I reckon we all love our bikes... but this uplift's pretty good - the wheels sit in the designated slots and whoever's loading was careful with pedal alignment... it was my first time there but I was quite impressed... however, I completely understand your concerns... thinking back to the uplifts of old - bikes staggered, leant against one another in the back of a bouncing truck!... carnage!... that thought aside... on the day I visited the wagon behaved... it was the tracks doing the damage and claiming many a victim!...