# 1
Thule Passage 3 Bike Carrier - Trunk Mount
I just assembled it and put it on my Dodge Grand Caravan last night. Took about a 5 mile ride with it this morning to see how it was doing. Seems to be fine. I've tightened all straps as tight as possible. The side clips seem to have a little play along the sides of the hatchback door but everything appears and seems to be solid. Even with the straps tightened all the way, you can still move/pull on them a bit, because they are nylon, so even though they seem to be secure now, I will check them at different intervals to see if they are retaining their hold. The sway bar option was a nice addition and I also cut some Velcro straps to tie down both wheels and the handle bars from swinging. Another nice surprise was that I was still able to open my rear van door with the bike rack attached. I would say, all in all, this is a great sturdy design and as long as I use due diligence to watch for any loosening of the straps over time, I should be just fine!
I just returned from a 3 week vacation where two small bikes were attached with my cruiser bike on the rack. It worked fantastically well. It is easy to attach to the van and is tightly secured. Putting the straps around and under the spoiler was a great idea on your part. This is a great bike rack for the Dodge Grand Caravan 2013! Suzanne Thank You for all your help in guiding me to make the best selection for my van.
# 2
Thule Passage Trunk Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - Hanging Style
I just assembled it and put it on my Dodge Grand Caravan last night. Took about a 5 mile ride with it this morning to see how it was doing. Seems to be fine. I've tightened all straps as tight as possible. The side clips seem to have a little play along the sides of the hatchback door but everything appears and seems to be solid. Even with the straps tightened all the way, you can still move/pull on them a bit, because they are nylon, so even though they seem to be secure now, I will check them at different intervals to see if they are retaining their hold. The sway bar option was a nice addition and I also cut some Velcro straps to tie down both wheels and the handle bars from swinging. Another nice surprise was that I was still able to open my rear van door with the bike rack attached. I would say, all in all, this is a great sturdy design and as long as I use due diligence to watch for any loosening of the straps over time, I should be just fine!
I just returned from a 3 week vacation where two small bikes were attached with my cruiser bike on the rack. It worked fantastically well. It is easy to attach to the van and is tightly secured. Putting the straps around and under the spoiler was a great idea on your part. This is a great bike rack for the Dodge Grand Caravan 2013! Suzanne Thank You for all your help in guiding me to make the best selection for my van.
# 3
Swagman Upright Bike Rack for 1 Bike - Roof Rack Crossbars - Frame Mount
Planning on bringing bikes while camping. I mounted 2 of the Swagman bike racks to my new Sportrack on my pop-up camper. The bikes fit perfectly. The racks seem sturdy enough. Not heavy duty, but for my needs they should be fine. Assembly was relatively fast and easy.
# 4
Thule Hitching Post Pro Bike Rack for 4 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches
Received the product today with two major flaws. First, the Stinger was missing the whole for the pivot Bolt. There was basically a hole in each end of the Stinger but none at the bend where the horizontal and vertical tubes meet. I called customer service and explain the problem. The CS rep was not well educated and after giving him the part number for the 4th time, he finally pulled up the correct schematic. He informed me that I would need to return the entire track for warranty. That is not going to happen. I drilled the hole myself and continued. Then I found that the bike rack would not tilt fully because one of the plastic inserts on the horizontal tube of the Stinger was in the way. No way to fully extend or Tilt The Bike Rack unless I removed part of the plastic cap in the end of the horizontal tinger. After cutting Away part of the cap, the bike rack tilted to its full capacity. Haven't used it yet but based on what I've seen thus far, I am disappointed in the quality and would hesitate to buy another.
Easy to install, took maybe 5 minutes to put together. Seems to be very sturdy. Putting bikes on was very easy.
# 5
Swagman XTC4 Bike Rack for 4 Bikes - 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
This is the second one i have bought, one for myself, and another for a friend. ...I have had excellent results with this rack and it keeps the bikes safe and secure. ...And it also is very easy and quick to load and unload the bikes.
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…
# 6
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.
# 7
Curt 2 Bike Platform Rack - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Frame Mount - Tilting
Bought to use for a trip from upstate NY to Daytona Beach FL Attached to my 2” receiver hitch on my Dodge Caravan CV. Easy to set-up and hitch. Mounted two bikes no problems! Tilt and fold-up features came in handy for opening the hatch during the trip and keeping rake on but out of the way while in Daytona. Made the trip both ways and way unnoticeable while driving. Would definitely recommend this product!!
We are so happy with our new bike rack and hitch. My husband was able to bolt the hitch on without help. It was delivered within two days. The bikes fit securely on the rack. We love it!!!!! Can't wait to take our bikes on vacation with our new bike rack!!! Thanks so much!!!!
# 8
SportRack Ridge Swing 4 Bike Rack - 2" Hitches - Swinging
Unit doesn't fit a Jeep Rubicon with a spare tire. I tried 4 times and contacted etrailer.com that the unit doesn't work as sold and they offered to sell me a 7 3/4 extension and reduce the load capacity 50%. The length of the 2" hitch needs to be 3" longer for a standard Rubicon to get past the spare. You not going to want to take your spare tire off for the hitch to work. It defeats the purpose. Customer service was excellent, however the product is a flawed design. Can't recommend this hitch. Its also heavy.
Solid rack for half the price of the name brands. Don’t waste your money! Thanks to the extensive reviews on etrailer and a free shipping promotion I took a chance and ordered this along with the three of their crossbars, anti rattle hitch pin and cable lock. All for well less than the name brand rack alone. Shipping was painful. Etrailer said it was in stock but then due to a delay with the manufacturer it took 35 days from order to arrival. I wasn’t in a hurry so I waited patiently, and etrailer reps emailed often to lmk they hadn’t forgotten. I thought some kind of reward for my extreme patience was in order- discount, gift card, free bag of chips- but they politely declined. Oh well. In the end it arrived when they (eventually) said it would, all in one box, in great shape. The rack was super easy to assemble. You’ll need a ratchet or two and you’ll need to crank those bolts to assemble- they don’t just “insert.” But otherwise it’s only a few steps; I had mine hanging on my truck in probably 15 minutes. Swings away and locks smoothly and requires no effort to do so. Everything feels quite sturdy and well made. No rattle on initial test drive either. This will be a once in a while rack at best for our family of four. We have two SUVs so I needed a rack that could get out of the way of the rear hatch WITH bikes on it. This will do that. And now I don’t need to stuff four dirty bikes into the back of my truck, getting them all tangled and scratched!
# 9
Curt 4 Bike Platform Rack - 2" Hitches - Frame Mount - Tilting
The rack worked out perfect for our shuttle up and down the mountain. It held all 4 of our 29ers with tires that are 2.5in wide
Bought to use for a trip from upstate NY to Daytona Beach FL Attached to my 2” receiver hitch on my Dodge Caravan CV. Easy to set-up and hitch. Mounted two bikes no problems! Tilt and fold-up features came in handy for opening the hatch during the trip and keeping rake on but out of the way while in Daytona. Made the trip both ways and way unnoticeable while driving. Would definitely recommend this product!!
# 10
Swagman XC-Extended Bike Rack for 2 Recumbent Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
I have bad shoulders and could no longer lift my long wheelbase recumbent bike up to my Thule rack. The new rack solved the problem and made it much easier to load the bike. Very happy I got the new Swagman rack.
Thank you again for such excellent customer service. I am including two pics from today showing the bikes mounted on my 2009 Honda Fit with the bike rack we purchased from you. Please feel free to use them in any of your publications, print or web.
# 11
Yakima RidgeBack Bike Rack for 5 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Tilting
The installation was really easy. What was no so easy was to get the rusty bolts out of the 10 year old van.
Great product, easy to set up and take down. Looking forward to taking our whole family out for a ride. Only thing to be aware of is if your using kids bikes or mountain bikes, you may need to purchase the adapters.
# 12
Yakima FrontLoader Wheel Mount Bike Carrier - Roof Mount
Overall I am happy with these bike carriers. They mount to the racks over the bed of my Tundra TRD Pro. Installation is simple. I think they could be just a bit sturdier because there is just a bit of wobbling when driving on bumpy roads but I'm not too worried about them coming dislodged. Take note that although they come with a cable lock to attach the bike to the carrier, the key is sold separately.
Very good product. It holds the bike securely on the roof without contacting the frame. It is easy to adjust from my road bike to my 29er mountain bike. Our drives are all relatively short, so I like that I do not need to remove the front wheel to lock in the bike. It's also nice that the SKS locking system allows me to use the same key for this rack that I use for my Yakima roof box and hitch rack. This is my first roof rack and I chose this route for a couple reasons. Some of the roads we travel to get to our trail heads are a bit rough and with a roof rack I don't have to worry about bottoming out a hitch rack hanging off the back of the vehicle. Also, it takes up less room in the garage. Our vehicle is a 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee with an additional 4 inches of ground clearance. That makes it a bit of a reach for my 5'4" wife, so we take our two-step along to help her. This is my third time purchasing from etrailer, and each experience has been very good. They are a very customer service oriented company. I really appreciate all the additional information they provide on their products, especially all the videos they produce to aid in reviews, assembly, and use.
Yakima SwingDaddy Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan
Today on our 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan, we'll be doing a test fit on the Yakima SwingDaddy Hanging Style 4-Bike Rack, that's part number Y02464. I've already got it loaded up on the Grand Caravan just to give you a good idea of what it looks like and how it holds our 4 bikes, but one of its greatest features, I'll show you that first, is its ability to swing out around the side of the vehicle so we can gain access to our rear hatch. What we'll do is we'll start right here with this black lever. Go ahead and loosen that up. It's going to seem like it wants to come out, but that's how you know it's loose. Then, we're going to pull up on the pin here. We can start pulling out the bike rack. Go ahead and circle it around until it snaps into place there.
Yakima HoldUp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan
Today on our 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan, we'll be doing a test fit on the Yakima HoldUp Platform-Style 2-Bike Rack. That's part number Y02443. I've already got it loaded up. This will give you a good idea of what it looks like and how it's going to hold our bikes. It actually holds our bikes with zero frame contact. We have this large wheel hook going over our front wheel putting down pressure into our front wheel cradle.
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan
Today with our 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan, we'll be doing a test fit on the Kuat NV 2.0 Platform Style 2 Bike Rack. That's part number NV22G. It's also available in a 4 bike rack with part number NV22G-NA22G. If you already have the 2 bike, and you want the 2 bike addition, you can just pick up the addition with part number NA22G. I've already got it loaded up on the Grand Caravan just to give you a good idea of what it looks like, and how it's going to work with our bikes. It actually secures our bikes in only two locations without any frame contact. We have this large hook going over our front wheel, putting down pressure into our front wheel cradle.
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan
Today on our 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan, we'll be doing a test fit of the Kuat Transfer 3-Bike Platform Rack. Part number TS03G. It's also available in a 2-bike version. There's TS02G. One of the nice features about this bike rack is that it has no frame contact. Back here, in the rear wheel cradle, it's got a strap. On the front, it's got the wheel cradle.
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan
Today on our 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan we'll be doing a test fit of the Thule T2 Pro Platform Style 2 Bike Rack. That's part number TH9034. I've already got it loaded up on the Grand Caravan just to give you a good idea of what it looks like and how it's going to secure our bikes. It actually secures our bikes in 2 spots. We have this rear wheel strap going over our rear wheel, and then we have this large wheel hook going over the front wheel putting down pressure into the front wheel cradle here. All in all, no frame contact with this bike rack.
Swagman XTC4 Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan
Today we're going to be taking a look at the Swagman XTC4 4-bike platform style rack, part number S64665 on our 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan. On this bike rack, the bike is secured down in three positions. It's got the hook that comes down on the frame on the mast to tighten it into the wheel cradles. Then also once it's in the wheel cradles, it's got a strap for either wheel to help hold it down. We're going to go ahead and get the bike out of the way. Now, with the bike out of the way, let's go ahead and get a couple of measurements.
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan
Today on our 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan, we'll be taking a look at the Swagman XC 2-bike platform style rack, part number S64650. The nice feature that this bike rack has is that there are no straps tying the wheels down. Instead you've got two wheel cradles at either end of the bike and then this hook on the center mast holding it down tight. Now, let's go ahead and get our bike out of the way and then we'll be able to look at some of the other features of this rack. Now, with the bike out of the way, let's go ahead and get a few measurements. Total distance that this will add to the rear of the vehicle is about 18 1/2 inches.
Yakima DoubleDown Ace Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan
Today on our 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan well be test fitting the Yakima Doubledown Ace 4-Bike Carrier, part number y02451. To begin our test fit, well slide the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch, line up the pin hole and then install our pin. Then we can move to the back of the shank and tighten down our anti-rattle device. Now well go ahead and go over some clearance measurements. We have about 11 inches of ground clearance. From the closest point of the carrier to the rear of the vehicle is about 3 inches.
Yakima StickUp 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan
Today on our 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan well be test fitting the Yakima Stickup 2-bike carrier, part number y02420. To begin our test well slide the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up the pin hole, and thread in our anti-rattle bolt tightening it with a wrench. Now well go ahead and go over some clearance measurements. We have a ground clearance of 11 inches. From the closest point of the carrier to the rear of the vehicle is about 2 inches. With the bike carrier in its folded position, weve added 11 inches to the overall length of our vehicle.
Yakima FrontLoader Roof Bike Rack Review - 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan
Today on our 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan well be test fitting the Yakima Frontloader roof-mounted bike carrier, part number y02103. Now with our vehicle already equipped with a factory installed roof rack system, well begin our test fit by placing the carrier onto the vehicles crossbars. Well then place the head of the carrier on the front crossbar, and turn the black t-handle to pinch the two brackets on the front crossbar. Well then bring the back bracket around the underside of the rear crossbar, and insert the t-bolt into the bracket, and turn the black wing nut to tighten it down. Once both sets of brackets are tightened down were ready to load up our bike. Well undo the rear tray strap and bring the front part of the wheel hook out.
Yakima ForkLift Roof Mounted Bike Rack Review - 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan
Today on our 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan, we'll be test fitting the Yakima Forklift roof-mounted bike carrier, part number Y02098. Now with our vehicle already equipped with a factory-installed roof rack system, we'll begin our test fit by placing the carrier onto the vehicle's crossbars. We'll then insert the T bolts into the front of the bracket and turn the black wing nut to tighten it down to secure the front of the carrier to the front crossbar. We'll then bring the black bracket around the rear crossbar, and insert the T bolts into the bracket and turn the black wing nut to tighten it down to secure the rear of the carrier to the rear crossbar. Once everything is tightened down, we'll then remove the skewer at the head of the carrier to insert the black plastic cap, which slides onto the black wing nut. We'll then replace the skewer, and we're ready to load our bike.
Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan
Today on our 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan, we'll be test fitting the Thule Vertex 4-bike carrier, part number TH9029. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch, line up the hitch pin holes, and then thread in our anti-rattle bolt, securing it with a lock. Now we'll go ahead and go over few clearance measurements. We have about 11" of ground clearance, and from the closest point of the carrier to the back of the vehicle is about 1". With the bike rack in its folded position, we've added 10" to the overall length of our vehicle. Now we'll go ahead and pull the lever at the bottom of the mast to allow our bike carrier to tilt.
Thule Doubletrack Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan
Today on our 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan well be test fitting the Thule Doubletrack Platform Style 2-Bike Carrier, part number th990xt. To begin our test fit well slide the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up the hitch pin hole, and thread in our anti-rattle bolt, and tighten it with a wrench. Now well go ahead and go over a few clearance measurements. We have a ground clearance of 10 inches. The closest point of the carrier to the rear of the vehicle is about 2 inches. With the bike carrier in its folded position weve added 8 inches to the overall length of our vehicle.
Thule Domestique Roof Bike Rack Review - 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan
Today on our 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan well be test fitting the Thule Domestique Roof Mounted Bike Carrier, part number th513. Now with our vehicle already equipped with a factory roof rack system, well begin our test fit by placing the carrier onto the vehicles crossbars. Note that you cannot access the front two Allen bolts without first removing the skewer. Well then use the Allen key to loosen up the Allen bolts on the front and rear of the carrier. Once the Allen bolts are loosened up we can then bring the brackets around the front and rear crossbar and use the Allen key to tighten them down and secure the carrier to the vehicles crossbars. Once the carrier is secured and tightened down were ready to load up our bike.
Softride Dura Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan
Today on our 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan well be test fitting the Softride Dura Parallelogram Tilting 4-Bike Rack, part number sr26247. To begin our test fit well slide the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch, line up the pin hole, and then thread in our anti-rattle bolt, and tighten it with a wrench, and then we can go ahead and install our lock. Now well go ahead and go over a few clearance measurements. We have about 11 inches of ground clearance. From the closest point of the bike carrier to the back of the vehicle is about 4 inches. Weve added about 34 inches to the overall length of our vehicle.
RockyMounts TieRod Roof Bike Rack Review - 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan
Today on our 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan well be test fitting the RockyMounts Tierod Roof Mounted Bike Carrier, part number rky1014. Now with our vehicle already equipped with a factory roof rack system, well begin our test fit by placing the carrier onto the vehicles crossbars. Well remove the black plastic cap and in no specific order well loosen up the Allen bolts at the rear of the carrier to bring the bracket around the rear crossbar as well as bringing the rubber-coated steel straps around the front crossbar and hooking them back into the head of the carrier. Well then use the Allen key to tighten down the Allen bolts to secure the carrier to the vehicle. Once the carrier is secured to the vehicle, were ready to load our bike. Well replace the black plastic cap at the head of the carrier and make sure our skewer is loosened up.
RockyMounts TieRod Stretch Roof Bike Rack Review - 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan
Today on our 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan, we'll be test fitting the Rockymounts Tierod Stretch roof-mounted bike carrier, part number RKY1011. With our vehicle already equipped with a factory roof rack system, we'll begin our test fit by placing the carrier onto the vehicle's cross bars. We'll then remove the black plastic cap at the head of the carrier to bring the rubber-coated steel straps around the front cross bar. We'll then loosen up the Allan bolts for the rear bracket, to bring the rear bracket around the rear cross bar. We'll then use the Allan keys to tighten down the Allan bolts, to secure the carrier to the vehicle. Once the carrier is secure to the vehicle, we're ready to load our bike. We'll replace the black plastic cap at the head of the carrier and loosen up the tray strap, and also make sure that the skewer is loosened up, as well.
Kuat Sherpa Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan
Today on our 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan well be test fitting the Kuat Sherpa Aluminum Platform Style hitch-mounted 2-bike carrier, part number s102. To begin our test well slide the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up the pin hole, and install our pin and clip. Then well move to the rear of the base where well hand tighten the hand knob to engage our anti-rattle device and secure our bike carrier to our vehicle. Now well go ahead and go over some clearance measurements. We have a ground clearance of about 12 inches. From the closest point of the carrier to the back of the vehicle is about of an inch.
Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan
Today on our 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan, we'll be test fitting the Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Mounted Bike Carrier, part number TH934XTR. To mount our carrier to the vehicle, we'll insert the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch. We'll line up our hitch pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt, and tighten it down using a wrench. Next, we'll go over a handful of clearance measurements. We've got about 9-1/2 inches of ground clearance and 5-1/2 inches of clearance between the closest part of the carrier and the closest part of the vehicle. Overall, we've added about 16 inches of length to the rear of our vehicle with the carrier's arms folded down.
Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan
Today on our 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan, we'll be test fitting the Swagman Titan 4 Hitch Mounted Bike Carrier, part number S63410. To mount our carrier to the vehicle, we'll insert the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch. We'll line up our hitch pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt, and then we'll tighten it down using a wrench. Next, we'll go over a handful of clearance measurements. We've got about 10-1/2 inches of ground clearance and about 7 inches of clearance between the closest part of the carrier and the closest part of the vehicle. Overall, we've added about 20 inches of length to the rear of our vehicle with the carrier's arms folded down.
SportRack EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan
Today on our 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan, we'll be test fitting the SportRack 2Hitch Mounted Bike Carrier, part number A30901. To mount our carrier to the vehicle, we'll insert the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch. We'll line up our hitch pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt, and tighten it down using a wrench. Next, we'll go over a handful of clearance measurements. We've got about 10 inches of ground clearance and about 7 inches of clearance between the closest part of the vehicle and the closest part of the carrier. Overall, we've added about 25 inches of length to the rear of our vehicle.
SportRack Escape 3 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan
Today on our 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan, we'll be test fitting the SportRack Escape 3 Hitch Mounted Bike Carrier, part number A30403. To mount our carrier to the vehicle, we'll insert the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch. We'll line up our hitch pin hole, thread in our anti-rattle bolt, and tighten it down using a wrench. Next, we'll go over a handful of clearance measurements. We've got about 10 inches of ground clearance and about 2 inches of clearance between the closest part of the carrier and the closest part of the vehicle. Overall, we've added about 12 inches of length to the rear of our vehicle with the carrier's arms folded down.
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