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Best Receiver Hitch Bike Racks for 2024

The bike rack industry has come a long way since the days of limited color options and suboptimal transportation solutions. Brands like Alta Racks has had a significant impact on the industry and forced competitors to up their game. However, Alta Racks continues to take things to the next…

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The Alta Rack: The Best System for Ever Changing Circumstances

At Alta Racks, we understand that as cycling becomes more popular, cycling enthusiasts need durable, efficient, and stylish bike racks to transport their bikes safely. That’s why we design and build the best bike racks in the game in Utah using all-American steel.

We offer a wide range…

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The 2000 Hour Test

It’s an exciting time for us as we celebrate three years in sales, and we have some early adopters we want to give a shout out to—the shuttle companies in Moab and Hurricane Utah. These areas are known for their rough roads and Red Bull Rampage, so the bar…

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8 Feet of Pride

Welcome to the upright revolution, as Yakima bike racks puts it! At Alta Racks, we say, “we’ve kept a seat warm for you,” even if it is 20 years late. As a consumer, you may notice many companies offering similar-looking products, often with a significant price variance. However, as…

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Details, Details, Details: Spend the 80, Get the 20

In the world of engineering and management, there’s a popular saying: “the last 20 percent of the job will cost you 80 percent of your budget.” This rule, also known as the 80/20 rule, applies to time, materials, and money. It emphasizes the importance of getting the design right…

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Vibration Issues with Frame Mounts and Handle Bars

As an aerospace engineer who worked with border patrol and various other services, I learned about the challenges of high frequency vibration on equipment while driving on washboard roads. This type of road surface can destroy anything that is not secured properly. It creates a resonance frequency that travels…

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Review From Pinkbike

We love it when our customers are satisfied with their Alta Rack. Here’s one of many reviews from Pinkbike:

“I’ve had my rack for a little over a month now, and the one phrase that I would use to describe the rack is nuke proof!

Based out…

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ALTA Racks Carry up to 6 Bikes, Accessories, and May Work as a Mobile Base Camp – Bike Rumor

“Thanks to the huge variation of bikes out there, we ask a lot from our bike racks. They need to fit everything from 20mm to 5″ wide tires, frames of vastly different shape, and all without interference between multiple bikes. Because of that, most racks top out at four…

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Alta Racks, Alta Six GPR Bike Rack – Mountain Biking with Kids

“We have been through our share of bike racks, so when we got the opportunity to demo the Alta Six GPR (general purpose rack) from Alta Racks, we had some high hopes.

To qualify our expectations, here’s our family’s history of bike racks…

Phase One, Pre-Kids: No bike…

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All Racks are Not Created Equal

What is the insurance that your new bike is not being damaged by your racks worth to you?

Do you think about how to store your bikes in your garage, and then you still have a rack to deal with?

Expect more.

We have spent the…

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