Structurally inferior
I used one of these racks only twice before catastrophic failure. The first time it functioned ok since I only went about 3 miles away from the house and never over 40 mph. The second time I was only transporting my kayak about 20 miles and never exceeded 60 mph. I had to readjust the carriers once due to bending of the mounting points where it attached to the roof rack. A short time later during the drive I was on a short section of highway when the kayak suddenly shifted, and I had to quickly move to the breakdown lane to prevent losing it. What I found was that the lower portion of the 'J' had actually bent to more of a flattened shape which resulted in the shift. Ultimately, I had to take the carrier off completely on the side of the highway and place the kayak directly on the roof rack to complete my trip. An absolute piece of junk!
Rating: 1 stars