# 1
Thule Passage Trunk Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - Hanging Style
This is my first bike carrier and I was stressed I didn't attach it to my SUV correctly but I made it to my destination with no issues. It was surprisingly easy to assemble and place on my vehicle. Since I am a visual learner, the pictures help immensely.
Product is exactly as described. Took some time to figure out the instructions and assemble, but once that was done and we drove the car with 2 bikes on it, we were very happy to realize how well it all works. Bikes were secure, no flopping or bumping. It is perfect for our cross-country drive coming up in a few weeks. Thanks to Thule and the etrailer folks for providing this bike rack.
# 2
Thule Hitching Post Pro Bike Rack for 4 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches
Although the bike rack is everything I had hoped it would be, I will say the instructions leave a lot to be desired. We are only talking a bike rack and one that is nearly assembled but these are my comments: 1) Which way to the rubber straps go, with the groove edge toward the bike or away? 2) How do you attach the "sway bars" and where? 3) Did they tell you the sway bars connect to the thin part of the bracket, no! 4) What's this big bolt for? Eventually you figure it all out(with the exception of the groove edge of the straps) but why not make the instructions a little clearer? Again, it is a great rack for carrying up to four(4) bikes! MTF
You can't beat this bike rack if you have a receiver hitch for price/quality. Handles 4 bikes easily. The bonus for us on our Ford Edge with a 1.25" receiver, the gate is still able to open with the rack on without having to make it tilt down. The handlebars of the first bike sometimes gets in the way, but it still is nice.
# 3
Thule Passage 3 Bike Carrier - Trunk Mount
This is my first bike carrier and I was stressed I didn't attach it to my SUV correctly but I made it to my destination with no issues. It was surprisingly easy to assemble and place on my vehicle. Since I am a visual learner, the pictures help immensely.
Product is exactly as described. Took some time to figure out the instructions and assemble, but once that was done and we drove the car with 2 bikes on it, we were very happy to realize how well it all works. Bikes were secure, no flopping or bumping. It is perfect for our cross-country drive coming up in a few weeks. Thanks to Thule and the etrailer folks for providing this bike rack.
# 4
Yakima FullBack 2 Bike Rack - Trunk Mount - Adjustable Arms
fantastic product best design of any 2 bike rack that fits crossovers and most other cars.
Really well made and sturdy. Fitment website very helpful, especially the photos showing my exact vehicle. Used it for first time yesterday and worked great!
# 5
Swagman XTC2 Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
This is by far the best bike rack I've ever had. It took 10 minutes to put together and the bikes mount very easily. The rack is pretty stable, just a little swaying of the rack itself on bumpy roads, but even then the bikes don't rattle or bang into each other. I am using it on a Ford Edge. The rack weight is reasonable and it's easy to remove when I'm not using it. I like the ratchet system for the bike holders. Etrailer.com service was great. Free shipping, great communication, fast delivery, excellent packaging. They are one of a very few top service e-retailers. I would use them again in a minute for similar products.
We bought the Swagman Doubletrack hitch bike rack a year ago to use with our 2013 Ford Edge. Etrailer shipped it out right away and the assembly was very straight forward. The actual use of the bike rack is very easy with 2 clamps that slide down to lock the bikes in position and 4 bungees which lock the wheels in. The rack keeps the bikes secure (even on bumpy roads) and the upright bar swings down and out of the way so we have access to the back of the Edge without removing the rack from the hitch. Just a very good solid design.
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Yakima FullBack 3 Bike Rack - Trunk Mount - Adjustable Arms
2016 Ford EdgeThis is the only rack that would fit on my ford edge. I leave the anchor straps and all year around even though I bike three seasons. The rack is solid and very easy to load bikes onto.
The Yakima Y02633 worked incredibly well for 3 bikes - Worked extremely well with 2016 Lincoln MKX (Lincoln version of Ford Edge) - Very sturdy and handled the turns very well
# 7
Malone Hanger Trunk Bike Rack for 3 Bikes - Adjustable Arms
The Malone rack adjusts to fit my 2017 Trax really snugly and securely. Once we learned how to configure the bikes for best fit, everything traveled without movement. The only downside is that this system seems designed for narrow road bikes rather than the mountain and hybrid bikes we own. Although the anti-sway cradles are sufficiently wide for mountain tires, the close proximity of the individual bike setups sometimes cause a strap to pull loose during travel, so we keep the bikes cabled to the rack frame. We are able to make it work. For narrower bikes, I would recommend this rack without reservation.
Works great! We keep it set up to one position because it's used on my car only. I'm glad we bought the lock feature because we can just leave the rack on at the trail site. This was a great purchase. I'm impressed that you follow up on your product. I recall your staff was quite helpful in making sure I purchased the correct item for my car and set it up correctly. No recent pictures of the carrier but I do have one of myself as "happy camper" on the Fox River Trail which was doable because of the carrier purchase!!
# 8
Swagman Trailhead Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Tilting
etrailer is one of the best online retailers. George J. Was in constant contact with us through the email on our order. etrailer sent emails when the product shipped and even alerted us when it would be delivered. George also emailed us as far as when we received our product that if we had any questions he was there ready to answer any and all questions. Their customer service is second to none. If I have any future purchases it will be through etrailer. Thank you George and etrailer.
Your service was great and the Swagman S63360 is exactly what I needed to carry our two bikes on our Ford Edge.
# 9
Saris Freedom Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
I had to put my electric bikes into this rack, backwards, to make them fit. Not ideal, but it works.The receiving 'trays' that are intended to provide support for holding the bikes, by being placed under the bike tires, are forced to be moved to a location that is not directly under the bottom of the bike tires. While it works in this manner, it is not ideal.For the support that attaches to the diagonal bike frame, we had to remove it from the vertical rail of the rack. We reinstalled it, upside down, because that's the only way we could make it fit, or 'grab', the bike frame. Again, we made it work, but it's not ideal. We chose to keep the rack because it was so much less expensive than the Thule rack we considered buying. The bike shop owner didn't agree with us. He observed that we are putting $3000 worth of bikes on the rack and risking that investment. So far, no problems, other than the ill-fitting installation.
With a few adjustments this rack has delivered. Needed to add additional strapping since the provide straps for securing the bikes to center bar were not long enough due to my ebike design (Velotric). My bikes are step through with a thick frame so provided straps won't fit. Simple adjustment with strapping resolved minor issue. Speed of 73 mph on the highway and some bumpy VT roads and this rack performed.
# 10
Yakima HangOut 3 Bike Rack - Trunk Mount - Adjustable Arms
I 've just opened the box and do not qualify to give a review. What I see looks very well made, but I have concerns about the upper straps location. I have a spoiler on my 2016 Ford Edge Titanium that will not allow me to have the straps over the top. The hinge points at the top of the spoiler are my only connection point to provide strap support. The hinge point looks adequate, but the strap hook appears to be too wide to make that connection. Any suggestions before I return bike rack?
Service was excellent. Won't be using the rack until it warms up a bit.
# 11
Yakima RidgeBack Bike Rack for 4 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Tilting
The rack arrived fully assembled and the additional HandCuff Cable Lock was securely packed in the same carton. The installation of the Cable Lock was very simple (watch the Etrailer video concerning the lock -- made things very clear though the printed instruction were easy enough to follow). Installing the rack on my 2017 Ford Edge was extremely simple (again, watch the Etrailer video). The rack slid easily into the hitch and tightened up very snugly. I have not used the bike rack yet for transport, but it appears very sturdy and the clips holding the bike in place are very secure. Etrailer customer service was exceptional and I was very surprised to see the cable lock arrive with the rack since I was originally told it was on backorder.
Check out my other review on the hidden hitch for a 2015 BMW 4 Series for the majority of the review, but this thing is great. Easy setup and install, does all the things it's supposed to do. Mounting and removing bikes is a snap with the included clips (big difference from some of the cheaper variants with nylon ratchet straps). Fits very snugly in my 2" receiver, and pretty solid on the highway and over bumpy roads.
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Yakima HangOut 2 Bike Rack - Trunk Mount - Adjustable Arms
I 've just opened the box and do not qualify to give a review. What I see looks very well made, but I have concerns about the upper straps location. I have a spoiler on my 2016 Ford Edge Titanium that will not allow me to have the straps over the top. The hinge points at the top of the spoiler are my only connection point to provide strap support. The hinge point looks adequate, but the strap hook appears to be too wide to make that connection. Any suggestions before I return bike rack?
Works great for my 2019 Jeep Renegade. I adjusted it to be open a little more, so I could use my rear wiper. It also keep pressure off the rear spoiler.
Kuat TRIO Roof Bike Racks Review - 2010 Ford Edge
Today in our 2010 Ford Edge we're going to be test fitting the Kuat Trio roof bike rack, part number TR02. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's go and take a closer look and show out some of the features. Now how the bike actually attaches to the rack we're going to have no frame contact at all so you're not going to have to worry about scratches or dents on your bike when you're loading it up. Instead, we have a skewer at the front here which grips the bike by it's port mounts and then at the rear we have this strap in the back. Now with the bike on there, I'm going to go ahead and open up the rear hatch. This is just to illustrate you're not going to have any clearance issues between the hatch itself and the bike rack. Let's go and take the bike off and set it aside.
Thule Roof Bike Racks Review - 2010 Ford Edge
Today on this 2010 Ford Edge, we're going to be taking a look at the Thule Circuit XT Roof Bike Rack. Part number TH526XT. We already have a bike installed on the rack, let's go and take a closer look and show off some of the features. Now how the bike is actually attached to the rack there's going to be no frame contact at all, which is nice so your bike will not get scratched up. Instead we have a skewer here at the front that grips around your bikes fork mounts and we also have a wheel strap here at the rear to hold that in place. With the bike on, I'd like to go ahead and open up the rear hatch here. As you can see we're not going to have any issues of clearance between the hatch and the bike rack itself. How the bike rack actually attaches to the roof rack we're going to have this plastic bracket here with these two turn knobs that'll tighten it into place.
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2010 Ford Edge
Today on our 2010 Ford Edge, we're doing a test fit of the Thule T2 Pro platform style, bike rack. That part number is TH9034. Now, we already have our bike in place on our rack. We're first going to go over a feature that's really great about this rack. We can actually tilt this rack away from our vehicle with our bike still attached. To do so, we're going to come down here and grab our handle.
Saris Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2010 Ford Edge
Today on our 2010 Ford Edge, we're doing a test fit of the Saris Bones Hitch Mounted 2 Bike Rack. That part number is SA882. Now, we already have our bike in place, but first I'm going to show you how we do that. We have 3 straps altogether, 2 on our frame here, and we have 1 as our anti-sway strap from the back. With those released, we can pull out our bike off the rack, and set it off to the side, and then I suggest you replace your strap so you don't lose or damage them. Now we'll take a few measurements.
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2010 Ford Edge
Today in this 2010 Ford Edge, we're going to be test fitting the Thule Vertex 4 Bike Rack, part number TH9029XT. As you can see we already have a bike installed on the rack, let's go ahead and take a closer look at it and show off some of the features. Now, first to have the bike attached to the rack, we're going to have three points of contact with he bike's frame. We're going to have 2 straps up top here, and off to the side here which is going to serve as an anti-sway strap to keep the bike from either hitting the bike rack or the bikes in front of it. Let's go ahead and take the bike off and just set it aside. Now, when you remove straps, it's always good practice to put them back into place, primarily because you don't want to loose them while you're driving, and you don't want them flapping around when you're driving, either. With that done, I'm going to go ahead and give you some measurements now. The first is going to be how much distance is added to the vehicle once the bike rack is installed. I'm going to go ahead and measure form the bumper since that's the furthest point out. From this arm down it's about 37 inches. And our ground clearance ...
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2010 Ford Edge
Today on this 2010 Ford Edge, we're going to be test fitting the Thule Roadway two-bike rack. Part number TH912XTR. As you can see we already have a bike installed on the rake. Let's go ahead and take a closer look at it, and show off some of the features. How the bike actually attaches to the rack, you're going to have three points of contact with your bikes frame. We're going to have two straps up top here, and one strap off to the side here.
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2010 Ford Edge
Today on this 2010 Ford Edge we're going to be test fitting the Swagman Trailhead 4 Bike Rack part number S63380. As you can see we already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's go ahead and take a closer look and show off some of the features. Now how the bike is attached to the rack, you're going to have four points of contact with your bikes frame. We're going to have these three straps up top here and one off to the side here which is going to serve as an anti-sway strap to keep the bike from going back and forth possibly hitting the bike rack where the bikes in front of it. Let's go ahead and take the straps off and set the bike aside. When you remove the straps, it's always a good practice to put them back in to place primarily so you don't lose them while you're driving.
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