Product Reviews

Fits a Rav 4  TimWallis, Marybank -Nelson
This is a good kit, especially for the price. It's easy to assemble and everything fits well. It would be good if they gave you another 6 x locking nuts though to lock in the tighteners. Anything over car height ie. my Rav 4, you'll need a small step ladder to get your bike on the roof. Delivery was fast and it was very well packed. Great job.
4:11:01 PM  5/19/12

It works  PaulMcNabb, The Wood
I fitted two of these to an old pro rack today. Easy to setup and I loaded up three different bikes with no trouble. The pack includes a couple of small straps to hold the wheels down and a trek, jamis and giant xtc all went into the clamp well. The clamp locks which might be good for detering thieves but also should stop the clamp coming loose. There will be bikes that don't fit into the clamp but with some imagination most should be able to adapt this, at this price it's worth a shot!
4:54:57 PM  5/6/12

You get what you pay for!!  RobGregory, North Haven Sth Aust
The clamping arm cannot accept with any surety the size of the down tube of my bike ( it is ovoid in shape ). Coupled with the large amount of lateral movement where the arm is attached to the forward mounting plate. The overall concept is sound, but I found the actual device leaves much to be desired.
8:29:11 PM  2/29/12

Good as gold  ClaytonSchimanski, Kelvin Grove
Have had this rack for a couple of years now and have had no trouble whatsoever. Was a nice price on special and has carried my alloy anthem mtb and carbon road bike all over the country without a bother. No probs with the diameter of either downtubes. Recommend!
7:15:11 PM  1/17/12

Bad  scottblacklow, Lenah Valley
Wobbly, noisey, and after about 6 uses, the clamp broke, sending a bike crashing onto my car roof.
If you care about your car and bike, and use your racks more than a few times I'd aviod these cheap Chinese ones.

Torpedo7 took care of me with a replacement delux set. These had simlar issues and also broke. See separate review.
9:56:24 AM  1/28/11

Great value  SimonAdamson, ISABELLA PLAINS
Great value on sale - no issues with stability noticed to date. Assembly is easy.
2:04:14 PM  1/10/11

Nice Rack  TimCutler, Alexandria
Brilliant value - easy to fit and does exactly what it is supposed to. No complaints whatsoever, if you are thinking about it just buy them, you can't go wrong for the price.
4:30:33 PM  8/25/10

Great value and versatile  FrankGuymer, MOUNT WAVERLEY
Great value and quick delivery. A bit fiddly to fit on the car and possibly a bit flimsy, but the racks work very well on top of the car (Subaru/Rola roof bars). We bought three, put two bits of timber accross the top of our box trailer (like roof racks) and bolted the three racks to the timber. Makes an excellent three bike rack with room in the trailer for gear. Keeps the height low too, no fears about low clearance places.
9:46:53 PM  6/7/10

Good Price, Suitable Rack  NickMcAlinden, Brisbane
Pros.

Easy to assemble and fit to existing roof rack.
Fantastic Price.

Cons.

A little wobbly, ie bike moves a bit laterally.
Plastic wingnuts easy to undo (Bike and rack could be easily stolen from top of car). However in saying that I don't generally leave bikes on the roof of my car overnight or for extended periods of time.

Overall quite acceptable. I have another existing rack where it locks the forks in and it is much more stable and rigid. Was more expensive though.
7:38:41 AM  5/24/10

BIKE RACK  ewanmacleod, CLIFTON SPRINGS
Excellent product.
Easy to assemble and mount.
10:55:50 AM  5/17/10

As good as any other I’ve seen  MickCarthey, Glenmore Park, NSW
Another T7 special I couldn't let pass, particularly after just selling my old tow-bar mounted rack a week earlier.

Real easy to put together, but not quite as easy to mount on the cars roof racks. I've got standard Ford issue sports roof racks on my Falcon and with about 2cm clearance between the rack and the roof of the car I did have a little fun mounting the rear bracket because it's inverted, meaning the chunky handles on the retaining screws point down towards the roof (check the product images to see what I mean).

But in saying that it was only a mild inconvenience and nothing a bit of patience and a cloth (to stop scratching the roof of my car) couldn't deal with.

The other question I had about this was just how well the clamp was going to retain the square-shaped downtube I have on my Merida HT - the answer is its pretty good actually and although I don't need any extra support, I do feel better with some so I also wrap a tie (similar to the one supplied with the rack for the wheels) around the clamp and the downtube to ensure there's no chance of it going anywhere.

In the end, on special it's about 25% of the cost of anything else similar on the market and just another great T7 product.
1:33:11 PM  5/5/10

Great value for money  PaulWilson, Brooklyn -Wgtn
It fits together very easily and holds my bike nice and safe on the roof. The price is excellent and the quality seems great. Time will tell if it will go the distance, but looks good so far.
2:20:32 PM  5/2/10

Was just as I expected it to be  DamienHill, Remuera
Fantastic Rack, Simple and quick to install. Holds bike nice and solid. Very happy with purchase.
3:21:56 PM  4/14/10

Good value  AdrianJurke, Khandallah
Seems a bit lightweight and not sure how long it will last being left on the roof all the time. Screws just seem to keep going slowly bending the metal. MTB didn't fall off 4WD roof for first trip though so fingers crossed.
4:37:20 AM  4/11/10

Roof Mount Bike Rack  StacyLewis, Turangi
Excellent fast delivery service. Very happy with product. Thanks for such great service.
12:38:48 PM  3/26/10

Bike mount bargin  MartinStone, SALISBURY
Bargin.......better than the Rhino one I have, fits OK on the oval Rhino roof rack.
And feels more secure.. Thanks
12:59:14 PM  3/6/10

Great Value  IanParrott, VINCENTIA
I recently bought two units and they have handled a couple of trips to Canberra from the NSW South Coast with no problems despite their fairly flimsy appearance.

The only problem is that if the clearance between the roof and the existing roof rack is less than approximatly 3 cm you will need to modify the bike racks rear attachments slightly.

Once again great Torpedo 7 value.
8:39:10 PM  2/15/10

Good value - a bit flimsy though  KerryNeighbour, Edens Landing
I have used this every day for several weeks now. I feel very nervous about the bike falling off. The clamp system is not very good. One day, the thing had actually come loose and was barely holding the bike on. Currently, the clamp simply will not tighten enough - the plastic is stripping.

The idea is good - it is just rather poorly made.
8:48:11 AM  2/15/10

Great Value  MalcolmDow, McKinnon
We purchased a pair of these racks and have used them a couple of times. Very easy to fit and holds the bikes very firmly. Compared to some other makes, value is incredible.
9:16:26 AM  1/13/10