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Thule Spare Me 2 Bike Rack - Spare Tire Mount - Folding Dual Arms
I have aftermarket ExpeditionOne bumpers for my 2020 Ford Ranger. My spare tire is on a rear bumper swing arm (see photos). In my install what worked best was the short arm only, no spacer. If you read the instructions, that will make more sense. I think the instructions are for a Jeep, but my spare tire mount is different, considering I have 265/60 tires. Negatives The thule cable lock for the bike doesn't engage enough to lock, but looking at the design, not sure how robust it is anyway, so I'll just use a bike lock I already have through the swing arm frame and spare tire. Also, for offroading, I think it may be safest to take off both bike wheels and strap the frame separately. I drive on very narrow jeep trails, so I don't want a bike wheel catching on brush/branches that I'm driving by. Those two things are why I only gave 4 out of five stars. Positives The light weight of the rack (15lbs) and the thule bolt lock to the spare tire (different lock vs the bike, see photos), are why I got this rack. Really like that I could offset the rack some, so it's more centered. Really like the spacers that add more contact between the tire and the bike rack, see photos. Summary/Observations I'm lazy, so will try the orange tape, instead of always lowering the arms (see photos) I'm tall, so that should keep me from walking into them. My truck tires aren't huge, so I'm still in the weight range of the swing arm, keep that in mind too, but I'm happy to avoid a hitch bike rack, I didn't want to lose departure angle for off roading. I'll update the review if it doesn't perform like I expect, but I think it'll work well enough. I've had lots of different racks (roof, hitch, rear trunk, etc), so I'm not expecting any surprises.
This bike rack works great. Took my bike on a cross country road trip from Tampa, Florida to Whistler, British Columbia and back with no issues. There was no slipping or excessive shaking with highway speeds up to 80ish mph. Encountered 105 degree heat, rain squalls and snow storms with no issues. No problems with the set up and the fact that the rear spare tire on my 2011 Toyota Rav4 is off center was not an issue as the rack can accommodate for this. It's a well made product from a reputable company. Make sure to read the directions as they advise against opening the rear hatch with the bike on the rack due to weight concerns. Shipping was quick as were replies to questions to customer service. Follow up correspondence from etrailer was also appreciated. Overall great experience, would highly recommend the product as well as etrailer. Thanks!
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Yakima SpareRide 2 Bike Rack - Spare Tire Mount - Folding Arms
After a couple of weeks of researching which type of bike rack I wanted for my Jeep Wrangler Unlimited JK (hitch mount or spare tire), I decided on the spare tire mount. And after a 4hr (roundtrip) mountain biking weekend escape, I'm very happy with my decision. What I like about the rack: well built, very sturdy with bike(s) mounted (no sway or rattle), arms fold down and lock in place when not in use (looks slick), full access to cargo area without needing to remove rack, rack and bike cable locks included, economical, lifetime warranty and of course the dual bottle openers ; ) What I would improve upon or revise in a future model: arms should be longer (even just an inch because bikes rub slightly so I had to add padding), more use of aluminum rather than plastic (thinking long term durability of the plastic locking teeth and arms) Thanks eTrailer
2015 Jeep WranglerThis bike carrier is great! It is very well made and is secured to the vehicle with a keyed lock. It comes with a locking cable for the bike as well. I can open the tailgate and access the trailer hitch while the bike is on the carrier. I could not be more pleased!
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Hollywood Racks SR1 2-Bike Carrier - Spare Tire Mount
JeepIt's sturdy even off-road, and it's simple to take on and off. I've had to use my spare tire twice since owning this rack, and although I have to remove my bike and loosen the bike rack bolts a bit, it comes off and goes back on with minimal effort, which is nice when you're on the Alaska Highway and it's snowing. I've carried my full-suspension bike on this rack for 35k miles all over the U.S. and Canada. I like how my bike fits close to the tire, where I lock it. My tailgate opens without the bike touching the side of my Jeep. Great bang for the buck.
This HRSR1 bike carrier will not fit a 2023 Jeep Wrangler JL UNLESS you remove the stock Liddy Light and associated bracket. Upon discovering this, I was able to locate an aftermarket kit which allows for the relocation of the light to just above the rear camera. The kit was easily installed and the bike mount was installed just as easily as the directions explain. The new location of the light is partially obscured with the bikes mounted and, although not ideal, it is adequate and certainly better than total removal. I was unable to find any mention of this situation in the install instructions or reviews prior to purchase of the rack. I just wish I had been aware of this before purchase. I would have rated 5 stars for this product were it not for the slight hiccup. Kudos to etrailer. It is always a pleasure to do business with them. They are very helpful, friendly and knowledgeable.
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Malone Runway Spare Tire Bike Rack for 3 Bikes - Adjustable Arms
The eTrailer has been a God send and we are so grateful. Our son-in-law died from COVID last year which left our daughter and two grand-daughters alone. This eTrailer was a gift which allows the three of them to get out for bike rides whenever they need to “clear their heads” and be refreshed in God’s glorious creation. This is the ONLY three bike carrier we know of… and Thank You for making it available. God bless.
I was excited to get this and eager to just pop it onto my spare tire like it shows in the video. 45 minutes later and I'm resigned to drilling an extra hole where the buttons are in order to tighten the hold over the tire, and chagrined that I had to "rear" my smaller bike frame angled upwards in order to seat it on the red rack receivers. This was because there wasn't enough room vertically on the frame or horizontally on the frame. Not sure how I would have been able to prepare for that, maybe there is some comment about smaller bike frames somewhere? One strap to secure the bikes is not enough in this situation, so things were strapped every which way, including the front tire of the bike so it wouldn't wobble everywhere. The bike and rack made it home for the maiden 60 mile highway trip, but I was not totally confident with it.
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Surco Spare Tire 3-Bike Carrier
Hi This is an Excellent Bike Rack, It came in no time, Nicely Plastic Wrapped incase of Rain, The Instructions were an Easy Read. I Installed it on my 2001 Honda CRV which was a Breeze, I do think that People Who are too week to lift a Tire shouldnt attempt this alone Though. When You install it you have one hand to hold the tire and one to Screw in your bolts. It does require Strength and Dexterity, and we who ride Bikes already Have that I would Think. I put My Trek Bike on the Rack it Fits Great ! , and Im Ready to tour the Countryside. Thanks etrailer.com You Guys Know your Stuff Alan J
Very easy to install, looks great on my jeep. Very strong materials used to make. Looks to last me several years of riding trips. Bonus is that I can also mount it on my pop up tent trailer when I go camping. Very satisfying. Price was decent too. Thank you for prompt delivery. Sincerely, Mr. Mendez
Best 2017 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Spare Tire Bike Rack Options
Speaker 1: Today we're gonna be taking a look at the best spare tire mounted bike racks for the Jeep Wrangler. Here we have from Yakima this spare rideToday we're going to be taking a look at the best spare tire-mounted bike racks for the Jeep Wrangler. Here we have from Yakima the SpareRide. Here's the Thule Spare Me. And from Hollywood Racks, we have the SR1.Now all of the bike racks we have here have been designed to work with a very wide range of Wrangler Jeeps. Now the biggest fitment issue that you're typically going to have is with really large oversize tires.
Best 2016 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Spare Tire Bike Rack Options
Speaker 1: Today we're going to be taking a look at the best spare tire mounted bike racks for the Jeep Wrangler. Here we have from Yakima the Spare Ride. Here's the Tulle Spare Me and from Hollywood Racks we have the SR1. Now all the bike racks we have here have been designed to work with a very wide range of Wrangler Jeeps. Now the biggest fitment issue that you're typically going to have is with really large oversized tires.All of our racks are designed to work with the 331250 size. Not too much over that.
Thule Spare Tire Bike Racks Review - 2016 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited
Today on our 2016 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited, we're test fitting the Thule Spare Me. This is a spare tire-mounted 2-bike rack. This has been designed to fit on several different sizes of tire. Part number on it is TH963PRO. Now the Spare Me that's a great job of fitting on our spare tire. We can go anywhere from the 215 tires all the way up to even your 33 12-1/2s.
Hollywood Racks SR2 Spare Tire Bike Racks Review - 2016 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited
Today on our 2016 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited, we've got out the Hollywood Racks SR2 and we're test fitting it. Now the SR2 is a spare tire-mounted 2-bike rack. This has been designed to fit on most size tires anywhere from the 215 on up to the 12-1/2"-wide tires. Part number on it is HRSR2. It that's a nice job holding the bike in place. We've got two cradles here that do the job here on the top frame tube, and the incorporated strap will then go around your wheels, keep them from spinning and moving around while you head down the road. Since it does mount to the spare tire, we're still get to have access to get into the cargo area there.
Best 2015 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Spare Tire Bike Rack Options
Speaker 1: Today we're going to be taking a look at the best spare tire-mounted bike racks for the Jeep Wrangler. Here we have from Yakima the SpareRide. Here's the Thule Spare Me. And from Hollywood Racks, we have the SR1.Now all of the bike racks we have here have been designed to work with a very wide range of Wrangler Jeeps. Now the biggest fitment issue that you're typically going to have is with really large oversize tires. All of our racks are designed to work with the 33/1250 size, not too much over that.
Yakima SpareRide Spare Tire Mount 2 Bike Rack Review - 2015 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited
Today on our 2015 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited we'll be doing a test-fit of the Yakima SpareRide 2 - Spare Tire Mounted Bike Rack, part number Y02599. We've already got it loaded up on our Jeep just to give you a good idea of what it's going to look like. It secures our bike in three spots. We have two zip strips for our top two tube here and then one zip strip for our down tube. The one for our down tube is going to be our anti-sway. That's going to help prevent a lot of the sway and movement in the bike from side-to-side as well as prevent bike to vehicle contact and bike to bike contact. We'll go ahead and remove those and then take off our bike. They're really easy to use.
Thule Spare Tire Bike Racks Review - 2015 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited
Today on our 2015 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Thule Spare Me 2. This is going to be your hanging style 2 bike rack that's going to be mounted to your spare tire bracket. As you can see we've already got this one up here on our vehicle and loaded. It's going to be part number TH963PRO. We're going to go over a couple of things real quick before we show you how this comes off and goes together. First thing we're going to go over is the distance that sticks out from the back of the vehicle when the cradle arms are extended and your bike is on it. It looks like it's going to be about 22 1/2 inches that extends off the back in the vehicle with the ground clearance of 26 1/2 inches.
Saris Freedom Spare Tire Bike Racks Review - 2015 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited
Today on our 2015 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited we'll be doing a test fit of the Saris Freedom platform-style two-bike rack. This is going to be your spare tire-mounted bike rack. As you can see, we've already gotten up here and fitted onto the vehicle. We're going to go through some dimensions now, and then show you how it goes on the vehicle as well as comes off. The first thing we're going to do is get the measurement to see how far it extends off of the vehicle.
Hollywood Racks SR2 Spare Tire Bike Racks Review - 2015 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited
Today on our 2015 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Hollywood Racks SR2 2 bike carrier. This would be your carrier for your spare tire mount. It's going to be part #HRSR2. As you can see, we do have it mounted up here on our vehicle attached to the spare tire and we already have our bike mounted on here so you can see how it looks and fits. We're going to get a couple measurements out of the way first and that's going to be what is the distance with the cradle arms extended that extends off the end of the vehicle as well as the ground clearance from the bottom side. To answer that question it's going to be about 21-1/2" that it extends off the end of the vehicle.
Best 2014 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Spare Tire Bike Rack Options
Today, we're going to be taking a look at the best spare tire mounted bike racks for the Jeep Wrangler. Here we have from Yakima, the SpareRide, here is the Thule's Spare Me, and from Hollywood racks, we have the SR1. Now, all the bike racks we have here, have been designed to work with a very wide range of Wrangler Jeeps. Now the biggest fitment issue that you're typically going to have is with really large oversize tires. All of our racks are designed to work with the 33/1250 size, not too much over that. The HR1, from Hollywood racks does extend out to 13 and a half inches, but typically your tire sizes go from 12 and a half, then kind of back up to the 15, 15 and a half those sizes.
Hollywood Racks SR2 Spare Tire Mount Bike Rack Review - 2014 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited
Today on our 2014 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited we're going to be test fitting the Hollywood Rocks SR2. This is a spare tire mount, two-bike rack. Part number HRSR2. To begin our test fit we need to remove the spare tire from our Jeep. We've got three lug nuts there. Removing those will allow us to take it right off. Now once you have the three lug nuts removed be sure to keep a hand on it so it doesn't come tumbling off.
Best 2013 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Spare Tire Bike Rack Options
Speaker 1: Today we're going to be taking a look at the best spare tire-mounted bike racks for the Jeep Wrangler. Here we have from Yakima the SpareRide. Here's the Thule Spare Me. And from Hollywood Racks, we have the SR1.Now all of the bike racks we have here have been designed to work with a very wide range of Wrangler Jeeps. Now the biggest fitment issue that you're typically going to have is with really large oversize tires. All of our racks are designed to work with the 33/1250 size, not too much over that.
Malone Spare Tire Bike Racks Review - 2013 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited
Speaker 1: Today on our 2013 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited we're going to be test fitting the Malone spare tire mount Runway 3 bike rack, part number MPG2148. We already have a bike installed on the rack, let's take a closer look and show off some of the features. How the bike is attached to the rack we're going to have two straps up at the tops here, then we're going to have these padded cradles underneath to ensure that the frame of our bike doesn't have any scratches or abrasions on it after installing. The cradles can be adjusted back and forth to accommodate loading and you do this by loosening and tightening the screws at the base here and getting them to the location you need them.Let's go ahead and take the bike off and set it aside, remove the straps, and just lift it right off. With the bike rack in this position, I'm going to give you a quick measurement, measuring from the edge of our tire to our outer edge we've added about 27 inches to the rear of the vehicle. When the bike is not in use, or is taken off, you can fold these down by turning these handles on either side up to put them in the unlocked position, you can see that where the teeth separate, and then you can actually lower this down, and fold it flat against the tire.
Yakima Spare Tire Bike Racks Review - 2013 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited
Today on our 2013 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited we're doing a test fit of the Yakima SpareRide spare-tire-mount 2-bike rack. That part number is Y02599. Now keep in mind that we're using this with tire size 225/75R17, and we're going to have enough clearance here. Now we've already got our bike installed in place. We're first going to show you how we secure it down. We have two cradles in place with three straps, two on our frame and one as our anti-sway strap in the back.
Hollywood Racks SR2 Spare Tire Mount Bike Rack Review - 2013 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited
Today on our 2013 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited, well be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Spare Tire Mount SR2 2 Bike Carrier, part number HRSR2. Now with our spare tire removed from the vehicle and our center cap taken out of the spare tire, well place the black backplate of the carrier onto the lug studs. Well then pick up our spare tire and slide the spare tire onto our Wranglers lug studs. Well then replace the lug nuts and tighten it down using a wrench. This will secure the backplate of the carrier to the vehicle. Well now place the carrier onto the vehicle by sliding the open tube onto the square tube of the backplate then using one of the included bolts; well thread through the carrier and tighten it down with the included wrench. This will secure the carrier to the vehicle.
Best 2012 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Spare Tire Bike Rack Options
Speaker 1: Today we're going to be taking a look at the best spare tire-mounted bike racks for the Jeep Wrangler. Here we have from Yakima the SpareRide. Here's the Thule Spare Me. And from Hollywood Racks, we have the SR1.Now all of the bike racks we have here have been designed to work with a very wide range of Wrangler Jeeps. Now the biggest fitment issue that you're typically going to have is with really large oversize tires. All of our racks are designed to work with the 33/1250 size, not too much over that.
Hollywood Racks SR2 Spare Tire Mount Bike Rack Review - 2012 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited
Today on this 2012 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited, we'll be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Spare Tire Rack, part number HRSR2. The first thing we need to do is remove the spare tire from the spare tire mount at the back of our Jeep, then well take our backing plate, fit it over the studs of our spare tire carrier, and reinstall the spare tire. With our spare tire installed, we'll select the proper adapter for the bike rack to accommodate the vehicle's spare tire, then we'll slide it in place over the mount then we'll take the appropriate length of the bolt to secure the carrier to the mount. Then we'll install our locking cover over that bolt. With our bike rack securely mounted, we can prepare to load a bike. We'll swing out the two bike rack arms and we'll also make sure that the rubber straps over the cradles closest to the vehicle are undone.
Thule Spare Me Spare Tire Mount Bike Rack Review - 2012 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited
Today in our 2012 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited we're going to test-fit the Thule Spare Me bike carrier. Part number TH963XTR. Our first step will be removing the spare tire . Next well take the mounting bracket for our carrier and fit it to the spare tire carrier bracket on the vehicle. Then we'll go ahead and reinstall the spare tire . As you're reinstalling the spare tire the center cap of the wheel will be pushed out by the carrier bracket.
Best 2011 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Spare Tire Bike Rack Options
Speaker 1: Today we're gonna be taking a look at the best spare tire mounted bike racks for the Jeep Wrangler. Here we have from Yakima the Spare Ride. Here's the Thule Spare Meet, and from Hollywood Racks we have the SR1. Now, all the bike racks we have here have been designed to work with a very wide range of Wrangler Jeeps. Now, the biggest fitment issue that you're typically gonna have is with really large, oversized tires. All of our racks are designed to work with the 33-1250 size, not too much over that.
Best 2010 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Spare Tire Bike Rack Options
Speaker 1: Today we're going to be taking a look at the best spare tire-mounted bike racks for the Jeep Wrangler. Here we have from Yakima the SpareRide. Here's the Thule Spare Me. And from Hollywood Racks, we have the SR1.Now all of the bike racks we have here have been designed to work with a very wide range of Wrangler Jeeps. Now the biggest fitment issue that you're typically going to have is with really large oversize tires. All of our racks are designed to work with the 33/1250 size, not too much over that.
Best 2009 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Spare Tire Bike Rack Options
Speaker 1: Today we're going to be taking a look at the best spare tire mounted bike racks for the Jeep Wrangler. Here we have, from Yakima, the Spare Ride. Here's the Thule Spare Me. And from Hollywood Racks, we have the SR1. Now, all the bike racks we have here have been designed to work with a very wide range of Wrangler Jeeps.Now, the biggest fitment issue that you're typically going to have is with really large, oversized tires. All of our racks are designed to work with the 33, 12, 50 size.
Best 2008 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Spare Tire Bike Rack Options
Speaker 1: Today we're going to be taking a look at the best spare tire mounted bike racks for the Jeep Wrangler. Here we have from Yakima the SpareRide. Here's the Thule Spare Me, and from Hollywood Racks we have the SR1. Now all of the bike racks we have here have been designed to work with a very wide range of Wrangler Jeeps. Now the biggest fitment issue that you're typically going to have is with really large oversized tires. All of our racks are designed to work with the 33/12.50 size, not too much over that.
Best 2007 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Spare Tire Bike Rack Options
Speaker 1: Today we're going to be taking a look at the best spare tire-mounted bike racks for the Jeep Wrangler. Here we have from Yakima the SpareRide. Here's the Thule Spare Me. And from Hollywood Racks, we have the SR1.Now all of the bike racks we have here have been designed to work with a very wide range of Wrangler Jeeps. Now the biggest fitment issue that you're typically going to have is with really large oversize tires. All of our racks are designed to work with the 33/1250 size, not too much over that.
Thule Spare Tire Bike Racks Review - 2007 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited
Today on our 2007 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited we're doing a test fit of the Thule Spare Me spare tire-mount 2-bike rack. That part number is TH963PRO. Now keep that in mind that this fits tires up to 10" wide and 32" in diameter. It cannot be used with spare tires that have the backup cameras. Now we have our bike already installed. We're first going to show you how we secure it in place.
Yakima Spare Tire Bike Racks Review - 2007 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited
Today on our 2007 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited, we're doing a test fit of the Spare Ride spare tire mount two-bike rack. That part number is Y02599. Now, this fits tires from 7 11/16 inches to 12 1/2 inches wide. Keep in mind that this cannot be used with spare tire mounted back up cameras. While we have this on our vehicle, we're first going to show you how we secure it down. We've got two cradles in place with three straps, two on our frame and one as our anti-sway in the back.
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