Popfly

Top Grade Parts ? You mean steel bars & velcroe ? That justifies $700.00 ? I'm concerned that the tilting of the wheels , combined with the added torque/twisting created by supporting the bike by it's wheels , will crack your forks arch . When you are riding , your body weight will help create some resistance to this twisting because your fork is loaded/compressed . When you hang your bike by its wheels on an angle , there is no resistance to this twisting because your forks are not under load . Have you ever twisted Shiver when it's not under load ? Its really easy to twist the fork . But when you are riding , since the fork is loaded/compressed , you don't have the same problem .

Give me a break with your comments about scuffed & worn crowns with North Shore Racks . None of my friends with these racks have this problem . Have you ever had your brake or shifter cables scuff your headtube ?? Of course you have . $700.00 for a 4bike rack is waaay too much cash , when you consider the alternatives , like NSR . And how do you intend to store an Arbutus Rack ? That thing is going to take up a lot of storage space in your garage . My biggest concern with this design is how the wheels are tilted , which may cause un-natural twisting & torquing on the fork brace & it's eventual cracking .