I was looking for a rack for my Scott Big Jon fat bike that I felt would be rugged and do the job. I had considered a hitch mounted model, but Maine roads in the winter leave vehicles (and what is behind) a mess. I did not want to deal with covers or a filthy bike before hitting the trail. My 4-Runner can easily carry my bike inside (and more) but, I wanted a roof rack to add flexibility to still carry more than one passenger.
After reading review upon review and studying other makes of racks, I decided fork mount was what I desired. I figured a partial bike on a roof is less desirable that a complete bike. After weeding out the ones that would not accommodate 4.8 inch fat tires or work with Toyota OEM rails; the Kuat Trio fit the bill. Based on what I read and its weight rating for up to a 45 pound bike vs. 35 pounds for others it was the best choice. It looked great too, a plus.
Delivery was fast and came well packaged. Trio comes with the fork skewer and three adapters. However, my Big Jon needed an axel kit. I also bought the 15x150mm adapter and fat tire kit to go with the rack at the same time.
I set out to mount my Trio and found that with the design of the 4-Runner’s roof rail, I would not be able open my rear hatch. Easily be solved by mounting it backwards. Before I did that, I emailed Kuat that evening to ensure it was OK to do. Gary from Kuat responded the next morning confirming the Trio would not be harmed mounting in reverse. After a few days, I got a chance to mount the rack, and ran into a glitch, one of the u-bolts had been bent too much during manufacture and would not fit the hole spacing. I reached back out to Gary at Kuat and he had an entire front mounting kit sent to me. Great customer service – that is priceless.
Mounting was straightforward and only took a half hour by myself (I am meticulous). My bike was easy to load – you will see in my pictures, I used a foam pad under the fork mount to give something soft to rest my fork on or in case of a slip during mounting. Very impressed – my bike rode solid on its maiden voyage. After a few miles, I stopped to pick up my father-in-law (he fat bikes at 72!) to check tightness; I only needed to tighten the set screw for the 15x150mm adapter. When we got to the trail head 45 miles later, everything was still solid.
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I was looking for a rack for my Scott Big Jon fat bike that I felt would be rugged and do the job. I had considered a hitch mounted model, but Maine roads in the winter leave vehicles (and what is behind) a mess. I did not want to deal with covers or a filthy bike before hitting the trail. My 4-Runner can easily carry my bike inside (and more) but, I wanted a roof rack to add flexibility to still carry more than one passenger.After reading review upon review and studying other makes of racks, I decided fork mount was what I desired. I figured a partial bike on a roof is less desirable that a complete bike. After weeding out the ones that would not accommodate 4.8 inch fat tires or work with Toyota OEM rails; the Kuat Trio fit the bill. Based on what I read and its weight rating for up to a 45 pound bike vs. 35 pounds for others it was the best choice. It looked great too, a plus.Delivery was fast and came well packaged. Trio comes with the fork skewer and three adapters. However, my Big Jon needed an axel kit. I also bought the 15x150mm adapter and fat tire kit to go with the rack at the same time.I set out to mount my Trio and found that with the design of the 4-Runner’s roof rail, I would not be able open my rear hatch. Easily be solved by mounting it backwards. Before I did that, I emailed Kuat that evening to ensure it was OK to do. Gary from Kuat responded the next morning confirming the Trio would not be harmed mounting in reverse. After a few days, I got a chance to mount the rack, and ran into a glitch, one of the u-bolts had been bent too much during manufacture and would not fit the hole spacing. I reached back out to Gary at Kuat and he had an entire front mounting kit sent to me. Great customer service – that is priceless.Mounting was straightforward and only took a half hour by myself (I am meticulous). My bike was easy to load – you will see in my pictures, I used a foam pad under the fork mount to give something soft to rest my fork on or in case of a slip during mounting. Very impressed – my bike rode solid on its maiden voyage. After a few miles, I stopped to pick up my father-in-law (he fat bikes at 72!) to check tightness; I only needed to tighten the set screw for the 15x150mm adapter. When we got to the trail head 45 miles later, everything was still solid.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2018
After reading review upon review and studying other makes of racks, I decided fork mount was what I desired. I figured a partial bike on a roof is less desirable that a complete bike. After weeding out the ones that would not accommodate 4.8 inch fat tires or work with Toyota OEM rails; the Kuat Trio fit the bill. Based on what I read and its weight rating for up to a 45 pound bike vs. 35 pounds for others it was the best choice. It looked great too, a plus.
Delivery was fast and came well packaged. Trio comes with the fork skewer and three adapters. However, my Big Jon needed an axel kit. I also bought the 15x150mm adapter and fat tire kit to go with the rack at the same time.
I set out to mount my Trio and found that with the design of the 4-Runner’s roof rail, I would not be able open my rear hatch. Easily be solved by mounting it backwards. Before I did that, I emailed Kuat that evening to ensure it was OK to do. Gary from Kuat responded the next morning confirming the Trio would not be harmed mounting in reverse. After a few days, I got a chance to mount the rack, and ran into a glitch, one of the u-bolts had been bent too much during manufacture and would not fit the hole spacing. I reached back out to Gary at Kuat and he had an entire front mounting kit sent to me. Great customer service – that is priceless.
Mounting was straightforward and only took a half hour by myself (I am meticulous). My bike was easy to load – you will see in my pictures, I used a foam pad under the fork mount to give something soft to rest my fork on or in case of a slip during mounting. Very impressed – my bike rode solid on its maiden voyage. After a few miles, I stopped to pick up my father-in-law (he fat bikes at 72!) to check tightness; I only needed to tighten the set screw for the 15x150mm adapter. When we got to the trail head 45 miles later, everything was still solid.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2018
I was looking for a rack for my Scott Big Jon fat bike that I felt would be rugged and do the job. I had considered a hitch mounted model, but Maine roads in the winter leave vehicles (and what is behind) a mess. I did not want to deal with covers or a filthy bike before hitting the trail. My 4-Runner can easily carry my bike inside (and more) but, I wanted a roof rack to add flexibility to still carry more than one passenger.Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2018
After reading review upon review and studying other makes of racks, I decided fork mount was what I desired. I figured a partial bike on a roof is less desirable that a complete bike. After weeding out the ones that would not accommodate 4.8 inch fat tires or work with Toyota OEM rails; the Kuat Trio fit the bill. Based on what I read and its weight rating for up to a 45 pound bike vs. 35 pounds for others it was the best choice. It looked great too, a plus.
Delivery was fast and came well packaged. Trio comes with the fork skewer and three adapters. However, my Big Jon needed an axel kit. I also bought the 15x150mm adapter and fat tire kit to go with the rack at the same time.
I set out to mount my Trio and found that with the design of the 4-Runner’s roof rail, I would not be able open my rear hatch. Easily be solved by mounting it backwards. Before I did that, I emailed Kuat that evening to ensure it was OK to do. Gary from Kuat responded the next morning confirming the Trio would not be harmed mounting in reverse. After a few days, I got a chance to mount the rack, and ran into a glitch, one of the u-bolts had been bent too much during manufacture and would not fit the hole spacing. I reached back out to Gary at Kuat and he had an entire front mounting kit sent to me. Great customer service – that is priceless.
Mounting was straightforward and only took a half hour by myself (I am meticulous). My bike was easy to load – you will see in my pictures, I used a foam pad under the fork mount to give something soft to rest my fork on or in case of a slip during mounting. Very impressed – my bike rode solid on its maiden voyage. After a few miles, I stopped to pick up my father-in-law (he fat bikes at 72!) to check tightness; I only needed to tighten the set screw for the 15x150mm adapter. When we got to the trail head 45 miles later, everything was still solid.
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