On yakima bike racks the bikes are held on by these rubber bike straps which took up a lot of force and strength to strap in

This might not seem like much but when you are doing this on a constant basis with multiple bikes you will appreciate the ease of use at least compared to what i was using

The plastic straps themselves are very secure and do a great job of holding the bikes in place

I have been researching many different bike racks to replace my old yakima bike rack