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Thule Hitching Post Pro Bike Rack for 4 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches
built solid, easy to install .just received bike rack have not used yet.
Super easy to order. Arrived in a few days. Installed in 10 minutes. Appreciate the email updates.
# 2
Swagman XC2 Bike Rack for 2 bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
We are happy with our Swagman XC 2-Bike Rack; it has performed above average on highways and dirt roads and is a breeze to attach to our truck, thank you for a great product.
It works great! Easy, quick, you know. One needs to screw in the hitch bolt, for some reason, before latching it. Other than that, it makes going bike riding way easier.
# 3
Swagman XTC2 Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
First-time rack buyer / owner / installer. The rack arrived in a timely fashion, maybe a day or 2 ahead of schedule. It was well packaged. I’m LOVING this bike rack. It was easy to put together and to mount on my new Honda Passport. Thus far, no squeaks in my 2” receiver. Hardest part of initial set-up is figuring out the best way to position two bikes. Trial & error and some patience. The directions weren’t clear as to where the 2 left-over screws went. I found the answer in another review and have posted a pic in case others have the same problem (photo with pen pointing at screw). These screws go in the underneath side of both of the folding arms. They appear to keep the wheel wells from sliding off in case in you drive with an empty, un-folded rack, and forgot to tighten down the wheel wells. The folding arm push / pull pins can be difficult at times. I coated the tips with some lube. That and a little jiggling seems to solve that issue. I guess it’s better for the pins to be snug vs popping right out. I added a small Master lock to the hitch pin (in lieu of the provided cotter pin) as a theft deterrent. I read that a 3/16 shackle lock will fit into the bike clamp down arms to also act as a deterrent. I had an old 3/16 lock that did snugly fit and appeared to be locked. HOWEVER, I yanked on the lock and it came open as there isn’t quite enough clearance for the shackle to lock. I discovered that longer 3/16 shackle locks are hard to find. Have attached a photo of the lock that actually fits and works (Ace Hardware). One lock on the upper clamp down arm will secure both arms as the lower arm can’t be removed without removing the upper arm. The clamp down arms appear to be coated to prevent damage to your bike. I’ve tried a simple rag and ultimately settled on pool noodle pieces as a precautionary measure. I CAN NOT open my tailgate (regardless of whether or not the rack is fold up and in the bike carry position). If that’s a concern for you, then spring for the more costly titling version. My back-up camera still functions.
The Swagman XTC-2 platform bike carrier arrived very quickly from etrailer and in good shape, the actual carrier box is inside another shipper box, which I'm sure helped with its condition. Assembly was relatively quick and painless, even though the instructions could be a little more thorough. Installing the carrier on the back of our Jeep Patriot also was quick, it helps to have an extra ratchet & 3/4" socket laying around for just this purpose. Installing the bikes takes a little patience and trial and error the first time you try and put them on the carrier. It's easy enough to adjust the wheel holders to fit the wheelbase of your bikes, but for us at least, the challenge was trying to swing the vertical support bar up into position after putting on the first bike (closest to the Jeep). We couldn't angle the bike enough toward the Jeep to have the bar clear the bike. We learned that the easiest way to secure the first bike was to remove the ratcheting frame hooks altogether, put the bike in the carrier, swing up the vertical support bar, put in the pin, and then slide one of the frame hooks down on the bar. The outside bike is much easier because you can set the bike in the carrier at whatever angle you need, not being limited by the back of the vehicle. One thing we did to protect the bike frames was to use some foam pipe insulation as cushion between the frame hook and the frame (see pictures). Once you get a system for installing the bikes, it is very quick to load/unload them. The rack seems to be well made and doesn't wiggle excessively when traveling. All in all a good product for a good price, would definitely recommend it for anyone looking for a platform bike carrier.
# 4
Curt Clamp-On Bike Rack for 3 Bikes - 2" Ball Mounts
I bought this due to decent reviews. Shipping was rather quick, within 4 days of ordering. Loading all 3 bikes was very tight with two adult bikes and one child bike, but I made it work. As another person posted, the rack is pretty difficult to push down and secure. It takes a lot of force I don't think my wife could have done it. The first time when I tested installing, when I tried to release the rack, it released hard and hit my knuckles. The second time, the spring loaded pin broke (pictures attached) and, once again, my knuckles got hit. Caution really needs to be taken if you have this product. I am giving two stars for this due to the safety concern and the plastic handle breaking. I will be returning for a refund.
The only thing I do not like is when you use the handle to take it off. It springs and hits your hand ever single time. Other then that it is nice.
# 5
Hollywood Racks Sport Rider SE Bike Rack for 2 Electric Bikes - 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
Ordered it and had it at my house within a week, instructions were clear and easy to follow, and so far it’s a perfect fit for what I needed it for!!
# 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
RockyMounts BackStage Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 2" Hitches - Wheel Mount
We love our RockyMounts BackStage Bike Rack. The fact that it can hold our two e-bikes and swings out for rear door access makes it perfect for vanlife. Service and communication from etrailer is outstanading!
etrailer.com asked me for a review about 1 week after it arrived. A better review would be in about 6-12 months after delivery to allow me time to use and experience the rack. Disclosure: my review is just for the assembly and install. Assembly is not easy. I needed to go to the internet and look at photos. The instructions lack detail. So only 4 stars for assembly instructions. It seems like a good design. The included locks seem cheap - like why bother including. The hitch pin design seems to tighten down the rack so there should be minimal rattle and movement. The rack sits up relatively high, so it would be safer to lift heavier e-bikes with two people or use some type of field engineered ramp. Wish it was made in the US and I wish the country of original was fully disclosed in the etrailer.com description. Perhaps it is disclosed but I learned it was from china after it was delivered.
# 8
Kuat NV 2.0 Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 2" Hitches - Wheel Mount - Gunmetal Gray
This thing is built like a tank! It is of the best fit and funtion I have seen in a bike rack! Solid as can be, fits my bikes perfectly and looks awesome! Plus it folds completely out of the way to access the rear liftgate on my 2022 Rav4!
Great service from etrailer and the rack arrived as expected. Fairly easy assembly. OK video on Kuat’s site, but didn’t cover the foot pedal. Really glad we got the 2” hitch. It tightened up and we’re impressed with the quality and the stability of the rack. We haven’t done a road test yet, but look forward to putting it to the test. We have a Ford F-150 and it works great. The bikes were fairly easy to load with the batteries out and two people. We do need the strap extenders for our RadMini Step Thru’s. The tires are too big for the ones that come with. Only one set of extenders came with the bike and one adapter for a smaller tire. It’s okay, but since it’s a two bike unit, would have been nice to have both extenders. Otherwise, we are really liking the look and stability.
# 9
Thule T2 Pro XTR Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 2" Hitches - Wheel Mount
T2 Pro bike rack was delivered in a very timely manner. The rack was as described, extremely easy to assemble and is super user friendly! Exactly what I was looking for so my wife can use it by herself. Thanks
Great product, great company to do business with. etrailer is the best. Friendly, helpful and they made sure the bike rack was shipped immediately and it was delivered on time.
# 10
Swagman E-Spec Bike Rack for 2 Electric Bikes - 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
Easy to assemble and use. all moving parts work well and my heavy e-bike 65 lbs is held snugly. The only issue is the distance off the ground of the rack on my truck so I still need to muscle it up onto the rack. If it was a few inches lower it would be a big help
Well built, holds bikes securely,
# 11
Kuat NV 2.0 Bike Rack for 4 Bikes - 2" Hitches - Wheel Mount - Gunmetal Gray
Excellent rack, a year later still in great condition. No movement at hitch when driving like other racks. Love the extra bar to work on bike in parking lot. Cracked a part on the rack when backing up accidentally hit it, I called the company and they immediately sent out new part no questions asked and rack is like new. Easy to access the drop and raise bar even with bikes on .A note that with larger mountain bikes only three really fit on the four rack without adjusting handle bars. Thanks to etrailer for stocking a great product and providing excellent post purchase service
My Kuat NV 2. Bike Rack is the best bike rack I have ever owned. It is excellent for electric bikes. Very easy to load bikes and holds bikes very securely.
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Ram 1500
Today on our 2015 Ram 1500 we're going to be doing a test fit of the Swagman Trailhead 4-bike rack. It's going to come with an 1-1/4" shank with a 2" sleeve, and it's going to be part number S63380. Let's go ahead and take our shank and insert that into our receiver that we have here today. Once you got it inserted go ahead and line up your pinholes so we can insert our anti-rattle bolt. Once you've gotten that anti-rattle bolt threaded in as far as you can, go ahead and tighten that down with a 3/4" socket. This anti-rattle bolt will help to eliminate a lot of the sway, rattle, or wobble that you may have remaining in your hitch as you can see there.
Softride Element Parallelogram Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Ram 1500
Today on our 2015 Ram 1500 we will be doing a test fit of the Softride Element Parallelogram. This is a 4-bike rack and it comes with either your 2" and an adapter for your 1-1/4" shank. It's going to be part number SR26248. We'll go ahead and fit this on the vehicle. Insert our shank into our receiver. After we get that inserted we'll go ahead and take our bolt, line up our pinholes, and thread that in.
Swagman XTC4 Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Ram 1500
Today, on our 2015 Ram 1500, we'll be doing a test fit of the Swagman XTC4. This is a platform style 4-bike rack, and it's going to be part number S64665. It has a 2-inch shank on it for 2-inch hitches only. We're going to go ahead and put that in our 2-inch receiver we have here today. We got it inserted where we want it. Let's go ahead and line up our pin holes.
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Ram 1500
Today on our 2015 Ram 1500, we're going to be doing test fit of the Thule Vertex Swing. This is a 4-bike rack. It comes with a 2-inch shank. It's going to be part number TH9031XT. Let's go ahead and test fit this into our receiver. Once you get your shank into your receiver, let's go ahead and line up our pin holes.
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Ram 1500 TH9029XT
Today on our 2015 Ram 1500, we're going to be a test fit of the Thule Vertex 4 Bike Rack. It's going to have an 1-1/4 inch shank with a 2-inch adapter. It's going to be part number TH9029XT. Let's go and do our test fit. Take your 2-inch adapter and put it in the 2-inch receiver that we have here today. Once you have it inserted, go ahead and line up your bolt holes or pin holes.
Saris Bike Porter Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Ram 1500
Today, on our 2015, Ram 1500, we're going to be going over a test fit of this SARIS Bike Porter, 4-bike carrier. This is going to have an inch and a quarter shank, with a 2 inch sleeve on it, and your part number is going to be, SA404B. Insert your shank into our receiver. With the shank in our 2 inch receiver, let's line up our pin-holes and take our anti-rattle bolt and insert it. Once you have your anti-rattle bolt inserted, screw that in. Since we've got it tightened down as far as we can by hand, let's take our 3/4 inch ratchet and tighten it down the rest of the way. This will help eliminate a lot of the rattle, sway, or wobble we may have left in our hitch, as you can see there.
Yakima FullTilt Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Ram 1500
Today on our 2015 Ram 1500, we'll be test fitting the Yakima FullTilt 4 Bike Carrier, this has got an inch and quarter shank, with a 2 inch sleeve on it. Its part number's going to be, Y02462. Let's go ahead and do the test fit. Go ahead and take your shank and insert it into your receiver. Make sure that this gray piece is down so you have an easy job inserting it. It also has an auto-locking pin so that won't come out.
SportRack Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Ram 1500
Today on our 2015 Ram 1500, we're going to be going over a test fit of the SportRack Platform Style 4-Bike Rack. It's going to be part number SR2902. It comes with a 2-inch shank. I'm going to go ahead by starting off and inserting that into our 2-inch receiver. Let's go ahead and line up our pin holes. Once you've got them lined up, go ahead and take your anti-rattle bolt that's included, as you can see there, and insert that into our hole and thread it in.
Pro Series Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Ram 1500
Today on our 2015 Ram 1500 we're going to be doing a test fit of the Pro Series Q-Slot. This is a 2 and 4 bike rack. It's going to be PS63138. This is for 2 inch receivers only. We'll go ahead and take our 2 inch shank and insert that into our receiver that we have here today. Go ahead and line up our pin holes. Once you have your pin holes lined up, go ahead and take your anti-rattle bolt and thread that in.
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Ram 1500 TH9030XT
Today on our 2015 Ram 1500 we're going to be doing the test fit of the Thule Vertex 5-bike rack. It's got a 2" shank on it for 2" hitches only and the part number is going to be TH9030XT. Let's go ahead and take the shank and insert that into our hitch. Once you get it inserted let's go ahead and line up our pinholes. Once you have those pinholes lined up, go ahead and thread in the bolt. Once you have that threaded in as far as you can get it with your hand, go ahead and use a 3/4" socket to tighten it the rest of the way.
Saris Freedom Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Ram 1500
Today on our 2015 Ram 1500 Series Crew Cab, we'll be test fitting the Saris Freedom Platform Style Tilting 4 Bike Rack, that's part number SA4414B. This is for 2 inch hitches, we've got a 2 inch receiver here today. We can go ahead and begin by inserting our shank into our receiver. Next thing I'm going to do is we'll line up our pin holes. Once that is lined up we'll take our included anti rattle bolt and thread that through and we'll take our socket wrench and tighten that the rest of the way down. Nice thing about this anti rattle bolt it is going to help reduce the play and rattle within our hitch and our bike rack.
Saris Thelma Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Ram 1500
Today on our 2015 Ram 1500 series crew cab we will be test fitting the Saris Thelma platform-style 3-bike rack. That's part number SA4239B. This can be used for either 1-1/4" or 2" hitches. We've got our adapter on our shank down there for our 2" receiver here today. We can go ahead and begin by inserting that into our receiver. Next thing we want to do is line up our pinholes.
Saris Freedom SuperClamp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Ram 1500
Today on our 2015 Ram 1500 series Crew Cab, we will be test fitting the Saris Freedom Super Clamp platform style 2 bike rack. That's part number SA4025. This can be used for either 1 and 3/4 or 2 inch hitches. We have got a 2 inch hitch here today. We can go ahead and begin by inserting our shank into our receiver.Line up our pin holes. When we get those lined up, we will take our included anti-rattle bolt and lockand thread that through.
Saris Axis Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Ram 1500
Today on our 2015 Ram 1500 series crew cab we will be test fitting the Saris Axis tilting 2-bike rack. That's part number SA832. This can be used for either 1-1/4" or 2" hitches. We've got our adapter here for our 2" receiver. We can go ahead and begin by inserting our shank into our receiver. Next thing we'll do is we'll line up our pinholes.
Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Ram 1500
Today on our 2015 Ram 1500, we'll be doing a test fit of the Hollywood Racks traveler 5-bike carrier. This is going to come with your 2" shank for your 2" hitches only. This is going to be part number HR9200. Let's go ahead and take our shank and insert that into the receiver. Once you've lined up your pin holes, you'll go ahead and take your anti-rattle bolt and thread that in as far as you can. Once you're unable to get it any further by hand, go and use a 3/4" socket to put it the rest of the way in. This anti-rattle bolt will help to eliminate a lot of the sway, rattle, and/or wobble that you may still have in your hitch.
Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Ram 1500 hr8500
Today on our 2015 Ram 100 we're going to be doing a test fit of the Hollywood Racks Traveler 4-bike carrier. It's got a 1-1/4" shank with a 2" sleeve. Part number is going to be HR8500. Let's go ahead and take this shank and insert it into our receiver. Once you've got it inserted, let's go ahead and line up our pin holes. With our pin holes lined up, go ahead and insert your anti-rattle bolt, and thread that in as far as you can by hand. Now tightening this anti-rattle bolt will help to reduce a lot of your sway, rattle, or wobble that you may still have left in your hitch.
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