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Happy Thanksgiving. I have an older Rhode Gear bike rack for my car. Do you have replacement parts for that brand?

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Happy Thanksgiving to you as well!

We do have a few replacement parts available for certain model Rhode Gear Bike Racks.

For a replacement stabilizing strap that will fit the Rhode Gear Super Shuttle 2 Bike Rack, you can use # Y8890253. The Replacement Cradle # RG8890084 will also fit Rhode Gear Shuttle Bike Carriers. For the Rhode Gear Highway Carriers, we have the Replacement Hardware # RG890247. We also have the Replacement Control Block # RG8890083 for Rhode Gear Highway Carriers and the Replacement Side Lower Strap # RG8890248 that will fit Rhode Gear Trunk Mounted Bike Racks.

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