Discount Saris Thelma 3-Bike Platform Hitch Rack

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The Thelma arrived the day AFTER i ordered it. Now i see why has a 100% satisfaction rating.

The rack works very well on my small car Honda Fit, have used it numerous times already. It is easy and fast to load/unload and put on and take off the car.

The nuts and spacers for the third bike wheels were missing. Called Saris and they sent three complete sets of bolts/nuts and spacers which arrived in only three days.

would highly recommend the Thelma 3, and Saris !!

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I did many months of research on the ideal bicycle hitch rack for my SUV. After I spend almost $300 on the hitch installation, I asked friends and check on website for the hitch that can carry 3 bikes on a platform and stable enough for long ride. Most of my friends who used Yakima and Thule are happy with their bike platform rack but major complain are weight and they can only carry 2 bikes. We need to carry 3 bikes and the Saris Thelma 3 bike was a perfect choice. Price wise they are cheaper because I don't have to get extension for additional bike rack.

The item arrived as expected from the seller in good condition and I was lucky to get FREE shipping. I spend 3 hrs to fix the hitch together and the major problem was the alignment with the quick release pin when you fold or put the holder down to mount the bike. I have to hammer down the pin in order to put in through all the way. When I fold the bike rack, the pin does not go through. I called Saris and they send me new stock for replacement after 3 weeks due to inventory issue. I received it yesterday and this time, it took me 1.5 hrs to install since I am familiar with the instruction.

I am not sure if I consider as an unlucky customer but again the quick release pin does not go through unless I hammer down hard. Removing the pin with hand is almost impossible unless I knock is out using some tool. This is a great product but I am very doubtful with the quality of manufacturing. Saris should at least this test out after manufacturing to make sure everything fit well. There is not much room for error, even a small variance mean customer cannot put the pin through and secure the rack holder. Overall, the hitch rack hold the bike very well during long road trip even up to winding road at high speed. If you bike has a fender (kids bike), it will be difficult to mount it and secure using the cable.

Overall, I would recommend the product but be prepared to get some quality issues if you are not as lucky as me.

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I bought the Thelma 2 bike carrier last week and took two bikes 650 miles and back over the weekend.

Pros: Very light and easy to use. Easy to assemble. Unlike carriers that strap the top tube, the wheels will not rotate into the vehicle or each other. Loading or unloading bikes is quick and easy.

Cons: The threaded hitch pin is good for keeping the carrier tight in the receiver with no motion, but a hassle to take off/put on, and does not lock. Saris sells a locking, threaded hitch pin separately. You could probably use a standard locking hitch pin, but that would allow the carrier to move a little in the receiver. Would be nice if the carrier had a hole or loop somewhere that a cable lock could attach to in order to secure the carrier to the receiver.

Now the dealbreaker. I assume that on a taller van or SUV, the vehicle would shield the bikes from the wind. But on a car, the bikes are exposed. I was very uncomfortable with the resulting motion of the bikes at highway speeds. I checked the straps and carrier several times and everything seemed to be fine, and I kept telling myself that this is what the carrier is designed for and it's probably normal. But after we got home, took the bikes off, and folded the front wheel holders down to stow them, I noticed that they had been bent backwards some, perhaps an inch at the ends, and no longer lined up with the rear wheel holders. I am taking this back to the bike shop where I got it and upgrading to the Saris Cycle On.

This carrier is probably great for around town use, or behind a van or SUV, but I would not recommend it for long trips on a car.

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After doing quite a bit of research and trying other brand hitch racks, I bought the Saris Thelma 3-Bike Platform Hitch Rack about two months ago and have been using it without any problems on a weekly basis. It took me about an hour to do the initial assembly. I find the design and the use of the rack very practical. It does not take too long to set it up and load/unload bikes. Loading either a road or a mountain bike is very easy and secure. Bikes would not get scratched at all using this rack and you do not need to over tighten bikes with rubber ties or need bungee cords to make sure one bike does not slide or swing to scratch the other. Driving in the city or on the freeway is very smooth and quiet with no rattling or swinging. I highly recommend considering this hitch rack without any hesitation.

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I was able to assemble and mount this in less than an hour.

I have it mounted on a Matrix/Vibe. I've carried road bikes, XC bikes and my 35lb free ride bike. I live a good distance from the trails I like to ride, so I speed a lot. So far, I haven't had any problems with anything flexing like a previous poster mentioned. I wouldn't take it 4-wheeling, but it seems plenty stiff for VA roads, pot holes and all.

My only real complaint is the straps are a little short for larger tires. My 2.35" Kendas are barely within reach, and it takes some finesse to get the bike mounted securely. I'm pretty sure 2.5" tires would require longer straps.

Reviews of Tufo 700X21 C S33 Special Tubular-Clincher Tire

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Almost bullet proof tire. Reliable, tuff and goes through almost everything in it's path. Stretching and installation takes some work, but the end result is worth your while.

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Smooth, durable, corners well, and climbs wells. a bit hard to mount but nothing that some heating up in the sun won't remedy. I think I found my new go to tire for training and racing. Mounted on Mavic Ksyrium SLs.

Discount Shimano FH-7900 Dura-Ace Rear Quick Release (Silver,)

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If you have a bike with horizontal dropouts, this is pretty much the way to go. If you have vertical dropouts, save yourself some money and go with a cheaper option.

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An excellent Shimano product. I have used other brands of skewers from well known manufactures but these skewers are outstanding and very high quality. They are easy to use and lock the wheel firmly and reassuringly in place. I think it's important to use a high quality and reliable product when your life may depend on it.

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Great very light and durable quick release. Solid one piece construction takes the rattle out of some other quick release skewers. Great quick upgrade.

Reviews of 24" Adult Tricycle 6 Speed Trike

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The bike was not assembled when I received it. The website did not indicate that assembly would be required. When I inquired for assembly instructions, they were quick to respond. However the instructions were not adequate to put the bike together which was in over 100 pieces. I eventually had to take it to a local bike shop for assembly. Since the bike has been assembled it has been so much fun to ride.

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The frame is not straight: the pipe that holds the seat post is not properly aligned. The "self-locking nuts" used to assemble the frame had to be replaced; they stripped.

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After spending literally days shopping for trikes on the web, as well as bike shops, I decided on this one for several reasons. It looks alittle stronger than some trikes, the price and free shipping and the six speeds.

Assembly was a challenge. The instructions were for a different trike and gave you only a few instructions and they basically were useless. Since I am mechanically inclined and have worked on bikes all my life, I took the challenge to put it together myself. After alot of trial and error, mostly error, I got it together. The first thing I realized is that the seat with the back is entirely too small and I couldn't tighten the seat enough to keep it from moving. I bought a new seat and after closer examination I saw the back can be taken off. It is great to ride, but needs a little getting used to. You need to be careful so you don't get on slopes sideways, like the end of a driveway. It can easily be turned over, if not careful. A little leaning the right way helps. I look forward to riding it all over our development when the weather is nicer.

The shipper was very helpful. The web said that it didn't contain instructions and had to send for them I did that and they sent them the same day, by e-mail. They were for another trike. There were instructions in the box, but were the same as the e-mail. There was no color choice given,, but the company themselves called me and wondered what color I wanted. The package came a day before promised and had only a small tear in the box.

Amazon had a price of $409.90 and free shipping, but e-bay had them for $80.00 less but $80.00 shipping.

So far to me it is a great trike and am glad I can again get to riding.

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The two pages of instructions were the worst I have ever seen. The forks to hold the back tires were bent as were the frames to hold the finders. The paint was peeling in five places, one on the front finder , one on one of the back finders and three on the frame. There were no papers to register the bike and no warranty.

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I purchased this bike for my husband that has trouble with his balance. His doing ok with the bike but needs more practice! Be careful riding on anything other than very flat surfaces, it WILL tip over. Love the Bell!!! and the basket.

Baby Jogger City Mini Double Stroller Review

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I searched and searched and searched and researched to find the perfect double stroller for when our second son arrived in March of 2012. Our boys are a day under 20 months apart. I found out that there is no perfect stroller, but the CitiMini Double is pretty close to perfection for our family! I knew we wanted a side by side double because I feel the front to backs are like pushing a bus (much like the bench seat shopping cart at the grocery store...awesome idea, way bad for the person pushing). After researching TONS of options, trying out a bunch at the stores, looking on craigslist I found the CityMini Double. When I first saw the price...YIKES...but we were fortunate enough to have my parents split the cost with my husband and I which was a huge blessing. However, I think we would have made do for a while, saved up the money, and bought this on our own....it's that good.

Here are many of the features that I love about this stroller:

* It folds up almost completely flat! Especially when you take the front wheels off, which is super easy I might add. We have this stroller fit in the back of our Mazda Tribute, it can also sit upright against the side of the trunk and we can still fit lots in for our family of 4. (The dog didn't come with us as much though after having 2 kids) :(

* Folding and Unfolding the stroller is super easy, all you have to do is lift up on the straps in the middle of the seats and it fold up. It's fairly lightweight and I can easily lift it into the trunk of the car.

* My oldest (who is now 2.5) can get in and out by himself which is awesome because he doesn't always want to be pushed in the stroller

* I LOVE that BOTH seats recline almost completely! This was great when our second was a newborn, we had him in this stroller completely reclined with a snuzzler put in on his side when he was 2 months old. We strapped him in tight and could take him around the block as he slept comfortable. LOVE this feature! Putting the seats up and down is super easy too

* I love that the sun shades go one step further than most to block out the sun when it's setting/rising. My kids like this feature too. It helps if they are napping as well or if it's really windy out!

* The harness straps make me feel like my kids are safe, they are super easy to adjust and to put on and take off. I no longer have my 2.5 year old strapped in when we use it because he likes to climb in and out, but he can sit comfortably without having them on.

* I LOVE that this is no wider than a wheelchair which means you can fit through just about ANY door! Many people are surprised to see me fit through doors with this stroller as I don't think many side by sides do. Some clothing stores in the mall make it a challenge to fit through (ironically children clothing store....you think they would have planned on double strollers), but whatever.

Things that are a bit annoying: (not a con, just some things you get when buying this amazing stroller)

* There isn't a lot of storage for your diaper bag. The basket underneath (although large) is hard to access. You can throw a few shopping bags from the mall in there, or loosely throw diaper bag items in there, but that makes a bit of a mess. We usually wear the diaper bag and push the stroller. There are two mesh pockets behind each seat that can hold a water bottle and snack easily which is helpful to quick grab and give the kids if necessary.

* This isn't the best stroller to take on a bumpy road. I wish they had more of a "tire" feel to it, but oh well. It works for us to take the kids around the block (which is very bumpy, my toddler doesn't care for the bumps too much, but it is what it is, can't have a perfectly paved road). If you had this on a nice paved jogging path, it would be fine to push and walk/run/rollerblade behind.

*There is no storage along the top bar for a water bottle, keys, paci, etc. This was a major challenge for me at first and I ended up putting a lot of it on top of the boys seats (just lifted the sun shade back, put my stuff there, and set it back to hold it). however, after much searching on amazon I found this DIONO BUGGY BUDDY ORGANIZER that fits the city mini double. It works on one side of the stroller, holds 2 water bottles, keys, phone, paci and is the solution to much of my frustration! CityMini would say that you are not to hang bags or anything off this handlebar because of weight restrictions and the possiblity of the stroller tipping over, but this little organizer would never get heavy enough for the items in it to make it tip over. Here is a link to that item http://www.amazon.com/Diono-Buggy-Buddy-Stroller-Organizer/dp/B005PK1G76/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1362767149&sr=8-1&keywords=diono+stroller+organizer

The seats do sit fairly close to one another, but the kids have to sit back a bit that they can't bug each other (ie hit one another) :) If you had a larger child, I'm not sure this would be very comfortable for them to sit in.

On a side note: Don't hang your diaper bag off the back of the stroller if it's heavy or if you have super tiny kids in the stroller. When the kids get out, if the diaper bag is heavy enough, it WILL pull the stroller backwards to tip over. There are warnings all over the manual and the stroller that tell you not to do this and DUH, there is a reason. Because this stroller is so lightweight and compact, it will happen. FYI

Again, there really aren't many negatives for us about this stroller (just more annoying), but we have learned to live with it and/or found a solution and we LOVE LOVE LOVE this stroller for our two boys. We plan on expanding our family and knwo we will continue to use this stroller.

Sorry for the long review I just wanted someone to hear how this stroller has been great for our family or hopefully help you out if you are doing crazy research like I did in finding the best double stroller for you! Thanks for reading and sorry for any typos :)

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I really liked this stroller while it lasted. We used it every day, on rough sidewalks, often loaded up both with shopping and/or library books in the bottom, plus two girls 14 months apart. I got it when the younger was maybe just turning one, and the older just over two. It was great in terms of size, and we loved the big shade and rain covers. Easy to maneuver, and they always seemed comfortable in it. Surprisingly easy to fit in doorways. BUT, a couple of months ago -just 18 months into owning it -the main metal bar of the stroller just snapped in two, while my partner was tipping it to get it up the curb of the sidewalk. It was completely useless, unfixable. Fortunately the kids were not hurt, but they easily could have been. Really dangerous! And this was normal city use... you can't avoid curbs!

UPDATE: I contacted the manufacturer, and they responded, after a week, saying that the frame does sometimes break if you use it on stairs or curbs, and this is not covered in the warranty, because you aren't supposed to use it on curbs. It's obviously a problem with this model that they have already heard about. I checked through the warranty, and in fact it mentions stairs, but NOT curbs. I don't see how you can avoid curbs in the city. A stroller that is likely to break irreparably if you push it up or down a curb is not a very useful or sturdy product. Very disappointed in babyjogger. For this price, you really should make a sturdier product.

BUT, I ALSO WANT TO SAY KUDOS TO AMAZON: I explained the issue to them and they actually REFUNDED me. THAT WAS AMAZING SERVICE. SO, one star for babyjogger, but five stars for Amazon.

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We have a single BJ 2010 City Mini and a single jogging stroller and waited for the 2012 BJ CM double once we had our 2nd. We currently have a 25 month old and 4 mo old. We go on 1-3 mile walks about 4x per week including weekly walks to the grocery store. The stroller is perfect for suburban sidewalks and the occasional gravel path. It easily fits into our SUV trunk without taking up much space. However, it BARELY fits through the door that separates our garage from our home. It has great capacity, seems to very comfortable for both of our kids, and is very easy for me (6') and my wife (5'2") to maneuver. Our only minor gripes -my wife finds it harder than expected to open, and because the seats are deeper, our 25 mo old can't see his sister even when he tries to lean forward.

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We've had our City Mini Double for 6 years (so clearly not the 2012 model) but I have to say it has been a workhorse and held up great, especially as it has been our ONLY stroller for 6 years. Now that the kids are 6 and 7 we only really use it for long day trips to theme parks several times a year but it is still going strong. It has begun to tear at the seams on the inside of the seats but considering our son is 52# and our daughter is 43# and we are pushing our weight limit, it's understandable. Our kids also tend to LEAP into the seats with extra force, compounding the problem. The negatives for me were the stroller did not come with a parent or kid tray and I did not want to pay for more accessories. We made do with tucking water bottles up under the folded canopies and putting most of our stuff in a diaper bag, but in hindsight I wish I'd invested in one of the other parent trays most other reviewers mention. The lack of a kid tray never became an issue for us. The basket underneath can be a bit difficult to access with bigger bags but once you get them in there, it will hold quite a bit. We love the recline and the fact that the seats are deep enough to give the kids some privacy from each other, especially when putting down the oversized canopies. And it's been easy to collapse and store, even with not having an automatic lock on our model. While we now have a large cargo area in our Subaru Outback, we originally fit it behind the third row in our Honda minivan. Ultimately, the handling and smoothness of the ride sold us. Even with two larger kids in it I can handle it with one-hand if needed. It has been so easy to maneuver and there is rarely a door that we can't fit through. Now that we're expecting a new baby in the fall and the kids are outgrowing the double, I'm absolutely going back to Baby Jogger for our single stroller needs!

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We love this stroller. It's easy to maneuver even with two kids inside my 4 year old still fits even though she's tall, and my 7 month old enjoys riding in it.