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Swagman Trailhead 4 Bike Carrier for 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Tilting

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Swagman Trailhead 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - Video

Swagman Hitch Bike Racks - S63380

Strong and reliable, this two-arm design is sure to keep you riding in style! With folding mechanisms on both the bottom and top of the rack, you can access your cargo area with the rack on your vehicle, and fold down the top portion for ease of storage and peace of mind while your bikes are on the trail. Double arms securely hold your bike up, while the adjustable cradles rotate to accommodate most frames.

Features:

Tilting, hitch-mounted rack carries up to 4 bicycles
Dual-arm design provides maximum bike stability
- Folds down for convenient storage - simply pull the pin
- Includes an integrated reflector at the end of each arm
Anti-sway cradles secure bikes to the rack at 3 points using durable rubber straps
- Rotate left to right and adjust front to back
  - Accommodate many types of alternative and women's frames
  - Reduce the need for a bike adapter bar
- Prevent bike-to-bike contact during transport - deter scratches on paint finish
Versatile bike rack tilts forward to allow easy access to vehicle's rear cargo area
- Releases forward when you remove pin
2-Piece adapter sleeve converts carrier shank for use with 2" trailer hitches
- Use bike carrier without sleeve on 1-1/4" trailer hitches
Anti-rattle, threaded pin and clip secure the rack to the trailer hitch
- Eliminates rattle in the hitch receiver
- Replace with Swagman's anti-rattle lock (S64029; sold separately) to lock bike carrier to your vehicle

Specs:

Carrying capacity: 4 bikes
- Note: When using the bike carrier with a Class I trailer hitch, you can carry only 2 bikes
Application: 1-1/4" x 1-1/4" (Class I and II) and 2" x 2" trailer hitch receivers
Distance between the 2 rack arms (outside to outside): 11-1/2"
Cradle width: 1-1/4"
Distance from the center of the hitch pin hole to the back of the upright bar: 9-1/2"
Weight capacity: 100 lbs
Limited lifetime warranty

The Swagman Trailhead hitch-mounted bike rack carries four bikes on dual arms that provide superior stability during transport. The dual arms easily fold down for storage - just pull a pin - and each arm features an integrated reflector at its tip.

The Trailhead has anti-sway cradles that rotate and slide along the dual arms to perfectly position your specific bicycles, reducing the need for a bike adapter bar. The cradles include durable rubber straps to hold your bikes firmly in place on the rack. Because the cradles secure each bike at three places (twice along the top tube and once along the seat post or down tube), rocking back and forth is virtually eliminated, preventing bike-to-bike contact.

Trailhead tilts forward, away from your vehicle, when you remove a pin at the base. This allows easy access to your vehicle's rear cargo area.

The Trailhead includes a two-piece adapter that installs over the shank to convert your rack for use on 2" hitch receivers. For 1-1/4" hitch receivers, use the rack without the adapter.

Trailhead comes with an anti-rattle, threaded hitch pin and clip to secure the rack to your trailer hitch and eliminate rattle during transport. To lock your rack to the hitch, replace the pin and clip with Swagman's anti-rattle lock (S64029; sold separately).

63380 Swagman Trailhead 4 Bike Carrier for 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Tilting

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Swagman Trailhead 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review

Video Transcript for Swagman Trailhead 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review

Today, we'll be reviewing the Trailhead Bike Rack from Swagman, part number S63380. This is their four-bike version. Some features of this bike rack include the ability to switch from an 1-1/4-inch to 2-inch hitch with the use of an adapter as well as an anti-rattle bolt to secure the rack to the hitch. It also folds down to gain better access to the rear of your vehicle. The arms fold down for better storage and the anti-sway cradle secure your bikes at three points which helps to prevent the bike-to-bike contact. The cradles themselves are adjustable and accommodate different types of frames.

We'll now go over to these features in more detail. We'll start by preparing our bike rack for the hitch. Today, we'll be using a 2-inch hitch so we'll go ahead and reinstall our adapter to the bike rack shank. Now after installing our shank into the hitch, we'll line up the hitch pin hole and install the included anti-rattle bolt. With our bolt tight, we'll put the safety clip on the other side, which secures our bike rack to the vehicle.

Next, you'll notice this knob here on the back of the mast of the bike rack. This knob will enable you to take out the slack within the mast while it's in its upright position. Now, in order to fold your bike rack down, you do need to undo this knob and make sure that the U clamp is turned. We can then pull the pin and allow the mast to tilt down. Moving up the mast, we can pull the pin here which will allow us to bring out our dual arms.

After reinstalling the pin holding the arms up, we'll now talk about the cradles. Each cradle features an anti-sway cradle which gives you more versatility to load your bikes. There are two straps per cradle to give a little more security holding the bike to the bike rack. You'll notice that the cradles rotate left to right and adjust front to back to accommodate many types of alternative and women's frames. This will reduce the need for a bike adapter bar.

Now with our straps undone and our cradles exposed, we'll go ahead and place the bike into the cradles and bring the straps around, securing our bike to the bike rack. Now for demonstration purposes, we're going to mount our bike on the outermost cradles. However, when loading your bikes, you should load the heaviest bike closest to the vehicle and work your way out. With our bike secured, well go ahead and take it out on the road and see how the Trailhead performs. That will do it for the demonstration of the Swagman Trailhead 4 Bike Carrier for 1-1/4-inch and 2-inch hitches, part number S63380.

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Replacement parts available for this product

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Customer Reviews

Swagman Trailhead 4 Bike Carrier for 1-1/4 - S63380

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I was able to assemble the swagman Trailhead 4 bike carrier in a few minutes. It fit perfectly into the receiver hitch. We use 1x6x40 ethafoam pads as a cushion between the bike and the frame and between bikes. The bike rack works exactly as advertised. I can quickly pull the pins to adjust both the horizontal rack and the vertical bar. The back door of the SUV is easily opened without removing any part of the rack. A great product!12276