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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.
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Swagman XC2 Bike Rack for 2 bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
It works great. I love that the bikes are secure on a platform opposed to being suspended. It is much easier to load and secure the bikes than it is with the traditional type of carrier. It is a breeze to put the carrier on and off the truck and the bikes do not rub the vehicle.
Great product. Prompt delivery. Easy assembly. Carried 2 heavy fat tire type bykes on turnpike and local roads with no problems. Nice match to my 2014 TRD Tacoma. Glad I found e-trailer. I will purchase again.
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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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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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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).
Rack arrived today. I will not lie, it is heavy and therefore cumbersome to assemble. Despite that, I was able to assemble and install it in just under one hour. I did this on my own, another person would have cut this time in half. The rack checks all the boxes of wants and needs. That same weight noted before makes it rock solid. The anti-rattle feature to tighten the hitch is wonderful. Handle/pedal to change from upright position to bike holding rack to tilt away from my Subaru 2010 Forester was incredibly simple and smooth. I was all set to buy the Thule T2 Pro XT 2 and a friend told me about this Kuat NV 2.0. I am so happy. I knew it was more expensive, but free shipping and price was discounted at checkout when I purchased it from etrailer.com. Great surprise. This rack is well thought out, has superb quality features, and I am convinced that I made the best choice. All things aside, it also really looks nice.
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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
Fit Test: Thule Helium Pro Bike Rack for 3 Bikes on a 2014 Toyota Tacoma
Today we have our 2014 Toyota Tacoma, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Thule Helium Pro Hanging Style Three Bike Rack. I've already got in place here just to give you a good idea of what it looks like and how it's going to fit our Tacoma. Now right away, what's unique about this bike rack is that it will also work with motor homes. So if you have a motor home, it is motor home approved. Now what's also unique about it is that it is one of the only motor home approved bike racks out there that tilts away. So if we've got it on our Tacoma here we can tilt it away to gain access to our tailgate area.
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Toyota Tacoma TH9058
Today on our 2014 Toyota Tacoma, we're going to be doing a test fit on the Thule Camber Hanging Style Tube Bike Rack.So, I've already got it in place here, just to give you a good idea what it looks like. It's going to hold our bikes with three points of contact. We've got two straps for our top tube here, then we've got one for our seat post tube. This one for our seat post tube is going to help cut down on some of that sway during transport. Help cut down on bike to bike contact, bike to bike rack contact and bike to vehicle contact.Ont thing that I forgot to mention already, is that what's unique about this bike rack is that it is motor home approved, so we can use it just behind our motor home. It's going to carry our two bikes nice and safe.
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Toyota Tacoma TH9042PRO
Today on our 2014 Toyota Tacoma, we're going to be doing a test on the Thule Helium Pro hanging-style two bike rack. So I've already got it in place here, just to give you a good idea of what it looks like and how it's going to work with our Tacoma. Now, right away, one of the unique things about this bike rack is that it is motor home approved. So you can carry it on the back of your motor home and it's not going to suffer from damage from vibration that happens at the rear of RVs during transport.Now, with that being said, it's also one of the only ones out there that's approved that can be tilted away. You do have to do that without the bikes loaded, but having it tilt away is going to gain us access to other accessories that might be mounted to our motor home's bumper, our spare tire, even our ladder to access our roof. But we'll talk about that here in just a bit.Our bike is mounted by three anchor points.
Fit Check: Testing Thule Apex XT Bike Rack for 2 Bikes on a 2014 Toyota Tacoma
Today, on our 2014 Toyota Tacoma, we're gonna be doing a test fit on the Thule Apex XT hanging style two bike rack.As you can see, I've already got it installed here just to give you a good idea what it looks like and how it's gonna work with our Tacoma.Now, right away what's unique about this bike rack is that it is also motor home approved, so if you have a motor home, it's gonna be nice and solid, excuse me, and it's gonna be great for carrying two bikes on the back of your motor home.Now, with that being said, it's also one of the only bike racks out there that tilts away that is motor home approved, so for our motor home, we can tilt it away to gain access to our ladder, our spare tire or any other accessories we may have mounted to our bumper. When it's mounted to our Tacoma, we can tilt it away to access our tailgate area.But, to tilt it away, you need to have the bike removed, so just keep that in mind and I'll show you how that works here in a little bit.But, the way it holds our bikes is with three points of contact. We've got two straps that come over our top tube and the one that goes around our seat post tube. Now, the one that goes around our seat post tube is gonna help prevent some of that sway during transport, prevent bike to bike contact, bike to bike rack contact and bike to vehicle contact.Also, another bike, excuse me, another interesting thing that this bike rack has is a cable lock built into the mast. That way we can leave our bikes unattended and not have to worry about them being stolen.Let's go ahead and take our bike off though. To do so, we'll push on the little tab and guide that strap out.We'll set that aside.
SportRack Platform Style 2 Bike Rack Review - 2014 Toyota Tacoma
Today on our 2014 Toyota Tacoma, we'll be test fitting the sport rack, platform style hitch mounted 2 bike rack, part number SR2901. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. We'll thread in the anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down, using a wrench. The bike rack's secured. We'll go over a few clearance measurements and see how the two fit together. We have about 20 1/2 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 7 inches.
Prorack 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Toyota Tacoma
Today on our 2014 Toyota Tacoma, well be test fitting the ProRack Hitch Mounted Four Bike Rack, part number PR8062404. Well begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch, and thread our anti-rattle bolt through the pin holes and tighten it down with a wrench. If the bike rack secured, well go over a few clearance of measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 17 inches of ground clearance at the back of the bike rack. Closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 5 inches away, and weve added about 30 inches to the overall length of our vehicle. To access the bed of the truck, we can pull this over pin at the base of the bike rack and tilt the mast down, and we can easily have access to the trucks bed. To load up a bike, well make sure the mast is in its upright position.
Thule Doubletrack Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Toyota Tacoma
Today on our 2014 Toyota Tacoma, we'll be test fitting the Thule Doubletrack platform style hitch mounted two bike rack part number TH990XT. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. We'll thread in our anti rattle bolt and tighten it down using a wrench. With the bike rack secured, we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 17 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 5 inches away and we've added about 11 inches to the overall length of our Tacoma. We can now lift up on the gray lever at the base of the bike rack and tilt the platform down. With the platform down, we have about 24 inches of ground clearance at the rear of the bike rack. Closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 3 inches away and we've added about 29 and a half inches to the overall length of our Toyota Tacoma.
SportRack 3 Bike Rack Review - 2014 Toyota Tacoma
Today on our 2014 Toyota Tacoma, we'll be testing the sports rack hitch-mounted three-bike rack, part number sr2403. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. We'll thread in the anti-rattle bolts, and tighten it down using a wrench. With the bike rack secured, we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 17-1/2 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about four inches away, and we've added about 12 inches to the overall length of our Ticoma.
What our customers are saying:
"We just recently used the hitch bike rack, it was easy to put on and worked great.It makes traveling easy! Thanks for the quick shipping service too.Ill recommend your product to everyone. Thanks Rick"