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Pendle Strap on rack

BikeRadar verdict

4 out of 5 stars

"A three bike rack with a satisfyingly engineered feel and flexible positioning"

4 comments
Mon 1 Aug 2011, 3:00 pm BSTBy

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Pendle’s Strap on rack has a satisfyingly engineered feel. The upper arm of the frame can be locked at one of three angles, allowing the rack to sit in different positions, and adjustable-height arms should keep bikes well above the lights and registration plate. Tough straps hold everything steady, and the boot can still be opened.

Three bikes – up to 40.5kg – can be strapped onto the plastic sleeved arms, which allow for flexible positioning. You might need to put some padding between the bikes though, to prevent damage. Surprisingly, the rack’s supplementary rubber protective strip wore through after one journey.

This article was originally published in Cycling Plus magazine.

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  • Very easy to use, fits very well onto my Peugeot 306, and therefore any other hatchback car. There are 4 securing ropes attached to the rack - 2 hook onto the top of the tailgate and 2 hook to the bottom of the tailgate. The rack also comes with a further 2 adjustable hooks which you can use on either side of the rack to make it even more secure (good for longer journeys). Also comes with 2 straps (no hooks) for tying the bikes securley to the rack.

    All in all, does a very good job, easy to use, simple to pack away, quick and easy. Fits 3 bikes with no problems, nice and adjustable. Comes with rubber bike protectors on the racks to stop the rack from scratching your bike.

  • Not a fan, I now put the bikes in the boot rather than use this. Both my bikes are badly scratched, and only after realising this I put pipe lagging on the rack which has helped things somewhat. Also my boot is scratched too from the pads. No realistic way of separating the bikes on the racks apart from pipe lagging (again) and then its all held together with the two straps supplied. Would not recommend.

    Only 2 star as I managed to get it for £50

  • Been using this rack for 2 yrs now and its design means it fits on most standard hatchbacks. Does require you to tie additional knots in the support straps to get rid of the extra slack. Gets the job done (with car up to 80-90mph and the bikes staying secured) though I can see bikes with smaller top tubes/ full suss bikes not fitting properly. Does need extra padding as the bikes othersise rub against each other/the bike rack.

  • Used it for 1 year on Saloon car. Comment about bikes rubbing against each other is true, but for that just pad up frame bits which are in contact. Simple. I did pad it up with additional foam strips as those original rubber strips didn't live for too long though.

    My rack has got 6 straps to attach to car and not 4 as earlier mentioned, so it's stable on motorways for higher speed driving. Bonus against other well known racks is, you can extend holding arms into any different independent 3 hight positions to suit FS bike frame. So your usual Hardtail, Zesty, Marin Wolfridge and any other awkward frame design can be easily fitted without any major headaches.

    Quality.

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Specification

Name:
Strap On Rack (11)
Built by:
Pendle
Price:
$116.88

Load Capacity (kg):
40.5 kg
Bike Capacity:
3 Bikes
Car Rack Type:
Rear Mounted

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