Originally Posted by
El Gigante
The only caveat I would add is to make sure that the spring loaded arm that extends and holds the front wheel of the bike is secure. With all the abuse these racks take, sometimes the spring breaks or there is a lot of play in the rack.
it's really amazing how well these racks hold up to abuse. i've seen racks that were hanging off the front of a bus which was obviously in a front-end collision at some point. rack still worked.