Multiple flavors of racks are hitting the market, some with features that look cool on paper. These companies try to take your focus away from the important features and mask some deficiencies. Gas piston lift assist is one of them. There is a reason why you don’t see...

As the “upright revolution” takes over, as Yakima bike racks puts it. We say, welcome to the revolution, we kept a seat warm for you. 20 years late but who is counting. You as a consumer will see many companies offer similar looking products.  Sometimes with a large...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...