Saris Bike Beam Trunk and Hitch Rack Crossbar Adapter for Dual Suspension and Women’s Bicycle Frames

Use for the hard-to-mount frames onto standard car racks
Ideal for lady, kids or full suspension bikes
Can be used with rear and hitch mounted bike racks
Attaches from the seat post to the handlebar stem to make a straight bar
Compatible with any bike rack

Product Description
Attaches from the seat post to the stem of the bike creating the standard top tube of a men's style frame. Ideal for unique, women's and juvenile small frame and bikes with oversized tubes. You know the victorious photos of the lone mountain biker, having conquered the peak, raising his bike over his head in triumph? Ever wonder why you don't see more people lifting non- traditional frames? Well there is no place to grab them, if they had the Bike Beam, which con... More >>

Saris Bike Beam Trunk and Hitch Rack Crossbar Adapter for Dual Suspension and Women's Bicycle Frames

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5 Responses to “Saris Bike Beam Trunk and Hitch Rack Crossbar Adapter for Dual Suspension and Women’s Bicycle Frames”

Lohas addict on December 1st, 2009 at 7:38 pm

The claws at each end don’t lock securely – one of them came open while we were driving on the interstate. Luckily it stayed attached to the bike, but with worse luck the bike could have fallen onto the highway and gotten dragged or lost. I’m throwing it away and looking for something that attaches more securely to the bike posts.
Rating: 2 / 5
Richard L. Wood on December 1st, 2009 at 10:16 pm

I received my Bike Beam this week and gave it a test. It does exactly what is advertised to do and appears well built except for a design flaw that will cause the plastic collar where the two tubes of the bike beam slide together. The molded collar has a wedge molded into the inside of the ring which rides into a grove of the smaller tube. The problem is that the end of the grove ends before the inner tube bottoms out in the outer tube. This causes the wedge of the molded ring to rise up out the groove, putting a large amount of stress on the molded ring causing it to crack and eventually causing the ring to break and fall off. I believe the purpose of this ring is to make for a smooth operation when expanding the bike beam and to prevent debris from getting in between the 2 tube walls. I can see after a period of time without the ring, the Bike Beam may become harder to put on and off the bike as the debris between the 2 tubes builds up. I have written to Saris company about this flaw, but as usual I suppose the e-mail was read by a person hired to handle first level complaints and has no understanding of what I am trying to describe to them unless they have a Beam to look at. They quickly offered to send me a new bike beam but until the design flaw is corrected, briskly contracting the the beam or jarring either end when it is fully closed will cause the ring to break again. I have no problem with the collar being cracked because I will repair it myself and as far as the beam doing what it is supposed to do, it has little effect on that unless it is left un-repaired and debris is allowed to build up. My main purpose was to make Saris aware of the problem and correct it, because the next person may not think it is as minor of an issue as I do. I would of given this Beam a 4 or 5 even with the broken piece because it is that good but I am giving it a 2 in hopes it will flag someone at Saris to take a look at this problem.
Rating: 2 / 5
Dennis W. Okeefe on December 1st, 2009 at 11:24 pm

this piece of equipment seems like it is going to work out fine, I have only used it a few times and so far I have No complaints
Rating: 3 / 5
Edmar S. Cornejo on December 2nd, 2009 at 12:11 am

This product works like it is described. It does a great job of putting odd framed bikes onto a standard bike rack. The mountain bike that I have has a suspension frame that made it difficult to mount onto a rack. The other bike is my wifes, a womens bike, and it also worked well. It is very sturdy and durable. The one advice that I would give when using it is to make sure your seat is securely attached, as this is where the adapter locks onto. Have not used any other adapters, so I cant compare them to any others.
Rating: 5 / 5
Timothy J. Sayers on December 2nd, 2009 at 2:59 am

A little more expensive than the competition, but works great. Saris stands behind their products. Buy with confidence.
Rating: 5 / 5