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Thule Passage Trunk Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - Hanging Style
Ordered online, it shipped the same day. Received it 3 days later. There is a little assembly, but, pretty simple. It took me less than 15 minutes to install and no tools were needed. It is adjustable to be used on many different auto types, but, the instructions were very clear about how to adjust it to fit my 2011 Ford Edge. I have used it twice so far to transport my bike. There are a couple of items that are inherent in the design, not a flaw, but, you need to be aware of them. First, you can't use rear window wipers. Second, the back-up alarm goes nuts because it registers a bike less than 6 inches behind you (I tolerate it for the few seconds it takes to back out of my driveway or out of a parking lot). Third, there is a little flexibility, it is held on with straps and clamps, not bolts, so, it bounces a little when you go over bumps or make sharp turns, however, it holds the bike fast to the frame and stays on the car. I use mine to transport my bike on short trips around town to bike trails. On a long trip I would suggest checking that the straps remain tight from time to time during the drive.
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.
# 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
Ordered online, it shipped the same day. Received it 3 days later. There is a little assembly, but, pretty simple. It took me less than 15 minutes to install and no tools were needed. It is adjustable to be used on many different auto types, but, the instructions were very clear about how to adjust it to fit my 2011 Ford Edge. I have used it twice so far to transport my bike. There are a couple of items that are inherent in the design, not a flaw, but, you need to be aware of them. First, you can't use rear window wipers. Second, the back-up alarm goes nuts because it registers a bike less than 6 inches behind you (I tolerate it for the few seconds it takes to back out of my driveway or out of a parking lot). Third, there is a little flexibility, it is held on with straps and clamps, not bolts, so, it bounces a little when you go over bumps or make sharp turns, however, it holds the bike fast to the frame and stays on the car. I use mine to transport my bike on short trips around town to bike trails. On a long trip I would suggest checking that the straps remain tight from time to time during the drive.
Ford EdgeFits perfectly on our Lexus CT200h. Only on the old LS400, the side straps have to be fastened to the wheel arch edge, since the upper trunklid gap is to narrow for inserting the strap hooks. Mounting of two bikes is (with some routine) quickly done, and they stay safe even for longer and faster routes. For transporting three (mountain) bikes, though, the design doesn't seem big and robust enough. Nevertheless, the price-benefit-fun ratios are way better than reasonable.
# 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 XC2 Bike Rack for 2 bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
This rack was exactly as advertised, and a considerable bargain versus the $350 alternatives. Easy to assemble, great instructions, easy to mount on the car and easy to load. I drove around, hit some bumps, made some turns, etc. and the bikes were as solid as I when I loaded them. It also held my wife's bike securely (it has a low bar), which was a big concern of mine. Can't speak to longevity since I just got it, but it is well constructed and the pieces fit snugly ... it "feels" well made. Attached to a Ford Edge with a 2" hitch.
Seems pretty easy to use bikes fit well. I will be taking on her maiden voyage next week end to long Island and some of the best roads in the country "NOT" so this should be a good test.
# 6
Swagman XTC2 Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
Good: the product assembly was fairly easy, and the instructions were good. I found the rack easy to insert and remove from the hitch. I use a wrench to ensure it is tightened, and just keep that wrench in the car at all times. Poor: I found it somewhat cumbersome to organize two bikes on the rack. You need to adjust the tire platforms just so, depending on the bikes. But also, the height matters too, and getting them on there so that the handlebars and pedals don't clash. That can be a small issue with hanging racks too. If you always have the same 1 or 2 bikes, then you figure out a routine and just stick with it. But, that said, I didn't think the inverted hooks securely held the bikes. I never feel as if I can get them snug, and I end up using a couple of bungees just for insurance. Plus, I'm not comfortable with the tires sticking out beyond the sides of the car, even though they probably don't stick out much further than the outside edge of the sideview mirror. My final assessment: I went back to the roof rack I had been using, for convenience and easy of use. I tried the hitch rack because I didn't want to risk marring the roof of my new Prius with the load-bearing bars and then the bike rack-tracks on top of that. But, with a second person, I was able to get the bars and rack positioned with no problems, and decided to just leave it on for the season. It takes me only about 4 minutes to get two bikes on top without any assistance. And I have access to the trunk (which I definitely don't have with the hitch rack).
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
# 8
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!!
# 9
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.
# 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.
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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.
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Ford Edge
Hey everyone! Today we have a 2015 Ford Edge and we're going to test it with a Touhey Helium Pro Three-Bike Hanging Style Rack.Now this hanging rack's going to allow you to transport up to three bikes to and from the trails, or wherever else you're going to take them. It's got a pretty cool design in that it comes in at about 20 pounds, so it's going to be pretty light and very easy to handle so any time you're installing it into your hitch or taking it out, you're not going to have to put too much strain on your back or anything like that which is pretty nice because most, you know, three to four bike platform racks are going to get up there in weight. You know, 30, 40 pounds and that's just going to be a lot less weight you got to carry so, which is good for that.Now, the bike itself is going to be attached at three different points. We have two straps on top of the top tube, right there. The third point is going to be down here on the seat post tube. It's going to be securing, the strap is going to be securing it into the anti sway cradle and that just helps prevent a lot of unnecessary movement out of our bike while we're traveling.We're going to have an onboard cable lock that comes out from the base, it goes over top of your bikes and locks into this slot right there.
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Ford Edge
Hey everyone, today we have a 2015 Ford Edge and we're gonna do a test fit with the Thule Helium Pro 2 Bike Hanging Style Rack.Now this bike rack is gonna allow you to carry up to two bikes, to and from the trails or wherever else you want to take them.It's got a unique design to it in that it's made out of solid aluminum so it's gonna be very lightweight and easy to handle. It comes in at just under 20 pounds so you're not gonna have too much trouble installing it in your hitch and taking it off for whenever you don't need it. When compared to a lot of other platform style racks, the ones that get up there 30 to 40 pounds, that could be a bit of a hassle and a bit of a strain on your back to be constantly put in and out of your hitch. While Thule came up with this bike rack so you don't have that problem anymore.The bike itself is gonna be held in at three different points. We're gonna have a strap on the top part of this tube, right here. We're also gonna have the same thing on the other side so two straps on top.
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Ford Edge
Today on our on our 2015 Ford Edge we're going to be taking a look at the Swagman Trailhead 4-bike hanging-style rack for 1-1/4" and 2" hitches, part number S63380. Now on this bike rack the bike is secured in three locations. We've got our two straps that are right there. Then we've got one more back here. The third location that we secure is down here on the downtube of the frame for sway control to make sure that the bike doesn't swing too much. Now we'll remove the bike and we'll set it off to the side. Now with the bike out of the way, let's take a couple measurements.
Yakima Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2015 Ford Edge
Today on our 2015 Ford Edge we're going to be testing the Yakima Halfback 2 Bike Rack, part number Y02636. We already have a bike installed on the rack, let's go and take a closer look and show off some of the features. It has nice padded cradles which are adjustable along the length of the bike rack. Also has these bottle openers at the end so after you're done with a ride you can crack open a cold one. It also grips the bike in 3 places on the bike's frame. We have 2 zip strips up at the to here and one off at the side. That is going to serve as an anti-sway strap to keep the bike from moving too far back and forth, possibly hitting the bike in front of it and damaging them both. Let's go and take the bike off and set it aside.
Inno Roof Bike Racks Review - 2015 Ford Edge
Today on our 2015 Ford Edge Titanium, we are going to be doing a test fit of the Enno 00:00:05 Tire Hold rooftop mounted bike rack. As you can see, we've already got our bike up here and in place so you can see what it's going to look like once you have it installed on your vehicle. Just note that this is meant more for your expensive bikes that you don't want any damage to the frame at all, so you don't need to mount it by your forks, like you would on your normal bike racks. You can mount it with the rubber on your tires as they'll fit inside the cradles. Let's go ahead and show you how the bike's secured to the rack. We'll first need to take our key and unlock the center locking mechanism here. Once we've done so, go ahead and lift it up just like so, and then pull the back side off.
Kuat TRIO Roof Bike Racks Review - 2015 Ford Edge
Today, on our 2015 Ford Edge Titanium, we're going to be doing a test kit of the Kuat TRIO. This is going to be your roof rack mounted bike carrier for a single bike to be fork mounted. It's going to be part number TR02. As you can see, we've already got our bike up here so you can see and visualize how it's going to look once you have it up on top of your vehicle. Let's go ahead and start off by talking about how the bike is attached. On the back side here, you're going to have a safety strap. That's going to be unique in that it does have the ratchets or straps on both sides.
Thule Sprint Roof Bike Racks Review - 2015 Ford Edge
Today on our 2015 Ford Edge Titanium, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Thule Sprint. This is going to be your fork-mounted, rooftop-mounted bike rack for a single bike. The part number is going to be TH528. As you can see, we've already go our bike up here on our vehicle. You can see what it is going to look like once you have it fully assembled and in place. Let's go ahead and talk about how our bike is secured to our rack.
SportRack Roof Bike Racks Review - 2015 Ford Edge
Today on our 2015 Ford Edge Titanium, we're going to be doing a test fit of the sport rack downshift. This is going to be your roof rack mounted bike rack for mounting your fork and the single bike to the top of your vehicle. This will be part number SR4623. As you can see, we've already got our bike up there, so you can see what it's going to look like once you have it fully assembled and then placed on your vehicle. First thing is first, let's go ahead and talk about how the bike is secured to our rack. On the back side here, you're going to see a regular strap that's just going to secure that rear wheel in place. This piece here will slide up behind your wheel and tire, and the strap will come around bringing it through the top part and back through the buckle.
Inno Roof Bike Racks Review - 2015 Ford Edge
Today on our 2015 Ford Edge titanium we're going to be doing a test fit of the Inno multi-fork rooftop mounted bike rack. This bike rack is going to make it to where your forks will mount directly to your roof rack system on a nice rack that looks sleek on your vehicle. You can see that we already got our bike up here and in place. You can see what it's going to look like once you have it fully assembled on your vehicle. It's going to be part number IN8392. First off, we're going to talk about how the bike is secured to our rack. You're going to have your rear strap here and your rear cradle. The nice thing about this strap and cradle is it can adjust by the tabs on both sides opening up, and making it to where the strap can accommodate a large wheeled bike, such as your mountain bike or any of those.
Inno Roof Bike Racks Review - 2015 Ford Edge
Today on our 2015 Ford Edge Titanium, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Inno Fork Lock III. This will be your vehicle roof rack system mounted bike rack. It's going to fit one single bike. Part number is going to be INA391. As you can see, we've already got our bike up here so you will see what it will look like once you have it fully assembled and in place on your vehicle. First thing is we're going to do is talk about how the bike is secured to the rack itself. On the backside, you will have your strap system.
Inno Roof Bike Racks Review - 2015 Ford Edge
Today on our 2015 Ford Edge Titanium we're going to be doing a test fit of the Inno Slim Fork Roof Mounted Bike Rack. As you can see, we've already got a bike up here so you can see what it's going to look like once you have it assembled and the on top of your vehicle. This is going to be part number INA387. We'll go ahead and start off by talking about how the bike is attached to the rack itself. On the back here you're going to have your wheel clamp. What's nice about this is once you have it tight, it's going to click and let you know. To loosen it, we're just going to rotate it back and you can see that that back tire will now be free. Up front, you're going to have the nice little forks set up here that's going to lock in place so it can't be tampered with.
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