Will this rack work as is with a women's step-through bike (no cross bar at all)? Is a cross bar adapter needed?
51379
The rack will work with a women's step through. I use it with my wife's bike often, just fasten to the frame below the seat post.
51380
We use this rack with an Electra "Townie" women's bike -- no crossbar adapter is needed! That was one of the reasons we bought this particular rack.
51381
Yes! My bike is a step-through. It's great. I wanted a rack that wouldn't require the cross bar and possibly scratch the paint on my bike. The bikes are entirely supported by the tires and securely fasten to the rack with the included straps.
51382
The tires sit in the tray, so you do not need a cross bar adapter. Just secure the bike frame to the upright part of the rack to secure it in place.
51383
Yes, I have a women's step-through bike and this rack works very well for it.
51384
YES, both the bikes I carried are women's, the wheels set in cups that you strap the wheels to and there is a middle bar to attach the upper part of the bike to. I had another carrier and the bikes shook and rattled all the time, not so with this one, loved it and had it attached to a hitch on the front of my truck!
51385
It should as long as there is some cross bar to strap to. I use it with my wife's mountain bike which has a low cross bar without an issue.
2001654
I'm not familiar with the specific bike, but I would think that the stem height is not a problem. Both ends of the bar are angle 'independent'. It needn't be parallel to ground but it will be much closer than the angle of a woman's bike - no more tire sticking up in the air, and fits better with another bike
1821503
You need a straight bar across your bike or a special attachment to fit it onto this rack. Our girls bike did not work, we had to buy a straight bar to attach to the bike.
814007
My bike is a mountain bike with a sloped spine, and the bike is slanted, but still works fine. Others have talked about the adapter bar working just fine for them, but I haven't needed it and don't use one, so I can't tell you from personal experience. Sorry.
1898574
Technically yes.... The middle extension is male on one end and female on the other so adding a section should work Fine. My concern would be its rigidness once together which I think would be fine but you would have to be strategic with where you place your existing cross bars that you mount the rack to, so to maximize support and rigidness. I highly recommend this rack! Great product for the money!
349122
You should purchase a top-tube or cross-beam adaptor. It is a tube that clips to a woman's bike and creates a straight cross-beam, just like the top tube on a man's bike. You need one for every woman's bike. Allen makes one for around $20.
1251144
Yes, I have a step through frame bike that I use with this bike rack. One of the ratcheting arms is shorter and accommodates the step through frame.
982846
You should be ok without an adapter. I have 1 women's and 1 men's bike that I transport on mine without issues.
986726
I don't see why this wouldn't work with a women's bike as long as the seat comes with the support bar.
1539877
the picture only shows one rail, but the one I bought had two rails and yes i carry 2 bikes at a time, only for women bikes you may need to use a cross bar.
799386
It will work with a thick frame bike (one of my bikes is a Trek) but not sure without a cross tube.
1560631
I had to use one on all the girls bikes. I purchased Stoneman Sports QSP-610 Sparehand Adjustable Bike Bar which work very well. Also one of my kids bikes would not fit as the space between the cross bar and the pedals was too small. I do like this rack however I would only recommend putting 4 bikes on it. Putting 5 bikes is a very very tight fit.
799387
Being a ladies bike you would need to buy an adaptor that attaches beneath the seat and to from handle bar post so that it will sit in the cradle of the bike rack.
1193551
For the best fit and security, yes, essential. Some ladies bikes fit but angled. My wife's bike is an odd angle so did not fit any bike rack.
1539982
That is something I do not know clearly about. The best way to figure this out, would be to search this rack's fitting capabilities to your individual bicycle via the internet.
1560635
Like others have said, converter bar will generally be easier. The problem with my women's frame bikes is two-fold: either the space between the sloped top tube and the down tube is too small to clear the back each of the bike holders (the back is higher than the front) OR the water bottle cage interferes with placing the woman's bike on the Swagman rack. I ended up buying converter bars for my 3 women's bikes to make it work better.
81817
It works for ours. We have two girl bikes and my boys' bikes are also shaped funny without the standard bar across. (I think on one of ours we actually move the rubber piece, that the bike attaches to, to the outside and attach to the post of the bike) You have to move them around and figure out what way works but I think they are actually more stable than when they are sitting on there perfectly straight. It took us a little while the first time but now it's only 5 min to load. You could buy the adapter bars, but that just costs more and really isn't necessary. We LOVE this rack, especially for the price!!