Modern mountains bikes can be large and cumbersome beasts. They way in which we tackle trails has evolved from the 26” wheel to the 27.5” and 29” wheel sizes. Bikes no longer sit quietly beneath us, but they roar like beasts as we hit the forests and mountains. In terms of transporting these bikes to the trailhead, bike carriers have had to evolve too.
Add to this the plethora of carbon frames, and you have another issue to address – holding the bike securely without actually touching the frame. Yes, the frame needs protecting until we arrive at the mountains, and only then can we unleash the fire… and ride it into a tree – hopefully not, but you get the idea. Both modern road bikes and mountain bikes are precious and expensive items. They’re delicate pieces of engineered excellence in many ways and that means that bike carriers have adapted too. Nobody knows this better than Roofbox Company, which is why we were delighted to test out their latest rooftop bike carriers, including the Yakima High Road Tyre Hold.
The Yakima High Road is a top of the range heavy duty piece of engineering, designed with typical Japanese effectiveness. The front wheel is locked into place by a moveable set of hoops that wrap around the wheel. Simply lift the bike up and place the front wheel into the front hoop, bring the second hoop in towards the wheel and tighten things up with a calibrated ratchet that clicks when the correct tension is applied. Then, simply wrap the ratcheted strap around the rear wheel and tighten this. We’ve driven this around the Dales and Moors of North Yorkshire all summer, with both 27.5” and 29” wheeled bikes and they’ve not moved at all, despite the twisting and winding lanes of the National Parks.
In terms of road bikes, those expensive and very delicate carbon race machines, the High Road is the ideal carrier for them, with the locking hoop system wrapping itself around the front wheel and leaving the frame untouched. The hoops are designed to adapt to a number of wheel options, and even the delicate and narrow 700 x 25mm wheel fits neatly and securely within the carrier.
This smoothly finished and stylish looking bike carrier is also very simple to attach to just about any set of bars. Yakima provide a T-bar adaptor kit if required, but in its absence, the carrier comes fitted with a simple but highly effective locking system that wraps around most bars, then slots into a housing before being securely clipped and locked into place – viola. We like this system, as it takes no more than 30 seconds to fit the carrier to your car, meaning that it can be stored safely when not in use. It’s a heavy carrier, but this makes it robust and long lasting. The Yakima High Road Tyre Hold isn’t the cheapest of carriers, but it’s easily amongst the very best, and is clearly made with a highly technical design and well engineered finish, to ensure that it does its job – looking after your bike.
It’s up to you how much that value your bike, but we certainly believe that this bike carrier is well worth the invest and that it’ll be transporting our bikes to adventures for us for many years to come.
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