Originally Posted by
sac02
I plan to. Looking at pictures of the product, they appear to attach to the rain gutters in the same way as the Thule or Yakima towers. I read lots of reviews from people who have used these to carry bikes, canoes, surfboards, you name it... Not one negative review of the dozens I read, just a bunch of folks like me happy to have found an alternative to the expensive systems from the other guys.
The one downside I see is that the camlock that attaches the tower to the car is not lockable, so theoretically a thief (actually it would need to be a multi-person effort) could unlock the entire rack and carry the whole thing away. At this point I'm thinking of JB Welding the cams on the front, and leaving the rear half of the rack alone, so that it can slide forwards and backwards if needed.
Mac
I don't think anyone would want to steal a homemade rack that looks like it was assembled from junkyard parts.
And if you're worried about them stealing your bike... well... don't leave your bike unattended and attached to your car!