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Thule Hitching Post Pro Bike Rack for 4 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches
Product- Thule Bike Rack- is precisely what I ordered- Delivery was on time as promised. Very efficient transaction — Thank you
I purchased this rack to carry our families' four bikes. There are two adult bikes and two kid bikes. It was very simple to put together and install on the vehicle! That's where the easiness stopped! It was nearly impossible for all four of our bikes to fit on this rack! It took me almost an hour the first time placing the bikes on the rack to figure out a way to position them so that they all would fit. Luckily, I manage to get them all on.. Not to mention, they rubbed each other and scratched the paint off of ne another. I think we need to purchase a 6-bike rack for our family of four..
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Thule Passage 3 Bike Carrier - Trunk Mount
This rack was very easy to install on my Chevy traverse. Some people may be concerned about the spoiler being pulled apart, but if you follow the directions this should never happen. Make sure you adjust your dial to the correct number.
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Thule Passage Trunk Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - Hanging Style
2015 Chevrolet TraverseFits my 2015 Chevy traverse perfectly. Holds the bike great & very sturdy. So glad I found this rack & bought it here would definitely recommend it.
I needed a bike carrier that would fit a full size Crown Vic trunk as well as the back of a Chevy Traverse. This product does both. It only took about 10 minutes to assemble.
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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.
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Swagman XTC4 Bike Rack for 4 Bikes - 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
Outstanding product and worth the money. Unpacked this, assembled easily, and loaded it up for 1000 mile roundtrip the next day on our 2013 Chevy Traverse. Very secure and stable - no noise or rattles - everything is snug - excellent quality. Locking hitch pin and locking cable included for great security. And kudos to Etrailer - I waited until the last minute - paid for 2 day shipping and got it in about 28 hours - great service! I will be ordering the 2 bike version for my son to replace the cheap noisy one that he has.
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…
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Swagman XTC2 Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
This bike rack is exactly what I was looking for. It is heavy duty, but not too heavy to lift & carry when putting it on our vehicle or camper. I feel that our bikes are very safe and will get to where ever we are going, no matter the distance. Super easy to load and lock down and easy to fold down for getting things out of the Traverse. My wife likes it much better than our old "hanging" rack and can take the bikes off with ease. Great product!
This bike rack was easy to assemble with clear instructions. It holds the bicycles securely. I have a vehicle with a rear lift gate. Once the bicycle is removed, the rack can me repositioned to open the lift gate without having to remove the rack. This rack is easy to use, versatile, and well made. Great purchase. Would purchase it again if I needed another rack.
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Saris Freedom Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
I had to put my electric bikes into this rack, backwards, to make them fit. Not ideal, but it works.The receiving 'trays' that are intended to provide support for holding the bikes, by being placed under the bike tires, are forced to be moved to a location that is not directly under the bottom of the bike tires. While it works in this manner, it is not ideal.For the support that attaches to the diagonal bike frame, we had to remove it from the vertical rail of the rack. We reinstalled it, upside down, because that's the only way we could make it fit, or 'grab', the bike frame. Again, we made it work, but it's not ideal. We chose to keep the rack because it was so much less expensive than the Thule rack we considered buying. The bike shop owner didn't agree with us. He observed that we are putting $3000 worth of bikes on the rack and risking that investment. So far, no problems, other than the ill-fitting installation.
With a few adjustments this rack has delivered. Needed to add additional strapping since the provide straps for securing the bikes to center bar were not long enough due to my ebike design (Velotric). My bikes are step through with a thick frame so provided straps won't fit. Simple adjustment with strapping resolved minor issue. Speed of 73 mph on the highway and some bumpy VT roads and this rack performed.
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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!!
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Yakima RidgeBack Bike Rack for 4 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Tilting
The rack was very easy to install. Like anything you do for the first time, the next time would be much easier. Could do 5 or 6 in the time that the first install required. The bike lock was also an easy installation. The two make a nice unit.
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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Kuat Sherpa 2.0 Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 2" Hitches - Wheel Mount - Gray
The Kuat rack was easy to assemble and has performed very well. The bikes were easy to load and unload and stable on rough roads. The rack looks good folded on the back of my Traverse and folded down allowed me to access golf clubs. I recommend this rack.
So after much research into bike racks, I decided on pulling the plug on the Kuat Sherpa 2.0. I've looked into the Kuat NV and other brands, but they were just too much for my needs. If you've got "regular" bikes and not the heavier eBikes, then this rack is perfect. I wanted a hitch rack that was user friendly and not overly complicated. I have a mixed bag of bikes and this rack can handle them all, from mountain bikes, street bikes, and BMX bikes. I like that this rack comes with an adapter piece for 20"-24" wheels. Assembly of the Kuat Sherpa 2.0 is really a no-brainer. I think it's only 4-5 bolts really. Everything else is ready to go. The anti-rattle hitch ball mechanism is simple to use with just a twist of the dial, easy. The tilt pedal/lever is also easy to access should you need to open your hatch, a solid "click" assures it's in place. So far, loving this rack. Fit and finish is superb. Thanks to Jerred and etrailer for answering my questions, always helpful.
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Yakima RidgeBack Bike Rack for 5 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Tilting
The rack was very easy to install. Like anything you do for the first time, the next time would be much easier. Could do 5 or 6 in the time that the first install required. The bike lock was also an easy installation. The two make a nice unit.
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.
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Rola TX-104 4-Bike Rack for 2" Hitches - Tilting
I like this bike rack, I’ve used it a few times and it does the job it’s intended to do. Installing and removing is easy. I use it casually I take the family to the park or beach and we want to take our bikes out, the lock feature is a lifesaver. Would definitely recommend
Decent 4-bike rack for the price. Stable side-to-side with the screw-in hitch pin (2 inch receiver version). Gets some fore-aft rocking over bumps at speed (inherent to the tilting design). Bikes need bungee cords to keep them from swinging (typical for this style of rack). I used this with two bikes, and really struggle to see how four full-size bikes could be added. Maybe if seats were removed? I added bumpers and some padding for the vertical post, and will probably relocate the retainer pin lanyard so the rack can be completely collapsed for storage. A few design improvements for 5 star rating would be: 1 - Add some bumpers for the fully lowered position, 2 -Add some padding on the vertical post for bike contact or accidental vehicle hatch lifting when in the raised position, 3 - Mount the retainer pin lanyard to one of the through-bolts or move the lanyard hole - collapsing this rack chews up the retaining lanyard. etrailer.com service was great - well packaged, and quickly shipped!
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Yakima RidgeBack Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Tilting
The rack was very easy to install. Like anything you do for the first time, the next time would be much easier. Could do 5 or 6 in the time that the first install required. The bike lock was also an easy installation. The two make a nice unit.
This two bike rack has been great for the occasional bike ride outside of our home area. I like the sturdy construction, but beware that it is a little heavier than it looks (I’m retired and a bit older so maybe not as strong). Easy to fit into the factory trailer hitch on our 5 passenger SUV and no problem securing the bikes for transport. My only complaint is, the stick on Yakima Graphic started coming apart the day we got it. Sorry, no free advertising for Yakima.
etrailer Tilting 4 Bike Rack Review - 2016 Chevrolet Traverse
Hey everybody, Ryan here at etrailer. Today on our 2016 Chevy Traverse we're gonna be checking out the etrailer.com hitch mounted bike rack. First impressions of the rack on the back of the traverse, I like it, you know, it's simple, not much to it, and it's a pretty good design actually. You know, I think, etrailer actually put a little bit of thought into this one, keeping it simple, keeping it more entry level and economical and still being able to do a lot of different things. You know, it's well made for what it is and it can hold a lot of bikes. So this one can hold up to a total of four, which I think is perfect for the Traverse.
Thule Helium Pro 2 Bike Rack Review - 2016 Chevrolet Traverse
Ryan: Hey everybody, Ryan here at etrailer.com. Today on our 2016 Chevrolet Traverse, we're going to be taking a look at the Thule Helium Pro 2 bike rack. One of my favorite things about this bike rack is that it's made from aluminum, so it's going to be incredibly lightweight. We're also not going to have to worry about any rust or corrosion issues, either. It's going to hold our bike down in three spots. Two straps on our top tube, and this strap down here is actually going to be an anti-sway strap, and that'll help prevent any bike-to-bike or bike-to-vehicle contact.Now this rack does hold two bikes.
Yakima SwingDaddy Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Chevrolet Traverse
Today, on our 2016 Chevrolet Traverse, we're going to be test fitting the Yakima SwingDaddy 4 bike rack for 2 inch hitches. Part number Y02464. We already have a bike installed on the rack, let's go ahead and take a closer look, and show off some of the features. The best feature about this bike rack is the fact that it can swing out away from the vehicle so you can gain hatch access without having to remove your bikes. To do that, loosen up this knob here in the back. While it doesn't make contact with the bumper itself, just be careful as you undo this. There we go.
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Chevrolet Traverse
Today on our 2016 Chevrolet Traverse, we are going to be test fitting the Thule vertex swing for bike rack, for two inch hitches. Part number TH9031XT. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's go ahead and take a closer look and show off some of the features. The most prominent feature of this bike rack is of course, the fact that it can swing away from the vehicle so you don't have to remove the bikes to get to your rear hatch. To do that, we'll loosen this turn knob here at the back all the way, then we'll lift up on this T handle, oh, excuse me, we'll lift upon this T handle first and remove it. Lift up on this one, as well and start to swing it out. When we get to this point here, you want to turn the main mast portion towards this point here, lift up on the T handle, and lock it into place.
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Chevrolet Traverse
Today, on our 2016 Chevrolet Traverse we're going to be test fitting the Kat NV 2.0, 2 bike rack, part number NV22G. We already have a bike installed on the rack, let's go ahead and take a closer look and show off some of the features. The most important feature of this bike rack is the fact that it can tilt away with the bike still attached. To do that we'll grab hold of the bike, pull this level on the passenger side out, let it tilt down. At this point, we can go ahead and lift our rear hatch and, as you can see, we're able to get to the hatch to get whatever we need with plenty of space on either side. Now, we measured our handlebars and from the center to this point here is going to be about 9 inches so, you can see, we have plenty of space between this and the hatch so I don't think you'll have any problems with clearance with other handlebars. Now, to lift it back into its original position just grab it by the bike rack, push up, and there you go. Also, at the end here we have a station that you can use to make repairs to your bike while your on the trail if you need to.
Yakima HoldUp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Chevrolet Traverse
Today on our 2016 Chevrolet Traverse we're going to be test fitting the Yakima Holdup 2 bike rack for 2 inch hitches, part number Y2443. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's go ahead and take a closer look and show of some of the features. Now the most prominent feature of this rack is the fact that it can tilt away from the vehicle with the bike still attached. To do that, while holding on to the bike rack, we'll pull out on this red handle here and let it tilt forward. Now we have access to our rear hatch. However, as you can see here, it would actually make contact with our bike, so we can't have it fully open, but we have it partially open to get some of the items that we may need.
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Chevrolet Traverse
Today on our 2016 Chevrolet Traverse we're going to be doing a test fit on the Swagman XC 2-Bike Platform Style Rack, part number S64650. On this bike rack the way that it's held in place is it's got 2 wheel cradles down at the bottom, and then up here on top it's got a hook that comes over the frame and keeps it tight down into those cradles. What we're going to do now is go ahead and take this bike off here. In order to do that, we just need to move these hooks up on the mast and in order to do that you just want to push in on the little gray tabs on the side. Push it up and once you've done that you can lift your bike up and out of the way. I'm going to go ahead and move these back down a little bit. Now in order to gain access to your cargo area when the bikes are off what you can do is you can pull this pin down here at the bottom and you can tilt your mast to either side for storage. Then you can replace that pin to keep it tight.
Swagman XTC4 Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Chevrolet Traverse
Today on our 2016 Chevrolet Traverse, we're going to be doing a test fit on the Swagman XTC4 4-bike Platform Style Rack, part number S64665. On this bike rack, the bike is secured down in 3 locations. It's got 1 hook over the frame up top here that keeps it tight into these wheel cradles, and then down on the wheel cradles, it's got a strap that'll go around each wheel. We're going to go ahead and take this bike off. Going to do that. We'll start by taking the straps and releasing those, and then we want to squeeze the tabs on the hook in order to move them up so that we can take our bike out. Then, once we've set our bike off to the side, we can take a couple of measurements to see what kind of distances we have. The first measurement is we're going to see how much total distance we're adding to the vehicle, so looks like about 38-1/4 inches.
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Chevrolet Traverse
Today on our 2016 Chevrolet Traverse, we're doing a test fit of the Swagman Dispatch II Platform-Style Bike Rack. That part number is S64684. Now we already have our bike secured down. First, we're going to show you how we secure it in place. At the front and back tire, we have a ratchet strap with a bushing in between the strap and the bike, just to protect that from any scratches or abrasions that may happen. We're just going to push the button and release those.
Curt Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Chevrolet Traverse
Today on our 2016 Chevrolet Traverse, we're doing a test fit of the Curt Premium hanging style 4-bike rack. That part number is C18064. Now, we already have our bike secured down. First we're going to show you how we do that. We've got two cradles in place with three straps, two on our frame here and one as our anti-sway strap in the back. We're going to start by removing those.
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Chevrolet Traverse
Today on our 2016 Chevrolet Traverse, we're doing a test fit of the Kuat transfer 3 platform style bike rack. That part number is TS03G. We already have our bike secured down. First we're going to show you one of the key features of they platform style rack here. Now if we did have all 3 bikes loaded up, we can still use this feature. With our first bike here, we're just going to lift up on our wheel hooks.
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Chevrolet Traverse
Today on our 2016 Chevrolet Traverse we're doing a test fit of the Thule T2 Pro Platform Style Two Bike Rack. That part number is, TH9034. Now, we already have our bike secured down, but first we're going to show you our main feature of this bike rack with our bike attached, or even both bikes attached we can tilt this away from our vehicle. To do so we're going to grip here at the back handle bar. There's a gray piece, you're just going to pull it towards the back. We'll be able to rotate our bike rack down.
Softride Element-Parallelogram Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Chevrolet Traverse
Today on our 2016 Chevrolet Traverse, we're doing a test fit of the Softride Element Parallelogram hanging style 4-bike rack. That part number is SR26248. Now, we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you a key feature of this rack. Now, not all hanging racks do this. This is very special.
Saris Thelma Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Chevrolet Traverse
Today on our 2016 Chevrolet Traverse, we're doing a test fit of the Saris Thelma platform style 3 bike rack, that part number is SA4239B. Now we already have our bike attached to our bike rack. We're first going to show you how we do that. Here in the back, we have a ratcheting strap. This is quick and easy to remove. In the front, we have a wheel cradle.
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Chevrolet Traverse
Today on our 2016 Chevrolet Traverse, we're doing a test fit of the Swagman Trailhead hanging style 4-bike rack. That part number is S63380. Now, we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you how we do that. We've got two cradles in place with four straps altogether. We've got three on our frame here and one as our anti-sway in the back.
Pro Series Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Chevrolet Traverse
Today on our 2016 Chevrolet Traverse, we're doing a test fit of the Pro Series Q-Slot Platform Style 2 and 4 bike rack. Part number is PS63138. Now, we already have our bikes secured down. We're first going to show you how we do that. At the front and at the back tire, we have hook and loop straps that are going to hold those in place. We'll just start by removing those.
Kuat NV Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Chevrolet Traverse
Today on our 2016 Chevrolet Traverse we're doing a test fit of the Kat NV Platform Style 4 Bike Rack. That part number is N105-107. Now, this can also be sold as a two bike rack but we do have that second bike rack add-on here. To start off, what we're going to do is show you our tilting feature. This is a great feature for our platform style rack. If you do have four bikes loaded on I would suggest getting an extra set of hands.
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Chevrolet Traverse
Today on our 2016 Chevrolet Traverse we're going to be doing a test fit on the Thule Vertex 4 bike rack, part number TH9029XT. Now on this bike rack it's held on at three locations. It's got two straps up over the top of the frame here, and one down here on the side, which is your anti-sway strap. We're going to go ahead and take the bike off and set that aside. Now with the bike out of the way, let's get a couple measurements. First one's going to be total distance added to the vehicle. You're looking about 33-1/2".
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Chevrolet Traverse
Today on our 2016 Chevrolet Traverse we're going to be doing a test fit of the Thule Roadway 2 Bike Rack, part number TH912XTR. On this bike rack, the bike's held down in 3 positions. It's got 2 straps up top here on the frame and then 1 down here on the side, which is your anti-sway strap. Right now we're going to go ahead and take this off, set that aside. Now with the bike out of the way we're going to take a couple measurements. First measurement is total distance added to the vehicle, which you're looking at about 23 inches for that. Then closest point to the vehicle which is going to be this gray lever right here, looking right about 2 inches.
Thule Archway Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2016 Chevrolet Traverse
Today on our 2016 Chevrolet Traverse, we're doing a test fit of the Thule Archway XT trunk-mount 2-bike rack. That part number is TH9009XT. Now we already have our bike secured down. We've got 2 cradles in place with 3 straps, 2 on our frame here, and 1 as our anti-sway in the back. We're going to start by releasing those. Then we can pull our bike off and set it off to the side. With that out of the way, we'll start off with some measurements.
Thule Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2016 Chevrolet Traverse
Today on our 2016 Chevrolet Traverse, we're doing a test fit of the Thule Gateway XT trunk-mount 2-bike rack. That part number is TH9006XT. Now we already have our bike secured down. We've got 2 cradles in place with 3 straps, 2 on our frame, and 1 as our anti-sway strap. We're going to start by removing the straps. We'll be able to pull our bike off and set it off to the side. With our bike out of the way, we can take a few measurements.
Thule Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2016 Chevrolet Traverse
Today on our 2016 Chevrolet Traverse we're doing a test fit of the Thule Raceway Pro Trunk Mount Two Bike Rack. That part number is TH9001PRO. Now we already have our bike secured down. We've got two cradles in place with three straps, two on our frame here and one as our anti-sway in the back. I'm going to start by releasing those and we can pull our bike off and set it off to the side. Now with our bike out of the way, we'll take a few measurements.
Thule Passage Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2016 Chevrolet Traverse
Today on our 2016 Chevrolet Traverse, we're doing a test fit of the Thule Passage 2 Trunk Mount Bike Rack. That part number is TH910XT. Now, we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you how we do that. We've got two cradles in place with three straps, two on our frame here, and one as our anti-sway in the back. We're going to start by releasing those. We can remove our bike, set it off to the side and we'll take a few measurements. Our first one is going to be overall what we're adding to our vehicle with our arms hanging out.
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