things and had the same experience with all three, so I am fairly confident I didnt just get a lemon. Here are the specific problems:

If any lateral pressure is applied to the arms, they can easily snap off. Since these were mounted in my garage, there were many times when this happened as I tried to pass between my car and the bike rack and brushed against one of the arms.

If any downward pressure is applied to the arms, especially with a bike stored in place, the arms can easily snap off. This happened after my 7 year old leaned her bike against one of the hanging bikes.

The hardware (screws) sent to assemble the unit are pathetic. They actually included sheetrock screws as the mechanism to affix the arms to the base. These snapped on day one.

I upgraded the hardware, re-glued the arm to the base and had high hopes. Unfortunately the arms are so small and spindly that the oak cracked the first time I inadvertently applied lateral pressure (see above).

Crash.