# 1
Thule Hitching Post Pro Bike Rack for 4 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches
Great bike rack for my 2015 Jeep Cherokee. Would highly recommend.
Quick shipping, best price online, quality product and easy install, what more could you ask for??
# 2
Swagman XC2 Bike Rack for 2 bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
Nice bike carrier at a good price. Quick delivery too! Easy assembly. Have several products from etrailer and they are my first choice when shopping for products like this.
The product was very easy to install. I had it done in less than 30 minutes from start to finish. The system is very sturdy and functions as designed. The only comment I would improve is the ability to remove the carrier from the trailer hitch without having to carry a 3/4 inch wrench with you.
# 3
Swagman XTC2 Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
Wow. Sure arrived quickly. All assembled and ready to go biking. Happy I chose etrailer!
This was easy to assemble and also easy to use.
# 4
Swagman Chinook Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
Great product and service to match! Ordering on the website was a breeze, with recommendations for my particular vehicle and many images and videos to aid in selection and installation. I returned a different hitch to a big box store due to subpar quality and ordered this one instead. I am very pleased with my purchase and the experience.
I ordered the Swagman Chinook 2 Bike Platform Rack on line from etrailer and so far have been very satisfied. The bike rack was delivered in less than a week. Unpacking the rack and assembly was fairly straightforward. I have read some reviews that complained the assembly instructions were a bit vague. I didn't have a problem but can see where others without a mechanical background get confused. The rack is very sturdy, but there is some side to side play in the tilt mechanism. I'm not sure this can be avoided with a rack that folds down. Installing the Curt trunk stabilizing strap takes most of the sway out of the rack. Installation is fairly easy and quick. It takes me 6 - 7 minutes to install the back on my hitch, and to install the bike and be ready to drive away. That seems reasonable to me. So far I've only loaded 1 bike. I've included pictures of my installation on a 2014 Mercedes Benz E350 sedan. Clearance between the bikes, the rack and the car are good. With the bike loaded in the inside, most forward position, I have 6" clearance between the pedal and the bumper. With the bike removed, the center support folded flat and the rack folded up in the storage position, I have 4" clearance between the closest part of the bike rack (the fold down hinge assembly) and the back bumper of the car. I am able to open the trunk of the car without removing the bikes or using the tilt feature, but I do have to remove the stabilizing strap first. Overall, I'm very pleased with the bike rack and think it will serve me much better than my old strap on rack. Since the weather has been cool since getting the bike carrier, I haven't taken any long trips to give it a real workout.
# 5
Rhino-Rack Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 2" Hitches - Tilting
As pictured, fast shipping. Installed according to the directions. Seems of excellent quality, have only used it once, but felt solid and did the job with my heavy bicycle. Thank you
The unit ‘s simplicity is a real plus. It takes less than 3 minutes to put the rack on the vehicle. It is well built and very durable and has a nice feature that allows you to open the rear hatch for SUV owners without removing the rack.
# 6
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.
Loved our Saris rack that went on the trunk but love having the bike rack on a hitch even more! Now we can take the bikes AND put the top to the convertible up and down as we please :)
# 7
Swagman Trailhead Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Tilting
Got it delivered yesterday. Opened the box and it was fully assembled. All i had to do was open the box and set it into the hitch. Got it all setup within a couple of minutes (i drive a 16' Cherokee TH). Putting the bikes on and off was easy enough. Came across one issue during bike placement. My girlfriends bike is either oddly shaped or pretty small framed because i had trouble finding the right configuration for the strap to hold the bike without swaying. I also tried putting hers on first and that was difficult trying to get her bike to pass all of the straps and guide holders. Overall pretty satisfied with the product itself. Not much, if any at all, sway on the rack.
Great bike rack. It's very sturdy and doesn't move around when driving.
# 8
Thule EasyFold XT Bike Rack for 2 Electric Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
Great! Fits 2 Rad Mini bikes ( with XXT long tie downs ). Stable and easy !!
The BEST bike carrier by far!! We are both in our 7th decade and even I alone (5’2” 120 lbs) can manage to attach this in my hitch without any issues. It’s so easy to load both our hybrid and e-bike and they are super secure. We love that it folds up small and wheels away when not in use. This bike carrier is worth every penny!!
# 9
Yakima RidgeBack Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Tilting
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.
I used this product twice to go back and forth on a 700 mile trip (1400 miles total). My initial impression was that it was sturdy because it was larger than most 2 bike carriers I've seen. The strapping system is convenient and the locking system worked great. The only flaw so far is that one of the locking mechanisms actually broke off. After closer inspection, I realized that the parts are plastic. I'm not sure what actually caused it to break other than the force of hitting a pothole causing the bike to bounce on the rack. Those types of forces should be expected with normal driving however and I expected the locking mechanism to hold up. I was fairly disappointed that it happened given the asking price and the reviews I read prior to my purchase. Other than the locking mechanism on the actual bike rack, I wouldn't put to much faith in the red handled locking pin that inserts into the trailer hitch and insertion bar portion of the bike rack. It is understood that the pin does not go all the way through the insertion bar as the locking mechanism is inside and prevents further advancement. Yakima could probably improve this aspect of the product. I will be contacting Yakima to see if they will replace the broken part. One thing I did notice was that the broken bracket is screwed in and can be removed/replaced fairly easily. I have included pics of the broken bracket and working bracket for comparison. Hope this helps in your decision!
# 10
Swagman Trailhead Bike Rack for 4 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Tilting
Got it delivered yesterday. Opened the box and it was fully assembled. All i had to do was open the box and set it into the hitch. Got it all setup within a couple of minutes (i drive a 16' Cherokee TH). Putting the bikes on and off was easy enough. Came across one issue during bike placement. My girlfriends bike is either oddly shaped or pretty small framed because i had trouble finding the right configuration for the strap to hold the bike without swaying. I also tried putting hers on first and that was difficult trying to get her bike to pass all of the straps and guide holders. Overall pretty satisfied with the product itself. Not much, if any at all, sway on the rack.
Great bike rack. It's very sturdy and doesn't move around when driving.
# 11
Yakima HoldUp Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 2" Hitches - Wheel Mount
Works well for transporting two 29" wheeled mountain bikes. However, after one year it's starting to rust in several areas (see attached photos), and the front wheel arms are becoming increasingly difficult to raise and lower. Finally the locking cable is extremely rusty as you can see in the attached photo. I'm not sure how durable this rack will be long term.
We have had this bike rack for one year and use it every week-end. My wife has a Trek e-bike (52 lbs) and I have a regular Trek hybrid (23 lbs). The rack is very sturdy and I have no issues driving at highway speeds, there is no movement of the bikes. Very easy to load and unload.
# 12
Yakima RidgeBack Bike Rack for 4 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Tilting
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.
First trip with 3 bikes. Nary a wobble. The anti-sway strips appear to make a big difference.
Yakima Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2018 Jeep Cherokee
Adam: What's going on, everybody. Adam, with etrailer. Today we're going to be taking a look at the Yakima BackRoad 2 on our 2018 Jeep Cherokee. So this is going to be a hanging style bike rack that's going to get two bikes to and from your destination, but there is a four bike rack version available. So if you've got more friends, go ahead and grab that one.But for today, we're just going to be looking at the two, but both will have three tie-down points per bike. We're going to have two here up top and one anti-sway cradle down at the bottom.
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2018 Jeep Cherokee
Colin: Hey guys. It's Colin here at etrailer and today we got a 2018 Jeep Cherokee. Now we've been test-fitting some hitch mounted accessories on it and right now we have the Kuat transfer two bike platform rack loaded up with a bike on it. Let's go over some of the features of it and show you guys how it interacts with your Cherokee. Now like I said, it's two bike platform racks. You can get two bikes loaded, get him to and from your destination.
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2018 Jeep Cherokee
Adam: Hi everyone, Adam with etrailer.com. Today, we're going to look at the Swagman current e-bike bike rack on our 2018 Jeep Cherokee. This is going to be a platform-style rack that's going to be able to hold up to two e-bikes and has three different tie down points. There's going to be one frame hook right here on your center mass. And there's going to be two zip tie style straps in your little wheel cradles right there. And as you can kind of tell it is a relatively big wheel cradle.
Saris Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2018 Jeep Cherokee
Adam: Hi everybody. Adam with the etrailer.com. Today, we're going to be taking a look at the Saris Glide EX 5 hanging style bike rack on our 2018 Jeep Cherokee. This will be able to hold five different bikes at a time, and what sets this bike rack apart from most is it actually allows you to tilt the bike rack when these bikes are installed. Very unique to this bike rack and very, very useful. Let's say if you need to grab something from your trunk.
Saris Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2018 Jeep Cherokee SA772
Adam: Hi everybody, it's Adam with etrailer.com. Today we're going to be taking a look at the Saris Glide EX2 on our 2018 Jeep Cherokee.So this is going to hold two bikes, and have three tie down points per bike. As you can see right here it does have a very, very large spacing compared to most two hanging style bike racks, and with this, you have two different tie down points on top, and an anti-sway cradle. And what that's going to do, it's going to limit that bike to bike contact you get when going down the road.What sets this bike rack apart from all the others is it does tilt with your bikes installed. So on our Cherokee, we can tilt this back and then we can go ahead and access anything in the hatch. If you got to grab your helmets, your backpack, or your lunches for the ride, everything's pretty accessible from the back with this tilted down.
RockyMounts Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2018 Jeep Cherokee
Adam: Hi, everyone, Adam with etrailer.com. Today, we're going to be taking a look at RockyMounts WestSlope Platform-Style Bike Rack on our 2018 Jeep Cherokee.This is a platform-style rack that's going to have no frame contact. So if that's something you're really wanting in a bike rack, RockyMounts does supply that with the WestSlope. It does have two points of contact. You have this bar up here, which holds that tire down onto the rack, and also a back wheel cradle that has a zip-tie-style strap that secures that back wheel to that cradle.One really cool feature about this, it does enable you to tilt this bike rack with the bikes installed. One thing, though, when you pull this lever right here, there really isn't a great place to hold the actual rack, so I usually try to hold it on this main beam here as this arm does move freely.
Hollywood Racks Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2018 Jeep Cherokee
Adam: Hi everyone. Adam with eTrailer.com. Today we're going to be taking a look at Hollywood Racks Sport Rider SE two bike rack on our 2018 Jeep Cherokee.This is a bike rack designed for e-bikes. It can hold up to two e-bikes with three different tie down points per bike. You have a frame mount up top here, and also you have two different wheel cradles down there with straps that go around your wheel. Another really cool feature about this, it is able to tilt away from your vehicle with the bikes installed so you can grab anything out of your hatch.
Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2018 Jeep Cherokee
Rob: Rob here at etrailer.com, and today we're going to be taking a look at the Thule Hitching Post Pro Four Hanging Style Bike Rack on our 2018 Jeep Cherokee.Now our Hitching Post Pro's going to allow us to carry four bikes to and from the trails. Now it's a hanging style which means it's going to use the top cross tube to strap our bike in, and we're also going to have a third attachment point right down here. That's going to be that anti-sway cradle, so the bike doesn't move too much, and we prevent that bike to bike contact.But we're going to go ahead and remove our bikes so we get a closer look. We'll come to the straps here. These rubber straps.. you just kind of stretch them, pull them off.
What our customers are saying:
"I would like to say that you did a great job on delivery the hitch and bike rack. The equipment was exactly as in the literature and fit very well on our van. It arrived right on schedule so we could enjoy our cub scout bike wekend. Thanks, Greg"