Saris Bones 805 (2-Bike) Trunk Mount Rack
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Manufacturer: SarisBrand: Saris
Release Date: 2008-12-12
Model: 805
Color: Grey
Product features:
- Injection -molded arms and legs are the strongest on the market
- Built with 100% recyclable, non-rusting materials
- Ratcheting anti-sway straps secure and stabilize bikes.
- Arc-based design fits over most spoilers, and separates bikes on different levels
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Sports reviews of Saris Bones 805 (2-Bike) Trunk Mount Rack
Customer Review: Great Carrier -- Elegant Engineering
Sport shop rating: 5 Stars
I looked at the Bones carrier largely because it was in every bike showroom I visited, and I figured that must mean something. While choosing a bike I tried out many, and thus visited a lot of bike stores. This carrier was ubiquitous, and it fit my car. I don't have a trailer hitch. And, I can't imagine standing the bike up on the top of the car -- I'm sure to drive under something low and wreck the bike.
I've not had a bicycle or this carrier long, so I can't speak for long term use, but so far this is a truly excellent piece of engineering design. I'm not talking about aesthetic appearance, which other reviewers often praise, I'm talking about function. It's solidly made. The adjustment method is elegant. On my sedan it attaches tightly to my car and holds the bike securely. No parts are made of steel so there's nothing to rust. It's an impressive piece of design work. You need to go to their website, and enter your car in the "Get the Perfect Fit" box to see if it fits yours.
With the arms folded down it fits close to the trunk, extending barely beyond the bumper - see my picture. And, though it says somewhere not to open the trunk with it attached, I do it with little difficulty. The feet tend to keep the trunk from closing without fussing with them just a little.
Someone mentioned being difficult to tighten the hold-down straps. I find holding the buckle release open while tugging on the strap works well and is easy to get them tight.
The niggles:
After you set it up and use it once it's simple and you won't forget, but the instructions that come with it are inadequate and it's something of a puzzle at first. The chap who says he had it installed and a bike mounted in 5 minutes out of the box is a miracle worker. You can find a setup video for the three bike version on the Saris website. Go to the Bones 3 page and click on the "Installation Video" link in the list on the right. The two versions are close enough to the same this helped me a lot, but the gal doing it slurs words occasionally. Oddly, on the Bones 2 page Saris doesn't link to this useful video, so you have to stumble on it or learn about it here.
Some bikes and some cars require special accessories you buy from Saris. They don't make this clear in the ads. For example, women's bikes may need a special bar (at this writing Amazon carries this bar). The bar is explained in the video mentioned above, but who looks for the video before buying the carrier, and other accessories are not in the video. For example, the bike peddle presses against my trunk. In this case they sell a special pad for the peddle to rest on, or you can use something like a piece of rubber to put between peddle and car, or rig something yourself. Right now I'm using a piece of that rubber-like friction shelf paper held on the peddle with a rubber band.
If they happen to fall in an awkward place on the bike, the plastic straps that hold the bike to the carrier can be fussy to get undone. One of mine's like this, but after a little practice it's okay.
This seems like a lot of negatives but they are all pretty minor and the carrier works great.
Edited to add:
I've found one problem with this carrier. Occasionally I use it to carry both my bike and various friends bikes. My bike peddles and those of my friends, until recently, have rubber on the outside so this problem didn't come up. Recently, however, I've taken a friend with an old fashioned steel bike with metal on the outside of the peddles. The first time my bike was located on the inside (nearest the car). His peddles were resting against my bike and scarred it pretty seriously. It's only cosmetic but I'd managed to keep it in mint condition 'til then. So, the next time we went I put his bike on the inside and mine on the outside where his' greater weight was near the car and it was easier make sure his peddles didn't rest on my bike. This time it made a jagged cut through the paint on my car.
So, the message is, if you use this device take great care with the placement of the peddles on both bikes or make sure the outside is rubber and not metal. Sometimes that's difficult to do, so maybe put a leather sock around the peddles.
Description of Saris Bones 805 (2-Bike) Trunk Mount Rack
4-1/2 stars (out of 5), Bicycling Magazine. A Saris Bones rear rack is one of the few things in life that's both hard working and drop-dead gorgeous. Created by renowned italian designer Fabio Pedrini. The Bones rack gives you more than a stylish alternative to roof racks. It's a stable, secure ride. A system that mounts quickly to almost any vehicle make and model, from sedans to mini-vans-even when there's a rear spoiler involved. And that let's you save your energy for the road or trail.Accessories
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