Securing bike to bike rack when the bike has front and/or rear racks

[echappist]

Thanks to a helpful forumite, I finally acquired an 1Up rack; and after dawdling for a few weeks, I finally installed a hitch and the rack.

One minor complication is that the arms used to secure wheels to each of the bike tray comes in conflict with the rear rack on my bike, such that the arms don't fully tighten down.

Does anyone here have similar issues? If so, how have you solved the problem?

[eddief]

and secure the wheels below the rack?

Whole long thread here discussing this topic...among others:

https://groups.google.com/g/rbw-owne...m/wfYKKx5sAQAJ

[benb]

You should be able to move the grabber if you have a rack. Fenders are even more of an issue.

[David in Maine]

On my touring bike with fenders and a rear rack this was an issue. On the rear, I only closed the rear holding arm so it was just above the fender and didn't contact it. Then I ran Voile straps around the sides of the arm and the vertical rack stay. One strap on each side. Cinched it down and the bike was quite solid all the way to Quebec. I also ran a strap to hold the back wheel tightly to the bottom tray. Wish I had a photo, but I'm at work. On the front I moved the tire grabber down lower so it contacted the tire in front of the fender.

David

[benb]

Does anyone have the 1UP Fender cushion? For $13 it's worth a try I guess.

I have basically had Fenders on my All City the entire time I've had the 1UP and just haven't taken that bike on any vacation/trips we went on with bikes.

I have a 3-bike rack and the vast majority of the time I carry 1 or 2 bikes as my wife basically never takes her bike anywhere except vacation. So I could easily leave 2 of the Fender cushions on. I suspect I only even need one, my back Fender absolutely requires it but my front does not. I am waiting for a front rack for that bike right now though.