 "Love this Bike Stand, Highly Reccomend" | 2009-08-25 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1IG20JRZUGJL8 |
After looking at any and all options for bike stands, I decided on the Topeak Dual Touch. I received the stand the day after I ordered it even though I opted for free super saver shipping (thanks Amazon!). The overall construction and choice of materials is excellent. I would highly recommend this stand to others looking for a compact and unique way to store/display their bikes, it has made a great contribution to the living room in my high rise apartment. I also recommend the handlebar stabilizers as they keep your tires from scuffing up the wall! After a month, I have not experienced any problems or concerns with this stands stability what so ever. Also, when installing, use a level to help insure that the pole is upright and not leaning to one side. The bottom line, buy this stand.
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| "awesome product..... with a little attention." | 2009-06-21 |
| - Reviewed By User: A29306XMEJDVZ6 |
| The Topeak Dual Touch has worked out extremely well for me.. After reading the reviews and complaints I put in motion my own plan to stabilize. I've read that some people have had the misfortune of a fall. Not good! My intention was to remedy this by simple means. I've found my remedy is fool proof. It may not be for some, but for the handy it turns this product into a worry free product. And a not so difficult installation.. I've simply added a 12 inch - 2 layer circular medallion on the top level. 2 plys of wood, each 3/4 inch. One layer uncut and one layer cut out for the top footing to set in. Fixed with only 3 drywall screws to the ceiling. This fixes the two issues I've seen buyers fuss over. One - it allows for a snowshoe footing for the drywall ceiling - no punch thru or cracking. And two - it allows for the small but dangerous changes that occur in climate changes. Even if my Topeak loosens under full weight of 2 bikes It cannot break free.. Hope this helps.. |
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 "So far, so good" | 2009-06-18 |
| - Reviewed By User: A12UFRPTV4MUCA |
| This is a solid, well built product. It was relatively easy to set up and get my bikes onto it. I have a hard wood floor and a 10' textured ceiling and the tension bar fits very well and seems to be very solid. Everything about it seems to be very solid, especially the hangers for your bikes. the only somewhat minor complaint I have is that, the handlebars of my bikes turn when they are put on the rack so that the bike ends up taking up more room that it would if they didn't. Topeak sells some accessory thing for this but I found that just using a very small bungee cord works fine. |
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| "Bicycle Rack Review" | 2009-05-16 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1CXAN3L6N8R4U |
| Was given this as a gift. The quality is excellent and it sets up very easily. The first one came damaged in shipping but we had no problem getting a new one sent right away even before we had returned the damaged one. Would highly recommend this rack. |
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 "Too scared to use anymore" | 2009-01-17 |
| - Reviewed By bliss303 |
I have had this rack set up for almost 3 years now. Functionally, it is exactly what I needed. In a small condo it only takes up a small footprint in an unused corner of the living room. I didn't have any problems at all until recently, save for not having one of the screws for the hanger brackets in the package, but Topeak sent one to me right away (their customer service used to be topnotch, not so much these days).
A month or so ago, the rack fell for the first time. It was right around when the temperatures first started dropping, and the rack is next to the sliding glass door and below a heating vent - so I chalked it up to temperature fluctuations and my lack of checking on the tightness over time. No harm was done, as the bikes landed safely on the chaise lounge cushions. I put it back up, and made a vow to check on the tension periodically. Unfortunately, my girlfriend insisted on moving the living room around, and the rack fell again, so the chaise lounge was no longer there to cushion the fall. It barely missed hitting my laptop. The shifter on my bike is now a little bent.
I am now too reluctant to put my $5000 Madone on the rack until I come up with a solution. I have an idea of putting some sort of metal collar around the top base and screwing it into the ceiling. Otherwise I will have to sell this, as there's no other good location in our apartment to put it.
My advice for a potential buyer would be to consider thermal expansion and contraction conditions where you intend to install. Most of the other reviewers that experienced tipping problems seem to have had them installed in garages and non-conditioned spaces. Mine was not such a case. I also have pergo flooring and textured plaster on the ceiling, which may have contributed to the problem. I'd like to think that carpeting and a smooth ceiling would be more stable. |
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 "Needs the right conditions to work" | 2008-12-17 |
| - Reviewed By User: A27GBFYR1L00QF |
I really wanted this product to work. Its very well made - german engineering. The concept is great - nothing to drill in the walls.
I read the other reviews, and understand why some like and some didn't like. I spent several hours over three days, and discovered that it depends on the surfaces you are installing it on (ceiling and floor). If you are putting this on carpet, with a textured ceiling - something for it to grab onto - it works. If you are putting it on a smooth concrete floor (in your garage, for example), or a smooth piece of wood (like in an unfinished ceiling in your garage), the stand doesn't grip tight enough and tends to move slightly. Under the weight of bikes, and with vibration from the garage door opener, it can fall over. |
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