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39 reviews
Code: TH956
Retail:$209.95
Price:$188.95
Shipping Weight: 34 pounds
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This dual-arm, hitch-mounted bike rack has cushioned rubber cradles that hold your bikes firmly in place on the rack and protect the frames. A pin at the base lets you tilt the rack forward for easy access to your rear cargo area.
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The Thule Parkway is the perfect hitch-mounted bike rack for weekend warriors and part-time riders. The simple, solid design offers a great option for basic bike transportation.
Rotating, sliding cradles hold your bikes firmly in place on the rack arms while protecting the frames from scratches and abrasions. The cushioned cradles have soft rubber straps that secure the bikes in place, helping to prevent bike-to-bike contact during transport.
The dual arms on this rack offer great support for your bikes and reduce the need for a bike adapter bar. An adapter bar may be required, however, for some women's, children's and alternative bike frames.
Parkway features a pin at its base that can be removed to tilt the rack away from your vehicle for convenient access to your rear cargo area (after the bikes have been removed).
Parkway includes a built-in anti-rattle device on the shank that reduces vibration and noise in the hitch for a smoother, quieter ride. A Snug-Tite hitch lock (THSTL2; sold separately) is available for locking the rack to your hitch. Add a cable lock (TH538XT; sold separately) to lock your bikes to the rack.
The rack comes with an anti-sway strap to reduce movement of the handlebars and front wheels during transport.
Video of Thule Parkway 4 Bike Rack for 2" Hitches - Tilting
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Today we are going to show you part number TH956. This is the folding 4 bike carrier for 2 inch trailer hitches, also known as the Thule Parkway. It is perfect for a weekly trip to the park or an annual family vacation. The convenient tilting mechanism allows for easy access to the rear cargo area of your vehicle, while an anti rattle device secures the bike carrier to the hitch. It also comes with a safety strap to give your bikes just a little more security with you are driving down the road. Okay we are going to go ahead and put the bike rack into the hitch now and install the anti rattle device. Simply screw it in like so and Thule has a tightening tool you can use to tighten it down the rest of the way. Nice and tight and it will not be going anywhere. We will show you the tilting feature next. Undo the pin and let it fall forward and then you can get to the rear of your vehicle with ease and comfort. Next we are going to install a bike for you here.
Once you have it on there, put the straps down and your bike is ready to go. It can load up to 3 more. Next we are going to go ahead and take a look at the cradles here on the bike. As you can see, they are pretty basic cradles. They have rubber straps here, very durable and movable. The cradles can move left to right and front to back. They also have these little grooves here that make it easier for cables to fit in and not get smashed up against the frame once you have installed them. There you have it for part number TH956 the folding 4 bike carrier for 2 inch trailer hitches, the Thule parkway.
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Average Customer Rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars (39 Customer Reviews)
by: Don. Z.07/04/2012
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Hello; I Was extremely happy with my new Thule Parkway bike rack!!! Also the way you upgraded my shipping at no extra cost so I would have it before the Forth of July Holiday. That was above and beyond what I expected. Thank you for that. Since the rack when installed did not effect the operation of my cars trunk, i was able to tweek it alittle by switching the tilt pin with the bolt from bottom to top of rack. Now the rack folds down 90 degrees for travel instead of tilting away from trunk. In closing I would like to say that I have told all who would listen to buy from "etrailar"! i received a great product from a great company!!!46737
by: Andrew M.08/29/2011
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Installed in just a few minutes on a 2011 Rav4 with plenty of clearance between the rack and the full size spare tire. Seems to work well, just a little bounce up and down, but that could be due to the hitch receiver being a little out of spec. One downside is that the bolt that fixes the bike hitch rack to the hitch requires a wrench so you need to keep one handy to install/remove it from the hitch.23109
by: Dave M01/25/2011
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Great product: solid, simple assembly, easy to use. We carry one adult bike and three childrens' bikes on this.6063
by: Karen S.12/17/2010
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Greatest Service I ordered the bike trailer Monday morning, received an email Monday afternoon saying the bike trailer had been upgraded for faster shipping, and had it in my house on Wednesday. Great Service! Thanks4289
by: Courtney08/21/2012
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I worked with Nikki over at etrailer and she was very helpful and I ordred it on a Thursday and it was out for delivery on Friday! (I"m a state over from distribution), so fast shipping- and great service! I really like the bike rack, however, Thule's design flaw for this particular model is not being able to rotate the piece where the bikes are strapped on- to rotate down; instead it's bolted in so it's stuck in place. Other than that- it's a good product. I have a 2" hitch and I did not want to purchase the 1 and 1/4"/2" model b/c I was afraid it would rattle so I went with the 2" one and I did not see another model that had a 2" hitch and had that piece rotate down. I did purchase a locking pin (which I believe it is called); the same as what they provide for the hitch piece to rotate down so you can get into your trunk and that piece fit great so now we can rotate the bike holder bar down. I would recommend doing that so you can fold the bike piece down without having to have it stick out with no bikes on while driving....just a suggestion.52518
by: Jack06/18/2012
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solid piece. easy to use and handled 4 adult bikes with no problem. the rubber straps can accomodate bikes of different sizes.44675
by: Brian05/14/2013
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I was expecting that both hinge points would be equipped with a bolt and cotter pin set up as well as the attachment to the hitch itself. Only the base hinge is set up this way, the other hinge point, as well as the hitch mount, come with threaded bolts requiring the use of a socket wrench, and the bolts are two different sizes requiring two different sockets. Other than that the rack is well made and sturdy.80163
by: Vince M05/10/2013
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The bike rack was everything I expected. It is of solid design and craftsmanship. Overall a great product and easy to assemble.79688
by: Gerald04/10/2013
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I have had a 2 bike carrier in the past so I expect the 4 pike carrier will be as good. Your service and delivery was excellent. Thank you.75298
by: Jacqueline04/08/2013
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Simple to install, even for a chick. Fast Shipping, just as described74925
by: H.C.02/04/2013
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Works very well. 64991
by: Rick01/22/2013
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Product was delivered earlier than promised everything fit per easy to install very happy with purchase63860
by: CD Smith12/08/2012
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Quick dilevery, e-trailer is 100% on all my orders to date.60976
by: Chris C.12/05/2012
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Delivery was quick! Will have to wait till after Christmas to describe how the actual product performs....60682
by: Ranier10/03/2012
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Easy to assemble, works great with my Kona mountain bike. I knew it was not going to be easy mounting kids bikes. When I purchased this I assumed the bike carrier folded away when not in use. Easy fix, cotter pin. 56268
by: Wes P.09/22/2012
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Fast shipping , great service ,Excellent product Thanks.55501
by: Rick W.08/16/2012
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Good quality, fast set.Very fast delivery. 51922
by: Buck E.08/15/2012
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Very high quality, easy to use. I could not be happier.51710
by: Terri G08/13/2012
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Love the Bike Rack...... Were heading to Cap Cod @ end of month and will get lots of use out of it I'm sure. Customer service (Katie) and delivery to our front porch was amazing! Would buy from you again in a heart beat!. Thanks! :o)51520
by: Simon S.07/16/2012
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Easy assembly. Easy install on the vehicle. Used it the day I got it and am very impressed.48150
by: Dennis07/06/2012
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Product was easy to order and arrived within just a few days. We are pleased with our experience with etrailer and would definitely order from them again.47025
by: Jason B07/02/2012
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My bike rack was shipped and received in a timely manner. I am very satisfied with the bike rack and etrailer.46535
by: Alex L06/30/2012
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The bike is excellent, easy to install right out of the box. I would make one recommendation, install a locking pin mechanism at the top of the extender bar to allow for easy repositioning in the down position, when not carrying bikes46335
by: George B.06/29/2012
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Ordering this product was very easy. Your company website is great and very detailed with product description, videos and photos. Shopped around and your price for this item was very competitive. Once ordered, I received various emails letting me know that the order shipped along with tracking information. I would definitely order again from etrailer.com and would highly recommend to others. Thank you.46106
by: Troy06/18/2012
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Great bike rack, very well built! I will get many miles of use!44583
by: Ken03/26/2012
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Excellent bike rack, great price and fast deliver. 35159
by: Tom Y01/06/2012
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Product is great and so is the sales team. Very helpful and professional. 3 days to get shipment. Make sure you know if your hitch is 2in or 1 1/4 inch. Measure from the inside.29197
by: jcp09/26/2011
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products were exactly as advertised. Fast shipping and a great company to deal with. Would definitly use etrailer again. 24654
by: T. Phillips09/16/2011
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great rack. 24057
by: Ana B.08/30/2011
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I just got it and I love it, fits perfect on our 2011 Ford Ranger! 23186
by: P. PHILLIPS08/04/2011
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JUST FINISHED INSTALLING THE BIKE RACK. EASY TO FOLLOW DIRECTIONS. PLAN ON USING IT THIS WEEKEND. GOOD SOLID CONSTUCTION. LIKE THE TILT DOWN FEATURE, THATS WHY I BOUGHT IT.21064
by: Matt W07/19/2011
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Awesome product...great price...love it! Happy we bought the hitch and bike rack at one place!19727
by: B Obara07/17/2011
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Very god product , and way to deliver 19558
by: Ed E06/29/2011
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Easy install. Great rack. 18191
by: Tony M.06/22/2011
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The quality of the Thule product was great. The issue was that this bike carrier took longer to put 4 new TREK bikes on it then it took to get to our destinantion. I am seasoned in doing this and could not believe the short arms, tight fit and aggravation this bike carrier caused. Needless to say I sold it and will be buying something with longer arms. Buyer beware on this one... We have 4 new TREK mountain bikes so it was a little disheartening I couldn't easily load them without scratching the bikes and banging and pushing them around.17629
by: tom newton06/09/2011
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excellent service.... delivered super fast. Bad reviews scared me, but not not happen to me.16638
by: Doug B05/21/2011
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Easy mounting. Good construction. Made in the U.S.A. I am very pleased with this carrier.,15014
by: Jeff01/08/2011
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Great Product Very fast shipment!!!5202
by: Bob10/31/2010
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Great rack for the price. Got this rack for my wife for Christmas and it has been used extensively all summer. Very easy to install in the 2" receiver and it allowed us to ride all summer long. I'm back to see if I can get a ski/snowboard rack for it. Great rack for the money. Only consideration would be to get one that folds down, otherwise, performs great.3563
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