Softride Access Versa Bike Rack Manufacturer Review - Video
Features:
- Unique tilting design allows easy rear vehicle access
- Easy access, spring-loaded, quick-release handle shifts bikes away from the vehicle
- Entire rack folds up
- Telescoping tubes collapse inward to save space for storage
- Wheel mount cradles keep bikes snug using sturdy rubber straps
- Telescoping side tubes adjust side to side to accommodate children's and adults' bikes
- Securing the wheels instead of the frame accommodates almost any style of alternative bike
- Safety reflector provides nighttime visibility
- Threaded, anti-rattle hitch bolt and lock included to secure the rack inside the receiver tube
- Integrated cable protects bikes from theft
- Powder coated steel main bar and anodized aluminum cross bars defend against corrosion and rust
Specs:
- Capacity: (2) 50-lb bikes
- Hitch receiver size: 1-1/4" x 1-1/4" (class II only) and 2" x 2"
- Accepts bikes with up to 29" wheels
- Warranty: limited lifetime


The Softride Versa features a tilting design that allows easy rear vehicle access. A spring-loaded, quick-release handle dips bikes forward. Wheel hoops firmly secure bikes during transit and tilting, keeping them snug in their wheel mount cradles with sturdy rubber straps.
Telescoping side tubes adjust side to side to accommodate children's and adults' bikes. Since the carrier grabs bikes by the wheels instead of the frame, it can transport almost any style of alternative bike.

The tubes also collapse into each other to conserve space for storage, and the entire rack folds up when not in use. A safety reflector at the end of the main bar provides nighttime visibility.
The Versa carries two bikes weighing up to 50 pounds each. It includes a threaded, anti-rattle, locking hitch bolt to secure the rack inside the receiver tube and an integrated cable lock to protect bikes from theft. A powder coated steel main bar and anodized aluminum cross bars defend against corrosion and rust.
26249 Softride Versa 2 Bike Rack for 1-1/4" and 2" Trailer Hitches
Replaces # SR25865 and SR25866
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Good product, except..........
Wayne from St. Louis, MO
I love this bike rack. The tilting feature is really handy. THERE IS ONE PROBLEM: The straps that hold the bikes on to the rack are a very cheap rubber. The very first time I used my rack, all four of the rubber straps broke and I only hauled the bikes 5 miles. I am surprised Softride put such cheap straps on a $300 bike rack. Now I'm trying to get Softride to replace the straps but I haven't been successful in contacting the company.