Vacuum cup based racks like those available from SeaSucker and others have been mentioned at times in the forum. I am starting this new topic as the home for discussion about those and any other vacuum / suction cup related product. I happen to have a 25+ year history working at Wood’s Powr-Grip w…

For clarity, my direct experience is with “materials handling” and not bike racks. I have experience with our products and a handful of the SeaSucker products we got in for short testing, but I have nothing directly connected to use on the roof like these racks. That said… [image] dsirrom: F…

Good timing on this thread. Using my Seasucker for the first time today and this thread may make me stop to check one less time on my 17 mile drive. :laughing:

Fantastic- thanks @mcneese.chad :+1:t2:

[image] dsirrom: how much small amount of ‘curve’ in the surface can these cups cope with and still work well? (E.g: Any/none or v-minor or lots?) Unless you drive a bowling ball I think you’d be hard pressed to find a roof panel on any vehicle that has too much curve. The cups conform pretty…

It took a pretty hefty whack on a barrier to pull my MTB off the roof of my Mini. The cups creased the roof upwards from being ripped off… I’ve got a video somewhere. For reference, I went for the Rockbros mount and was and still am very pleased with it.

You’ll quickly stop worrying about it. 17 miles is nothing. I drove from close to 500 miles with 2 bikes on my seasucker (at highway speeds - 70-80mph) and only stopped to re-pump when we stopped for gas or food. Also then took it to Iceland and drove around at 90kph with some strong crosswinds w…

Update: Bike didn’t fall off. Only downside is I got more compliments on the Seasucker than my bike at the group ride. :laughing:

[image] slipdog: For curvature the problem isn’t with the cups themselves - it’s the platform they are mounted to (with Seasucker specifically). I assume this might be less of an issue with the single rack (the talon?). But I have the mini bomber which holds 2 bikes. It has 4 suction cups that a…

Curious that you can’t make them all work. I haven’t seen this issue. I own the single but have used the double and triple. The platforms are stiff but still have some flex. Also strange that you can seemingly get them partially working but not fully. Once you have a seal and a vacuum there shouldn…

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Thomas_Rigden August 4, 2022, 7:56am 35

I have a Seasucker Talon and never had any issues with it. Even “accidentally” driving in excess of 100mph when I forgot the bike was on the roof.

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