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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!
# 2
Thule Hitching Post Pro Bike Rack for 4 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches
The good: I like the way the bikes are held in and the ability to add the upright adapters to the bike frame holders. The straps are quality too. For a jeep with a spare tire, this is the perfect length to clear it. This rack is 5 stars from the bike holders to the base of it. The bad: the 2"receiver adapter and bolt are insufficient. I wish they made this in a solid 2" hitch. The entire setup is held into the receiver by a very short bolt. It only goes about half way into the receiver tube. So your hitch is only "secured" on one side. A hitch pin or bolt should go through the receiver tube completely imo so it can be secured on the other end with a retaining clip or nut. Because this only goes in the one side, the entire weight of the rack plus bikes are held tight to one side of the receiver by the undersized bolt and washer. A few bumps down the road and that bolt loosens. Now instead of distibuting the weight of the rack and bikes on the receiver and post, it's completely up to the bolt to keep you from losing the rack. The bolt threads get damaged too. I took this down a dirt road and nearly lost everything. I had to buy my own bolt with hd fender washers and lock washers to correct this. Thule should've provided this from the start. The current short bolt design where only one side of the receiver secures the rack is unacceptable. This rack is 1 star at best for the connection to the receiver.
Hitch pin broke before I got it. Looks like a poor design for the locking pin, they might want to consider a different design. I got a 3/8 shear pin from Home Depot to replace and it works great. Bike rack is great!
# 3
Kuat NV 2.0 Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 1-1/4" Hitches - Wheel Mount - Metallic Black
Love this bike rack! The NV 2.0 firmly keeps my road bike and beach cruiser securely in place. The added lock is a great feature for keeping the bikes safe after a day of riding. Even on my tiny Corolla the rack looks and fits great. I never have to worry about the bikes when they're locked onto the NV 2.0
Ok at 1 year I still remember how good customer service is with etrailer.com. This rack remains awesome as well, favorite features are the locks and the flip down capability so even with bikes loaded I can open the back hatch of my SUV with no issues. Also I think it is easy to take on and off so I don't just drive around with it on, hangs easily in the garage.
# 4
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.
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Swagman XC2 Bike Rack for 2 bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
I like the overall design of this rack, but unfortunately after hauling a couple bikes around for a while the point where the crossbar connects has apparently rounded off so the rack swings back and forth. I've used rope to tie the ends of the rack to the car to stop this from getting worse, but it's inconvenient. Note: the hitch connection itself is good and solid, but the point where the crossbar connects to the bar coming from the hitch has gotten loose and there's no way that I can see to tighten it.
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.
# 6
Curt Bike Rack for 4 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Tilting
Nice bike rack ! Saddles are well made and none of the ears that hold the straps in place have broken like they have with other brands I've owned. It came with 1 strap for each saddle and the straps seem just a tad stretchy. I looked on line and found that Home Depot has a good price for the straps so I now have 2 straps on each saddle. I've got it on a 1&1/4 hitch, but it came with an adapter for a 2 inch. It holds 3 road bikes. I used it all the time.
We are very happy with the Curt Bike Rack. It fits our 2 fat tire bikes and our tandem bike to the back of our motorhome with no problems.
Curt Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2018 Dodge Charger
Speaker 1: Today on our 2018 Dodge Charger, we're doing a test fit of the Curt platform-style four bike rack. That part number is C18087. Now, we already have our bikes secured down. We're first going to show you one of the key features of this rack. We're actually going to be able to fold our bike rack away from our vehicle or tilt it away from our vehicle with our bikes fully loaded. We're going to come here, and we're going to start by removing our pin and clips.
RockyMounts Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2018 Dodge Charger
Speaker 1: Today on our 2018 Dodge Charger, we're doing a test fit of the RockyMounts BackStage Platform Style Two Bike Rack. That part number is RKY10002. Now, we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to go over some of the key features of this rack. The first feature is going to be our tilting feature.We have a handle here at the back of our bike rack. This is conveniently placed there so we don't have to reach between our bikes, or around all of our bikes, to be able to tilt this away.
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2018 Dodge Charger
Speaker 1: Today in our 2018 Dodge Charger, we're doing a test fit of the Thule Double Track Pro platform style two bike rack. That part number is TH9054.Now we already have our bike secured down here. We're first going to show how we secure everything down. At our front and rear tire, we're going to have cam buckle straps. Just push on the camp on the opposite side and pull our strap through. You'll see that cam right there.
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2018 Dodge Charger
Speaker 1: Today on our 2018 Dodge Charger we're doing a test fit of the Kuat NV2.0 platform style two bike rack. That part number is NV22G. Now we already have our bike secured down but first we're going to show you one of the key features of this rack. We're going to come here to the back and pull on our lever between our two mounting points for our bikes.That's going to allow us to tilt our bike rack away from our vehicle with our bikes fully loaded and gain full access into our trunk. That way we can get out larger or smaller items without having to remove our bike rack or our bike.Now we can lift up on our bike rack until it clicks into place and we'll show you how to remove our bike. We'll start here at the back tire.
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2018 Dodge Charger TH9034XT
Speaker 1: Today on our 2018 Dodge Charger we're doing a test fit of the Thule T2 Pro XTB platform-style 2-bike rack. That part number is TH9034XT. Now we already have our bike secured down. The first thing we're going to do is show you one of the key features. We'll come here to our convenient lever at the back. It's inside the handle, and we're just going to squeeze those two pieces together and lower our bike rack away from our vehicle with our bikes fully loaded.
Hollywood Racks Trail-Rider Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2018 Dodge Charger
Speaker 1: Today on our 2018 Dodge Charger we're doing a test fit of the Hollywood Racks Trail Rider platform-style 2-bike rack. That part number is HR200. Now we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you how we secure our back into place. At our front and rear tire we're going to have hook and loop straps. These are just an extra safety feature to prevent our tires from coming out of our wheel cradles.
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2018 Dodge Charger TS02B
Speaker 1: Today, on our 2018 Dodge Charger, we're doing a test-fit of the Kuat Transfer Platform-Style 2-Bike Rack, that part number is: TS02G.Now, we already have our bike secured down, we're first going to show you one of the key features of this act. We're going to come here to the back and move one of our wheel hooks out of the way. We'll use our foot on the pedal there. We're able to tilt our bike rack away from our vehicle. With our bikes fully loaded and in this position, we're going to gain full access into our back trunk. This is going to allow us to get anything in or out that we may need.
Yakima HoldUp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2018 Dodge Charger
Speaker 1: Today on our 2018 Dodge Charger we're doing a test fit of the Yakima HoldUp platform-style 2-bike rack. That part number is Y02443. Now we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you one of the key features of this rack.We're going to come here to the back and we're going to pull out on our red pin. We'll be able to tilt our bike rack away from our vehicle. In this position you'll see we're going to gain full access into our back hatch area.
RockyMounts Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2018 Dodge Charger RKY10004
Speaker 1: Today on our 2018 Dodge Charger we're doing a test fit of the RockyMounts MonoRail platform-style 2-bike rack. That part number is RKY10004. Now we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you one of the key features of this rack.We're going to come here to the back lever, which is easy to access since it's at the rear of our bike rack. We're going to tilt our rack away from our vehicle. In this position we're going to gain full access into our trunk.
Curt Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Dodge Charger
Today on our 2015 Dodge Charger, we're doing a test fit of the Curt Premium Hanging Style 4 Bike Rack. That part number is C18064. We already have our bike secured down. First, going to show you how we do that then we'll go over some of the features of the rack itself. We have 2 cradles holding our bike in place. Then we have 3 straps, 2 up at the top on the frame then 1 as our anti-sway strap in the back here.
Yakima FullTilt Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Dodge Charger
Today on our 2015 Dodge Charger we're doing a test fit of the Yakima Fulltilt Hanging Style 4 bike rack. That part number is Y02462. Now we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you how you do that and then we'll go over some features of the rack itself. We have 3 zip strips in place that are going to hold our bike down. 2 on our frame and 1 is our anti-sway on the back. To release those we're going to push on the gray buttons on either side and pull that strip out.
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Dodge Charger
Today on our 2015 Dodge Charger we're doing a test fit of the Tulle Roadway Hanging0Style 2 Bike Rack. That part number is TH912XTR. Now, we already have our bike loaded up. The first thing we're going to show you is how we secure that onto our rack, and then we'll go over some features of the rack itself. We have two cradles holding our bike in place with three straps, two on our frame and then one as our anti-sway strap. To release those we'll pull down and lift up. Then we're able to pull our bike off the rack and set it off to the side.
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Dodge Charger TH9031XT
Today on our 2015 Dodge Charger, we're doing a test fit of the Thule Vertex Swinging Hanging Style Four Bike Rack. Now, that part number is T89031XT, and the first think we're going to do with our bike on the rack is show you that swing away feature, and then we'll go over some of the other features and how we secure the bike down. We're going to start in the back here. We're first going to remove our T pin here at the back, and just let that hang off to the side. We're going to release this knob here at the bottom, and we're just going to loosen it until it hangs loose out the back. Then, we'll pull up on this last T pin and start to rotate the bike rack away. Now, when it's about half way, and before the bike actually makes contact with the vehicle, we're going to rotate the front of our bike and our rack until that T pin slides into our metal plate there.
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Dodge Charger TH9029XT
Today on our 2015 Dodge Charger we're doing a test fit of the Tulle Vertex Hanging-Style 4 Bike Rack. That part number is TH9029XT. Now we already have our bike on the rack. First thing we're going to do is show you how our bike is strapped down. We have two cradles in place with three straps. Two on our frame and then one as our anti-sway strap in the back here. To remove those we're just going to pull down and lift up.
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Dodge Charger
Today on our 2015 Dodge Charger, 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. First thing we'll go over is how we strap that bike down and then we'll go over some features of the rack itself. We have 2 cradles in place holding our bike, and we have 4 straps, 3 on our frame and then one is our anti-sway strap here in the back. To release those we're just going to pull down and lift up, and then we'll be able to pull our bike straight off of our rack and set it off to the side. With our bike out of the way, I always suggest that you replace your straps so you don't lose or damage any of them.
RockyMounts Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2013 Dodge Charger
Speaker 1: Today in our 2013 Dodge Charger we're going to be test fitting the Rocky Mount Solo One Bike Platform Rack for 1 1/4" and 2" hitches, part number RKY10007. We already have our bike installed on the rack. Let's take a closer look here and show off some of the features. What sets this apart from the other One Bike Platform Racks is this can actually tilt away from the vehicle to gain better access to your trunk. The others either just fold up against the vehicle or are pretty much stationary the entire time.We do have this in 1 1/4" right now, and I would like to emphasize with the one bike version, this can work with both Class One and Class Two hitches. However, if you we're to purchase the extension piece that adds an additional bike, this will only work with Class Two, 1 1/4" hitches.Now, to tilt this away from the vehicle, we'll come to the latch here at the front and pull that towards us, and holding onto the bike rack we'll come away.
Hollywood Racks Traveler 5 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Dodge Charger
Today on our 2012 Dodge Charger, we will be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler 5 Bike Carrier part number hr9200. Now to begin our test fit, we will 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 we will go ahead and go over a few clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle will fit together. There is about 6 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the vehicle to the closest part of the carrier is about 7 inches. With the cradle arms folded down, we've added about 11 inches to the overall length of the vehicle.
Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Dodge Charger
Today on our 2012 Dodge Charger, we will be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler 4 Bike Carrier part number hr8500. Now to begin our test fit, we will 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 we will go ahead and go over a few clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle will fit together. There is about 6 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the vehicle to the closest part of the carrier is about 1/2 inches. With the cradle arms folded down, we've added about 5 inches to the overall length of the vehicle.
Yakima DoubleDown Ace Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Dodge Charger
Today on our 2012 Dodge Charger, well be test fitting the Yakima Doubledown Ace Four bike carrier, part number y02451. Now to begin our test fit well slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, align up our pin holes, insert our pin into our pin hole, and turn the black knob to engage the anti-rattle device. 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 six 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 down weve added about seven inches to the overall length of the vehicle. With the cradle arms folded out weve added about 31 to the overall length of the vehicle.With this bike carrier and this vehicle you can access the cargo area with the mast of the carrier in its upright position or we can lift up on the red knob and tilt the mast down, this will also allow you to have access to your trunk.
Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Dodge Charger
Today on our 2012 Dodge Charger, well be test fitting the Thule Hitching Post Pro, part number th934xtr. To begin our test fit well slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our pin holes, thread our anti-rattle bolt through the pin holes, and tighten them 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 six inches of ground clearance. The closet part of the vehicle to the closet part of the carrier is about five inches. With the cradle arms folded down weve added about 14 to the overall length of the vehicle.
Thule Apex 4 Swing Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Dodge Charger
Today on our 2012 Dodge Charger, well be test fitting the Thule Apex Swing four bike carrier, part number th9027. Now to begin our test fit well slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our pin holes, insert the pin through pin holes, and turn the black knob to engage our anti-rattle device. 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 six-and-half inches of ground clearance. The closet part of the vehicle to the closet part of the carrier is about quarter of an inch. With the cradle arms folded down weve added about nine inches to the overall length of the vehicle.
Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Dodge Charger
Today on our 2012 Dodge Charger, well be test fitting the Swagman Titan four bike carrier, part number s63410. Now to begin our test fit well slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our pin holes, thread our anti-rattle bolt through the pin holes, and tighten them 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. There is about six inches of ground clearance. The closet part of the vehicle to the closet part of the carrier is about five inches. Weve added about 16 to the overall length when the cradle arms are folded down.
SportRack EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Dodge Charger
Today on our 2012 Dodge Charger, well be test fitting the Sport Rack two bike carrier, part number a30901. Now to begin our test fit well slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our pin holes, run our anti-rattle bolt through the pin holes, and tighten them 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 six inches of ground clearance. The closet part of the vehicle to the closet part of the carrier is about four inches. Weve added about 21 to the overall length of the vehicle.
SportRack Escape 3 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Dodge Charger
Today on our 2012 Dodge Charger, we'll test fitting the SportRack Escape, 3 bike carrier, part#A30403. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, aline up our pin holes, thread our anti-rattle bolt through the pin holes, and tighten them with a wrench. We'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 6 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the vehicle to the closest part of the carrier is about 5 inches. When the cradle arm's folded down, you've added about 10 inches to the overall length of the vehicle.
Softride Dura Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Dodge Charger
Today on our 2012 Dodge Charger, well be test fitting the Softride Dura Parallelogram Tilting four bike carrier, part number sr26247. Now to begin our test fit well slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our pin holes, thread our anti-rattle bolt through the pin holes, and tighten them 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. There is about six inches of ground clearance. The closet part of the vehicle to the closet part of the carrier is about one and half inches. Weve added about 33 to the overall length of the vehicle.
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