Originally Posted by
RubeRad
What's CPSC? Child Protective something? In fact, you see one MTB in the rack there, but for the picture I did have to put in that bike but not another, or maybe it was front wheel not back, because I had a MTB tire that was just a leeeetle bit too big. Probably could force it in though.
In the pic, the rack part is not even screwed into the base or the stays screwed on yet; since I'm moving I decided to keep it flat-packable and finish it off in the new place. I expect it to be quite sturdy.
Consumer Product Safety Commission, A federal agency that sets minimum safety standards for all kinds of products including bikes, toys and things like cribs. In this case they set a standard for the maximum gap between the slats because babies tend to put their heads through and get stuck (or worse). As long as tires are smaller than babies heads every new parent will own the raw material for a bike rack when the kids get older.