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Code: Y02425
Retail:$279.00
Price:$251.10
Shipping Weight: 36 pounds
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With Yakima's largest carrying capacity, the DoubleDown 5 gives you the most bang for your buck. This five-bike rack has narrow arms that fold down and have anti-sway cradles, and a mast that tilts forward for easy access to the rear cargo area.
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For bike owners on a budget, the DoubleDown 5 is a safe bet. The DoubleDown 5 hitch mounted carrier features Yakima's largest capacity for a hitch mount, a host of standard amenities and a modest price tag that will satisfy anyone, from recreational riders to Tour de France trainees.
Designed for convenience above all, the dual-armed DoubleDown 5 has an upright bar - or mast - that tilts forward, away from the vehicle, allowing easy access to the rear cargo area. Perfect for owners with hatch-style rear doors, the mast is operated by a simple, spring-loaded pull pin and easily snaps back into place in upright position.
The DoubleDown 5 mounts into both 2" and 1-1/4" hitches right out of the box. The included steel sleeve converts the bike rack shank from a 1-1/4" to a 2" product in seconds.
The dual arms fold down for storage with a quick-release (TriggerFinger) button mounted on top of the mast. One push of the button and the arms fold to the sides of the mast. The arms click in place in both the "up" and "down" positions to ensure safe transport and storage.
The arms feature anti-sway (Standard SwitchBlade) cradles with a wide track for various bike frame sizes. Soft rubber straps secure your bikes to the cradles, and the anti-sway technology keeps the bikes from rocking back and forth. The distance between the bikes can also be adjusted by sliding the cradles along the arms. The cradles have a small switch that is used to lock them in the desired position.
The narrow design of the dual arms allows the DoubleDown to accommodate a large variety of bike styles, reducing the need for bike adapter bars. The anti-sway cradles can easily be flipped in to make loading and unloading even easier.
A heavy-duty (RocSteady) hitch tongue keeps both the carrier and your bikes stable during transport and features an anti-rattle device that reduces noise and movement in the hitch.
The DoubleDown comes with a durable, powder coat finish and integrated bottle openers at the end of each arm. The DoubleDown 5 includes a standard hitch bolt and clip and is backed by a lifetime warranty.
Improve the security of your rack with an integrated DeadLock cable lock and hitch lock (Y02411), an optional HitchLock (Y07235), or a LockUp (Y07238) cable lock and hitch lock set.
Video of Yakima DoubleDown 5 Bike Hitch Mounted Folding Rack w Frame Mount Cradles, 1-1/4" & 2"
Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer
installation instructions and specs for complete information.
Today we are going to review part number Y02425 from Yakima. This is their DoubleDown Hitch Mount Bicycle Carrier. This bicycle carrier does carry five bikes. It will work on a 1-1/4 inch and a 2-inch receiver. Next, we will show you the main points about this bicycle rack. First off, it does come with a standard anti-rattle hitch bolt. This rack will fit 1-1/4 inch and 2-inch receivers. This does have a tilt feature that will help you get on the back of your vehicle while the rack is installed. The arms will fold down for clearance in storage. And also, the cradles themselves come standard with anti-sway. And the arms do carry anti-sway cradles, standard. All right, we will go ahead and install this on a typical 2-inch receiver and show you how it looks and how it works.
All right, as shown here, we have it set up for a 2-inch receiver hitch. If you want to use this in a 1-1/4 inch Class II receiver hitch, this part here, this bushing, does have to be removed to use it in the smaller receiver. What all has to be done is to take off this bolt right here. And it is a hex key bolt, and the bicycle rack does come with the proper tool to do that with. Simply unscrew the bolt and you can take off the bushing and use it in a Class II receiver hitch. In this demonstration, we are actually going to use it in a 2-inch receiver hitch, so we will go ahead and reverse the procedure and put the bushing back on, and we will go on using our Class III receiver. Just install it into the receiver until you line up the holes. And then take your anti-rattle hitch bolt, and it just threads right into it. And to tighten down the bolt, the bicycle rack does come with the proper wrench to do that with. Alternatively, you can actually go and get yourself a 3/4-inch socket and a ratchet, and that will actually speed things up, too. all right, when you have the bolt properly tightened down, go ahead and put the safety pin clip on the other side.
All right, we will go ahead and show the next feature about this bicycle rack, which is the tilt option. Basically, what you do is you pull up on this knob here and you can tilt the bicycle rack out of the way so you have easy access to the rear of your vehicle. The next feature we will show you is the arms on the bicycle rack. They actually fold down out of the way for easy storage when you are not using it. And then to put them back in the ready position for a bicycle, do the exact opposite. All right, we will go ahead and install a bike on our bicycle rack here to give you an idea of how it works. We will use the fourth one back. We will go ahead and get our straps undone first. OK, once you get your bike in place, go ahead and pull down the anti-sway part of the cradle until you get it as tight as you can get it with the frame. Once you pull your anti-sway cradle down, it actually locks the whole cradle in place so it cannot move front to rear, either. Then go ahead and take the strap for the other cradle and bring it over the top and put it in its place. And then on the other cradle do the same thing.
All right we will go ahead and show you some more details about the cradles. Again, on the anti-sway cradle, when you have it folded up like this you can actually move it front to rear rather easily. But then when you put the anti-sway cradle in position, it actually locks itself in there and makes it tight. Next, we will show you the non-anti-sway cradle. Again, it can move front to rear just by rocking it back and forth. It is just held in place by friction. Both cradles have little grooves in them to allow room for cables. And also the points - they have four different points on the cradle to attach the strap to. And the cradles themselves are lined with like a soft plastic, so there will be no rubbing on your bicycle cables or the paint job on your bike. And an additional feature about these bicycle racks is at the end of a hard ride you have these dual, in-line bottle openers to open up that cold, frosty one when you get done. All right, that covers it for part number Y02425 from Yakima, the DoubleDown 5-Bike Bicycle Rack.
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Average Customer Rating: 4.9 out of 5 stars (7 Customer Reviews)
by: Vet313801/14/2012
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Easy to mount to SUV, very sturdy, hauled all our bikes well including our small 16" kids bikes. The small kids bikes don't fit like they're supposed to but you can still get them on there and be very secure. Etrailer even shipped it out fast and we got it in time for a trip! I will definitely buy again from them. I've attached some pictures though not that great, hope they help.29702
by: Maurice G.10/16/2011
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Not sure I waited so long to buy ths product. Oh yeh had not seen your web page yet. Made the road trip all that much better 25650
by: Kellie J09/07/2011
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Great price and superb service 23666
by: dawlin almeida07/06/2011
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looks nice 18635
by: JC06/08/2011
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Love this bike rack. . . worth the mone y.16539
by: Brian Sahr04/11/2011
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Perfect. Great product, easy to setup and install. 11480
by: Robert M03/09/2011
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I installed the units myself in about an hour (Online videos very helpful) and was very pleased with the fit and finish of the Curt hitch as well as the great design of the Yakima product. This was definitely one of my better online shopping experiences. 8843
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