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Swagman XTC2 Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
The Swagman XTC bike rack is quality. I had the rack assembled and placed on my 2017 Ford Escape in less than an hour. Assembly instructions are straight forward and easy to understand. Placing two bikes on the rack requires some adjustments. My Trek Silque road bike and Specialized Rockhopper fit well. Once the adjustments are made you won't have to make them again unless you're racking different bikes. Sturdiness is great. Front to back sway is nonexsistent while side to side sway is minimal. I've driven my bikes around quite a bit with no problems. Locking the rack to the hitch is an ongoing process. Right now Im using a small padlock where the hitch pin goes, but will probably go with the locking hitch that is available for the rack. Love this rack. One important issue. I was considering a hanging rack, but these racks don't always work well with women's frames since the frame needs to straight across to work best. This platform rack has worked best for me.
Just purchased the XTC for my new 2012 Ford Escape. Easy installation, minimal assembly. The assembly is a very sturdy platform for transporting bicycles. Excellent bike rack for the price! Had to go purchase an additional 1/2 inch lock washer which allows easier access to bolt head when mounting to the 1-1/4 hitch.
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Swagman XC2 Bike Rack for 2 bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
We are very pleased with our new bike rack! It was easy to assemble, easy to attach to our hitch and most importantly easy for me to lift my bike on and off when I bike alone!! We recently purchased a new Ford Escape, so this rack will not scratch the vehicle like our old rack that attached to the trunk of our Camry. I have a step through bike which is difficult to attach to some of the other designs, but works perfectly with this rack. The bikes are very secure for traveling on the highway as well. I would definitely recommend this product! Bonus: The rack arrived within a week of placing our order!
Easy to install, secure. Very pleased ! Perfect of my Ford Escape. I can mount it and the bike unassisted. My brother recommended it because he has had his for several years and loves it ! He purchased his from etrailer.com also.
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Swagman Chinook Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
delivered on time and in good shape. Thought several pieces were missing, but talked to manufacturer and was told how pieces were packed and I had over looked them.
Great tutorials and very easy to install. Thanks
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Swagman XTC4 Bike Rack for 4 Bikes - 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
Rack is very sturdy and heavy duty. Instructions were terrible. Locking hitch pin would not thread correctly and ended up damaging it. Thankfully the threads on rack were fine and I was able to use the non-locking threaded pin. Would like a replacement locking pin ASAP
For the price, it's a good-quality, sturdy bike rack. I have used it about 5-7 times with no issues. I only used it for one adult and two kids' bikes, but I am sure it can handle four bikes as advertised. It's great that the rack folds upwards when it's not required.
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Kuat Beta Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 2" Hitches - Tilting
I love how easy this was to set up and how easy it connects to the hitch. And because it's so lightweight, I can easily install it myself.
Solid rack. Straps do a nice job keeping both bikes in place. I use additional bungee cords to leave no doubt. This is a great bike rack and I do recommend it even without the use of additional straps. Fits great into the hitch and the tightener works amazing.
Kuat NV Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Ford Escape
Today on the 2016 Ford Escape, we're going to be test fitting the Kuat Envy Four Bike Platform Rack, part number N105-107. 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 first feature I like to show off is the fact that this can tilt away from the vehicle with a bike still installed. To do that, there's a silver handle on the side here. Taking one hand and gripping on the bike rack, we'll pull this out, let it come forward. We'll have access to our rear hatch to get what we need.
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Ford Escape
Today, on this 2016 Ford Escape, we're going to be test fitting the Kuat Transfer 3 bike rack, part number TS03G. We already have the bike attached, let's go ahead and show off some of the features. The first one we'd like to show is the fact that it can tilt away from the vehicle with the bike still attached. To do that, we'll lift up these arms and then there's this latch here at the front, you can just go and take your foot, push down on it holding onto the bike rack, let it tilt away, and now we have access to our rear hatch. Now, I would like to note if you have any longer handlebars than this, you may run into some problems opening up your hatch. Go ahead and lift it back into position.
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Ford Escape
Today on this 2016 Ford Escape, we're going to be test-fitting the Thule T2 Pro 2-bike rack, part number TH9034. We already have the bike installed on the rack. Let's go ahead and take a closer look and show off some of the features. The first one l'd like to show off is the fact that this can tilt away from the vehicle with the bike still attached. To do that, you come to this gray handle at the end, holding on to the bike rack, pull in, let it tilt down. We have access now to our rear hatch.
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Ford Escape th9029xt
Today on this 2016 Ford Escape, we're going to be test fitting the Thule Vertex 4 Bike Rack, Part Number TH9029XT. 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. How this bike actually attaches to the rack: we're going to have three points of contact with the bike's frame. We're going to have two straps up at the top here, and one off to the side. That's going to serve as an anti-sway strap to keep the bike from moving too far back and forth, possibly hitting the bike rack or the bikes in front of it. We also have an integrated cable lock up here at the front where you would pull that out like so, wrap it around the bikes, set it in here, and lock it into place for added security. Let's go ahead and take the bike off and set it aside.
Softride Element-Parallelogram Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Ford Escape
Today in this 2016 Ford Escape, we're going to be test fitting the Softride Element Parallelogram Tilting 4 bike rack, part number SR 26248. We already have a bike attached to the rack. Let's go ahead and take a closer look and show off some of the features. Now, one of the most important features is the fact that this can tilt away from the vehicle with the bike still attached with this being a hanging bike rack that's pretty much the only one of its kind. You come to the side here with this black handle, pull it out like so, then let it tilt away, and we have full access to our rear hatch. To put it back into its original position, you just simply push it back up, align the pins and it will lock back into place. Now, how this attaches to the rack, you're going to have two points of contact with your bike's frame.
Saris Thelma Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Ford Escape
Today on this 2016 Ford Escape, we're going to be test fitting the Saris Thelma 3 Bike Rack, part number SA4239B. 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. How this is attached, there's going to be no frame contact at all. Instead, there's going to be two wheel straps up here at the front and one at the rear. Let's go ahead and take the bike off and set it aside.
Does it Fit? Testing the Swagman Trailhead Bike Rack for 4 Bikes on a 2016 Ford Escape
Today in this 2016 Ford Escape, we're going to test fitting the Swagman Trailhead 4 Bike Rack, part number S63380. As you can see we already have the bike installed on the rack, let's go ahead and take a closer look, and show off some of the features. Now how the bike is attached to the rack, we're going to have 4 points of contact with the bike's frame. We're going to have 3 rubber straps up at the top here, and one off to the side, and that's going to serve as an anti-sway strap to keep the bike from moving too far back and forth possibly hitting the bike rack, or the bikes in front of it. Let's go ahead and take the bike off and set it aside. Now with the bike in this position I'm going to go ahead and give you some measurements. Starting from the bumper, to this edge here, we've added about 34 1/2" to the rear of the vehicle.
Pro Series Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Ford Escape
Today in this 2016 Ford Escape we're going to test fit the Pro-Series Q-Slot platform style 2 and 4 bike rack, part number PS63138. 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. How this attaches to the rack, you're going to have three points of contact, one is going to be the frame hook up at the top here, which is padded so we'll not scratch it once you install it. There's also two and hook-and-look straps on either wheel. Let's go ahead and take the bike off and set it aside. Now when you remove the frame hook, you want to make sure you hang onto the bike when you do this because you don't want it falling forward into the vehicle. Raise that up and go ahead and lift it out.
Is the Curt Bike Rack for 4 Bikes Compatible with the 2016 Ford Escape?
Today on this 2016 Ford Escape, we're going to be test fitting the Curt Premium 4-Bike Rack, part number C18064. 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. How the bike is actually attached to the rack, we're going to have 3 points of contact. We're going to have 2 straps up at the top here and 1 off to the side, and that's going to serve as an anti-sway strap to keep the bike from moving too far back and forth, possibly hitting the bike rack or the bikes in front of it. Let's go take the bike off. Now, with the bike rack in this position, I'm going to go ahead and give you some measurements now. Measuring from the bumper to our edge here, we've added about 34 inches to the rear of the vehicle.
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Ford Escape TH912XTR
Today on this 2016 Ford Escape we're going to be test fitting the Thule Roadway two bike rack, part number TH912XTR. 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. How the bike attaches to the rack: we're going to have three points of contact with the bike's frame. We're going to have two straps up at the top here and one off to the side and that's going to serve as an anti-sway strap to keep the bike from moving too far back and forth, possibly hitting the bike rack or the bikes in front of it. Let's go ahead and take the bike off and set it aside. With the bike rack in this position, measuring from the bumper, from this edge down we've added about 28 and a half inches to the rear of the vehicle. Now these arms do fold down in close quarter situations such as parking, to do that we'll just take the gray leaver here, push up, when you hear that click it's locked into place.
Will the Swagman XC2 Bike Rack for 2 bikes Fit Your 2016 Ford Escape?
Today on our 2016 Ford Escape we are doing a test fit of the Swagman XC2 Platform Style 2 Bike Rack. This part number is S64650. Now we already have our bike secured down. We're going to show you some features, explain how our bike is secured down, and then take a few measurements. The first thing we'll go over is how our bike is secured down. Here at the top we have our frame hook. This is what's really going to push our bike down and secure it to our rack.
What our customers are saying:
"Just to let you know I was very satisfied with my orders for a hitch, wiring harness, bike rack and extension. I have a 1995 Dodge Ram van and some of the parts are hard to get elsewhere. I received all my orders proptly and will recommend you to others. The pricing can't be beat. Thank you. Sincerely, Frank"