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05-25-2022, 03:07 PM #26
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05-25-2022, 04:24 PM #27
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05-25-2022, 04:30 PM #28
Not sure how your stabilizer hitch is set up, but mine just bolts into a shank. If that's how yours is, the bolt spacing is pretty standard and you can get shanks that stick out more. Something like this: https://www.etrailer.com/Accessories...RT/C17122.html
Not as cheap as a simple extension, but a lot more solid. Those extensions cut your towing capacity way down.
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05-25-2022, 04:54 PM #29“How does it feel to be the greatest guitarist in the world? I don’t know, go ask Rory Gallagher”. — Jimi Hendrix
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05-25-2022, 05:54 PM #30
I used to think Kuat was the Crank Bros of racks. Look pretty, no functional advantage, fiddly bits broke a lot. This thread has me agreeing I see a lot of them around for a long time still working and not showing much wear. Also agree the warranty is kick-ass when the fiddly bits break, which seems to be less these days anyway. A reluctant thumbs up here. And $500 is a great price for a top tier four bike rack.
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05-25-2022, 10:13 PM #31Registered User
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If your buddy is willing to warranty parts, then I'd buy the rack in a second. My NV core is 10 years old. But Kuat has literally sent me enough free replacement parts so that I have one part of the original rack.
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05-25-2022, 10:25 PM #32
I got rear ended ten years ago by a jackass on his cell phone texting. Küat thought that my version of events was entertaining enough to basically send me a new rack. Impressed.
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05-26-2022, 06:34 AM #33Registered User
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I have a kuat 3 bike tray rack. the connection to the male part of the rack that fits into the hitch has been loose since day 1, and will become loose 2 mins after re-tighting. Its scary as shit with how much it wobbles and i still have a small pit in my stomach when loading up thinking its gonna fall apart on the road. That said, it functionally works fine, and has been functioning fine for going on 6 years now including a decent amount of logging road shuttles. When my 4runner finally dies someday in the hopefully distant future i am looking forward to getting a truck so i can just toss bikes on the tailgate, and skis in the bed. Till then, ima keep rolling the dice. with an SUV its a real PITA to have a NSR because you cant access the back easily, whereas now i can just roll my rear window down and have easy access even with a fully loaded rack.
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05-26-2022, 07:01 AM #34Registered User
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I've got a Kuat NV2.0 and a Kuat Pivot swing out adapter that I'm looking to sell. $400 for the rack, $300 for the Pivot. Rack has some cosmetic scratches but is in good condition. Pivot is in great condition. Located in CO if anyone is interested.
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05-26-2022, 07:25 AM #35
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05-26-2022, 07:57 AM #36
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05-26-2022, 07:59 AM #37
It was a number of years ago, maybe they've removed some of the plastic. Not sure what you're talking about, my 1UP carries 4 bikes too.
Edit: Just passed one in the school drop off line. Still covered in plastic shit. Plastic wheel trays, plastic buttons, plastic knobs, plastic hold down arms, and those little pieces of plastic glued to the bottom of the wheel straps, (just why?) I get it, they look cool and they matchy matchy your Crosstrek.
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05-26-2022, 08:13 AM #38
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05-26-2022, 08:26 AM #39Registered User
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05-26-2022, 08:41 AM #40Registered User
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Only complaint about the Kuat is the locks. If you don't get them on right, and start driving, and they come undone, then they drag on the road and some guy pulls up next to you at the light in BV at 12am laughing and says you been dragging that lock for the last 50 miles. Of course Kuat replaced it for free. But still a WTF design fail that the lock can drag on the ground.
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05-26-2022, 09:24 AM #41
Kuat makes a cheap one that's plastic-y. The ones that are comparable in price to 1UPs are pretty much all metal except for the rear wheel strap, the rubberized portion of the front wheel arm, and maybe a couple of plastic caps / plugs over the ends of metal components.
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05-26-2022, 09:39 AM #42
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05-26-2022, 09:43 AM #43
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05-26-2022, 10:13 AM #44
My original NV had plenty of plastic. None of it was problematic, other than the hook that goes over the front tire (as I mentioned above, the soft rubber costing wears itself into pieces quickly).
But the pushbutton release, the internals of the ratchet arm, the rear wheel strap, the caps that hold the cable lock, bits of the front wheel tray - - all plastic or riveted to plastic. It functioned, and Kuat warranty service is fantastic, but it's not any superior in function to Thule or Yakima.
Notwithstanding any of this, OP got a great price on that rack.
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05-26-2022, 10:40 AM #45
Yeah, functionally I don't find much difference between the various tray rack brands. Only upside of Kuat is warranty and finish quality.
If I was shelling out for a new tray rack these days, it'd certainly be a 1UP (although those have some problems too). Although I'm curious about those new Inno racks that function similarly to the 1UP.
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05-26-2022, 11:00 AM #46
Same here - if I needed a horizontal tray rack, I'd be looking at the 1UP and the many copies of that style that have recently come out. I haven't used any of the competitor ones, just an older version of the 1UP. People seem to really like the 1UP racks, though they apparently have some issues with the tooth/ track parts wearing or getting clogged with dust. I like how they only contact the bike via the tires.
My rack needs are totally met by the North Shore Racks, though they obviously have drawbacks -- no road or gravel type bikes, requires sturdy hitch, overhead clearance (garage) issues. For what I want though, and for the amount of other style racks over the years that I've damaged just by driving around on rough roads with bikes loaded -- the NSR can't be beat.
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05-26-2022, 12:35 PM #47
Kuat customer service is absolutely spectacular.
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05-26-2022, 02:13 PM #48Registered User
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FYI, a good sized U lock around the middle of the rack and a Fugetaboutit chain through your bike frames is about the most bomber way that I've found to lock up bikes on my NV 2.0. Not sure why the Rack companies don't put more effort into security on these things.
And regarding 1up, one nice thing that is overlooked is the fact that you can use the trays for the hitch rack as roof racks too with a pretty minimal changeover. That's the only reason that I'm changing over, because I have a trailer that I bring sometimes and I want to mount bike on the roof then.
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05-26-2022, 09:17 PM #49
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05-27-2022, 05:32 AM #50Registered User
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