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5 reviews
Code: 59401
Retail:$213.44
Price:$158.95
Shipping Weight: 34 pounds
Shipping SpecialWith anti-sway cradles and a built-in cable lock, the TX-104 transports 4 bikes safely and securely. Add arms that fold down and a tilting feature for easy access to your vehicle's rear cargo area and you get a near perfect bike rack.
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The versatile Rola TX-104 hitch-mounted bike carrier allows you to safely and securely carry four bicycles of almost any frame size on almost any vehicle.
The bike rack has large, soft anti-sway cradles that hold your bikes securely in place during travel with rubber straps and that accommodate bike-frame tube sizes up to 2" wide and 3" tall. The anti-sway devices touch your bike frame at three points to keep the bikes from moving back and forth, eliminating bike-to-bike contact during travel and protecting your bikes's painted surfaces. The cradles can be repositioned along the rack arms to ensure that your bikes remain properly spaced.
The TX-104 has dual arms that provide your bikes with excellent support. You can fold down the arms for convenient storage when the rack is not in use by pulling a pin and removing the handle mounted on the top of the upright support arm. When the arms are lowered, pull the pin and replace the handle to lock the arms in place in the down position.
The bike carrier includes an integrated cable lock that stores inside the upright support arm when you are not using the rack. The cable lock secures to a post at the end of one of the rack arms to lock your bikes to the carrier. The cable lock comes with two keys.
The TX-104 offers easy access to the rear cargo area without your having to remove the bikes from the rack. You can tilt the bike carrier away from your vehicle by pulling a pin at the foot of the rack. Pull the upright arm of the rack up and forward until it rests on the stops that keep it from hitting the ground. To restore the rack to the upright position, push the rack back into place and insert the pin and clip.
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3.0 out of 5 stars (5 Customer Reviews)




by: Scott H07/08/2008
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Overall I lke the unit I wish the 4" pipe going into 4" hitch fit a little tighter. It wabbles when driving. The rubber clamps fit very securly. Almost too secure for my wife to strap the bikes down. I love the tilt and fold down capabilities. I can fold down the rack and car fits in the garage easily. Since we ride weekly we don't have to bother removing it all the time. 1037




by: jeff07/24/2011
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I'm really disappointed in this rack... the ability to angle the rack down so you can get into the trunk is nice, but the design in the rola is so very flimsy that the bikes bounce all over the place. I've used it maybe 3 times so far and this last time the screws on the sway cradles came apart on the road, so now I'm missing sway cradle straps for 3 of the 4 slots. overall, it's a pretty flimsy rack. about the only thing it has going for it is the integrated bike lock, which is actually well designed. but I'm really wishing I had bought the thule. what a waste.20118




by: Pete P.05/21/2008
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Lots of features for the money This is a sturdy rack and offers lots of extras that other brands don't include, such as the self-stowing locking cable and anti-sway loops. The folding mechanism works great, allowing me to access the cargo area on my 2005 Honda Odyssey. The retention straps are probably not as well designed as competitors like Thule but work fine. The rubber straps on the Rola are very stiff and consist of oblong holes that are stretched over retaining hooks. The straps can be difficult to remove off the retainer hooks if tightly pulled over the bike frame, and I think, from looking at the Thule flanged-headed pegs system at the bike shop, that the Thule is probably does not present this problem and is better designed--of course the Thule is more base money and then one has to buy the locking cables and such. Regardless, I would probably still buy this Rola rack again--very solid construction. If you are loading a bike on and off very often and/or daily, then it may be worth buying the Thule to save one's patience regarding the better retaining system. I've used this rack to tote a smaller 14" framed Giant Boulder bike and my 17.5" Trek 7100. Getting the Giant Boulder loaded is tougher when a bottle cage is attached but certainly doable.892




by: Malcolm D.11/28/2011
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VERY disappointed with ROLA TX-104. Poor strength. Top section broke at weld the second time used. Rack is rated at 100 lbs. had less than 60 lbs. loaded, but still failed. VERY pleased with eTrailer, as they have been extremely helpful in standing behind what they sell. I decided to upgrade to a Thule rack and avoid the headache I got from the ROLA. You should avoid the ROLA too!!! Hope this helps-MD27459




by: Jernkat02/07/2011
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Ordered Biike carrier to fit a recently installed DrawTite hitch on our Subaru. Delivery was on time. Wife found assembly to be easy. 6760
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