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Swagman XC2 Bike Rack for 2 bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
This is a well designed rack. Adding and removing bikes is quick & easy. Just set the bike on & slide the padded hook down onto the bike frame to secure it; no straps required. If only one bike is transported, it does not interfere with opening the trunk on our Tesla Model 3. With 2 bicycles the trunk cannot be opened. For 2 bikes the Swagman model that can tilt might be worth the extra 22 bucks. This rack uses a bolt in the receiver hitch instead of a pin. This locks it securely preventing it from moving in the hitch & rattling. It also requires a wrench to remove it, good for theft prevention but one more thing to keep track of. For storage on the vehicle the top bar folds down. For storage in the garage, the left & right bars fold up & you can hang it using one of the hooks.
So far so good. The rack wiggles a bit, but that is expected. I have it on my 2007 Corolla and I have hit 65+ on the highway with it and have not had a problem. I would recommend getting a locking pin. The one included is threaded, which aside from security, makes it harder to take the rack on and off. I would also look into a DIY way to secure the wheels better. I am using some bungee straps which do the job no problem. The two bikes I carry are at the racks capacity.
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Swagman XTC2 Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
I was sent additional mounting materials that don't correspond with my hitch or my bike rack. See the photo below. Are these materials for my Swagman STC2 Bike Rack Item #S64670?
Very stable and simple to use bike rack that works great with my road bike AND with my 29" Big Rippers. It makes loading and unloading the bikes a snap and they are safe and secure for traveling once loaded and secured. I have already logged over a thousand miles hauling bicycles with this rack and highly recommend it. I am a big fan of Yakima roof racks but, honestly, wish I would have went with this setup for my bikes from the beginning.
# 3
Saris Freedom Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
Seems like a good rack for the price, especially when compared to others with the same weight rating. It was very easy to assemble, just a few bolts and that's it. I put two 62lb e-bikes on it (Ride1Up Turris) and it has minimal wobble and movement as expected. The straps that come on the center cradles were too short to go around our bike's frame and battery so I had to purchase a separate set of long straps from Saris for an additional $20. So be aware if you have an e-bike with a fat frame where you plan to use the cradle on, you might have to spend another $20 on a pair of long straps. While I waited for the straps I just used a velcro-strap and it worked fine. So far I am content with this rack overall and hope it lasts many years.. I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 because I had to purchase additional straps to make it work.
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.
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Swagman Chinook Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
Works for my fat tire bike. Once it's set up, it's easy to install and remove. I had to cut out some of the plastic cladding on the underside of my bumper on my 2014 Subaru Outback. Good value. I've had no issues.
GI love the Rack, it is easy for me to handle, (as a 89 yearold rider.), two bikes ride and fit very nicely. Like how it folds down,and how it folds to open the tailgate . Great quality for the money, I would highly recommend this rack
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Hollywood Racks TRS Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Wheel Mount
This rack has been great on my 2016 Nissan Rogue SUV, very sturdy and holds bike(s) securely. I've used it with a fat bike, a regular mountain bike, and a road bike. Amazingly this rack gave me a couple inches MORE clearance in my small garage than my previous hanging-style rack. The aluminum trays themselves are still in great condition, though other parts are showing some rust after 1+ years (and since I use it in the winter as well I leave it on most of the time). The tilt-down feature is great, but pulling the pin and reaching the knob to do this is awkward with bikes in place. When removing the bike, it can be hard to squeeze the lever on the hook that holds the front tire. (Maybe because of pressure when the hook is against the tire?)
I've had this hitch for a day and used it just once on my Miata (class 2). Going on a trip tomorrow and will use it on a Nissan Frontier pickup (class 3). It seems like a quality hitch for a very good price. I feel like buying one of those other brands (named after cities) you are paying a premium for the brand name. Hollywood provides a great value without gouging my wallet. I like the aluminum rails and the entire system is easy to use. Just holding off one star since I've only had it for a day. As a bonus it arrived a day earlier than it was scheduled!
Will the Kuat Transfer V2 Bike Rack for 1 Bike Fit Your 2016 Chevrolet Impala?
Hi everyone, it's Evangeline here at etrailer.com and today we are looking at our Kuat Transfer V2 1-Bike Rack here on our 2016 Chevrolet Impala. Now this is a great bike rack, if you are looking for something that is compact, as well as it can accommodate bikes of different shapes and sizes and it has all the nice premium features you'd want in a bike rack. So the first features that it can tilt away. To do so, hold onto your bike rack and step on that lever. It then tilts down nice and easy. Now you would use this on like your truck to access your, to open your tailgate.
Test Fit: Inno Tire Hold Bike Rack for 2 Bikes on a 2016 Chevrolet Impala
Hi everyone, it's Evangeline here at etrailer.com. And today we are looking at our Inno Tire Hold 2 bike rack on our 2016 Chevrolet Impala. Now, this is a great bike rack if you are looking for something that is ridiculously easy to mount and dismount your bike with, as well as if you have heavy electric bikes this is a really good option for you. Now, one of its features is that it can tilt away. To do so, you need to pull on this lever right here and then it tilts down. Now usually use this if you want to lower your tailgate or open your hatch door.
Test Fit: Hollywood Racks Destination Bike Rack for 2 Bikes on a 2016 Chevrolet Impala
Hi everyone. It's Eve Angeline, here etrailer.com. And today we are looking at the Hollywood Racks Destination, 2 bike rack here, on our 2016 Chevrolet Impala. Now, this is a great bike rack if you are looking for something that is light weight and you don't want something that's too heavy or overburdening your car, as well as if you have bikes of different shapes and sizes this will work with that. First things first is that the way our bike is mounted to this bike rack is by these two wheels straps as well as this frame mount here in the middle. So our wheel straps, if you wanna take them off you just press that lever, pull up on that strap.
Installing the Hollywood Racks Traveler Bike Rack for 4 Bikes on your 2012 Chevrolet Impala
Today on our 2012 Chevrolet Impala, well be testing fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler four bike carrier, part number hr8500. Now to begin our test fit well slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up the pin holes, thread our anti-rattle bolt through the pin holes, and tighten it with a wrench. Now well go ahead and go over some clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle will fit together. There is about ten inches of ground clearance. The closet part of the vehicle to the closet part of the carrier is about two inches. With the cradle arms folded out weve added about 34 to the overall length of the vehicle.
Hollywood Racks Sport Rider Recumbent Bike Rack Review - 2012 Chevrolet Impala
Today on our 2012 Chevrolet Impala, well be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Sport Rider 2-bike Carrier Platform Style for Recumbents part number HR1000r-1G. Now to begin our test fit, well slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, align up our pinholes, thread our anti-rattle bolt through the pinholes and tighten with a wrench. Now well go ahead and go over a few clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle will fit together. Theres about 11 inches of ground clearance. From the closest part of the vehicle to the closest part of the carrier is about 1 inch. We have added about 26 inches to the overall length of the vehicle.With this bike carrier and this vehicle, you can access the trunk with the platform folded up or we can pull the three pins at the bottom of the platform to fold it, which will also allow you to have access to your trunk.Now to load the bike, well make sure that the mast is in its upright position. Well put the frame hooks to the top of the mast and well undo the cradle straps. For demonstration purpose, well not be using a recumbent but well be using a normal road bike.
SportRack Escape 3 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Chevrolet Impala
Today on our 2012 Chevy Impala, we'll be test fitting the SportRack Escape 3 Bike Carrier, part number A30403. Now to begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch. Align up our pin holes, thread our anti-rattle bolt through the pin holes and tighten with a wrench. Now, I'll go ahead and go over a few clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle will fit together. There is about 10-1/2 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the vehicle to the closest part of the carrier is about 1-1/2 inches.
Hollywood Racks Road Runner Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Chevrolet Impala
Today on our 2012 Chevrolet Impala, we'll be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Road Runner 3 Bike Carrier, part number HR310. Now to begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch. Align up our pin holes, insert our pin through pin holes secured at the lock. We'll then turn the black handle located at the back of the base of the carrier to engage our anti-rattle device. Now, we'll go ahead and go over a few clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle fit together. There is about 10 inches of ground clearance.
Yakima StickUp 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Chevrolet Impala
Today, on our 2012 Chevrolet Impala, we'll be test-fitting the Yakima Stick Up 2-bike carrier, part number Y02420. Now, to begin our test-fit, we'll slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, align up our pinholes, thread our anti-rattle bolt to the pinholes and tighten with a wrench. Now, we'll go ahead and go over few clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle will fit together. There's about 11 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the vehicle to the closest part of the carrier is about 1/4 inch. With the platform folded up, we've added about 11 inches to the overall length of the vehicle.
Yakima DoubleDown Ace Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Chevrolet Impala
Today on our 2012 Chevrolet Impala we'll be test-fitting the Yakima Doubledown Ace Four bike carrier, part number Y02451. To begin our test-fit we'll slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch. We'll line up our pinholes, enter the pin into the pinholes, and then we'll turn the black knob located at the back of the base of the carrier to engage our anti-rattle device. Now we'll go ahead and go over a few clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle will fit together. There's about 9 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the vehicle to the closest part of the carrier is about 2 inches. With the cradle arms folded down we've added about 10 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. With the cradle arms folded out we've added about 34 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. With this bike carrier and this vehicle you can access the trunk with the mast of the carrier folded up or you can pull the red knob located at the base of the carrier to fold the mast down.
Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Chevrolet Impala
Today on our 2012 Chevrolet Impala, we'll be test fitting the Thule Vertex 4-Bike Carrier, part number TH9029. To begin our test fit, slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our pin holes, thread our anti-rattle bolts through the pin holes and tighten with a wrench. We'll go ahead and go over a few clearance measurements to see the bike carrier and this vehicle will fit together. There is about 11 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the vehicle to the closest part of the carrier is about 1/2 inch. With the cradle arms folded down, we've added about 9 inches to the overall length to the vehicle. With the cradle arms folded out, we've added about 36 inches to the overall length to the vehicle. With this bike carrier and this vehicle, you can access the trunk with the mast of the carrier in its upright position or we could lift the grey handle located at the base of the carrier and tilt the mast down, which will also allow you to have access to your trunk. To load the bike, we'll first make sure that the mast is in its upright position. We'll pull the grey handle located at the top of the mast to swing the cradle arms out.
Mount: Thule Hitching Post Pro Bike Rack for 4 Bikes on a 2012 Chevrolet Impala
Today on our 2012 Chevrolet Impala well be test fitting part number TH934XTR. This is the Thule Hitching Post Folding Tilting 4 Bike Rack with Anti-Sway Cradles for both 1-1/4 and 2-inch hitches. Now to begin our test fit weve already removed the adaptor for the 2-inch hitch, so were ready to fit it to the vehicle. Well slide our bike rack shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt. Now that our bolt is tight, our bike rack is secured to the vehicle. Now well go ahead and give you a few measurements.
How to Set Up Your Swagman Titan Bike Rack for 4 Bikes on a 2012 Chevrolet Impala
Today on our 2012 Chevrolet Impala, we'll be test fitting the Swagman Titan 4 Bike Carrier for both 1-1/4-inch and 2-inch hitches, part number S63410. Now to begin our installation, we've already gone ahead and removed the 2-inch adapter included with the bike rack so we're ready to fit it to our 1-1/4-inch hitch. We'll slide the bike rack shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole, and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt. With our bolt tight, our bike rack is secured to the vehicle. Now, we'll go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance at the bike rack is 15-1/4 inches and from the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is 4-1/4 inches.
SportRack EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Chevrolet Impala
Today on our 2012 Chevrolet Impala, we'll be test fitting part number A30901. This is the SportRack 2 Bike Hitch Mounted Bike Rack with wheel mount cradles for both 1-1/4-inch and 2-inch hitches. Now, we've already gone ahead and remove the adapter for the 2-inch hitch so we're ready to fit it to our 1-1/4-inch hitch. We'll slide the shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole, and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt. Now that our bolt is tight, our bike rack is secured to the vehicle. We'll now go ahead and give you a few measurements.
Yakima StickUp 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2010 Chevrolet Impala
Today on this 2010 Chevrolet Impala were going to be test fitting the Yakima Stickup 2 hitch mounted bike rack, part number Y02420. This bike rack will fit Class III and higher two inch hitches as well as Class II 1 inch hitches. We already have our adapter off. In order for us to fit it into our 1 inch hitch on our Impala. First well fit the shank of the bike rack in the receiver tube. Well line up the hitch pin hole on the bike rack with the hole on a receiver and then well thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down.
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