Details, details, details. Spend the 80 get the 20.
In Engineering and management there is a saying. Last 20 percent of the job will cost you 80 percent of your budget the (80/20 rule). That’s time, material, and money. This idea which I can personally attest to, comes from the factor of how well your design worked or...
ALTA Racks annual NICA, and team sale
Our annual NICA, team sale is on for the next two weeks. It ends on Feb 16th 2020. We build the strongest and lightest system on the market today. By applying Engineering, and military design principals we create fail safe systems that are designed to last a life...
frame mount and handle bar carry vibration problems
Vibration effect on hard points while carrying the bike, Yakima Hangover, LOLO racks, and other vertical bike racks. In my past life as an aerospace engineer, I got to spend couple of years working with the border patrol folks, and with many other services across the...
ALTA RACKS compared to Recon Racks
ALTA Racks Vs. Recon Racks. After using the basket mount vertical racks, most people quickly identify the ease and convenient of such systems. The racks do not, contact the frame of the bike, it is a tire interface carry system. The upright also helps with keeping...
Ebike racks are coming, the best Ebike rack
Got E-bikes, E bikes are quickly becoming the norm, in Europe majority of bikes sold now are E-bikes. We fully anticipated the need for a more robust rack to handle the additional weight. We have been testing the new system and it has been very successful. We...
Made in the USA manufacturing
It is sad to see companies like Black Diamond shutting down manufacturing in Utah. Cost savings, is one thing. However, the cause of departure according to the interview is lack of innovative technology within the State. Even within the country. Lip service is fine,...
U.S. manufacturers welcome tariff increase
See the link at the end of article for full article, Another U.S. manufacturer, Alta Racks in Utah, said the tariffs "are about more than price fairness." "As an immigrant I know and (have) seen the tyranny that exist in most of the world. It is not a fictional...
The North shore Hang Over
One can get a Hang Over by using some of these racks these days. The word on the street is that Yakima racks company went to the Canadian friends North Shore bike racks and licensed out their tech, or patent (update, not the case according to Yakima). The tradition of...
Whats the difference in vertical hitch bike racks
As the technology and designs moves forward, the vertical bike racks are becoming more popular. Having four bikes placed horizontally behind a small to medium SUV is problematic and creates major leverage issues. The leverage, and physics tells us, that the approach...
From a vertical hitch bike rack to a freestanding vertical bike rack
Carrying bikes on the vehicle, is almost always a after though in the beginning. As the price of the bikes rise, the concern with damage caused by not yourself rises as well. What is the best hitch rack for the money. Consider the over all cost, and the negative...