Installing
bumper
Install the individual tie down straps on the cradles and anti-sway blocks.
The heaviest bicycle should be loaded on the rack first, with
the lightest on the outside. Place the first bicycle on the
inside cradles, closest to the main frame of the rack. The
handlebars should be on the passenger's side of the vehicle.
Rotate the crank arm so that it doesn't contact the vehicle.
Pull the strap around the frame and hook it onto the small
anchor on the other side of the cradle (Fig. 4). Note that it
may be necessary to rotate the cradle and
fit around the bicycle frame.
Pull the strap so that it's snug, but do not over-stretch
the strap. Over-stretching the strap will not hold the bike
on any better, and it may compromise the strength and life
span of the strap. Adjust the other tie down straps
accordingly.
Use the Anti-Sway block that sits below one of the cradles
(for each bike) to stabilize the bike by placing the strap
around the seat tube (not seat post) of each bike (Fig. 5).
You may need to rotate the Anti-Sway block, and in some
cases you may need to remove it completely. This would be
the case on very small bikes, or bikes with restricted
mounting space due to creative frame design.
Install the second bicycle with the handlebars on the driver's
side. Adjust the tie down straps as per the first bicycle.
Repeat the installation for the third bicycle, with the handlebars on the passenger's side of the car.
VERY IMPORTANT: You must use the attached safety strap to secure the lower portions of ALL the
bicycles to the rack. This strap must be routed behind the main frame, through the bicycle wheels
and pulled tight. Tighten all straps before and after mounting the bicycles on the rack.
Tip: Women's bicycles, children's bicycles, and small frame size bikes, can be mounted on the rack by
placing the bicycles on the support arms under the bicycle's down tube and behind the seat tube.
To fold the support arms down: loosen the knobs on the outside of the rotating pivot to which the arms
are mounted. A few turns of the knob should be sufficient to allow the arms to pulled out slightly.
When arms are released by loosening the knobs, rotate them to the vertical position and retighten the
knobs securely.
Removing and storing the F6 Expedition bicycle rack:
FIG. 3
bicycles on the Hollywood F6 Expedition
rack:
strap
position to
FIG. 4
1
Anti-Sway
Block
FIG. 5
