Most Popular Swagman for 2012 Toyota Prius

I bought this (and a receiver) from etrailer for my Prius V (2012). I'm using it to carry a Trek Mamba (29er). The carrier looks to be well made. It's easy to install and take off. And easy to load one bike (I've never carried two on it). I see the carrier flex a little side-to-side sometimes when going over bumps. But it's minor - I don't feel like it's going to fail. I'd buy this carrier (or another Swagman product) again.

I bought this for a 2012 Prius and am so glad I did. For a year, I've been able to take my bikes with me anytime I want. It is so quick and easy to add the rack and load the bikes, I'm really glad I went with a hitch-mount. I've used it to carry a tall hybrid adult bike with a 12", and later 20", child bike. I can add the rack and load two bikes in 1-2 minutes. I use one coiled cable lock to lock the hitch to the rack, and a second to lock the bikes to the rack, but it could all be done with one 7' long straight cable (barely). I've taken our bikes on several 6-hour roadtrips at speeds of 70-80 mph with no problems, & though I can see them move laterally a bit, they've seemed secure. I've never had trouble bottoming out with the bikes as I go over speed bumps, but I do go slowly over them.

Top quality product. Easy to assemble. Etrailer Reps are first class. Included a picture of it on our 2012 Prius V. Thanks for the great service & product Etrailer. Ken

As a follow up to my previous review of the hitch purchase, This bike rack is PERFECT for what I am trying to do. Being able to carry our two bikes securely and safely on this rack is great. The bike rack is easy to put together, fits the hitch perfectly, makes it very easy to position the bikes, and really holds the bikes securely. It's really nice not having the bikes mounted to a rack that's strapped to the rear hatch .... it makes it much easier to deal with getting at stuff that's under the hatch. Perfect for my needs.

Appears well made out of the box. Anxious to see how it holds up to use vs. the bing names in racks.

Works for my fat tire bike. Once it's set up, it's easy to install and remove. I had to cut out some of the plastic cladding on the underside of my bumper on my 2014 Subaru Outback. Good value. I've had no issues.

This is a replacement as old one was damaged during a deer collision.

My previous bike rack was a hitch mounted Yakima. It was sturdy but not well suited for my low Subaru Impreza. It stuck out too far and hung too low so that I had to inch my way down the driveway or over speed bumps for fear of it bottoming out. A roof rack or a rear window mounted rack was not suitable since I wanted to be able to also carry two kayaks. First, I tried to modify my rack by shortening the part that sticks out of the hitch. I tried to saw off about 6 inches so it wouldn't stick out so far but the steel was much too hard. I ended up ruining several metal-cutting blades on my power saw before I gave up. I looked for other rack options. There weren't many out there. But eventually, I found something that met my needs. I purchased the "Swagman Trailhead 3 Bike Fold Down Bicycle Hitch Rack" in 2013 from eTrailer.com. The part that enters the hitch curves up to increase clearance from the ground. It is sturdy and sticks out far enough so I can still open my trunk hatch without having to lower the main vertical bar on the hitch (though I could if I wanted to). It isn't often I am really excited about a piece of gear but this hitch rack has made me worry-free when I transport my bicycle(s) via car. The only thing I don't like is that it is advertised as being a 3 bike carrier but it only fits 2 hybrid bikes. Maybe it will fit 3 skinny racing bikes but for the average rider, don't expect to fit on more than 2. But my experience is that is the case for all bicycle racks.