Surfboard Bike Rack – Shortboard

Hello to all surfers!My name is Jin and I go to UCSD… meaning that i get to go to Blacks beach everyday. I used this rack for a year until my bike was stolen 3 days ago T____T”’ (very sad, and i miss my cruiser). So I had to ride my bike one-handed, with the other hand carrying my board. This is such a pain in the ass, my arm and lower back were super sore due to imbalanced posture while riding the bike. So I ordered my 2nd rack right away.I was actually feeling too lazy to write a review, until seeing that the 2nd rack arrived A DAY AFTER i ordered it. Holy crap! I was bummed out since the delivery estimation was 9/21~9/24. Since school starts 9/23, I was super bummed out that I would have to carry the board to go surfing. Thank you so much for the ingenious invention, and a quick delivery. I hope that my bike wouldn’t get stolen again. Maybe the thief wanted the surf rack? haha

I prefer them too the racks that you mount behind the bike, which tend to leave marks on your board from cinching it up to tight or grinding the tail off. I’ve had these for 2 months now and they have left no marks on my board and no tail grinding. :DThe one con is, no matter how tight I get my set post, the weight and wind from rack and board will turn my set/post. Easy enough to fix while stopped, but a PIA while riding. It doesn’t happen enough to be a real pain.Update; I’ve actually found a way to fix the spinning seat post issue. Which is a really easy fix in most cases, if your seat post clamp has a slot or hole you can drill a tiny hole in the seat post and line it up then insert a screw so the the pole can no longer turn. Then just clamp down on the mounting bracket and the issue should never happen again. Also I have had it 7 years now and it’s still holding up well.

I gotta say this system is awesome, I ride my bike from deep in Palolo Valley down into Waiks and the surrounding areas (those of you familiar with Oahu) I ride my bike right on the road and I fly over bumps and pot holes no problems, I get some wobble and minimal pull but nothing you couldn’t handle. the only problem I foresee is those damn tweeking thieves. the two joints that actually hold the board slips into a slot and can be easily taken out. now a thief with a tool kit (they exist) could actually get the whole set up. I wish there where loops in the system to slip a cable through to make it a bit more of a challenge to rip off. but overall this is a product that I am more than happy with.