Yakima racks make a recumbent bike rack for 2007 Toyota Matrix roof rack

[luv2recumbent]

Hi all, I recently installed the Yakima Q Towers roof rack system to make a 2007 Toyota Matrix car rack (anyone who has this model be sure to get the Yakima Q83 clips, I screwed up and got the wrong ones and had to delay installation while I was waiting for the correct ones to be sent to me). I was worried about the rear rooftop radio antenna but it looks like there will be no interference with any gear carriers I plan to attach. I already have the Yakima Mako saddle / HullyRollers kayak rack combination mounted to carry my 13' 9" kayak on the Matrix.

So the question I now have is if Yakima Racks makes any kind of recumbent bike rack to go on my Toyota Matrix Q Tower round bars. Also my kayak is 26" wide and I have the 48" cross bars. Wondering if I am going to run into trouble with not enough crossbar space if i try and attach a recumbent bike rack next to the kayak?

[lord of the racks]

luv2recumbent wrote:

So the question I now have is if Yakima Racks makes any kind of recumbent bike rack to go on my Toyota Matrix Q Tower round bars. Also my kayak is 26" wide and I have the 48" cross bars. Wondering if I am going to run into trouble with not enough crossbar space if i try and attach a recumbent bike rack next to the kayak?

Yakima racks does not make a specific roof bike rack for recumbent bikes. Instead you should seriously consider the Thule 590 VR recumbent bike rack. Don't worry that it is made by Thule racks and not Yakima racks. The quality is just as exceptional as Yakima products and this recumbent bike carrier attaches directly to the Yakima round crossbars without any snags. Thule Racks has obviously put a lot of engineering and thinking into this design. The wheel tray is long enough to accommodate recumbent wheel bases up to 58 inches long. The Thule 590 V2 recumbent bike rack can also lock using Thule locks. I've heard that Thule Racks is discontinuing this model in 2007 so I bet you would be able to find this bike rack at clearance prices while they last. Not sure if Thule is planning to introduce a new version or not.