FISCHER car roof bike rack | TÜV GS tested | suitable for a bike | Load up to 15 kg | lockable | silver

I was a little concerned about this product but it works well. I had thule aero bars on the car won't fit, square bars only. When you set the rack up do it on the floor as you have to position the retaining arms for the bikes individually and I found that very difficult on the car. Position the first bike then introduce the second and position the arms for that one, a lot easier on the floor away from your car. Have travelled a couple of hundred miles all good, fair bit of wind noise but I was expecting that.

In principle a bike carrier of this type is an excellent idea. After a few hours assembly I came to the view it has a number of shortcomings: I believe the bike rack is not suitable for all common roof racks, contrary to what is advertised. For example, if your roof bars are elliptical you are likely to have problem and may need to purchase new roof bars for your car.The bike carrier guide rail “clamps”, that secure to your roof bars, bow under tension with minimal torque applied. I cannot see this clamping system to be long lasting.The frame holders that secure your cycle to the carrier are not sufficiently versatile (for different types of cycle frames).When assembling the left and right guide rails, observe the max and mini width as described in the instructions. This width, also impacts the roof bars positioning on the car.Disappointingly, the paintwork only has a thin layer of paint and the carrier will rust.Frankly, I expected more from German engineering. Overall I doubt the durability of this product.

I queried via Customer questions and was advised “The box states ~ Suitable for all common carrier systems and vehicles (bar width and height 80mm x 55mm) as my bars are 60mm x 30mm I thought great and ordered them.I have tried them but my bars are elliptical and the guide rails would not stay level. I have assembled the whole thing and in all honesty it’s a great design just flimsy for the price. The last straw was the locking hand wheel was fitted with lock number 220 and fitted with 2 keys number 223.Amazon should make it clear that this unit requires square / rectangular section roof bars – most people have elliptical / aero these days.I could have ordered some rectangular bars but as we were going on holiday and there was no time for that - but still I would not have been able to lock the bikes on as it came with the wrong key.Decided to return it as faulty.

A bit fiddley to get exact, but once you get it right it's a brilliant piece of kit.

There are no competitors at this price point, but be prepared for a lot of adjustment to get it working. When set up and aligned, it is great, safe and secure but you still have to lift the bikes a fair way in the air to reach the lowered carrier. The key thing to remember is that these come with no way to fix the distance between the carrier rails or the angle of the carrier rails when you take it off the car as these rails are separate from the carrier and need millimeter accuracy to work properly when in place. This means that every time you put them on the car, you will need huge amounts of alignment and testing unless you do what I did and add additional (cheap) parts yo maintain their distance and alignment with each other. You can adjust the width of the carrier itself, but as the fit between the carrier and the rails is , and needs to be , accurate so it will operate effectively and slide smoothly until locked, it is a massive headache making it work otherwise. Key points. First you need your roof rack or rails to be FLAT and in line. Most new cars have a sloping curved roof from front to back which also changes angle and width, but this means that if you fit square section bars, the top surfaces will not be in line or level and the roof bars clamp width will vary. I used small stripes of plastic to adjust the angle correctly. Secondly these bars do not work with many curved roof bars as they are too wide for the clamps to fit round and rounded bars lack the consistently flat tops needed for alignment. Third, as mentioned earlier, though the carrier is in one piece and the width is adjustable, the rails it slides into, and that bolts to your roof rack and is an essential part of it, do not. After many hours of fruitless adjustments I bought two cheap aluminum 1 meter metal rulers and carefully drilled holes so the carrier rail clamps that attach to your roof bars go through these first. These additional parts fix the distance of the carriers rails from each other and keep them in alignment. Why the manufacturer didn't just weld a couple of adjustable bars across these rails to fix the width in place seems to be down to making shipping cheaper. This means I now have something that can be put on the roof in minutes as effectively it makes the carrier and its rails, and my roofbars one fixed (and heavy) unit but takes up a lot of space to store. Without the addition of the drilled meter rulers, this would have gone back. The rails the wheels sit in really need to be thicker / sturdier and setting up the bike clamps the first time takes a lot of adjustment as well. The paint is some non stoved sprayed on stuff that is pinpointing with rust after three weeks so wipe it over regularly with light oil. We have two electric bikes on it which we take the batteries off first to reduce the weight. In use you don't notice the bikes are there and the two of us can load and unload the bikes working together in about ten minutes. Other points. The bolts for the bike clamps fit into a little plastic cylinder which falls off easily. Superglue the bolt head in! Wide or strange shaped saddles can catch, especially with my metre rulers added so I usually remove the lower bikes saddle. You also have to turn the handlebars sideways so they dont dent your roof! and we found having the bikes facing different directions really helped. It comes with a locking handle which is of moderate security. In the end I use a high quality lock to join the bikes to the carrier and roof rails as it stops it being slid open and would need very determined people to carry this very heavy assembly away. Also if you put the batteries for electric bikes in you car out of sight, the bikes become mostly unsellable second hand. If you buy extra little straps, you can use these to pull on your brakes and then lift the bikes far easier by the wheels themselves with the wheels now locked. If you remember all these points the carrier is worth it, but with a little extra thought , quality and design changes it could be an amazing product. If I had tried to put this on the car , from the box, on the day of our holiday, i would have given up quickly so make sure yo have plenty of time to learn how to set up and use it well before you actually need to use it!

Some serious problems with this product.1: The bar that reaches to the bike frame does not reach a normal adult size bike. It’s not adjustable in length.2: The clamp on top of the bar does not fit over a standard mountain bike frame. It’s jaws don’t open wide enough.3: The whole design is not great and it’s has no quick release system to detach from roof racks.4: The instructions are poor in that they miss some essential points which are obvious but only in hindsight.5: The end caps refused to fit on the track. Multiple people tried. Terrible design.6: The length of the track is only just long enough for a standard bike. Even though it won’t mount due to points 1 and 2.

Have used this going to and from Wales, 300 miles each trip. We have done this every two weeks since purchase in March this year.It is stable,easy to lift two bikes one being a e bike.Less drag .Could do with a few tweaks but nothing major.and already mentioned the paint is not up to scratchI have it fitted to a Kia Sorento 2012.I would recommend this product.

Seriously disappointing as there were nuts and washers missing from the supplied packaging so returning for a refund.

facile da usare, comodo anche per alloggiare le bici in vacanza. Consiglio di montarlo con calma e precisione per averlo sempre a posto dopo.

Prodotto di qualità scadente , le canaline dove appoggiano le ruote di lamierino che si flette solo appoggiandola , la plastica della chiusura a scatto dopo 4/5 utilizzi si è già rotta , la serratura della chiave aveva della bava non tolta su tutti i pezzi e al primo utilizzo grave difficoltà nel riaprirle con bici montata,la base da dove partono le leve di bloccaggio bici flette in maniera preoccupante . Molto deluso da questo acquisto.

Es un poco entretenido de montar porque encima las instrucciones NO están en español, así que ha de irte fijando en los dibujos.Me gusta mucho el mecanismo de plegado horizontal en el techo. No ofrece tanta resistencia como una bici en vertical.Además baja a media altura del coche para subir la bici al carril fácilmente.Una muy buena conpra.

Cuesta un poco instalarlo, pero una vez hecho es muy fácil de poner y bajar la bici. Uno me funcionó bien, lo use para un viaje largo, más de 1000 km y no tuve problemas. El otro salió defectuoso, cuando intenté montar la bici por primera vez se salió el tornillo y me imposible volver a montarlo. La calidad es muy mala, no sé cuánto me durará el otro. No lo recomiendo. Lo peor es que ya no lo puedo devolver. Me parece una estafa porque cuando lo compré no vi valoraciones negativas del producto pero ahora veo que el mismo problema lo han tenido más personas

Aucun reproche à faire sur le montage du rail et l'installation sur les barres de toit, même si je n'ai pas pu utiliser les fixations vendues avec puisque mes barres (Thule) sont trop larges et j'ai dû utiliser les vis qui se mettent dans les rails. Par contre, installer un vélo dont le cadre a un diamètre de 50mm, cela relève du parcours du combattant... Pourtant vendues pour des cadres en 60mm. Résultat, la vis de serrage de la pince est trop courte et vous devrez la dévisser intégralement pour placer le cadre dans la pince et il est très difficile de la remettre ensuite (tenir le vélo, maintenir les deux bras de la pince et revisser en même temps... L'enfer!). Après deux utilisation, le filetage de l'écrou en aluminium est foiré et impossible à remettre! Quant à la poignée en plastique, elle est de très mauvaise qualité au point même qu'elle n'assure plus sa fonction de maintien de la tête de vis... Bref, abstenez vous de dépenser votre argent dans ce produit ! Au risque de devoir démonter vos vélos pour les mettre dans le coffre!!!Pour info, j'ai utilisé le porte vélo pour un voyage de 300km et ai serré le vélo que deux fois... À la troisième tentative, le vélo a fini démonté dans mon coffre!