# 1
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.
# 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
Swagman XTC4 Bike Rack for 4 Bikes - 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
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…
If you've done any research or read any of the other comments on either this rack, or this seller...rest assured they really are as good as everyone says! I ordered my rack on around 4pm est on a Friday afternoon and within an hour I received an email that said they have shipped my product AND upgraded to priority shipping. Can't say enough positive things about the customer service! When the rack arrived, it took me a little over half an hour to get it set up. Probably would e been faster if I were even slightly mechanically inclined (or if didn't I didn't have to borrow a socket wrench from my neighbor). We finally had an opportunity to load up the bikes and head out for a ride today. As others have said, the first time you load up your bikes, it's kind of like a puzzle to get them situated. Took about 15 minutes. This rack is awesome! Very sturdy and the bikes were very secure. Only racks I have had in the past were rooftop fork mount racks. This is so much easier! On e we got to the trail (over an hour drive) getting the bikes off was a piece of cake. Afterwards, it was time to load them back up and it was less than 5 minutes to get them all on and ready to hit the road. There were other 4-bike racks on the website, but this one had enough great reviews that I felt comfortable making the purchase. After the fact, I'm very glad I did! I can't imagine the $800 rack can be that much better than this, and I highly recommend this for anyone looking for a 4-bike platform rack. I will definitely recommend this rack and etrailer.com to everyone I know.
# 4
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.
# 5
Curt 2 Bike Platform Rack - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Frame Mount - Tilting
I installed this rack onto a Curt trailer hitch which is mounted onto a 2017 Honda Fit. I have been using it intermittently for several months, probably about 5 times with one bike and twice with two bikes. I give some pros and cons below and then elaborate. Pros: easy to assemble, easy to mount and dismount bikes, easy to lock and unlock, how to put the rack into different positions is intuitive Cons: inconvenient to put the rack into different positions, inconvenient to mount the rack onto the hitch, rack protrudes about 15 inches from bumper when in flipped up position (seems very vulnerable to someone backing into it in a parking lot, very inelegant looking I say the repositioning is intuitive because there is really only one way you could possibly place the pins for each position. But removing and replacing two pins is much less convenient than turning a knob or a lever, like some racks do. Also many racks fold and flip in such a way as to look very unobtrusive when in non-use mode. This one looks like kind of a monstrosity. That does not really bother me but it might bother some owners. The part that does bother me is how far it protrudes from the car. I back into parking spaces whenever possible to avoid someone bumping into the rack and damaging it (which happened to a friend). My number one suggestion for Curt is related to mounting the rack onto the hitch. Make it easier to tell when the holes are lined up so that the bolt/pin will fit and thread. As it is now, if you insert the rack as far as it can go it is way too far in. Ideally, it would be exactly lined up. Failing that, maybe some kind of click or other feedback to know at least that you are in the neighborhood. It would also be great to have an attaching device that is easier to fasten and unfasten than is the bolt/pin. Tip for mounting the rack onto the hitch: I assumed that it would be awkward to hold, what is it 46 pounds?, while trying to line up the rack probe with the receiver. If you have a garage with exposed collar ties, my solution could work well for you. I looped a cargo strap over a collar tie. Then I hooked both hooks of a bungie onto that loop. The idea is that you hook one of the bike frame holders of the rack onto the bungie, suspending the rack a few inches off the garage floor. This takes most of the weight of the rack so that you can just pull up or down and forward until you line up with the receiver. Tip for mounting bikes. Don't put the little screw into the post that prevents you from completely removing the bike frame holders. Remove both holders. Position the first bike, slide the holder into place, position the second bike, slide the holder into place. I found this makes it much easier, because you avoid parts of the bike hitting the holder as you are trying to get the wheels into place. The trick is that if you are mounting only one bike, don't forget to put the second holder back on - or maybe just stick it inside the car right away.
I had a 1 1/4" hitch installed on my 2016 toyota camry (the only size offered on the camry). I was very pleased with the ride. I expected to hear alot of noise like experienced when towing a trailer, but I heard almost nothing accept when going over speed bumps. I had to extend the tire supports to their widest position because having mountain bikes with a step through angled bar, they were more secure the closer i could get the upper and lower support arms to the seat post. The bikes were mounted in opposite directions and only stuck out maybe 6 inches or so. One locking barrel on the lower support arm was malfunctioning and gave me trouble but i called etrailer and they sent a replacement as soon as they were in stock. It comes with a anti rattle hitch pin but I highly recommend purchasing an anti rattle hitch pin with a lock on the end instead of just a clip for more security when unattended. After a few times mounting the bikes and figuring out the best way they should be positioned (pedals positions, direction of bike, and that my wife's smaller bike fit better going on first with my larger bike on the outside) I can mount the rack and bikes and be ready to go in just 5 minutes. (70 pounds on a torque wrench recommended for the hitch pin) I am overall pleased with my purchase i would recommend this product.
# 6
SportRack Ridge Swing 4 Bike Rack - 2" Hitches - Swinging
Unit doesn't fit a Jeep Rubicon with a spare tire. I tried 4 times and contacted etrailer.com that the unit doesn't work as sold and they offered to sell me a 7 3/4 extension and reduce the load capacity 50%. The length of the 2" hitch needs to be 3" longer for a standard Rubicon to get past the spare. You not going to want to take your spare tire off for the hitch to work. It defeats the purpose. Customer service was excellent, however the product is a flawed design. Can't recommend this hitch. Its also heavy.
Solid rack for half the price of the name brands. Don’t waste your money! Thanks to the extensive reviews on etrailer and a free shipping promotion I took a chance and ordered this along with the three of their crossbars, anti rattle hitch pin and cable lock. All for well less than the name brand rack alone. Shipping was painful. Etrailer said it was in stock but then due to a delay with the manufacturer it took 35 days from order to arrival. I wasn’t in a hurry so I waited patiently, and etrailer reps emailed often to lmk they hadn’t forgotten. I thought some kind of reward for my extreme patience was in order- discount, gift card, free bag of chips- but they politely declined. Oh well. In the end it arrived when they (eventually) said it would, all in one box, in great shape. The rack was super easy to assemble. You’ll need a ratchet or two and you’ll need to crank those bolts to assemble- they don’t just “insert.” But otherwise it’s only a few steps; I had mine hanging on my truck in probably 15 minutes. Swings away and locks smoothly and requires no effort to do so. Everything feels quite sturdy and well made. No rattle on initial test drive either. This will be a once in a while rack at best for our family of four. We have two SUVs so I needed a rack that could get out of the way of the rear hatch WITH bikes on it. This will do that. And now I don’t need to stuff four dirty bikes into the back of my truck, getting them all tangled and scratched!
# 7
Curt 4 Bike Platform Rack - 2" Hitches - Frame Mount - Tilting
Besides taking too long to get since being ordered in July, it is a great Curt 4 bike product......Installed it today and it works great. Curt products are made from a strong quality! My Curt hitch was installed over the Summer, ordered from etrailer and it works great also...Very happy of the outcome. Thanks.....
Great bike rack and outstanding customer service. Easy installation, sturdy bike rack and when I encountered a defective support arm, customer service had a replacement part shipped to me in less than one week. Great value and great support. You cannot get better than that.
# 8
Swagman XC-Extended Bike Rack for 2 Recumbent Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
I have bad shoulders and could no longer lift my long wheelbase recumbent bike up to my Thule rack. The new rack solved the problem and made it much easier to load the bike. Very happy I got the new Swagman rack.
Thank you again for such excellent customer service. I am including two pics from today showing the bikes mounted on my 2009 Honda Fit with the bike rack we purchased from you. Please feel free to use them in any of your publications, print or web.
Kuat Piston Pro 4 Bike Rack Review - 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan
Hey everyone. It's Evangeline here at etrailer and today we have the Kuat Piston Pro 4 bike platform rack. And we're gonna take a look at how it fits our 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan. If you're looking for a bike rack that can carry around a lot of bikes, but make it a lot easier for you too, then that's going to be where the Piston Pro comes in handy. This is gonna be a dual wheel mount bike rack. The one thing unique about it is its one touch piston that allows you to open these wheel mounts up and then they ratchet back down.
Yakima Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan
Hi everyone, Aiden here with etrailer.com Today we're taking a look at the Yakima StageTwo bike rack here on our 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan. Now this comes in this gray color like you see here, the Vapor, or you can get it in black so you can match it to your vehicle however you like, but this is going to be a platform style bike rack. It holds the bikes in this tray and primarily by the front wheel up here with our wheel hook. That's going to mean zero frame contact, making it good for carbon frame and alternative frame. And with a 60 pound weight capacity per bike, it's going to be good for e-bikes too. Like many other bike racks in this class, we have the ability to tilt away with the bikes loaded.
Yakima RidgeBack Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan
Hi, everyone. Aidan here at etrailer.com. Today we're taking a look at the Yakima RidgeBack Hanging-Style Bike Rack on our 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan. It's going to hang the bike by the frame and hold it in place with these cradles using the zip strips up top, holding it down in the cradles. We've got two up top, and then one around the seatpost to limit that side to side movement. There's still some, but this greatly reduces it, especially compared to some of the strap style of straps that just kinda stretch over the frame.
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan
Hi everyone, Aidan here with etrailer.com. Today we're taking a look at the Kuat Piston Pro X four bike rack here on our 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan. Now this is going to be a really high end platform style rack. It's got a lot of really neat convenience features and it's going to separate itself from a lot of other options on the market in some unique ways that we'll check out in just a second. Wanna start out though, talking about some specs. This is going to be a wheel mounted bike rack which means it holds the bike by the tires.
Hollywood Racks Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan
Hi, everyone. Aiden here with etrailer.com And today we're taking a look at the Hollywood Racks Destination two bike rack here on our 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan. Now it's gonna be a platform style bike rack holding the bike in these trays. Primarily with this cradle up top on the frame. it's just a strap run around the frame holding it into that cradle. And because it makes frame contact we do wanna avoid our carbon frame bikes because that can damage the frame.
CURT Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan
Hi everyone. Aiden here at etrailer.com. Today we're taking a look at the Curt Premium Hanging Style Bike Rack on our 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan. It's gonna be a hang style rack that hangs the bike by the frame. As the name kind of indicates, we've got hanging in these cradles here secured down with two straps up top and a third one around the seat post as our anti-sway cradle. That's gonna limit the side to side movement that your bike has, not completely eliminate it but help with it and limit the bike to bike contact and in the case of bikes with very large tires maybe some bike to vehicle contact too.
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan
Adam: Hi everyone. Adam, etrailer.com. Today we're going to be taking a look at the Thule apex XT2 hanging style bike rack on our 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan. So this is going to be a pretty nice way to get two bikes to and from your destination. One of the main things about this one is just the spread between the bikes. We're going to have about seven inches, which is a decent amount compared to some of those three and four bike rack versions.
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan
Adam: Hi, everyone. Adam with etrailer.com. Today we're going to be taking a look at the Swagman Dispatch platform-style bike rack on our 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan. This is going to be a platform-style rack that is going to have two wheel cradles and a frame hook to get it securely in place. It is going to be able to hold two bikes and get them to and from your destination. A nice thing about these wheel cradles here is we can actually loosen them up and slide them across as being here to fit all sorts of different types of bikes, whether it's just you and your kiddo going to the trails and riding around.
RockyMounts Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan
Colin: Hey everyone, it's Colin here at etrailer. Today we have a 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan. We're putting some bike racks on it. Right here we have the RockyMounts SplitRail LS 4, bike rack. Now, with this bike rack, it's a platform style rack. And what's cool is that it has no frame contact on your bikes.
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan TH9056
Adam: Hi, everyone. Adam with etrailer.com. Today we're going to be taking a look at the Thule Camber on our 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan. This is going to be able to hold up to four different bikes with three different tie down points per bike. We're going to have two here up top and an anti-sway cradle at the bottom. What that's going to do, it's going to limit that bike to bike contact that you get when you're going down the road.It's exactly easy to get this bike on and off the rack, so let's just go ahead and do that now.
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan TH9054
Adam: Hi everyone. Adam with etrailer.com. Today we're going to be taking a look at the Thule DoubleTrack Pro on our 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan. This is going to be able to hold up to two different bikes at the same time. We do have three different tie-down points per bike. We're going to have two wheel cradles with a cam buckle type strap, and then we're going to have a frame clamp right here.
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan TH9034XT
Adam: Hi, everyone. Adam with etrailer.com. Today we're going to be taking a look at the Thule T2 Pro XTB bike rack on our 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan. This is going to come in black, but if black isn't your style and you want it to match your van, we do also have it in silver. This is going to be able to hold up to two bikes at the same time with no frame contact, but another big seller for this bike rack is that it can tilt with your bikes installed, and it is honestly probably one of the easiest ones to tilt. It does have a very easy lever right here.
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan TH9025XT
Adam: Hi everyone. Adam with etrailer.com today we're going to be taking a look at the Thule Apex XT on our 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan. This is going to be able to hold up to four different bikes with three different tie down points per bike. You're going to have two here up top and an anti sway cradle at the bottom, and what that's going to do, it's going to limit that bike to bike contact that you get when you're going down the road.It is fairly simple to take this bike out of the rack and all you got to do is take these cam buckle type straps, press in that tab and fish them through. As you can see, there is a rubber coating on the inside of these straps along with a soft rubber insert. With these little grooves, which is going to leave space for your bike cables just so they're not smashing up against your frame.
Rhino Rack Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan
Hi everyone. Adam with etrailer.com. Today, we're going to be taking a look at the Rhino-Rack 2 hanging-style bike rack on our 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan. So, this is going to allow you to hold up to two bikes with three different tie down points per bike. We're going to have two here up top and an anti-sway cradle down at the bottom. And what that's going to do, it's going to limit that bike to bike contact that you get when you're going down the road.
RockyMounts Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan RKY10004
Adam: Hi everyone, Adam, with etrailer.com. Today, we're going to be taking a look at the RockyMounts Monorail Bike Rack on our 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan. This is going to be able to carry up to two bikes with no frame contact. And one of the main things with this bike rack is you can tilt it with your bikes installed. You just grab this blue lever down here and then tilt it down. And on our Caravan, we don't really have any contact being made with our bikes or the rack, which is always nice.
RockyMounts Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan RKY11404-3
Adam: Hi, everyone, Adam, with etrailer.com. Today, we're going to be taking a look at the Rocky Mounts split rail LS3, on our 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan.So this is going to be able to hold up to three bikes with no frame contact.One thing to note, you can take this last, this third one out here off, and that's going to make it a 60 pound weight capacity. So if you have some e-bikes that you want to haul, just take this back one off with these two bolts and you can haul your e-bikes just as easy.So it does allow you to tilt with the bike installed. So all you really have to do is grab this blue lever down here, pull that, and it is going to tilt down. We are on a flat surface here. So with our Dodge Caravan, if we were, if we had a little bit higher elevation behind us, we might have a little bit of clearance issue right here.
Saris Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan
Colin: Hey guys, Colin here at etrailer. Today we have in here, a 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan. We've been putting some bike racks on it, seeing how it interacts with the vehicle. Right now, we have a Saris Glide EX-5 Bike Rack. Now this is a hanging style bike rack. It's going to allow you to get up to five bikes loaded, so you can get them to, and from your destination.Now, right off the bat, one of the things that really separates this bike rack away from its competitors is going to be, that it tilts away with bikes loaded.
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan TS02B
Hi, everyone, Adam with etrailer.com. Today we're going to be taking a look at the Kuat Transfer R2 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan. It's a platform style rack with no frame contact, be able to hold up to two bikes with two different tie-down points per bike. It does come in gray and also in a matt black. You can find those on etrailer.com.So let's just get into it. One of the biggest advantages to having this bike rack is you can tilt it with the bikes installed.
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan th903202
Adam: Hi, everyone. Adam with etrailer.com. Today, we're going to be taking a look at the Thule EasyFold XT on our 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan. This is going to be able to hold up to two different bikes, 65 pounds each bike. So this is e-bike compatible. One of the biggest features of this bike rack is its tilting feature.
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan BA22B
Hi, everyone. Adam, with etrailer.com today. We're going to be taking a look at the Kuat NV 2.0 on our 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan. So this does come in three different colors. If you're not a fan of this burnt orange look, we do have a matte black and metallic black version available, and that's not going to have any color besides silver and black. One of the main points of this bike rack is it doesn't have any frame contact, which is going to be good for your carbon fiber bikes and your high end bikes.
Reese Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan
Adam: Hi everyone. Adam with etrailer.com. Today we're going to be taking a look at the Reese three bike rack on our 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan. This does come in a four bike configuration as well. It will only be available with two inch hitch receivers. There also is a two Reese bike rack as well, and that's going to be available in only an inch and a quarter.
Rola Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan
Hi everyone, Adam, with etrailer.com. Today, we're going to be taking a look at the Rola TX 102 bike rack on our 2019, Dodge Grand Caravan. This does come in a three bike configuration as well. Everything's going to be the same, except it's going to be a little bit longer. But in this case, we do have the two bike version here. And the two bike version along with the three is going to have three different tie-down points, two up top and one anti-sway cradle at the bottom.
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan NV22B
Hey guys. Today we a 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan and we're gonna test fit on the Kuat NV 2.0 two bike platform rack. Now this is a pretty high-quality rack that Kuat has made. One of the coolest features about it in my opinion is that we have a two bike configuration right now, but if you want to add . if you wanna buy an add on for it, you can do that for a two bike addition. You just take off this cap right here, you can put a two bike addition on to convert it to a four bike rack.
Inno Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan
Hey guys. Today we have 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan, and we're going to do a test of the Inno Vertical Four Bike Hanging Style Rack. Now Inno's kind of come up with a unique design on this bike rack. Rather than having two of the support bars be parallel to the ground, kind of right here, they're going to have two vertical bars that go up and down and grip your bike in a different way. This kind of helps out with spacing of bikes, you can kind of compact them more, so you're not adding as much length to the back of your vehicle.How it will hold your bike, we're going to have this top cradle, it's kind of wedged up between the junction of the top tube right here and the down tube, just wedged up in there. You can see we just pull it down and we strap it down with this ratchet strap and it secures it.
Hollywood Racks Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan HR4000
Hey guys. Today we have our 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan, and we're gonna do a test fit on the Hollywood Racks Destination 4 Bike Platform Rack.Now it's gonna be a hitch-mounted bike rack. It's gonna allow you to carry up to four bikes to and from the trails, or wherever else you wanna take them.Now one thing I wanna point out right away is that the bikes do sit a bit slanted on the bike rack. You can see it's kind of angled, kinda leaning towards the vehicle. It does that because the rack itself is angled up for increased ground clearance. So it's a nice feature they added so you're not gonna have to worry too much about ground clearance.Now the bike's held in at three different points of contact.
What our customers are saying:
"Sent out an e-mail to you earlier this week asking which hitch woudld be the best choice for installing on a 2000 Venture van for hauling a bike rack with two bikes. You suggested the one that would be easiest to install..received in a matter of days..installation went great ..very well thought out instructions. Everything went smooothly and the hitch is up nice and snug..doesn't stick out..looks great."