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Yakima Viper Bike Mount

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At the top of the fork-mount food chain, the Yakima Viper bike mount supplies premium performance and drop-dead styling.

Carry almost any bike with the 9mm stainless-steel skewer
Easy-adjusting red lever provides quick installation and security, even when mounted outside the tower
Ergonomically designed lever has same-side adjustment
Fits the widest range of tires and rims with the wheeltray and wheelstrap design
Mounts equally well to round or square crossbars
Lockable with Yakima SKS cores, sold separately

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Yakima Viper Bike Mount Customer Reviews

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Yakima Viper Bike Mount

3.0

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May

2010

(5 of 10 customers found this review helpful)

1.0

Disappointing

By GRadcliffe

from Seattle, WA

About Me Avid Cyclist

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Pros

Cons

Doesn't Fit My Bike
Hard to Install or Use
Unstable

Best Uses

Comments about Yakima Viper Bike Mount:

I'm normally a Yakima fan, but this was a disappointing effort by them.

First off, the "one-handed" adjustment on the skewer is not easy to use. The skewer on the previous version of the Viper was worlds better. I'd go so far as to say that the skewer on the previous version of the Copperhead (no frills quick release, like the one on your bike) is superior to what is currently offered on the Viper.

Second, even with all the effort required to use the adjustment on the skewer, it had a tendency to loosen its grip on my bike while driving on bumpy gravel roads, even at speeds as low as 10 mph.

The final and most inexplicable shortfall of adjustment for the skewer was that the diameter is so large that it does not clear the bottom of my bike's fork leg. The fork actually has to move up to accommodate the adjustment mechanism of the skewer, which results in a skewer that isn't fully seated in the fork dropouts and an adjustment mechanism that is rubbing against the bottom of the fork leg. Of my three complaints, this is the most baffling. I ride a 2003 Fox Float F80 RLT fork, which has pretty standard size fork legs. How Yakima designed a skewer that isn't fully compatible with this fork size is beyond me.

One of my more disappointing purchases. I will be returning this.

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Mar

2011

(4 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

The best roof-top bike carrier!

By DC

from Chicago

About Me Competitive Cyclist

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Pros

Easy to Install
Easy to Use
Stable

Cons

Best Uses

Comments about Yakima Viper Bike Mount:

I own and use both the current and previous versions of the Viper. While the new skewer is a little different than it used to be, once you get the hang of it it's great. Otherwise, both versions have been great for years!

I carry road, CX, and mtb bikes (with disc brakes) with my Vipers, and have been very pleased. This system is the perfect mix of price and function. Don't spend less $$ on their cheaper versions, especially if you have or may have bikes with disc brakes. Unlike the Copperhead, you can fit any bike on this. And unlike the Boa, it has a stiff tray that stops your bike from shaking violently down the expressway.

I have not tried the more expensive ones, but can certainly appreciate the benefit of not having to remove the wheel (as with the Raptor, Frontloader, Highroller, etc.). However, I always have room in my car for a wheel or two, so I don't mind flipping a quick-release once or twice with the Viper. Additionally, with the skewer on the Viper clamped down, I have NO qualms about driving 70mph down the highway. I am 100% confident my bike will stay on, especially with SKS locks locking the skewer in place.