Tacomas and Mountain Bikes

[bitflogger]

Funny how this is such a YMMV thing.

I'd bought a Kuat NV 2.0 without the trail doc bit and just didn't much care for it. Didn't really fit my wife's ebike well, plus it was tough for her to put on or take off of her SUV. Returned it an got her a 1UP single that's light enough to be easy for her to manage on her own. We have an Add On for anytime we're taking both bikes somewhere.

Single tray mode is another nice 1Up advantage. I know others are good too, but a chuckle to me is a bike shop owning friend. Direct sales mean he doesn't sell 1Up. He sells Saris and Kuat. On his personal time they still have a 1Up in the family and use it most.

I can't answer re Saris after their reorganization and prices, but they've been really good for customer service on modestly priced stuff.

I've had other makers replace rusted and broken parts but the main thing so obvious with my so used (since 2012) 1Up is the stainless steel and aluminum just don't corrode like steel and don't break like plastic. That and versatility FTW.

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[gpburdell]

Single tray mode is another nice 1Up advantage.

That's really what sold me - most of the time I just need to carry one bike. Sometimes I carry two, but it's infrequent. Being able to add/remove the 2nd tray quickly is great.

Plus the tray sides fold forward for (relatively) compact storage.