Swagman Deluxe Bike Frame Adapter Bar for Women's, Children's, and Alternative Frame Bikes

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• When Do Bikes Need An Adapter Bar For Hanging Rack
  The Swagman Deluxe Bike Frame Adapter Bar for Women's, Children's, and Alternative Frame Bikes part # 64005 can be used with only 1 bike on the rack. It does not have to be used on all of the bikes. It is used to give step through bike frames like children's and women's bikes a horizontal cross tube to hang from. If your other bikes have a horizontal cross tube to hang evenly from you don't need an adapter for those bikes. If your bike rack is a platform rack and has ratcheting arms...
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• Does Swagman Bike Adapter Bar Work With Thule Bike Racks?
  Yes, the Swagman Deluxe Bike Frame Adapter Bar # 64005 will work with Thule bike racks. It simply attaches to your bike's handlebar post and seat and adjusts from 24 3/8 inches - 33 3/4 inches. If you need a recommendation on a Thule bike rack, let me know and I'd be happy to help.
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• Adapter Bar For Step Through E-Bike Frame Carried On A Platform Rack
  Since I am not sure which brand or model bike rack you are asking about, I am not able to tell you what hooks are available. However, if your wife has a step through frame and the hook will not ratchet down onto the frame then I recommend the Swagman Deluxe Bike Frame Adapter Bar for Women's, Children's, and Alternative Frame Bikes part # 64005 to give the e-bike a horizontal attachment point for the existing hook on the bike rack. A lot of step through frame bikes require the adapter for...
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• Will Bike Adapter Bar Allow Womens Step-Through Frame Bike to Fit Swagman XTC-2 Platform Rack
  Bikes that do not have a horizontal top frame tube, as found on a typical man's bike, can be fitted with what's called an adapter bar to make them easier to mount on hanging and platform style carriers. The linked page will show you all such adapter bars we offer, from a wide range of makers including Swagman, which offers their Easy-Out Women's and Alternative Frame Bike Adapter # 64005. An adapter bar simply connects to the seat and handlebar posts to provide a level surface to mate...
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• Dimensions of Available Womens and Alternative Frame Bike Adapter Bars for Hitch Mount Bike Racks
  The Swagman Easy-Out Womens and Alternative Frame Bike Adapter for Hitch Bike Racks, # 64005, can be adjusted A similar product is Thule Womens and Alternative Frame Bike Adapter Bar for Hitch Bike Racks, # TH982XT. It telescopes from 16 inches up to 31-1/2 inches. I have included a video review below. We also carry the Yakima Tube Top Bike Adapter Bar, # Y02531. This adapter ranges from 14-1/2 inches to 31-1/2 inches.
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• Can Bike Frame Adapter Bar be Used to Secure Heavy E-Bike on a Platform Bike Rack
  If you were to use this with the Hollywood Racks Sport Rider SE # HLY84FR that you referenced then yes, you can use the Bike Frame Adapter Bar # 64005 so that the hook has a place to secure the bike because the bar won't be load bearing. Typically the adapter bars are used for hanging style bike racks so all of the weight of the bike will be resting on the bar (see attached photo). We do carry the Yakima HoldUp # Y02443 which you could use instead of the Sport Rider SE provided that...
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• Material of Bike Frame Adapter Bar Hooks
  Some of the bike adapter bars, like my favorite of them the Swagman # 64005, have metal hooks that are coated in vinyl. The vinyl protects your bike from getting any scratches. I like the Swagman because the tube is easy to extend or retract and the hooks open to the side instead of up. The bars that have hooks that open up are harder to use sometimes becaue the seat often gets in the way of the hope hook.
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• Do I need a Bike Adapter Bar to Mount a Womens or Childrens Bike on a Yakima King Joe Bike Rack
  It is highly recommended to use a bike adapter bar if you are carrying any women's, children's or alternative framed bikes without the top horizontal cross tube. This is because most bike racks, like the Yakima HangOut 3 # Y02638, use the horizontal cross tube to mount the bikes to the bike rack. When a horizontal cross tube dips down, like with a women's bike, or is very short, like on a children's bike, mounting bikes to a bike rack can be difficult. Using a bike adapter bar will not...
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• Using an Adapter Bar with a Step Through Bike on a Frame Mount Bike Rack
  Adapter Bars like part # 64005 can be used on platform frame mount racks. You'd load the bike as normal and clamp to the bar, rather than the bike frame. This however requires that you use a cable lock like part # e98891 to secure the bike to the rack, as the frame bar doesn't provide any security.
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• How to Load Step-Thru Frame Bikes on Hollywood Racks Sport Rider Platform Style Hitch Bike Carrier
  When using a platform style bike carrier like the Hollywood Racks Sport Rider 2 2-Bike Platform Rack with a bike that has a step-thru type frame design all you need to do is add a bike adapter bar such as # 64005. The adapter bar connects to the handlebar stem and seat post to provide an equivalent to a standard bike's top frame tube. This makes for easy and secure loading of your step-thru frame bike. If you like you might add the anti-rattle bike and hitch lock kit # HRLHPTC which...
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• Bike Adapter Bar With Tension
  Yakima Tube Top Bike Adapter Bar # Y02531 and Swagman Deluxe Bike Frame Adapter Bar # 64005 will fit loosely on the bike until the bike is placed on a hanging style bike rack # Y02463. These adapters have tension pushing out on them both ways. At that point gravity pulling the bike down, and the bike rack arms holding the adapter bar up, will keep it secure. The Thule Bike Adapter Bar # TH982XT has a telescopic bar that allows you to adjust for different bike sizes and has A locking...
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• Recommended Bike Frame Adapter Bar for Thule Doubletrack Bike Rack
  The frame adapter bar we recommend most often is the Swagman # 64005. It's the easiest to use and one of the more reasonably priced adapter bars we offer. The adapter bar would work just fine with your Thule Double Track.
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• Using Swagman DLX Adapter Bar 64005 With Bike Rack on 24 Foot Travel Trailer
  It is acceptable to use the Swagman # 64005 adapter on your # S64940 Swagman XP bike rack, but you might not need it. The cradles of the # S64940 rack can be rotated so they're at an angle, allowing you to clamp the rack onto the downtube of a women's bike so it's carried level.
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• Zip Strip on Yakima SwingDaddy # Y02464 Not Long Enough to Secure Electra Tiger Shark Cruiser
  I spoke with my contact at Yakima and they do not make a longer Zip Strip for the SwingDaddy but I do have a solution for you. I recommend using the Swagman Bike Adapter Bar, # 64005. Not only will this allow you to secure your Electra Tiger Shark Cruiser to the rack but it will allow you to do so without touching the frame. Check out the video that I have attached.
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• Is Frame Adapter Bar Needed for Fuji 2.3 Womens Bike on Thule Doubletrack
  The frame hooks for the Thule Doubletrack will ratchet down pretty far, but if your Fuji has a step through frame with a single down tube welded to the bottom bracket, a frame adapter bar would be necessary to carry the bike on the rack. If the frame is more conventional like what's shown in the provided photo, it should work fine without an adapter bar. We've found that the Swagman DLX frame adapter bar, part # 64005 is both inexpensive and very easy to use.
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• Availability of Swagman Bike Frame Adapter bar for Carrying Womens Bike Racks
  We do have the Swagman Adapter bar part # 64005 which is the current version of their bike frame adapter bar that helps carry womens bike frames on hanging bike racks. For more info on this check out the attached install video.
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• Recommended Bike Frame Adapter Bar To Carry Two 20 Inch Mountain Bikes on Yakima SwingDaddy #
  Any of the bike adapter bars we offer should work for your needs. The Swagman # 64005 for instance can telescope from 24 3/8 inches to 33 3/4 inches. As long as the distance between the handlebar stem and the seat post tube falls in that range, the adapter bar would work great for you. I've linked to a product demonstration video for the adapter bar.
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• Does A Mens Trek Marlin Need an Adapter Bar on a Hanging Style Bike Rack
  Congratulations on your new biking experience! you do need an adapter bar with the men's Trek Marlin because it has a slanted cross tube. The adapter bar part # 64005 will allow the bike to hang level on a hanging bike rack like the Hollywood Over-the-Top. If you also have a woman's bike with a slanted cross tube you may consider getting an adapter bar for that bike as well.
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• Comparing the Thule Helium Aero 2 and Thule Vertex 2 on 2006 Nissan Murano
  The trailer hitch receiver on your 2006 Nissan Murano is about 7 inches from the center of the hitch pin hole to the outer edge of the bumper. Both the discontinued Thule Vertex 2 Bike Rack and the Thule Helium Aero 2 Bike Rack # TH9042PRO will fit and work well on your vehicle. My recommendation is the Helium Aero # TH9042PRO because it not only comes with the both the bike and hitch lock needed but also is lightweight at 18.25 lbs, has road dampening cradles, and will better resist...
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• Carrying a Womens and 2 Childrens Bikes on a 2013 Lexus RX 450h
  Most 16 inch children's bikes and women's bikes need an adapter bar, like the Swagman # 64005, to be able to carry them level on a hanging bike rack. For that long of a trip I definitely recommend the bikes be as level as possible. The solution is often to use a wheel mount platform rack instead; however, they only fit as small as 20 inch wheels. With that being said sometimes the small bikes do fit hanging bike racks. It depends on how much space there is for the arms to fit under...
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• How do you lock a Swagman Deluxe Bike Frame Adapter Bar?
  I have a solution for you, but the Swagman Deluxe Bike Frame Adapter Bar itself does not lock in any way. I recommend to anyone purchasing a bike rack to purchase a cable lock for use with the bike rack like the 10' Long Cable Lock, part # e98891, which allows you to link the bikes on the rack together and through the spare tire. A package like the Swagman Anti-Rattle Hitch-Lock and Cable, part # S64031 can also be useful in improving security. The Hitch Lock and Cable set links...
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• Do you Need a Bike Adapter Bar when Carrying Women's Bikes
  If you are mounting any women's, children's or alternative frame bikes without the top horizontal cross tube, it can be very difficult to secure your bike to a bike rack. I highly recommend, if you are carrying a women's bike without the top horizontal crosstube on a hanging bike rack, to get a bike adapter bar so your bike is as secure as possible when carrying it. I recommend the Swagman Bike Frame Adapter # 64005 for your bike. This adapter can carry one bike and it has easy push-button...
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• Is it Necessary to use a Bike Rack Adapter Bar for Mountain Bikes
  It is not always necessary to use an adapter bar. The adapter bar has two main tasks: 1. Provide a good attachment point for the cradles on the rack 2. Level the bikes so that one of side of the rack is not bearing much more weight than the other. If you can keep the weight balanced without it and have room to get the bike on the rack, an adapter may not be necessary. It is always a good idea to use an adapter to keep the bikes level, but may not always be necessary.
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• Is Adapter Bar Recommended for Kids Bikes on the Pro Series Duette Trunk Mount Bike Rack
  Many kids bikes nowadays have more elliptical frames that do necessitate an adapter bar (which is the way my son's bike is) or if the bikes are small enough they won't fit around the bike rack arms. In both cases an adapter bar is recommended especially on women's bike frames so that they will fit more level on the bike rack. For an adapter bar I recommend using bike adapter bar # 64005. This will allow you to carry those bikes more level and will provide better ground clearance. I have...
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• Adapter Bar Compatibility With Platform Style Rack With Frame Hook
  For your Hollywood Racks Sport Rider SE 4-Bike Platform Rack # HR1400Z, you can use an adapter bar to allow the hooks to better engage with a smaller bike. I recommend the Swagman Deluxe Bike Frame Adapter Bar for Women's, Children's, and Alternative Frame Bikes # 64005. This is an easy to use adapter that is at a great price point when compared with others.
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• Adapter Bar Needed To Carry 20 Inch Bikes on Thule Apex 4 Bike Rack # TH9025
  It sounds like you need a frame adapter bar, like part # 64005. The adapter bar spans the distance between the handlebar gooseneck and the seat post tube. Once in place, the bar offers a more level mounting surface for the bike rack, that will allow the bike to be carried so it's more level, providing more ground clearance. The adapter bars come in handy for carry women's bikes with out top tubes, or for bikes with top tubes that are too short or sharply angled to be easily carried on...
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• Will the Thule Archway 3 Trunk Mount Rack Fit a 2006 Hyundai Tucson
  The Thule Archway is indeed a fit for your Hyundai Tucson. Thule makes a quality product, and as long as the straps that attach the rack to the vehicle, and the rubber cradle straps are in good shape, the rack will be perfect for longer trips. For womens bikes or bikes with sharply angled top tubes or step-through frames, using a frame adapter like part # 64005 is recommended. The adapter spans the distance between the seat post and the handle bar gooseneck, and provides a level attachment...
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• What is the Weight Capacity of Swagman Bike Rack Adapter Bar 64005
  For bike adapter bar # 64005 capacities are going to match what the bike rack is capable of per bike. For example if you have a 2 bike rack that can hold 35 pounds per bike then the adapter bar is rated for the same 35 pounds. The official capacity also happens to be 35 pounds.
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• Hitch Mounted 4-Bike Rack Recommendation for 2011 Subaru Outback
  I agree that Thule makes great products, but the best bike rack that I think will meet your needs is the Yakima FourTimer 4 Bike Rack, # Y02469, because it will give you the four bike capacity you are looking for and it is a quality rack that will last years by a quality brand in Yakima. The value and functionality provided by Yakima is going to be very similar to Thule - think of comparing Nike and Adidas. Compared to a hanging rack, a platform rack will provide easier loading of bikes....
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• How to Secure Bikes to Swagman ST-Two Trunk Mount Bike Rack
  Since the Swagman ST-Two S80200 does not come with cradles you need to secure your bikes to the rack with bungee cords like the Erickson # EM06623 or any other secure tie-down method you are comfortable with. However, I highly recommend going with a 3-bike trunk mount rack that does have cradles to secure your bikes and ensure they don't make contact with your 2018 Kia Optima or each other. The Yakima HangOut # Y02638 is a confirmed fit for a '18 Optima and uses StableCradle anti-sway...
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