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About Allen Sports
Dick Allen (pictured left in 1972) started Allen Sports in his garage in 1967. Since its founding, the company has been committed to producing the highest-quality, easiest-to-use bike racks and bicycle related products on the market. Dick, a onetime aerospace engineer, opened Allen Sports after building a prototype bike carrier in his Lincoln, Massachusetts shop in his free time. The first ever trunk-mounted bicycle carrier-made of electrical conduit, metal strapping, and fire hose casings (for padding) - was refined on weekend excursions to Cape Cod. Shortly afterward, Allen took his design to market, and by 1971 had established a national presence for his product.
Today, the family owned company operates four warehouses nationally, six factories abroad, and sells products in countries around the world including USA, Mexico, Canada, and China.
Michelle Mariscal
Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2024
Easy to put on and remove. Really good price and seems to be pretty sturdy. Makes putting my bike on the rack 10 times easier.
MikeyrInScott
Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2024
These crossbars make it possible to transport our Schwinn EC1 E-Bikes on the same bike carrier we use for our road bikes. If your E-Bike is especially heavy these might not work for you unless you are confident in your ability to raise your bikes to the necessary height. Ours are not all that heavy and the crossbars work perfectly.
Luca De Marco
Reviewed in Italy on August 19, 2024
Il prodotto é facile da montare e svolge bene il suo lavoro
Félix Brito
Reviewed in Spain on July 29, 2024
The bar work perfectly, used it on both my wife's bike, including the electrical one. no issues
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2024
I bought this, so I could put my very large mountain bike on my bike rack without doing some crazy, difficult gymnastics with the bike. I love it! It's very easy to install and remove.
Joe
Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2024
These work perfect for electric bikes to be secured to hitch mounted bike racks
Kindle Customer
Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2024
Serves the purpose well. Very easy to attach. A good inexpensive choice.
Keith Frank
Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2024
This adapter allows me to easily secure my step-thru ebike to my bike rack for transportation. Being spring loaded, it is easy to install and remove. I would definitely recommend it.
OMARSIVA
Reviewed in Mexico on August 31, 2023
MUY FACIL DE INSTALAR, PRACTICO Y DE BUENA CALIDAD, LO HE USADO AL MENOS 5 VECES HASTA AHORA CON UNA BICICLETA DE 17 KG Y NO SE HA DEFORMADO
Farid
Reviewed in the United Arab Emirates on August 14, 2023
good.
Ingela Ärlevik
Reviewed in Sweden on August 18, 2022
Passade perfekt , bra att veta att den passar på elcykel
bcab17
Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2016
I have tried a few different bike top bar adapters:Yakima- solid, strong, well-built...but no internal bungee, locking arms swing upward, which is not the most convenient, and has an exposed nut that can catch on bike rack straps.Swagman- Locking arms swing out (not up), which is more convenient when attaching to your bike, and overall, it will do the job...but it has a very thin internal bungee that offers very little resistance, so I question its effectiveness.Saris- This one is probably my favorite because it has no swinging arms. The locking mechanism slides open and closed on the bar, which takes a little getting used to, but you get used to it quickly. It is as solid and sturdy as the Yakima, and like the Yakima, it does not have an internal bungee, but they both have an internal "stop" so that the two sides of the tube cannot be pulled apart.Now for the Allen. At the lowest price point of all of the above adapters, I think this bar is easily the best value. You just need to know what you are getting.First of all, it has what appears to be a large internal metal spring, which provides a very strong resistance, making it the only bar I tested that had absolutely no movement when attached to the bike. This makes it incredibly stable.As for the issues that some reviewers have pointed out, the metal lock pin on one end of the bar will probably scratch your bikes paint at some point. However, if your bikes handlebar post or seat post are not painted, this will obviously not be an issue for you. Some who do have these bike parts painted have come up with ways to cover the pin (electrical tape, hear shrink wrap, rubber tube, etc.). For me, I used a heavy duty rubber cable wrap that is split on one side. I cut it to size, and it easily wraps around the metal pin to protect the bikes paint.One safety issue I have read about is that the metal clip that secures the pin in place can loosen and come off, which would release the pin and the bike would drop. As far as I can tell, the vast majority of people do not have this problem. I can see how over time, pulling the clip across the end of the bar to hook in on might loosen it, but I think it you're aware of it, an occasional squeeze of the clip is an easy way to make sure it stays tight. Also, a simple nylon wrap or short bungee cord could remove any doubt.The other thing about this adapter bar is that the locking process (lining up and passing a pin through two holes, then pulling the clip over to the other side to lock the pin) a little more cumbersome than all the others that require a simple swing or slide to lock. Add to this the other placement of a rubber wrap around the pin and may a bungee cord around the locking clip, and it will take a little more time to put on and take off this adapter.I feel that even with these minor shortcomings, the Allen adapter bar is an excellent product. The lower price makes up for the slightly less convenient application.
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