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Thule Hitching Post Pro Bike Rack for 4 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches
Used our bike rack exactly twice before it broke. A very disappointing purchase. The first trip was to the beach. Held three bikes fine. The second ill-fated adventure was to Anza Borrego holding three bikes (two of them small kid's bikes). Everything was mounted properly and attached. By the time we returned home from our trip, the bolt connecting the rack to the mount sheared off (see picture). The only thing holding the rack in place was the now untethered rod inserted into the hitch mount. We were extremely lucky the rack did not fall off on our drive home where our bike mount problem would have potentially become other unwitting drivers's problem with an unexpected rack and attached bikes launched on the freeway. Really could have been a very big problem. The price per use on this product=not worth it.
The good: I like the way the bikes are held in and the ability to add the upright adapters to the bike frame holders. The straps are quality too. For a jeep with a spare tire, this is the perfect length to clear it. This rack is 5 stars from the bike holders to the base of it. The bad: the 2"receiver adapter and bolt are insufficient. I wish they made this in a solid 2" hitch. The entire setup is held into the receiver by a very short bolt. It only goes about half way into the receiver tube. So your hitch is only "secured" on one side. A hitch pin or bolt should go through the receiver tube completely imo so it can be secured on the other end with a retaining clip or nut. Because this only goes in the one side, the entire weight of the rack plus bikes are held tight to one side of the receiver by the undersized bolt and washer. A few bumps down the road and that bolt loosens. Now instead of distibuting the weight of the rack and bikes on the receiver and post, it's completely up to the bolt to keep you from losing the rack. The bolt threads get damaged too. I took this down a dirt road and nearly lost everything. I had to buy my own bolt with hd fender washers and lock washers to correct this. Thule should've provided this from the start. The current short bolt design where only one side of the receiver secures the rack is unacceptable. This rack is 1 star at best for the connection to the receiver.
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