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Kuat Beta Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 2" Hitches - Tilting
Kuat Beta is ideal 2" hitch, 2 bike rack. It is well made, relatively light, very sturdy, and installs in a minute. We recently drove for 2000 miles with our bikes on it. Very stable, no vibration. Minimal vibration only on very rough roads, as you would expect.
Built extremely well , simple to use and reasonable cost compared to other brands. Very satisfied. Ed T
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Swagman XTC2 Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
We got the XTC2 to replace an old school rack. It was easy to put together and feels sturdy and well made. We will be using it on a 2016 Civic, 1999 4x4 Tacoma and a Casita Trailer. Looking forward to using it when the weather warms up.
Looks like a good bike rack. I had to get a front receiver hitch and this bike rack so we could take our bikes when we tow our a-frame trailer. The bikes don’t block our view of the road much if the seats are removed.
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Kuat NV 2.0 Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 2" Hitches - Wheel Mount - Gunmetal Gray
Fantastic bike rack. Switch it between a Honda Ridgeline and a Subaru Outback Wilderness and it works perfectly. Accidentally lost the locking pin that secures the rack to the trailer hitch and when I inquired with Kurt about ordering a replacement lock keyed to match the locking cables on the rack and the Kuat rep sent one to me for free. (I removed the rack and left the lock sitting on my car bumper. Later that day I drove off and lost the lock on the highway).
Great bike rack. It is easy to install the hitch on a vehicle and to remove it. The Kuat NV 2.0 provides a smooth, gentle ride for road bikes and mountain bikes. Great purchase. Highly recommend.
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Swagman XC2 Bike Rack for 2 bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
Love my bike rack! Easy on easy off! Great product,
After setting up my new bike rack, I found that the "universal tow hitch adapter" that's used for bigger tow hitches such as my Toyota Tacoma didn't seem to compliment entirely. Attached pictures, you will see that the locking bolt and along with the cotter pin to secure the locking bolt onto the tow hitch doesn't quite reach through all the way across. Therefore, I wasn't able to insert the cotter pin through the locking bolt and couldn't safely secure my bike rack to the tow hitch of my Tacoma. I know the Toyota Tacoma is a very popular vehicle and I recommend all future orders be replaced with a much longer locking bolt (at least 1/2 inch longer) to accommodate truck owners like me. On the contrary, the bike rack does manage to fit onto my Mazda5 Minivan when utilizing the smaller tow hitch (without the universal tow hitch adapter for Class 3 Receiver). The bike rack is very versatile when loading bikes of various sizes and folds up to stow away very conveniently. Overall, great product!!
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Yakima HoldUp Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 2" Hitches - Wheel Mount
An extremely secured way of transporting my Cannondale mountain bikes. Well designed and very sturdy. Conveniently folds out of the way when not used and does not obstruct access to the truck bed and campershell on my Toyota Tacoma.
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Swagman Chinook Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
First platform style I've used. It is on a 2016 Toyota Tacoma. I can ALMOST put the tailgate flat, but goes 99% when tilted back to remove items from bed of truck. There is a lot of nice things about this product. The mast lays down and platform fold closer to your vehicle when not in use. It also tilts away from the vehicle to easier load the front bike. The tightening and locking pin is nice and the ratcheting hooks also lock. Was east to assemble. Galvanized hardware is also a nice touch too. Well worth it, I got it on sale anyway. It was a very long time to ship, got held up at the manufacture. Very happy with the Swagman brand!
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.
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Swagman E-Spec Bike Rack for 2 Electric Bikes - 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
I've been looking a eBike racks for about a month and finally decided on this Swagman rack because it's rated for use on an RV. That's what I needed because it will be on the back of my travel trailer. I had it on my wish list on another site but etrailer had it for $[XX] less, so I jumped on it. It was fairly easy to put together, I installed it on the hitch on my truck so I wouldn't have to wrestle with it on the floor of my garage, that made it easy to assemble. This rack is very well built, and is very solid, it doesn't move while on the hitch on my truck (I installed the RV hardware) so I have no doubt that in will be fine on the back of mhy travel trailer.
So far so good! I have used it on the back of my Jeep Grand Cherokee and on the back of our travel trailer. It is a pretty solid e-bike rack. I would definitely recommend this e-bike rack. We did purchase it for using on our travel trailer, but also works great on the back of our cars, which have 2" hitch receivers. On the travel trailer we also installed a Draw-Tite Hitch, along with a Curt 14" hitch extender for 2" trailer hitches and a Malone anti-rattle hitch lock system. We purchased everything from etrailer. I am very happy with how all of this works together for hauling our e-bikes on the back of our travel trailer.
Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Tacoma
Today on our 2013 Toyota Takoma double cab we're going to be test-fitting the Tooley Vertex, a tilting 4 bike rake for inch and a 1/4 and 2 inch hitches, part number Th9029. To begin our test-fit we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. Line up our pinholes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down with a wrench. In this position we'll have about 15 1/4 inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle's about 3 inches away. Overall we've added about 11 1/4 inches to the length of the Tacoma. Pulling the gray lever at the base of the center mast will allow us to tilt it away from our vehicle. As you can see, this allows us to fully open our tailgate.
Thule Helium Aero Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Tacoma
Today on our 2013 Toyota Tacoma Double Cab, we're going to be test fitting the Thule Helium Aero, a tilting two bike rack for 1 1/4 and 2 inch hitches, part number TH9042. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. As we do this, we'll want to hold out on the attached pin. We'll line up our pin holes, allow the attached pin to fall into the pin hole. We'll then turn the black knob. This will engage our anti-rattle device and further secure our rack to our vehicle. In this position, we have about 16 inches worth of ground clearance.
Thule Apex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Tacoma
Today on our 2013 Toyota Tacoma Double Cab, we are going to be test fitting the Thule Apex, a tilting 4 bike rack for 1 1/4 and 2 inch hitches. Part number TH9025. To begin our test fit we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. As we do this, we'll hold out on the attached pin. We'll line up our pin holes, allow the attached pin to fall into the pin hole and then we'll tighten the black knob. This will engage our anti rattle device and further secure the rack to our vehicle.
Thule Doubletrack Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Tacoma
Today on our 2013 Toyota Tacoma Double Cap, we are going to be test fitting the Thule Double Track, a platform style 2 bike rack for 1 1/4 and 2 inch hitches, part number TH990XT. To begin our test fit we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up our pin holes, grab in our anti rattle bolt and tighten it down with a wrench. We'll then secure it using the provided lock. In this position we have about 15 inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 5 1/2 inches away and overall we've added 10 1/2 inches to the length of the truck. Pulling the gray lever at the base of the rack will allow us to tilt it away from our vehicle.
Installation: Swagman Titan Bike Rack for 4 Bikes on a 2013 Toyota Tacoma
Today on our 2013 Toyota Tacoma Double Cab, we are going to be test fitting the Swagman Titan, a tilting 4 bike rack for 1 1/4 and 2 inch hitches. Part number S63410. To begin our test fit we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up our pin holes, thread in our anti rattle bolt and tighten it down with the wrench. We'll then secure it using the provided clip. In this position we have about 18 1/4 inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 6 inches away and overall we've added about 19 inches to the length of our truck.
SportRack 3 Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Tacoma
Today on our 2013 Toyota Tacoma Double Cab, we are going to be test fitting the Sport Rack Tilting 3 Bike Rack for 1 1/4 and 2 inch hitches, part number SR240. To begin our test fit we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up our pin holes and thread it our anti rattle bolt. We can then tighten it down with the wrench and secure it with the provided clip. In this position we have about 15 1/2 inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 5 inches away and overall we've added 11 1/2 inches to the length of the our truck. Pulling the black pin at the base of our center mast will allow us to tilt it away from our vehicle. As you can see this does give us the ability to fully open our tail gate.
Softride Element Hitch Mounted Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Tacoma
Today on our 2013 Toyota Tacoma we're going to be test fitting the Softride Element Parallelogram, a tilting 4 bike rack for 1-1/4" and 2" hitches, part number SR26248. To begin our test-fit we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up our pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down with a wrench. In this position we have about 15-1/4" of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 4-1/4" away, and overall we've added about 13" to the length of the Tacoma. Pulling the two silver pin and clips at the top of the masts will allow us to spin our arms up into the loading position. We'll reinsert the pins to secure them in place. In this position, with our arms extended, we've added about 30" to the length of the truck. It's now time to load our bike.
Softride Dura Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Tacoma
Today on our 2013 Toyota Tacoma Double Cap, we are going to be test fitting the Soft Ride Dura Parallelogram, a tilting 4 bike rack for 1 1/4 and 2 inch hitches part number SR26247. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up our pin holes, thread in our anti rattle bolt, tighten it down with the wrench. In this position you'll have about 15 1/4 inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 6 inches away and overall we've added about 37 1/4 inches to the length of the truck. A great feature of the Dura Parallelogram is the removable cradle arms. This allows for extra storage options.
Saris Thelma 3 Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Tacoma
Today on our 2013 Toyota Tacoma Double Cab, we're going to be test fitting the Saris Thelma, a platform style 3 bike rack for 1-1/2 inches and 2-inch hitches. Part number SA4239B. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up our pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt from the left to the right, and tighten it down with a wrench. We'll then secure it using the provided clip. In this position, we'll have about 15-3/4 of an inch worth of ground clearance. The closet point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 3 inches away. Overall, we've added about 10-1/2 inches to the length of our truck. Pulling the gold pin and clip at the base of the rack will allow us to tilt it into its platform position. We'll reinsert the pin to secure it.
Set up: Saris Freedom Bike Rack for 4 Bikes on a 2013 Toyota Tacoma
Today on our 2013 Toyota Tacoma, we're going to be test fitting the Saris Freedom, a platform style 4 bike rack for 2 inch hitches, part number SA4414B. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up our pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt from the left to the right, tighten it down with a wrench. We can then secure it with the provided clip. In this position, we have about 15 inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 4 inches away and overall, we've added about 17 inches to the length of the Tacoma. Pulling the gray lever at the top of the rack will allow us to tilt it away from our vehicle into platform position. In this position, we have about 22 inches worth of ground clearance here at the rear. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is now about 10 1/4 inches away.
Saris Axis 3 Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Tacoma
Today on our 2013 Toyota Tacoma, we are going to be test fitting the Saris Axis, a tilting 3 bike rack for 1 1/4 and 2 inch hitches part number SA843B. To begin our test fit we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up our pin holes, thread in our anti rattle bolt from the left to the right and tighten it down with the wrench. In this position we have about 15 1/2 inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 5 1/2 inches away and overall we've added about 14 inches to the length of our truck. Pulling the yellow T handle at the base of the mast will allow us to tilt the rack away from our vehicle. As you can see this gives us full access to open our tail gate. With our mast big in its upright position, it's now time to extend our dual cradle arms.
Saris Axis Tilting 2 Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Tacoma
Today on our 2013 Toyota Tacoma Double Cab we're going to be test fitting the Saris Axis, a tilting 2-bike rack for 1-1/4" and 2" hitches, part number SA832. To begin our test fit we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up our pinholes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt from the left to the right, tighten it down with a wrench, and then secure it with the provided clip. In this position we have about 15-1/4" worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 6" away. Overall we've added about 13-1/2" to the length of the truck. Pulling the yellow t-handle at the base of the mast will allows us to tilt it away from our vehicle. As you can see, this allows us to fully open our tailgate.
Prorack 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Tacoma
Today on our 2013 Toyota Tacoma Double Cab we're going to be test fitting the Prorack Tilting 4-Bike Rack for 1-1/4 and 2 inch hitches part number PR8062404. To begin our test fit we're going to slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. We'll line up our pinholes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt, and tighten it down with a wrench. We can then secure it with the provided clip. Our racks going to offer us about 14-3/4 of an inch worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 5-1/2 inches away.
Hollywood Racks Traveler Tow n Go Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Tacoma
Today on our 2013 Toyota Tacoma Double Cab, we're going to be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler Tow 'n Go, 3-Bike rack for 2 inch ball mounts, part number HR135. For today's test fit we're going to be using the hidden hitch ball mount with an extra long shank, part number 80232. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of our ball mount into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up our pinholes, insert a pin and secure it with a clip. Please keep in mind the ball mount, the ball, the pin and clip are all sold separately. As you can see when installing this with a simple pin and clip, it does allow for some movement in the bike rack. To remedy this we do have some anti sway devices available, you can check our website for more details. We'll now extend out our duel cradle arms, to do this we will pull out the black pin located at the top of the mast, swing our arms into position; we'll then reinsert the pin to hold them in place. To load up our bike we're first going to undo our cradle straps.
Kuat NV Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Tacoma
Today on our 2013 Toyota Tacoma Double Cab, we're going to be test fitting the Kuat NV, part number N101. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. We'll line up our pin holes, slide through our pin. As we do this, we want to be sure that it engages our anti-rattle device. We'll then secure it using the provided lock. Here at the rear of the rack, we're going to turn the black knob. This is going to engage our anti-rattle device, and further secure the rack to our vehicle.
Yakima StickUp 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Tacoma
Today on our 2013 Toyota Tacoma, were going to be test fitting the Yakima StickUp, this is a 2-bike folding platform style rack, it will fit 1-1/4 and 2 inch hitches, its part number is Y02420. To begin our test fit, were going to slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. Well then line up our pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt, and tighten it down with a wrench. Well then use the provided clip to secure it. With our rack in this position, youre going to have about 15-3/4 of an inch worth of ground clearance here. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle its like its going to be here, you see, its about 6 inches away from the back of the truck. Overall, weve added about 9 inches to the length of the truck.
What our customers are saying:
"great experience!!! I've been looking for a hitch. With the experience I just had with the bike rack, I;kk definitely come back and order the hitch when I have a little more $$$. delivery was quick! the product was awesome!!! Frank"