Yakima makes roof, strap-on, hitch and truck-based bike racks. Yakima recommends using the roof as a rack location. The roof is a good spot if you have a large, solid roof. The bike rack mounts onto towers and crossbars, which you may already have. Yakima can supply towers and crossbars if your roof does not have any pre-installed equipment. Yakima's High Roller is one if its most popular racks, and can be mounted on round or square crossbars.
Attach the snap-around mount onto the front and rear crossbars. Lift both hoops---the piece your front wheel will insert into when the rack is installed.
Remove the base plate cover by pressing the sides and lifting to expose the bolt holes. Position the mount anywhere on the crossbars. Insert the short base plate bolts through the bottom of the snap-arounds and into the base plates. Loosely attach the thumbwheels.
Slide the wheel tray bolt into the rear end of the wheel tray. Align the bolt to the hole and secure with the included hex key. Tighten the thumbwheels and replace the base plate covers (they snap in).
Attach the wheel strap. One end of the strap goes into the slot on the far side of the wheel tray. The other end remains free.
Move the big hoop forward and open the wheel grip handle. It's on the top of the hoop. Slide the wheel grip until it matches your tires. The tire sizes are marked on the side.
Hold the small hoop and press the red button. The small hoop will lay flat. You can now lift the bike and place the front wheel into the front hoop.
Roll the bike forward in the tray and lift the small hoop up to rest it against the tire. Center the tire in the wheel grip and tighten the adjustment knob---it's below the small hoop. Strap the rear wheel to the wheel tray using the straps you installed in step 4.
