# 1
Thule Hitching Post Pro Bike Rack for 4 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches
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.
Hitch pin broke before I got it. Looks like a poor design for the locking pin, they might want to consider a different design. I got a 3/8 shear pin from Home Depot to replace and it works great. Bike rack is great!
# 2
Thule Passage Trunk Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - Hanging Style
Excellent and prompt customer service! When I first ordered my product it wasn’t in stock— staff were quick to let me know and offered me comparable products. I ended up waiting for my original order and shipping quick and they stayed in touch with ideas! Thule: The instructions could be a little more detailed. I ended up watching YouTube videos to help me instal. Overall it was easy, and this was the first rack I’ve ever installed and I did it by myself! I was surprised to learn the bike rack is in no way secured inside your vehicle, so.. I store it in my garage when it’s on.
Positive: The product is well thought out and works for a wide range of automotive vehicles. It comes with interesting dampers that i think work. Instructions seem to be translated from another language, but are quite good, accompanying pictures make installation straightforward. A test drive over speed bumps shows that the rack will support the bike for all travel needs. It can be disassembled , collapsed and stored in the trunk. Downside: The rack is made for the classic triangular shaped frame: horizontal cross bar, "male" bike. For bikes without the horizontal bar, mounting is a little less satisfactory. Such a bike can only be mounted on the outside mounts. Cannot use the damper on one side. Picture shows the mounting. as to a design solution, maybe brackets could be replaced with smaller profile, some adjustability? however, as it is, vibration control is good and adjustability with smaller profile would have vibration concerns.
# 3
Thule Passage 3 Bike Carrier - Trunk Mount
Ford EdgeFits perfectly on our Lexus CT200h. Only on the old LS400, the side straps have to be fastened to the wheel arch edge, since the upper trunklid gap is to narrow for inserting the strap hooks. Mounting of two bikes is (with some routine) quickly done, and they stay safe even for longer and faster routes. For transporting three (mountain) bikes, though, the design doesn't seem big and robust enough. Nevertheless, the price-benefit-fun ratios are way better than reasonable.
We are very pleased with the quality and ease of use for our like-new purchase. From the online shopping experience with etrailer.com through multiple outings already, this bike carrier more than meets our needs. Thank you!
# 4
Swagman XTC2 Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
First-time rack buyer / owner / installer. The rack arrived in a timely fashion, maybe a day or 2 ahead of schedule. It was well packaged. I’m LOVING this bike rack. It was easy to put together and to mount on my new Honda Passport. Thus far, no squeaks in my 2” receiver. Hardest part of initial set-up is figuring out the best way to position two bikes. Trial & error and some patience. The directions weren’t clear as to where the 2 left-over screws went. I found the answer in another review and have posted a pic in case others have the same problem (photo with pen pointing at screw). These screws go in the underneath side of both of the folding arms. They appear to keep the wheel wells from sliding off in case in you drive with an empty, un-folded rack, and forgot to tighten down the wheel wells. The folding arm push / pull pins can be difficult at times. I coated the tips with some lube. That and a little jiggling seems to solve that issue. I guess it’s better for the pins to be snug vs popping right out. I added a small Master lock to the hitch pin (in lieu of the provided cotter pin) as a theft deterrent. I read that a 3/16 shackle lock will fit into the bike clamp down arms to also act as a deterrent. I had an old 3/16 lock that did snugly fit and appeared to be locked. HOWEVER, I yanked on the lock and it came open as there isn’t quite enough clearance for the shackle to lock. I discovered that longer 3/16 shackle locks are hard to find. Have attached a photo of the lock that actually fits and works (Ace Hardware). One lock on the upper clamp down arm will secure both arms as the lower arm can’t be removed without removing the upper arm. The clamp down arms appear to be coated to prevent damage to your bike. I’ve tried a simple rag and ultimately settled on pool noodle pieces as a precautionary measure. I CAN NOT open my tailgate (regardless of whether or not the rack is fold up and in the bike carry position). If that’s a concern for you, then spring for the more costly titling version. My back-up camera still functions.
The Swagman XTC-2 platform bike carrier arrived very quickly from etrailer and in good shape, the actual carrier box is inside another shipper box, which I'm sure helped with its condition. Assembly was relatively quick and painless, even though the instructions could be a little more thorough. Installing the carrier on the back of our Jeep Patriot also was quick, it helps to have an extra ratchet & 3/4" socket laying around for just this purpose. Installing the bikes takes a little patience and trial and error the first time you try and put them on the carrier. It's easy enough to adjust the wheel holders to fit the wheelbase of your bikes, but for us at least, the challenge was trying to swing the vertical support bar up into position after putting on the first bike (closest to the Jeep). We couldn't angle the bike enough toward the Jeep to have the bar clear the bike. We learned that the easiest way to secure the first bike was to remove the ratcheting frame hooks altogether, put the bike in the carrier, swing up the vertical support bar, put in the pin, and then slide one of the frame hooks down on the bar. The outside bike is much easier because you can set the bike in the carrier at whatever angle you need, not being limited by the back of the vehicle. One thing we did to protect the bike frames was to use some foam pipe insulation as cushion between the frame hook and the frame (see pictures). Once you get a system for installing the bikes, it is very quick to load/unload them. The rack seems to be well made and doesn't wiggle excessively when traveling. All in all a good product for a good price, would definitely recommend it for anyone looking for a platform bike carrier.
# 5
Swagman XC2 Bike Rack for 2 bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
I like the overall design of this rack, but unfortunately after hauling a couple bikes around for a while the point where the crossbar connects has apparently rounded off so the rack swings back and forth. I've used rope to tie the ends of the rack to the car to stop this from getting worse, but it's inconvenient. Note: the hitch connection itself is good and solid, but the point where the crossbar connects to the bar coming from the hitch has gotten loose and there's no way that I can see to tighten it.
It works great! Easy, quick, you know. One needs to screw in the hitch bolt, for some reason, before latching it. Other than that, it makes going bike riding way easier.
# 6
Swagman XTC4 Bike Rack for 4 Bikes - 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
So far I’ve just assembled it and took a quick test drive around the block. My initial thought is this thing is perfect. It’s super sturdy and easy to use. My only gripe and it’s not fault of the rack, but it’s heavy…
If you've done any research or read any of the other comments on either this rack, or this seller...rest assured they really are as good as everyone says! I ordered my rack on around 4pm est on a Friday afternoon and within an hour I received an email that said they have shipped my product AND upgraded to priority shipping. Can't say enough positive things about the customer service! When the rack arrived, it took me a little over half an hour to get it set up. Probably would e been faster if I were even slightly mechanically inclined (or if didn't I didn't have to borrow a socket wrench from my neighbor). We finally had an opportunity to load up the bikes and head out for a ride today. As others have said, the first time you load up your bikes, it's kind of like a puzzle to get them situated. Took about 15 minutes. This rack is awesome! Very sturdy and the bikes were very secure. Only racks I have had in the past were rooftop fork mount racks. This is so much easier! On e we got to the trail (over an hour drive) getting the bikes off was a piece of cake. Afterwards, it was time to load them back up and it was less than 5 minutes to get them all on and ready to hit the road. There were other 4-bike racks on the website, but this one had enough great reviews that I felt comfortable making the purchase. After the fact, I'm very glad I did! I can't imagine the $800 rack can be that much better than this, and I highly recommend this for anyone looking for a 4-bike platform rack. I will definitely recommend this rack and etrailer.com to everyone I know.
# 7
Curt Bike Rack for 5 Bikes - 2" Hitches - Tilting
It was obvious that we received a product that was returned by someone else when the box was overly taped shut, a support collar was broken, and most of the pieces were out of their ripped plastic bags. However, it was a great price to hold 5, 26" and/or 27" Trek bikes. I used a piece of the broken collar and went ahead and assembled the rack. Due to the weight of the 5 bikes it did not wobble that much when driving, as one of the bike tires was up against my car. I can only imagine that if we received an untampered product that this review would have been 5 stars. The picture is a little hard to see, but there are 5 Trek bikes on the rack on my 2020 Toyota Seinna.
We received a damaged box, damaged items, no instructions, the nuts and bolts are completely stripped and not inside a bag. This was obviously used, returned, not checked for quality and sent out. We are extremely upset.
# 8
Swagman Trailhead Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Tilting
etrailer has the best pre- and post-sales customer service I've ever seen! I started out not knowing anything about hitch-mounted racks. So I wrote to etrailer telling them about my car and type of hitch I was about to have installed. Samuel wrote back with lots of great information tailored specifically to my car. He even included a photo that looked just like my 2017 white VW GTI with a hitch and rack installed. Okay something of a coincidence. But the rest of the assistance I got from the crew at etrailer was just as prophetic. I went into this a novice and came out knowing lots more about hitches and racks and finding the rack best suited to my situation. I have a small car, a class 1 hitch and a heavy mountain bike. I got exactly what I needed. As to the Swagman rack itself, it works fine. If I had a different situation I would probably buy a platform rack as they are easier to load. There's no reason to buy a bike rack anywhere else.
First off, thanks to Jason T. or "Troop". The exemplary customer service he provided is rare these days. Troop made several calls to the various manufacturers to ascertain which bike rack would afford me the most ground clearance as my new VW Golf sits low to the ground and my old bike rack frequently scraped the ground when I went up even a slight up hill grade. His efforts paid off as he found me the best bike rack for my car, the Swagman Trailhead 2 Bike Carrier. It sits up off the ground just high enough that it doesn't scrape on my driveway. It is also sturdy and holds my bikes securely. And, the delivery was amazingly fast. I had my rack in about 2 days! Note to Troop, see my Pittsburgh Pirates Logo on my bumper in the attached pictures? Pirate Fans persevere! The Bucco's will be coming after your Cardinals this year! Thanks again Troop!
# 9
Swagman XP Bike Rack for 5 Bikes - 2" Hitches - Tilting
Bike carrier works great. It is built well and does what I expected.
Purchased this after reading some of the other reviews and Q&A on etrailer - i hadn't thought about the fact that how the crossbars on the bike are configured makes a difference - 3 of our 5 bikes wouldn't have fit on a two bar bike rack because the openings are two small (I ended up measuring them before selecting a rack). I still ended up having to use the adapter for one of them which works great. Installation was easy (I had uhaul put a receiver hitch on my 2012 odyssey the week before) - you do have to pull a pin on the bottom of the rack when you tilt it, which some might consider an inconvenience compared to some of the other brands that just have release levers, but i view it as less stuff to break compared to those racks. If you're going to have it on a lot and park in a garage, consider the fact that it doesn't collapse because it does add significant length to the vehicle. 5 bikes are definitely doable if you set it up correctly. I think its the most versatile rack you can get based on the way it holds the bikes and would definitely recommend.
# 10
Saris SuperClamp EX Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Wheel Mount
At the age of 70, I needed a “friendlier” mounting and bike access rack. A platform rack seemed to be the solution. I had one caveat. My Subaru Forester had a 1and 1/4” receiver (with a non-standard 3/4” length mounting hole). My Volvo had a tuck away 2” receiver. After some research I gravitated toward Thule only to find out they had no solution for my above conundrum. In fact their customer service offered no interest in solving my problem which others also must have had. More research…enter Saris! An American made company with an innovative solution. I quickly received my SuperClamp EX-2 from ETrailer along with excellent customer service support. The ease of constructing the unit for use and the obvious structural integrity was immediately apparent. My wife couldn’t believe how easy it was to use and to stow away on my garage wall after use. Thank you Saris and ETrailer for a wonderful product and experience. I guess American made is still alive and well. I highly recommend this product and the associated companies.
Purchased this bike rack last year and am very pleased with the stability of the rack. The straps and clamps secure the bike well to the rack. Some things that I learned: When attaching the rack onto your hitch, it helps to put a piece of tape on the rack (hitchtite) once you have lined up the holes. This will make it easier to find the exact location of the holes the next time that you want to use the rack. Finding the exact location allows you to smoothly hand tighten the bolt to the end of the hitch. At that point, just use a socket wrench to finish the tightening. When putting the bike on the rack, I loosely secure the clamps to the tires at first. This allows me to rotate the tires to find the right location in the wheel well for the straps to go around the spokes. I next secure the bike with the straps and then fininsh securing the clamps to the tires.
# 11
Kuat Beta Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 2" Trailer Hitches - Tilting
I did a lot of research and decided this was the rack for me. I was totally correct. First, it has all the most important features but only weighs about 14 lbs. I was concerned as a senior lady with arthritis issues. I can use it well and it performed perfectly with an adapter bar for my Electra Townie. I have had compliments from several seasoned riders and a bike shop owner here at the beach who said it was great quality and I got a great price. Also purchased a locking trailer hitch pin with bike cable from etrailer. All over satisfaction with products and etrailer who provided enough videos to help me.
This product is exactly what I wanted. The 2" post fits in the reciever perfectly, and no wiggle. I did tighten the mounting screw, but didn't have to change the hardware I have already (locks). There are two more screws to reduce the wiggles at each pivot point, and there was little to begin with. I tend to test way beyond the breaking point, and did some aggressive driving with every bump across town to the first ride. All good and I won't worry while driving with the bike attached moving forward. Only thing I wish it had was a locking mechanism, but I used a wire cable and lock. The other comparable ones with a lock were 2X the price. I can use the additional lock if I have other plans than just a trail. Service has been outstanding and I will look for any future purchases of this kind to be through etrailer.
Kuat NV 2.0 2 Bike Rack Review - 2024 Buick Enclave
How's it going, neighbors This is Ed here and we're taking a look at the Kuat NV 2.0 on our 2024 Buick Enclave. All right, so the NV is actually a really good carrier for a person that's looking for a wheel mounted carrier. So a little bit of explanation on wheel mounted is that's how your bike in secured, is by making contact with only the wheel and nowhere on the frame. So if you have a carbon fiber frame, a nice paint job or unconventional frame, like a step through bike, wheel mount is generally gonna be a great option to secure your bike without making contact. So the Kuat has really easy controls, it's very premium carrier, and you can tell that from interacting with it. It makes it really easy to move things around.
Yakima OnRamp 2 Bike Rack Review - 2024 Buick Enclave
How's it going neighbors This is Ed here with etrailer.com taking a look at the Yakima OnRamp on our 2024 Buick Enclave. Well, the Yakima OnRamp is a great bike carrier for someone that has the Enclave because the hitch sits up so much higher. Having that included ramp makes a world of difference as far as loading your bikes. Once your bike is loaded, you'll notice that this is actually a frame mount bike carrier. So you're gonna have three points of contact. You're gonna have two straps on each one of your wheels and the center mast cradle that makes contact with your frame.
Yakima Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2024 Buick Enclave
Hi, everyone, Aiden here with etrailer. Today, we're gonna be taking a look at the Yakima FullTilt Hanging-Style Bike Rack and seeing how it fits on the back of our 2024 Buick Enclave. Now this is going to be a more premium option as far as hanging-style racks go. It's got a lot of nice convenience features and allows you to carry up to five bikes. So I recommend this for families, because even though it can fit five bikes, five adult bikes is gonna be hard. But if you have kids' bikes in the mix, then that's gonna be a lot easier to make them fit and abide by the weight capacity, which is up to 150 pounds total.
Hollywood Racks Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2024 Buick Enclave
Hi everyone, Aiden here with etrailer. Today we're gonna be taking a look at the Hollywood Racks Destination, and seeing how it fits on the back of our 2024 Buick Enclave. Now the Destination is gonna be a platform-style bike rack and this version of it can carry up to four bikes. If you don't need that kind of capacity, they do make one of this that can carry only two bikes and it's gonna be pretty much the same thing, just shorter. But this is gonna be a really solid option for an entry-level bike rack because it's a pretty good value option and it offers a lot for the price. So it can carry a bike up to 35 pounds, which, for most, it's gonna be more than fine.
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2024 Buick Enclave
Hi, everyone. Aiden here at etrailer. Today, we're gonna be taking a look at the Kuat NV Base Platform-Style Bike Rack and seeing how it fits on the back of our 2024 Buick Enclave. Now, this is gonna be a really nice introduction into the world of premium-style bike racks, and it's one of my own personal favorites. It strikes a nice balance between ease of use and looking just very minimal and sleek. So the NV can support a 60-pound bike, so you can maybe hold some of your e-bikes and it's gonna hold the bike primarily by our front tire, which means no frame contact, making this a good option for carbon frame and alternative frame bikes.
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2020 Buick Enclave
Hey, everybody. Ryan here at etrailer. Today on our 2020 Buick Enclave, we're gonna be checking out the Kuat NV 2.0 platform-style bike rack. First impressions of the rack on the back of the Buick, I think it looks really good. Kuat makes very high quality stuff, very well built. And you know, that's important I feel, like, especially on a vehicle like the Buick, more high-end, luxury, you know, you don't want something that looks cheap and chancy back here.
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2020 Buick Enclave
Hey, everybody. Welcome to etrailer.com, I'm Bobby. And today we're taking a look at the Kuat Sherpa 2.0 here on the back of our 2020 Buick Enclave. So if you guys are looking for a way, if given a deep, very decent bike rack to go ahead and transport you and a couple of bikes to your trailer head, I highly recommend the Kuat Sherpa here. Obviously it's got style. We are working on the gunmetal gray here today, and that's giving you some very nice copper orange accents throughout it as well, but it doesn't just stop there.
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Buick Enclave
Today on our 2016 Buick Enclave, we're doing a test fit of Kuat NV 2.0 platform style two bike rack. That part number is NV22G. Now we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you one of the key features of this rack. We're going to come here to the center. We're going to pull down on the lever, that's going to allow us to tilt our bike rack with our bikes fully loaded away from our vehicle.
Yakima HoldUp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Buick Enclave
Today on our 2016 Buick Enclave we're doing a test fit of the Yakima HoldUp platform-style 2-bike rack. That part number is Y02443. Now we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you one of the key features of this rack. We're going to come to the back and lift up and then pull out on the red pin closest to our vehicle. That's going to allow us to tilt our bike rack away from our vehicle.
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Buick Enclave
Today on our 2015 Buick Enclave, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Thule Vertex Swing 4 Bike swing-style bike rack, part number TH9031XT. As you can see we already have a bike installed on our rack so you'll get an idea of what it would look like with your bike. First things first, we'll show you that swing feature. So you'll come down to this big knob here and loosen that up. And once it's loosened all the way it will kind of fall out of place like that, but it won't actually come out so no worries. Before you pull that all the way out, pull out this pin which is kind of a safety at this position anyway. Then you'll pull up on this pin to bring it off the platform.
SportRack Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Buick Enclave
Today on our 2015 Buick Enclave, we'll be taking a look at the SportRack Ridge five bike hanging style rack, part number SR2405. As you can see we already have a bike mounted up on our rack and our rack mounted on our Enclave. We'll start by taking the bike off and showing you how it attaches to our ridge. We have three straps, two up at the top and they're pretty simple, just pull them off. If you're going to do this, just line up the holes, now there. Our third strap will be on the down tube of the bike, and that's our anti-sway strap which keeps it from moving back and forth and maybe knocking into our other bikes or into the back of our vehicle. Now that we have those undone, we'll go ahead and slide our bike off. It's always a good idea to reattach your straps so that you don't lose them as you're going down the road or putting your rack into storage or whatever you may be doing with it while it's not in use.
SportRack Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Buick Enclave
Today on our 2015 Buick Enclave, we're going to be doing a test fit of the SportRack Vista 3 Bike Rack, part number SR2403. As you can see, we already have our bike loaded onto the rack so you can get an idea of what it would look like with your bike loaded on there. To start off, we'll get a few clearance measurements. The closest part of our rack to the back of the Buick is going to be right down here at the bumper and that's going to be about a quarter of an inch. Overall we've added just about 26 inches of length to the back of the Buick. Our ground clearance to the bottom side of the Vista will be about 16 and a half inches. To attach our bike to the Vista, we've got three straps. Got two frame straps up top.
Saris Axis Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Buick Enclave
Today on our 2015 Buick Enclave, we're going to be taking a look at the Saris Axis 2-Bike Rack, part number SA832. This bike rack is for 1-1/4" and 2" hitches. As you can see, we have our bike already loaded onto our rack, so you can get an idea of what it would look like with your bike. The first thing we're going to do is show you how it attaches to the rack. We just have these straps year. You'll push down on the tab, and then pull or push the straps in or out as needed.
Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Buick Enclave
Today on our 2015 Buick Enclave, we're going to be taking a look at the Hollywood Racks Traveler 5 bike rack part number HR9200. As you can see, we already have our bike loaded up onto our rack so you can get an idea of what it would like with yours. So first thing we're going to show you how it attaches to the traveler. It's going to have three straps, two that'll go over the top tube of your bike and then one that'll go around the down post, or the seat post. The down tube, rather. That's going to be the anti-sway strap.
Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Buick Enclave
Today on our 2015 Buick Enclave we're going to be doing a test fit of the Hollywood Racks Traveler 4 bike rack, part number HR8500. As you can see we already have our bike loaded up onto our rack and it's worth noting that this rack is recommended for just Class II and III hitches, so that's inch and a quarter and two inch. We'll start off by showing you how the bike goes on to the rack. It just has these rubber straps here at thee top. There's two in the top that'll go over your . top tube of your bike frame and then one that's going to be done on the down tube. That's the anti-sway strap. This keeps the bike in place so that it reduces the amount of sway back to front.
Swagman XTC4 Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Buick Enclave
Today on our 2015 Buick Enclave we're going to be doing a test-fit of the Swagman XTC-4. This is going to be your platform-style, four-bike rack, part number S64665. This bike rack does come with a two-inch shank for your two-inch adapters or your two-inch receivers only. It also attaches using an anti-rattle bolt with a lock. Let's go ahead and get a few measurements to start it off. Our closest distance would be our first measurement, and that's going to be from the point down here on the wheel cradle at about a half an inch. Overall distance that we've added to the vehicle, about 7 inches.
Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Buick Enclave
On our 2015 Buick Enclave, we'll be doing a test for the Thule Hitching Post Pro Tilting 4 Bike Rack. That's Part Number TH934XTR. This can be used for inch and a quarter or two-inch hitches. We've got a two-inch receiver here today. Let's go ahead and get things tightened up. So we're going to line up our pin holes.
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Buick Enclave
Today on our 2015 Buick Enclave, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Thule Vertex. This will be your hanging-style four-bike rack, part number TH9029XT. As you can see, we've already got our bike up here so you can see what it's going to look like once you have it fully assembled and on the back of your vehicle. Note that this bike rack does come with your inch and a quarter shank as well as your 2-inch adapter, with a 3/4 inch anti-rattle bolt to help reduce a lot of the sway, rattle, and wobble that you would normally have. Now, if you do decide to put this on a class 1 receiver, just keep in mind that you're only going to be able to carry up to 2 bikes, and that is per your class 1 hitch weight specifications. Let's go ahead and start off by getting a few measurements. Our closest distance will be down here where the flange comes out towards the bumper at about 2 inches.
SportRack Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Buick Enclave
Today on 2015 Buick Enclave we're going to be doing a test fit of the Sportrack Ridge Swing. This is going to be a hanging style four bike rack that's going to have that nice swing away option, to get it out and away from the backside of the vehicle, so you have full access to anything that you may need. This is going to come with a 2" shank only, and it will attach to our 2" receiver, or Class III receiver, using a 3/4" anti-rattle bolt. The anti-rattle bolt will also assist in keeping the sway rattle and wobble to a minimum, which we will show you here in a moment or so. Let's go ahead and start off by getting a few measurements. This is going to be part number SR2415. Our closest distance will be the most likely place to make contact if the rack we're to come in too far at about 3 5/8".
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Buick Enclave
Today on our 2015 Buick Enclave, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Swagman Trailhead. This is going to be a hanging style four bike rack, part number S63380. As you can see, we've already got a bike up on our platform so you can see what it's going to look like once you have it fully assembled and in place on the back of your vehicle. Note that this bike rack does come with an inch and a quarter shank as well as a two inch adapter so it can be used with your class one, two and three receivers. Just keep in mind that if you plan on using it with your class one receivers, that you're going to need to know the weight of your bikes as well as your weight specifications that you can carry with that class one receiver, you're going to be able to carry up to two bikes. All right, let's go ahead and get a few measurements to start this off. Our closest distance will be first, it's going to be about three inches from the back of the bumper to this point here where it would make contact if it we're to come in too far.
Kuat NV Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Buick Enclave
Today our 2015 Buick Enclave, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Kuat NV platform style 4 bike rack. That's part number N105-107. It's also available in a 2 bike platform style and that's going to part number N105. I've already got it on the back of the Enclave here just to give you a good idea of what it's going to look like. Let's go ahead and insert our included pin and lock and get it tightened up. Once again this is going to be for 2 inch hitches only. We'll take our included pin, make sure that our pin holes line up, we're going to come through and insert our lock on the other side.
Pro Series Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Buick Enclave
Today on our 2015 Buick Enclave we're going to be doing a test fit of the Pro Series Q-Slot. This is going to be your platform style, 4 bike rack, part number PS63138. As you can see, we've already got a bike up on our platform so you can see what it's going to look like once you've got it fully assembled and in place on the back of your vehicle. This bike rack does have a fold away position to where we can access our hatch, but it does not have a tilt position nor does it stow up against the back of the vehicle. So let's go ahead and start off by getting a few measurements. Our closest distance will be where the shank comes up right here to the back side of our bumper. So let's go to the bottom side of the bumper just so we can make sure we get you the most accurate measurement.
Malone Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Buick Enclave
Today on our 2014 Buick Enclave, we're going to be test fitting the Malone Pilot 4 Bike Rack for number MPG2112-2115. We already have a bike installed on the rack, let's take a closer look and show off some of the features. One of the more common features about this bike is the fact that it can tilt away from the vehicle with all four bikes still attached so it can have rear hatch access. To do that, we'll come up to the front here, snap this loose, and lifting up on the rack a little bit, we'll remove the pin completely. You'll notice with that pin removed, it still doesn't fall. That's because there is a catch up at the front here to prevent it from falling so you don't have all that weight coming down at you at once, and you have time to come back here and get a decent grip.
Malone Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Buick Enclave
Today on our 2014 Buick Enclave, we're going to be test-fitting the Malone Pilot Two-Bike Platform Rack for 2-inch hitches, part number MPG2112. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's take a closer look and show off some of the features. One of the more prominent features of this bike rack is the fact that it can tilt away from the vehicle with both bikes still attached, so we can gain rear hatch access. To do this, we'll come up to the front, lift up slightly, pop the pin loose, and you'll notice that even though the pin is loose, it's not coming down. It's a safety feature where they have a catch up at the front, so once you do remove that pin, all that weight's not coming down on you. You can get a better footing. So, pull out, and let it come down, and now we have rear hatch access.
Malone Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Buick Enclave
Today on our 2014 Buick Enclave, we're going to be test fitting the Malone Hanger 4 Bike Rack for 1 1/4" and 2" hitches. Part number MPG2124. We already have our bike installed on the rack, so let's take a closer look and show off some of the features. The bike is held into place at two points. We're going to have a strap off to the side here which is going to be the anti-sway cradle, that's going to keep the bike from moving too far back and forth and making bike-to-bike contact. Then we'll have this one up at the top as well to hold it in place. The cradles are adjustable, back and forth and side to side, and can be tightened down with these bolts in the center here. We also have two reflectors on the ends of the arms as well, for better visibility at night. The mast has a couple of features, one of them being this pad here in the center, and again, that's to protect your frame of your bike, should it make contact with that, there won't be any scratches or abrasions.
What our customers are saying:
"I ordered a trailer hitch and a bike rack carrier the order was shipped with in three days. To put the hitch on only took about 30 mins. only had to drill two 1/2 holes. fit like a glove."