Upside Rack bike carrier

Fast, easy and lockable.

Includes

• Upside Rack.
• Safety card / air vent reminder (doubles as a reminder your bike is on the roof).
• 2 x Upside branded rubber bands (can be used to hold the brakes on when the bike is installed, or as a fashion accessory).
• Installation and safety instructions.
• What roof racks does it fit?

Span or distance between outer edges of cross rails – 550 to 930 mm

Height of cross rails less than 35 mm

We only recommend cross rails that are ISO certified to ensure they will not move under load. It is recommended not to use with racks that clamp under a door frame.

What bikes can I use it with?

Road, mtb, fat, kids, cx and more.

Tested and accredited for bike weights up to 17kg.

Some road bars will not work with this rack (aero road bars or tri bars).

Materials

Aluminium: Is the third most abundant material in the crust of earth and has for years been a material of choice for lightweight stiffness and strength. The surface can be chemically changed by anodizing producing a better appearance, tougher finish and protective layer. An anodized aluminium extrusion is a fantastic way to hold a load over a span without adding much weight.

Glass Filled Nylon: Can hold the weight of a large SUV car hanging from a rod the size of your thumb! Nylon is an engineering Polymer, though calling it a “plastic” is technically true it does not do it justice in common understanding. It takes design skill and significant initial cost to get it right but the results are amazing. The benefit of injection moulding is a strong part with significant freedom in shape enabling the innovative clamp and release mechanism on our sliding hook. It slides up to automatically clamp on the thread and is easily released with a squeeze of the sides.

Acetal: Like Glass Filled Nylon, Acetal can be injection moulded and has extremely high strength and surface hardness as well as the benefit of being self-lubricating. This is one of the reasons Upside Rack are extremely hard wearing and never need maintenance. The loads Acetal can handle are astonishing to most people. Danny Macaskill could ride across a suspended Acetal beam narrower than any MTB tyre without it breaking.

SEBS: Achieving a soft, flexible but strong attachment to your bike is no easy task. That’s why we enlisted the help of the super material SEBS. Able to stretch to over eight times its own length before breaking it is also incredibly strong. In fact, the seat strap we have is so strong you could use it as a swing … while holding your bike.

Design

When it comes to bikes, there’s a solution for almost every rider and ride.

Tyres range from the size of your finger to the size of your face. Frames are all sorts of shapes and lightweight carbon lay-ups are not designed to be clamped.  Securing your bike for the adventure is getting harder and harder.

In 2015 we set ourselves a mission, to get our bike to the trail-head regardless of the bike we choose. Heading back to first principles of design, back to the drawing board in search of a secure, fast and gentle solution. We wanted less hassle, more riding.

 … AND UPSIDE RACKS IS IT!!

Turning the rack upside down was just the beginning. With the Upside Rack’s secure and lightweight design, you can get your bike on your car in seconds. And it’s portable so you can switch vehicles and bikes with ease. The Upside Rack is engineered to be compact and easy to store when you’re not riding, and rugged and secure to perform for as long as you need when you are.

Our pioneering design holds your bike at the same contact points you do, and clamps down with one quick and easy action. Best of all, your bike frame is safe, stable and secure.

We’ve designed a quality product for any ride. You choose the bike and we’ll help you get it there.

Upside. Innovation designed for unlimited adventures.