Mar
05
2010
Bell Ride ‘N Haul Rear Bike Rack
Posted by Blogmaster in Bicycle Accessories, tags: Bell, Bike, Haul, Rack, rear, Ride
- Integrated bungee cord
- Durable aluminum alloy side rails add extra tie down points
- Contoured platform also serves as a mud guard!
- 20lb weight capacity
Product Description
Bell Ride ‘N Haul Rear Rack attaches quickly and easily to your seat post!
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This works about as advertised but there is a tolerance problem. The hole that the seat post goes through is designed too small. First you have to figure out a way to pry this open a small amount. This isn’t very easy since it isn’t designed to bend much. Took a while to do this but then it seems to work reasonably well.
Rating: 3 / 5
I was afraid this item would not hold or be very sturdy…but it is. The part that attaches to your bike frame and runs under the rack part is metal and the rack part is made of plastic. I have put my backpack full of books on it and it held it just fine.
You just may need an additional cargo net to hold larger items as the one that comes with it will only hold a few things. Plus it serves as a mud gard!!
Rating: 5 / 5
For the most part, I like my rack. However, I did have to buy my own bungy net to because the one it comes with is not only a little too small to hold a bag down, but it busted. With this product, you are getting what you pay for. It wouldn’t hurt to spend the extra $10 for little bit better product.
Rating: 3 / 5
This rack works well, but on the first day of use the integrated bungee cord broke and the bag that I was carrying fell to the ground. I highly recommend using extra cord or a net. Is worth mentioning that the bag was probably 10 pounds (The product is advertised to hold 20).
In the rear area this rack should have a red reflector for biking during the night. Since the one that usually comes with the bicycle gets blocked when mounting the rack to the seat post.
Rating: 3 / 5
I would’ve guessed that in buying a Bell product they would have made it universally fit bikes – it doesn’t. If the pole holding up your seat isn’t the right circumference, this thing won’t work. Lousy. It may work for your bike, but it’s probably not worth the risk in buying it to find out. Find another product.
Rating: 1 / 5