Küat bike mount positioning on R1T

[TxBrit]

Opinions on mounting position, should I move the mount closer to the middle? Anyone driven at highway speed with this mount, wondering if I need a tether or additional straps for higher speeds?

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[superfly_snook]

I feel like a strap around the rim and mount on one of the wheels like most racks have would be a nice peace of mind addition in the event the bike squirms out of those vices. That said my Kuat rack seemed kind of flimsy to me too when I first got it but in thousands of miles of trips it’s performed flawlessly.

 

[Noplacelikeloam]

No! I know people that put a 50lb emtb on that rack and drive like a maniac up fireroads. You're good.

 

[ENVErider]

Opinions on mounting position, should I move the mount closer to the middle? Anyone driven at highway speed with this mount, wondering if I need a tether or additional straps for higher speeds?

You're using it as intended, and it will be fine. I have mine similarly towards the edge on the passenger side; I take it off-road and high speeds on the highway, and it's been fine. You can observe some jiggling due to bumps in the camera, but that's true of any wheel clamp rack. I also have a Kuat NV 2.0 hitch mount, and it moves around even more, but it still handles off-roading.

 

[TxBrit]

Appreciate your insight, not sure what would annoy me more, the carbon bike destroyed if it fell off or the damage to R1T! 40mph around neighborhood was fine, I'll do a highway test next weekend

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