Yakima HoldUp Bike Rack Review
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*Really great **Latest.Bike** trunk mount rack! Works well with my Honda civic & the price is affordable. Would recommend ✔*
OMG, you are so right that a hitch rack is better than a roof rack. When I first bought my current bike, I got a fork mount roof rack. It is such a pain to take the front wheel off, lift the bike on the roof, drive a few miles, take the bike back off, put the wheel back on, etc. I rode with my friend who has a hitch rack the other day, and it was a night and day difference.
I cannot THANK YOU enough for making this video! I am a brand new Crosstrek owner, and a relatively new bike enthusiast. I am hoping someone local (in SF Bay Area) can help me with a hitch install for this bike rack. This Yakima rack has all those small touches and attention to detail you look for in an investment. Very nice, and very well done! :)
great video indeed. just bought one this evening. ur review made it real easy to decide on which rack to get.
Great review. answered all the questions I would have asked and gave it a good shake!
Oh my goodness. I watch your RC Review channel and just stumbled on this video while researching bike racks.
Great review ! Thank you !
Great video. The beer part, even better. I just need to work for the money now! Not cheap!
Bottle opener! I'm sold! 🍻
Very good review and it answers all my questions.. I will get the 2" model.
I like the compact style for sure. I am sold on the Yakima.
Nice review, thanks!
the hold up is also great because It give you more ground clearance than say a T2. T2 comes straight out of the receiver whereas the hold up has about a 4-6 inch rise
Great video and information!!!
lmao. Great video, man. Much appreciated. Favorite line: "It's a bad beer, anyway... we'll pour it out."
IM DYIIGGGG HAHAHA grEATT video also loved that line
Super helpful. Thanks!
Excellent review! Thank you very much for this!! Definitely changed my decision from a roof rack to a hitch rack for my bike!
I'm definitely looking at getting this rack. I have to go with the 2" version but I probably would even if I had the choice so I can get the +2 extension and to eliminate a lot of that flex. Really nice looking rack, and car btw.
+Chris Babb I have the Holdup 2 and the Holdup +2.. works great.
Thanks os much for this video! I was leaning toward a Yakima Ridgeback, but after seeing the tray system, it might be the way to go. Do you find that when you hit bumps the rack will make contact with the ground with a lower car?
excellent review - thanks - in your written review you mention that there are locking capabilities. I'm curious where the locks are?
Great presentation!
AwesoMe video dude thanks!
Super helpful. So would you buy this or the Saris SuperClamp? :)
Great review
very pleased with mine. Hold our 2 ebikes nicely...
Thanks for the excellent review. You mention some adjustability in wheel base. Always a question these days - will the rack accommodate a cargo bike with the longer wheel base? e.g. Yuba Mundo, Xtracycle Edgerunner. That kind of thing.
Great review but I would've love to hear more about why you like the Holdup more than the T2 and Kuat NV as those are the other ones I'm looking at. The Kuat's built-in repair stand is nice but probably not worth the $180 price difference from the Holdup.
Thanks for sharing this.
great review.
My favorite part is the bottle opener!
What model is the trek? It looks really cool!
The product specs for this say it supports "heavy bikes". The weight limit per bike is 60#, so lots of ebikes are pretty much out. The wheel clamps work great -- as long as you don't have fenders installed... I do like the way the rack folds up to expose the taillights. $400.
When you drive with no bikes on the rack and its folded up do you hear any noise coming from it rattling or shaking?
Do you prefer this vs the Kuat NV 2.0? this one seems more compact.
Curious, will this rack hold a Stromer ST2 that weighs approx 62lbs? Thanks~
video of you pouring it out, or it never happened :)
Jokes aside, nice video but I would go with the 2" hitch...
can the rack be easily removed from the hitch for storage?
great video and the last feature is the best ;-)
(yep guinness beer is nothing for an american, they love they "water-beer" )
Your in redwood city? Where do you usually ride?
I have one of these. They're good but have serious design flaws.
You're not gonna talk about the fact that the swing arm release switch is in the inside, so it rubs on the fork constantly when in transit? Not great if you have a high end bike. They could've simply but it in on the other side.
Also, what about the MAJOR design flaw? The cable lock isn't actually long enough to go around a bike frame!!!! It only goes through the fork. Not hard to steal the bike in under 60 seconds! Why did they just not make it a bit longer!?
So I just got a new 2015 Crosstrek and am trying to figure out what hitch/rack configuration to go with. One of my biggest questions that I've yet to have answered is with the tilt down feature to access the rear hatchback. With this rack, on this car and hauling 6" enduro bikes with wide (30"+) bars is there still enough clearance when tilting the rack down to open the hatch fully? Thanks!
+Boone Richardson Personally, its easier to take the bikes off the rack and put them back on if you have to get into the hatchback. I can take the 2 bikes off the rack in less than a minute. With the bikes on the rack, its difficult to put the rack back in position after you lower it. Just too easy and fast to take the bikes on and off.
What about locking the bikes ? I have a 4 bike yakima the traditional one and the reason I did this one over this rack was they didn't make this rack for more then 2 bikes has that changed? I also have a cable that comes out of the arms and locks the end bike to the rack.
According to Yakima's site you can now add a two bike extension to make this a four bike rack. For strength reasons though that is only available for the 2 inch receiver version. One of the other reviews I saw on the hold up said that it came with locks as well.
***** you can get an extension that adds two more bikes. These also have lock cables that come out of the arms
Are you still using this rack? I just picked up a used one today for $100! Also a Crosstrek owner.
how well does 2 giant 27.5 mtb fit? I heard the Thule T2 Pro are very close to each other as far as frame goes. ANd for $500 I wouldn't want that, I have a sedan and 1.25 inch receiver and thinking about this one instead.
I carry a 2015 trance and a 2015 anthem on mine no problem, both 27.5
So hindi pwede sa bike na may fender, right?
Straps look plenty long enough but to be sure, will they completely ratchet and lock around an 80mm wheel depth? Thule will not for example.
+meronamkeithho I have this rack and they went around 90mm Easton wheels without any problem. They are very long straps.
We like it alot
What rack do you have on the roof?
Nice subaru ther
what trek model is that
I have owned this bike rack for about 18 months.. I REALLY liked this rack UNTIL about a year later which is when the warranty expires of course. So you seen when he lowers the bike rack so he can get into his trunk? Well after a year of having this rack, it now drops like that anytime i hit a speed bump or a driveway, any bump you can think of. Thank God it doesn't drop all the way. But this is VERY concerning to me. I mean $500 is a lot of money for a rack that last a year. The issue is that the pin that keeps it in place is not very long. So after a few bumps, it knocks the pin out and Boom... There it drops. I was looking at reviews and its seems that a lot of people have this same issue at about the year point. Very disappointing. Im hoping that i can fix this somehow.
+Sloane Petersen Yakima has the "We Got Your Back" Warranty which is Lifetime to "original retail purchaser" of this rack. There is also a secondary pin included...at least with mine as a secondary source of security as far as the rack locking in place. We'll see how it holds up considering I have less than a week with the rack. Thanks for the info, but you should be able to get your covered by Yakima. Might be worth giving them a shout.
Old post but yeah...Yakima's warranty is fantastic. I had two roof trays a couple years ago. One of them broke. They were probably 5 years old at the time and no longer sold. Yakima not only replaced the broken one...but they replaced both of them. Told me to pick any roof trays that I wanted and they'd send the news ones out asap. I got two front loaders and had them in about a week. They've been perfect for the two years I've owned them so far.
I bought the Holdup 2 and the Holdup +2. Best bike rack there is. Note to the reviewer. I see that the Holdup that you are reviewing is assembled incorrectly. Your bike trays are backwards. When you lower the rack to put the bikes on, the Yakima label should be left side visible to vehicles behind you. When in the up position, the Yakima label should be on the bottom right. The way you have it, you would not have any visible RED marking (Yakima logo) when carrying bikes. It does not matter mechanically.. It works just fine they way you have but Yakima told me built they way you have it would void the warranty.
Not that it matters much but your racks are on wrong. Doesn't affect the way they work. Just affects where the stickers go.
+fostervf16 Just seeing this.. I just wrote a comment about it. Mechanically it does not matter.. But Yakima told me it would void the warranty. They Yakima label stickers are for visibility to the cars behind you.. They way he has it in the review, there is no Red Yakima label visible to the car behind when the bikes are on the rack.
Good looking rack...Subaru crosstrek 22k grand...lol
nice review... though drink driving might not be the best idea
biggest complaint about a hitch rack (despite slight elevation over bumper) is the debris that gets kicked off the car tires (i.e. mud, snow/ slush, salt, gravel) gets caked onto your bike. mud flaps help but don't eliminate. i'll take the inconvenience of a roof rack to the contaminated...constant skipping...poor shifting drivetrain caused by using a hitch rack. i have a 2015 crosstrek (love it) and gas mileage is not substantially impact. also cant pull micro trailer with hitch rack.
Its a good review but you didnt even mention that having a rack and bikes on the car *unless stipulated in your car insurance for special coverage* is NOT COVERED by your vehicle insurance at all. Say you have 2 $2000 bikes. you get rear ended you car get damaged and the bike are a total loss. MAYBE they will cover it maybe not...
In My case I have two bikes, 2013 santa cruz XCC blur. both WELL over $8000 EACH..
You now have a $16,000 bumper on your $22,000 car... Your insurance will laugh at you and or drop you in a second.
The best and only way for bikes like to be covered is IN the vehicle itself and THEN its covered through home owners insurance *if you make then aware of your bikes*
Just a fare warning to anyone that does not know as I have seen it happen FAR to many times...
Cory Sarafinchan I Have same feeling about bump racks. Altough I still have not switched to a roof version (looking for it)
Cory Sarafinchan You could sue the driver in court for the cost of your bikes.... Or simply just tell your insurance company. Problem solved. PLUS at the end of the day... a bike is a bike.. why the hell you paid 8k each for a bike is beyond me.. If you think that you are that good of a cyclist that you need an 8k bike. You should be sponsored. Just sayin
Un yea. Even shopped in canada?.ever own a carbon bike?. Dont think you know everything. And yes both our bikes are worth that much.
Sorry Sloane but until you own a bike like ours please don't say " why the hell would you pay 8 k fir a bike". Makes you look ignorant.
Just saying
Im not saying that they are not worth "retail" that much.. You must have misread my comment.. What im saying is that NO bike is worth that much money.. Carbon Fiber is not worth what you pay for it. You might as well loose the weight off your body, not your bike.. its a lot cheaper that way. My point is.. only a racer would need a bike like that.. and if you are a racer you ought to be sponsored and let them foot the bill.. I could go out an buy an S-works or something else that is fancy.. but as i said.. at the end of the day... a bike is a bike. Dont get your panties in a bunch because you spent 8k on a bike.. lol
Nice review! Thanks!