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Yakima Wheel Fork

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The new industry standard for wheels aloft--secondary retention tabs mean the wheel won't eject, even if the skewer is not tightened correctly.

This optional accessory for Yakima's fork-style bike mounts let you attach your bike's removed front wheel to your Yakima rack
Holds all 9mm, quick-release skewered wheels, even big 29" mountain bike wheels
Anodized, corrosion-resistant aluminum construction provides lasting durability
Yakima and Thule compatible; 5/16" hardware is accessory-lock compatible

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Yakima Wheel Fork Customer Reviews

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Yakima Wheel Fork

1.7

(based on 12 reviews)

33%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

Easy to install (7)
Lightweight (3)

Cons

Poor quality (9)
Unstable (8)
Hard to install (5)
Scratches car (5)

Best Uses

Mountain bikes (4)

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- Avid cyclist (8)
- Was this a gift?:
- No (6)

REVIEWS

Reviewed by 12 customers

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Oct

2008

(3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

3.0

Yakima almost got it right.

By Codered

from Boise, Idaho

About Me Competitive Cyclist

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Pros

Easy to Install
Lightweight

Cons

Hard to Install or Use
Unstable
Weak Construction

Best Uses

Mountain Bikes
Road Bikes

Comments about Yakima Wheel Fork:

This is a great way to keep your wheels out of the back seat or trunk. One major complaint though. No matter how hard I tighten the mounting screws, the wheels still rotate back and rest on the top of my car. Not a big deal, just wish they would say more upright. The pieces of plastic that keep the wheels from turning aren't designed very well, but it does the job. Mounting the wheels is a pain at first, but I got used to it after a few tries. Overall worth the headaches to keep the mud off my seats.

Sep

2007

(3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

3.0

Helpful, but still flawed.

By PK

from Portland, OR

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Pros

Durable

Cons

Hard to Install or Use

Best Uses

Mountain Bikes

Comments about Yakima Wheel Fork:

This helps save space in your vehicle or if want to keep mud, dirt and grime out of your car. However, it's not a cinch to get wheels into the fork. The anti-rotation device makes you apply downward pressure to ensure that the skewers get past the retention tabs - an easy task if you have three hands. Still, the benefits are worth the effort.

Aug

2010

(2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

2.0

Not Your Standard Yakima Product

By TWJR

from Chicago, IL

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Pros

Cons

Hard to Install or Use
Unstable
Weak Construction

Best Uses

Comments about Yakima Wheel Fork:

While I love all the other Yak products I have for their sturdiness, functionality and ease of use...this one misses the mark. The install is a little difficult (not hard, just difficult) with the bolts moving all over the place as you try to line up the holes. Couldn't get it tight enough and the piece rotated back so the tire was resting on the roof of the car. That could probably we fixed with some type of foam tape but why should I have to? It give me a place to keep the tire when loaded to the gills inside on family vacations, it just does not live up to the Yakima name IMO.

Jun

2009

(2 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

1.0

Reward if found - Missing Wheel and Tire

By CO.GearHead

from 5280 feet above sea level

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Pros

Easy to Install
Easy to Use

Cons

Scratches Car
Unstable
Weak Construction

Best Uses

none

Comments about Yakima Wheel Fork:

I have bought two of these units and as of yesterday, returned to buy knew wheel and tire. Look at the other brand - This Yakima wheel fork set up needs tons of improvement.

Sep

2007

(2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

3.0

Close, but needs some work

By Tmac

from Raleigh, NC

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Pros

Easy to Install
Lightweight

Cons

Weak Construction

Best Uses

Mountain Bikes

Comments about Yakima Wheel Fork:

This product would be perfect but for one small detail. The plastic wheel retention doo-dad that keeps the wheel from spinning while the car is in motion breaks very easily. I have broken three so far. My suggestion is to use a small bungie to keep the wheel from spinning once the plastic has broken. Because eventually, it will break.

Jul

2011

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

1.0

Don't bother

By Gar

from Ephrata, WA

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Pros

Easy to Install

Cons

Does not stay uprite
Needs constant tightening
Scratches Car
Unstable
Weak Construction

Best Uses

Hang flags and banners

Comments about Yakima Wheel Fork:

I used these on one long road trip and decided that was enough. I would rather spend time cleaning mud out of my car than to worry about these things.

No matter how tight you attach them to the Yakima racks they will eventually loosen and rotate until the tire rests on your roof. Or if you are unlucky like me, the tire will fall off the car along the interstate! There isn't enough compression in the wheel lock to keep that mechanism from loosening up as well.

I have been very pleased with yakima racks, but thule's wheel racks are much better, especially when they are mounted on the square thule bars.

Jul

2011

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

1.0

Taking them Back -- They're Unsafe.

By lwray

from Salt Lake City, UT

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Pros

Cons

Unstable

Best Uses

Endangering others

Comments about Yakima Wheel Fork:

I bought two of these to upgrade the old models, which didn't have the retention tabs. I tightened the wheel way down, below the retention tabs, but still lost a wheel and tire, within ten miles. Fortunately, no one was injured. Unfortunately, the new wheel, tire, tube and hub ran me over $200.

If you buy these, add a safety strap to them. Perhaps a simple velcro strap. Yakima should include that in the design, as that would also stop the spinning problem.

Oct

2011

1.0

don't bother

By dw152

from Virginia

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Pros

Easy to Install

Cons

Scratches Car
Unstable

Best Uses

Comments about Yakima Wheel Fork:

I bought two of these to get the wheels out of my car. I tried them for a month, and gave up. No matter how hard I tightened them down, they would rotate until the wheel was resting on my roof, even with my lightweight road wheels. I didn't even try with my mountain bike wheels because I didn't want a dent in my roof. I called the Yakima customer service to see if they could help, but they acted as if they had never heard of this problem before, and told me I wasn't tightening them down enough. That was not a good answer, because I was tightening them very tight. I tried a few more times, but finally gave up, and now they sit in my basement collecting dust, and my wheels now go back in my car. I've been a fan of Yakima for 25 years (bought my first rack, which I still have, at REI in 1987 or 88), but their engineering has slipped recently. Time to check out their competitors.

Oct

2011

1.0

Need major re-design

By mountainmadness

from Seattle, WA

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Pros

Lightweight

Cons

Hard to Install or Use
Scratches Car
Unstable
Weak Construction

Best Uses

Comments about Yakima Wheel Fork:

The only thing I like about these wheel fork is they provide space in the vehicle and keeps it from getting dirty. Other then that I have nothing but complaints. On a recent trip down a bumpy dirt road, the wheel forks had gotten so loose that the bike tires were bouncing on top of my car and caused some nice size dents. No matter how hard I tighten it, the forks still were loose. I think it's the combination of round bars and poor fork design. All my other Yakima mounts seem to work fine. I think the wheel fork needs to go back to the drawing board.

Aug

2011

1.0

Lost a wheel

By Trad_Biker

from Washington DC

About Me Competitive Cyclist

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Pros

Easy to Install

Cons

Scratches Car
Unstable
Weak Construction

Best Uses

Comments about Yakima Wheel Fork:

Easy to install, however even with the wheels quick release well tightened, the wheel fork rotated back with the wind and that was enough for the wheel to hit the roof of my car hard enough to knock the wheel off the Wheel Fork, where it was run over by the car behind me.

Even with a safety strap, there is no way to prevent the wind from rotating the assembly back so the wheel hits/sits on my roof, where I now have a pair of scuffs.