# 1
Swagman Truck Bed Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - Fork Mount - 9-mm Skewer
I used 2 inch square tubing cut the length of the tie down support bracket in my 2007 Honda Ridgeline and secured with a stainless bolt and wing nut, use a large enough washer to cover the diameter of the supply hole in the Honda Ridgeline bracket on the truck. A couple of notes: Be sure to use something as a cushioning gasket to insure a snug fit and to protect your truck lining. I used rubber or foam exercise mat cut to the same as the aluminum square tubing. Use a washer that a combination of hard plastic and metal to avoid the corrosive effects of dissimilar metals in contact with each other. last: My 26" full suspension bike fits, but I have swing it to one side slightly before i close the tailgate and lift the bike up and slide it down....It's a very snug fit but the suspension adds pressure to the tailgate and its works out very well. Or you could just use a tailgate extender.
Referring to special mounting instructions if you have a bed liner: (line #3). I do not have a bed liner, but I do have a molded plastic cap on my bed rails ('04 Ford F350). The first install over the plastic cap the locking pin or pin as called out in line #3 was nowhere near making contact with the metal lip of the metal bed under the plastic. What I did next on the second and final install was remove/cut away the plastic on the inside of the bed rail to allow the vertical portion of the "L" mounting bracket (Fig 4) to contact the metal bed. The locking pin is now at a position almost where it would protrude under the metal bed lip if I would remove the rest of the plastic under the horizontal portion of the "L" mounting bracket, I did not do that. After cutting a notch in the metal rail to accept the pin, the pin barely flushes out to secure the rack. A 1/4" longer pin would take care of this problem. One other thing that was not addressed in the install instructions was if you have a full size pick-up bed you are likely to attach the passenger side fork mount (Fig 2) to the right of the extension tube locking mechanism. The extension tube is a smaller diameter, so you will have resize the fork tube clamp (Fig 1) for the smaller tube. I can't explain how to do it other than it's a Chinese puzzle.
# 2
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.
# 3
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!
# 4
Thule EasyFold XT Bike Rack for 2 Electric Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
The BEST bike carrier by far!! We are both in our 7th decade and even I alone (5’2” 120 lbs) can manage to attach this in my hitch without any issues. It’s so easy to load both our hybrid and e-bike and they are super secure. We love that it folds up small and wheels away when not in use. This bike carrier is worth every penny!!
This rack is perfect! eTrailer had it shipped and at my home in almost no time. I drove with it on the car today, and it was solid and secure. It's super easy to get on and off the hitch. I'm 5'1 and I was able to load the bike on with the ramp without a struggle. Thanks for the thorough video and comparison information. It made this purchase easy.
# 5
Softride Shuttle Pad Tailgate Pad for Full-Size Trucks - Up to 6 Bikes - 61" Wide
The fit for a 2014 Ram was spot on, no issue with the wide style tailgate top and the access flap for the tailgate handle lined up perfectly. Material is durable and easy to clean, the only thing holding it from a 5 stars is if it had the padded dividers on top to keep the bikes separated. But for the price, the fit and finish was exceptional, great value !!!
The product review/installation video helped me make my selection. I selected the full size pad for 2001 Silverado 1500. Installs easily, fits nicely, flap in pad is positioned for easy access to tailgate latch.
# 6
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.
# 7
Yakima OnRamp Bike Rack for 2 Electric Bikes - 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
This is a great product and works beautifully! The only issue was some sloppily made plastic turn knobs that were cross threaded on arrival. However, Yakima immediately shipped out replacements. It carries two large E bikes easily. They fasten solidly and are easy to load and unload!
etrailer: prompt delivery, fair price! Rack: It does fit my (2) Gazelle T10 eBikes. 1) I found I had to adjust every setting to get bikes to fit. Until you learn there are many adjustments, it does not seem like the center/vertical clamps will reach both seat posts. 2) The ramp is barely usable; my wheels are max it will fit and you must have at least 12ft of clearance on each side of car to get bike lined up with ramp. 3) My bikes have a "walk" feature, this is not usable as its too awkward to hold the walk button down and move around the rack. I found its easier to abandon the ramp and load front then rear wheel. I will rig up a wheel stop, on ends of each wheel holder so bike will not roll off while I strap it in. 4) Rack did NOT come with a lock for hitch pin; this is very disappointing as they say in manual this is an optional item. Every rack I have seen at least has a clip that would otherwise hold the hitch pin in if somehow the bolt loosened up. 5) The rack weight is the lightest I have found. 6) You must load the first bike (closest to car) from car passenger side. This will avoid you bike pedals hitting the vertical bar. That means you must load the 2nd bike manually as there is no way to get the pedals past the vertical bar. I will get used to this, I hope. 7) The rack is a few inches above the receiver (part that goes into hitch) so if you have a low hitch this might be an issue with ground clearance. With both bikes mounted up, it seems very stable and hopefully will be secure in travel.
# 8
RockyMounts BackStage Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 2" Hitches - Wheel Mount
We love our RockyMounts BackStage Bike Rack. The fact that it can hold our two e-bikes and swings out for rear door access makes it perfect for vanlife. Service and communication from etrailer is outstanading!
etrailer.com asked me for a review about 1 week after it arrived. A better review would be in about 6-12 months after delivery to allow me time to use and experience the rack. Disclosure: my review is just for the assembly and install. Assembly is not easy. I needed to go to the internet and look at photos. The instructions lack detail. So only 4 stars for assembly instructions. It seems like a good design. The included locks seem cheap - like why bother including. The hitch pin design seems to tighten down the rack so there should be minimal rattle and movement. The rack sits up relatively high, so it would be safer to lift heavier e-bikes with two people or use some type of field engineered ramp. Wish it was made in the US and I wish the country of original was fully disclosed in the etrailer.com description. Perhaps it is disclosed but I learned it was from china after it was delivered.
# 9
Hollywood Racks Sport Rider SE Bike Rack for 2 Electric Bikes - 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
This bike rack works great for our 2 Lectric 2.0 e-bikes. We mount it on our 2019 Honda Ridgeline. It folds up nicely when it’s on the truck and we are using our bikes. The locking mechanisms work well also. I contacted support for a smaller hook arm to clamp B over the bike frame. They knew exactly what I needed and shipped it - no problem.
I've been using this bike rack alongside a trailer hitch I got here for my small car (chevy bolt ev) and it was exactly what I was looking to get to haul around my fat tire mountain bike bike. Sometimes I throw two bikes on there (either an e-bike, slightly heavier at 60 lbs, or a 2nd mountain bike) and it's perfect.
# 10
Hollywood Racks Truck Bed Bike Carrier - Fork Mount - Bolt On
The Hollywood Racks Truck Bed Bike Carrier - Fork Mount - Bolt On, is just what I was looking for to be able to build a bike rack for carrying one of my bikes on my motorcycle. It was easy to mount and it holds my bike in place while riding on bumpy dirt roads, city streets, highways and even when I hit some twisty country roads. It's really easy to load and unload my bike when I get to where I want to ride. I use a velcro strap around the quick-release and the fork arm as an added safety as well as a couple tie-downs from my bike handlebars to my motorcycle passenger pegs to help distribute the weight on my rack. If you want to build your own DIY bike rack I totally recommend the Hollywood Racks Truck Bed Bike Carrier - Fork Mount - Bolt On.
Love this product! I built a great bike carrying system for my F-150 using two of these fork clamps. They are easy to install and extremely well made. No more tangled bikes and lots more room in the bed for other stuff! Best way to go for a nice bike rack system. Thanks, Phil T.
# 11
Saris SuperClamp EX Bike Rack for 4 Bikes - 2" Hitches - Wheel Mount - Tilting
This bike rack is a tremendous value. Cheaper and just as good as comparable racks that cost twice as much. The rack has performed superbly. One caution: the manufacturer’s packaging is poorly designed, and insufficient to safely ship a 60+ pound bike rack. The steel parts of the rack shifted during transit and broke several molded plastic components. Saris’ customer service folks were excellent, and promptly sent replacements for the components that were broken in transit. The improper packaging was not etrailer’s fault. Saris should reengineer their packaging for this item.
This is great bike rack. It arrived fast and just in time for our trip in mid July. My husband and I put it together quickly, we looked at a [online] video for how to put it together and went by the instructions booklets. It took us under an hour to put it together. It is very simple to load and unload bikes on it and the bikes stayed stable throughout our 600 mile trip and back. So overall, I am very satisfied with this bike rack. Will now see how it holds up with time.
# 12
Swagman Upright Bike Rack for 1 Bike - Roof Rack Crossbars - Frame Mount
Planning on bringing bikes while camping. I mounted 2 of the Swagman bike racks to my new Sportrack on my pop-up camper. The bikes fit perfectly. The racks seem sturdy enough. Not heavy duty, but for my needs they should be fine. Assembly was relatively fast and easy.
We have used the Swagman Roof Rack a number of times when we have needed the additional bike carrying capacity. It took a couple attempts to get the initial spacing of the bike rack properly balanced on the van’s roof rack as recommended by the instructions. But it was easy to do and once set was very easy and quick to put on and take off. The rack works great, the bike is easy to put into place and secure. The bike and rack are very stable and quiet and haven’t required any mid-trip adjustments. We always put the cheapest bike on the roof (lol) but do use a bit of duct tape to protect the finish just Incase. We are very satisfied with the rack and consider it quite a deal for the money.
# 13
Swagman XTC2 Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
First-time rack buyer / owner / installer. The rack arrived in a timely fashion, maybe a day or 2 ahead of schedule. It was well packaged. I’m LOVING this bike rack. It was easy to put together and to mount on my new Honda Passport. Thus far, no squeaks in my 2” receiver. Hardest part of initial set-up is figuring out the best way to position two bikes. Trial & error and some patience. The directions weren’t clear as to where the 2 left-over screws went. I found the answer in another review and have posted a pic in case others have the same problem (photo with pen pointing at screw). These screws go in the underneath side of both of the folding arms. They appear to keep the wheel wells from sliding off in case in you drive with an empty, un-folded rack, and forgot to tighten down the wheel wells. The folding arm push / pull pins can be difficult at times. I coated the tips with some lube. That and a little jiggling seems to solve that issue. I guess it’s better for the pins to be snug vs popping right out. I added a small Master lock to the hitch pin (in lieu of the provided cotter pin) as a theft deterrent. I read that a 3/16 shackle lock will fit into the bike clamp down arms to also act as a deterrent. I had an old 3/16 lock that did snugly fit and appeared to be locked. HOWEVER, I yanked on the lock and it came open as there isn’t quite enough clearance for the shackle to lock. I discovered that longer 3/16 shackle locks are hard to find. Have attached a photo of the lock that actually fits and works (Ace Hardware). One lock on the upper clamp down arm will secure both arms as the lower arm can’t be removed without removing the upper arm. The clamp down arms appear to be coated to prevent damage to your bike. I’ve tried a simple rag and ultimately settled on pool noodle pieces as a precautionary measure. I CAN NOT open my tailgate (regardless of whether or not the rack is fold up and in the bike carry position). If that’s a concern for you, then spring for the more costly titling version. My back-up camera still functions.
The Swagman XTC-2 platform bike carrier arrived very quickly from etrailer and in good shape, the actual carrier box is inside another shipper box, which I'm sure helped with its condition. Assembly was relatively quick and painless, even though the instructions could be a little more thorough. Installing the carrier on the back of our Jeep Patriot also was quick, it helps to have an extra ratchet & 3/4" socket laying around for just this purpose. Installing the bikes takes a little patience and trial and error the first time you try and put them on the carrier. It's easy enough to adjust the wheel holders to fit the wheelbase of your bikes, but for us at least, the challenge was trying to swing the vertical support bar up into position after putting on the first bike (closest to the Jeep). We couldn't angle the bike enough toward the Jeep to have the bar clear the bike. We learned that the easiest way to secure the first bike was to remove the ratcheting frame hooks altogether, put the bike in the carrier, swing up the vertical support bar, put in the pin, and then slide one of the frame hooks down on the bar. The outside bike is much easier because you can set the bike in the carrier at whatever angle you need, not being limited by the back of the vehicle. One thing we did to protect the bike frames was to use some foam pipe insulation as cushion between the frame hook and the frame (see pictures). Once you get a system for installing the bikes, it is very quick to load/unload them. The rack seems to be well made and doesn't wiggle excessively when traveling. All in all a good product for a good price, would definitely recommend it for anyone looking for a platform bike carrier.
# 14
Kuat NV 2.0 Bike Rack for 4 Bikes - 2" Hitches - Wheel Mount - Metallic Black
I have had my Kuat NV 2.0 4-Bike Platform Rack - 2" Hitches - Tilting - Metallic Black for a month now. Amazing engineering. Solid rack. I have four or five old (cheaper) racks and this is the best rack I have ever seen by far. Extremely happy with this. I will reserve comment on whether or not a bike rack should cost $xx.xx but it’s a great rack. Possible improvements: 1) The rack is just too heavy. With the amazing engineers that worked on this, knocking 10 lbs off the rack would be easy. I know it is one of the lighter ones available but it is still too heavy. The center rail is all steel and the heaviest part. The outer part of the swing arms are steel (inner part is aluminum). The arms have really nice bushings on the hinges. The whole thing is amazing, well-built, and well-engineered. IDEA 1: lightweight the center rail by using U-lube instead of square tube. Or just make holes through the top and bottom of he square rail. IDEA 2) The Aluminum platforms are amazing. But use less Al and more plastic. The ones for the back tire add significant weight. 2) Someone came up with a great idea for dealing with one aspect of the weight problem. One problem is that at 54 lbs. when you put it in the receiver it’s hard to align the hitch pin hole by yourself. So I kludged up a stop using a ring clamp and some plastic tubing. I was going to tap a hole in the center rail for a stop screw but then I could not adjust the depth for different vehicles. So I went with the ring clamp. When installing it (see photo) I noticed that someone already had a great idea and tapped a hole to add a stop. I assume there is an adjustable clip that is secured by the recessed screw. But I did not receive the clip. I just have a beautifully designed tapped hole and recessed screw with no way to use it. Probably an easy answer to this one but i didn't get a clip and didn't see this referenced in the instructions at all. 3) Back tire surface. It almost doesn’t matter where you ride the mountain bike, somewhere along the trial there is sandy, gravely surface that gets on your tires. I have gone in five ‘dirt’ trails and covered my tires with smooth mud thinking that I wasn’t going to hit sand. Then when I get back to the parking lot the mud collects the sandy gravel—either in the gravel parking lot or at the edge of the asphalt lot. Then I put the bike on the beautiful smooth aluminum carrier and scratch it. There should be an improvement to resurface the area where the back tire goes. It looks like there has been some weak attempt to provide a plastic coat but it doesn’t work. I am going to buy some rubberized truck-bed liner or spray rubberized spray rust proofer to refinish this. 4) Last possible improvement. The only people that should be buying this bike rack are people with high end mountain bikes. The reason for the platform carrier is to accommodate the odd frame geometry of mountain bikes and to protect the full suspension from dangling and getting air in the cylinders. If you have a full carbon road bike then just hang it on the back of your car with a $200 bike rack. And no one is going to carry $120 steel Walmart BLO’s with a $xx.xx platform carrier. They are going to strap them to the roof of their minivan. So you could even make this carry less weight capacity to make it lighter. And just tell people to put the 60 lb bike (like ebikes) closest to vehicle and lighter bikes in the back. EVERYONE has a lighter bike… either aluminum, carbon, or just a kids bike. This rack can carry 250 lbs of bikes (4 x 60+). The market for carrying 250lbs of bikes is nearly zero. delivery was perfect. Assembly was easy with two people; probably could do it with one. As you can tell, it is a real stretch to find anything wrong with this. But my minor comments are above.
This product arrived quickly, in good condition, and all steps were well-communicated by etrailers.com. This product seems pretty well-made and I added a Kuat Pivot to assist with swinging our 4 bikes out of the way. Very well thought out products overall and we look forward to using it for years to come with our travels. Wish we knew that that Nv 2.0 and nv 2.0 add-on each came with a child bike adapter. I had separately ordered 2 from Kuat for my kids and had to eat the shipping costs on the whole return.
# 15
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.
# 16
Thule T2 Pro XTR Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 2" Hitches - Wheel Mount
Great product, great company to do business with. etrailer is the best. Friendly, helpful and they made sure the bike rack was shipped immediately and it was delivered on time.
The quality of the rack is very sturdy and well built. I needed a rack that has a 12” spacing between wheels do to the baskets on each bike, and this rack delivered that. The issues I have with this rack are: I have a GMC Yukon suv and with the rack mounted I have to lift my two Lecritc 2.0 e-bikes, at 60 pounds each up over 24” to get it mounted. It sure could use ramps, which I know it did not come with. The clamp hold down does not work with fenders on a bike. It does not clamp very well on the cross bar (male and female) type do to the width and the angle of the cross bars. When clamping in front of the front fender makes the bike very unstable, and will require additional strapping and tie downs to secure the bikes. It claims it is for e-bikes, but only if it has no fenders. Nice rack, just not for me.
# 17
Saris SuperClamp EX Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Wheel Mount
At the age of 70, I needed a “friendlier” mounting and bike access rack. A platform rack seemed to be the solution. I had one caveat. My Subaru Forester had a 1and 1/4” receiver (with a non-standard 3/4” length mounting hole). My Volvo had a tuck away 2” receiver. After some research I gravitated toward Thule only to find out they had no solution for my above conundrum. In fact their customer service offered no interest in solving my problem which others also must have had. More research…enter Saris! An American made company with an innovative solution. I quickly received my SuperClamp EX-2 from ETrailer along with excellent customer service support. The ease of constructing the unit for use and the obvious structural integrity was immediately apparent. My wife couldn’t believe how easy it was to use and to stow away on my garage wall after use. Thank you Saris and ETrailer for a wonderful product and experience. I guess American made is still alive and well. I highly recommend this product and the associated companies.
Purchased this bike rack last year and am very pleased with the stability of the rack. The straps and clamps secure the bike well to the rack. Some things that I learned: When attaching the rack onto your hitch, it helps to put a piece of tape on the rack (hitchtite) once you have lined up the holes. This will make it easier to find the exact location of the holes the next time that you want to use the rack. Finding the exact location allows you to smoothly hand tighten the bolt to the end of the hitch. At that point, just use a socket wrench to finish the tightening. When putting the bike on the rack, I loosely secure the clamps to the tires at first. This allows me to rotate the tires to find the right location in the wheel well for the straps to go around the spokes. I next secure the bike with the straps and then fininsh securing the clamps to the tires.
# 18
Thule GateMate Pro Tailgate Pad for Full-Size Trucks - Up to 8 Bikes - 60" Wide
etrailer has been great in the past and I will order from them again. This experience was mediocre because they advertised free 3 day shipping through a google search for this product. After paying I was notified that it would take longer. I needed the gate mate for a weekend trip and could have gotten it through [online vendor] for the same price, quicker. Not a big deal, just be aware.
Great material, inside smooth will not scratch the tailgate. Easy install. I ordered for full size, truck however if I had to do it again I would choose smaller width. I have rails mounted to the inside of bed for a bed cover. The gate mate really fits snug, having to slam the gate to lock. Depending style of bike the down tube may not snug tight. Yes I would buy again. Good price.
# 19
Kuat NV 2.0 Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 2" Hitches - Wheel Mount - Metallic Black
EVERY BRAND HAS ITS PROS AND CONS. THE PROS ON THIS RACK IS THE HIGH QUALITY OF MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION AND THE INNOVATIVE FEATURES. THE RACK IS EASY TO USE AND EASY TO INSTALL. I ESPECIALLY LIKE THE INTEGRATED BIKE STAND. IT IS EASY TO USE, UNOBTRUSIVE, AND COMES IN VERY HANDY WHEN YOU WANT TO MAKE A TWEEK ON YOUR BIKE WHILE AT THE TRAIL HEAD OR IN THE PARKING LOT. I KNOW THERE MUST BE A NEGATIVE TO THIS RACK, BUT AFTER A YEAR OF USE I HAVEN’T FOUND IT YET. IT IS A BIT PRICEY, AND IF YOU DON’T CARE ABOUT DURABILITY, QUALITY OF CONSTRUCTION, OR ADDED FEATURES, THEN A LESS EXPENSIVE BRAND MAY WORK FOR YOU AND YOU WILL SAVE A FEW BUCKS. ALSO, IT IS A BIT HEAVIER THAN SOME OTHER RACKS, BUT I AM IN MY 70’S AND I CAN HANDLE IT FINE.
This is rack’s construction is a rock, heavy hitch tube and the scissor extension swing is solid due to the ball barring lock feature in the mounting tube. The ease of mounting bikes with tire saddles, installing and construction quality excellent. Purchased the wide tire kit adds flexibility to my use of road to fatter tire bikes. Being able to install the bike service bracket is a breeze for airing up, lubing. Use it on my Hylander to my truck camper
# 20
Thule Insta-Gater Pro Truck Bed Bike Rack - 1 Bike
Linda and I recently ordered two Aventon Pace 500 NextGen E-bikes from [bike store] in Madison, WI. Not wanting to just toss our expensive new bikes in the back of the p/u when they arrive next month we promptly ordered the Thule Instagator from etrailer. My prior experience with etrailer came as a recommendation from a friend. I was able to do quite a bit of the research on etrailers website, the demonstration video extremely helpful and we placed an order. The racks were in-stock, shipped promptly, etrailer providing a very nice tracking link that included pics of the staff involved in processing the order and a map of the route all the way to delivery. Absolutely 1st rate service. The racks showed up in perfect condition about two days after placing the order, exactly as promised. We are very pleased with etrailer, will most certainly be ordering from them again and recommend this company w/o reservation. Nice job etrailer!
I bought two racks to transport my ebikes. The tires do not fit in the rack. the cradle that holds the tire require to be wider. I need to return them. please assist me in this matter. thank you
Swagman Paramount Full-Size Trucks Tailgate Pad Review - 2022 Ram 2500
Hey, it's Ethan here at etrailer. Today we're going to be taking a look at the Swagman Paramount Tailgate Pad on the back of our 2022 Ram 2500. If you have a multitude of bikes and you're looking to transport them to a location but you don't wanna keep them in the bed where they'll roll around, scratch themselves in the bed and you maybe are already towing something or you just don't feel like the added length of a bike rack that can support that many bikes, a pad like this might be a good option for you. This Swagman Paramount Pad is actually capable of supporting up to seven bikes along the way, held in place by these hook and loop straps. To get our bike loaded up, first thing we need to do is open one of these straps up and have it ready. I will say for the Ram 2500, it is definitely a taller vehicle, so getting the bike on and off might be a challenge for you.
Swagman Tailwhip Truck Tailgate Pad Review - 2022 Ram 2500
Hey, it's Ethan here at etrailer. Today we're gonna be taking a look at the Swagman Tailwhip tailgate pad on the back of our 2022 Ram 2500. A tailgate pad like this might be useful for you if you have something in your hitch already or you just don't want the added length that a hitch bike rack adds. Additionally, you can obviously always store your bikes just in the bed of your truck, but they're gonna be prone to rolling around damaging not only themselves but also your bed. So this is a good in-between option that's going to protect your bed and keep your bike stable while you're driving. It's gonna hold onto our bike just by these hook and loops straps on the actual pad itself.
Swagman Truck Bed Bike Racks Review - 2019 Ram 2500
John: Hey guys, John here from etrailer.com. Today, we have a 2019 Ram 2500. We're going to take a look at the Swagman tailwhip tailgate pad. And this is a great way to get our bikes to our favorite destination while just utilizing our truck bed. Maybe we have a trailer that we're towing, or we have a bike that we don't want bouncing around in the back, this secures to our tailgate, and then holds our bike in place so we're not having to worry about it getting jostled back there.To load up our bikes, it's a very simple process. We just put our bike in the truck bed and then secure it with our hook and loop strap here.
Thule Truck Bed Bike Racks Review - 2019 Ram 2500
John: Hey guys, John here from etrailer.com. Today we have a 2019 Ram 2500. We are test fitting the Thule Gate Mate Pro. This is a 60 inch pad and it helps us hold up to eight bikes. So this is just a pad that goes over our tailgate. It's a very simple design, very easy to use.
Thule Truck Bed Bike Racks Review - 2019 Ram 2500
John: Hey guys. John here from eTailer.com. Today on our 2019 Ram 2500, we are test-fitting our Thule GateMate Pro. This is a 53-inch wide pad and it helps us transport our bikes using our truck bed while also protecting our tailgate here. The GateMate Pro is a great option for if we have a toolbox in the front of our truck bed and we can't fit our entire bike, width-wise in the bed or perhaps, we don't want our bikes to just be bounced around in our truck bed. We at least have some security back here.
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Ram 2500
Today on our 2017 Ram 2500 we're doing a test fit of the Swagman Dispatch platform-style 2-bike rack. That part number is S64684. Now we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you how we do that. We have two straps and two wheel cradles, one at the front and one at the back. These are going to be cam buckle straps.
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Ram 2500
Today on our 2017 Ram 2500 we're doing a test fit of the Thule Vertex swinging and hanging-style 4-bike rack. That part number is TH9031XT. Now we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you one of the key features of this rack. This is going to be our swinging feature. We're going to start by removing our t-pin here at the back.
Thule Truck Bed Bike Racks Review - 2017 Ram 2500
Today on our 2017 RAM 2500 we're doing a test fit of the Thule Insta-Gater Truck Bed Single Bike Rack. That part number is TH501. Now we already have this installed with our bike attached. I'm going to jump up into our truck bed and show you how we secure it down. To actually hold our bike in place we have a wheel hook which is going to actually sit in the back of our wheel. That's going to push our front part of our tire up against our tailgate.
Hollywood Racks Sport-Rider-2 Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Ram 2500
Today on our 2017 RAM 2500 we're doing a test fit of the Hollywood Rack Sport Rider 2 Platform Style 2 Bike Rack. That part number is HR1000. 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 middle and remove our pins and clips. You may have to move the bike rack around just a little bit to get that to come loose, but with those removed we can tilt our bike rack away from our vehicle. Unfortunately we're not going to be able to open our tailgate all the way, it would make contact with our pedal, but if you can move your pedal out of the way you will be able to gain that access.
Pro Series Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Ram 2500
Today on our 2017 Ram 2500, we're doing a test fit of the Pro Series Q-slot platform-style two and four-bike rack. That part number is PS63138. Now we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you how we do that. We have a hook in the strap of the front and back tire. It's going to help to hold it down into our wheel cradles a little bit better.
Softride Element-Parallelogram Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Ram 2500
Today on our 2017 RAM 2500 we're doing a test fit of the Soft Ride Element Parallelogram hanging style, four bike rack. That part number is SR26248. Now we already have our bike secured down. First we're going to show you one of the key features of this rack. We're going to come to the side here and we have a T-pin, we're going to pull that out and we're going to be able to tilt our bike rack, with our bikes fully loaded, away from our vehicle. Now this is a great feature of this hanging style bike rack, because not many others can actually do this, with the bikes still attached. So, unfortunately, we're not going to gain full access into our truck bed because we would make contact here on our bike rack with our tailgate. But if you want to have somebody hold this and gently set it down on your bike rack, you can gain some access back there.
Hollywood Racks Trail-Rider Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Ram 2500
Today on our 2017 Ram 2500, we're doing a test-fit of the Hollywood Racks Trail Rider Platform-Style 2-Bike Rack. That part number is: HR200. Now we all ready have our bike secured down. We are going to show you how we secure it first. We have two cradles in place with hook and loop straps at the front and back tire, those are quick and easy to remove and it's just a little bit of extra security to make sure that our bike stays in place. In the center here we have a frame hook, this is going to hold our bike down into our wheel cradles. We're just going to remove this top one first, then we'll squeeze the two pinch points 00:00:45 together, then pull that up, and then we would just pull it straight down to tighten it. We'll take our bike off, we can set this off to the side, and we'll take a few measurements. First is going to be overall what we our adding to our vehicle.
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Ram 2500
Today on our 2017 Ram 2500, we're doing a test fit of the Thule T2 Classic platform-style 2-bike rack. That part number is TH9044. 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 towards the back and we're going to pull out that pin. Then we're going to pull down on our lever and tilt our bike rack away from our vehicle.
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Ram 2500
Today on our 2017 Ram 2500 we're doing a test fit of the Kuat NV 2.0 platform-style 2-bike rack. That part number is NV22G. Now we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you one of the key features here. We're going to come to the side and pull down on our handle. We're going to tilt our bike rack away from our vehicle.
Yakima HoldUp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Ram 2500
Today on our 2017 Ram 2500 we're doing a test fit of the Yakima HoldUp Platform Style 2 Bike Rack. That part number is Y02443. We already have our bike secured down. I'm first going to show you one of the key features of this rack. If you come here to the back and lift up, and then pull out on our red knob, and we'll check our tailgate here. You can see it's going to be very close to our bike rack, so we're not going to gain full access, but if you have somebody hold on to your tailgate, you will gain partial access to your truck bed.
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Ram 2500
Today on our 2017 Ram 2500 we're doing a test fit of the Swagman XT2 platform-style bike rack. That part number is S64650. Now we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you how we do that. We have a frame hook in place which is going to hold our bike down into our wheel cradles. It ratchets down.
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Ram 2500
Today on our 2016 Ram 2500 we're doing a test fit of the Thule Roadway hanging-style 2-bike rack. That part number is TH912XTR. Now we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you how we do that. We have two cradles in place with three straps, two on our frame and one as our anti-sway in the back. We're going to start by pulling up to release those.
Thule Truck Bed Bike Racks Review - 2016 Ram 2500
Today on our Ram 2016 2500, we're doing a test fit of the Thule Insta-Gater Truck Bed Bike Rack. That part number is TH501. We already have our bike secured to our truck bed bike rack. We're first going to show you how you do that and then we'll go over some features. Climb up into our bed here. You'll see that our front tire is up against our tailgate here.
Swagman Pick Up Truck Bed Bike Racks Review - 2015 Ram 2500
Today on our 2015 Ram 2500, we're going to be doing a test fit of this Swagman pickup truck bed mounted bike carrier. This is going to be for two bikes, to be fork mounted inside the bed of your truck. This is going to be part number S64702. Let's go ahead and get it fitted on here. All right, first thing is we're going to do once we get up in here in your truck bed is to make sure that the piece here is unlocked. If the button is in, it means that it's locked.
Yakima StickUp 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ram 2500
Today on our 2014 Ram 2500 Heavy Duty, were going to be test fitting the Yakima StickUp. This is a platform style tilting two bike rack designed for use with 1-1/4 and 2 inch hitches, part number Y02420. To begin our test fit, well slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. Because our truck has a 2-1/2 inch receiver tube, we will be adding a 2-1/2 inch to 2 inch reducer bushing, part number 58102. You can check our website for details on that. Well now line up our pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down with a wrench.
Swagman Fork Down Roof Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ram 2500
Today on our 2014 Ram 2500, well be test fitting the Swagman Fork Down Roof Mounted Bike Rack, part number S64710. Now Ill be using the tall step ladder just to make the installation process much easier. With the Thule rapid traverse roof rack system on our truck, well begin our test fit by placing the bike rack up on to the vehicles load bars. Starting at the front, were going to take the silver U-bolts to go around the underside of the front bar up to the predrilled holes at the head of the carrier. Well then take our black wing nuts and thread down on to the silver U-bolts, and well keep the wing nuts loose. Well move to the rear and this ti me take the silver U-bolts to go down through the predrilled holes of the bike rack. Well then take the black plate and insert one end of the U-bolt into the hole of the black plate and install our wing nut, well then swing the bracket around, inserting the second part of the U-bolt into the hole of the wing nut, and then tightening it down.
RockyMounts TieRod Stretch Roof Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ram 2500
Today on our 2014 Ram 2500, we'll be test-fitting the RockyMounts TieRod Stretch roof mounted bike rack, part number RKY1011. I'll be using a tall ladder so I can make the hardware of the bike rack easily accessible. With the Thule Rapid Traverse roof rack system on our vehicle, we'll begin our test fit by placing the bike rack up onto the vehicle's crossbars. We need to start off by by bringing the two black rubber-coated steel straps around the front bar. We'll need to the remove the black cover to position the straps and to the connection point of the head of the carrier. Then move to the rear, remove one of the Allen bolts and position the rear bracket around the underside of the rear bar and then reinstall the Allen bolt. We'll keep it loose at this time.
Yakima FrontLoader Roof Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ram 2500
Today on our 2014 Ram 2500 Crew Cab. We're going to be test fitting the Yakima Front loader. A wheel mount roof bike rack with part number Y02103. Our Yakima Q Tower roof rack system already installed on the Ram. We'll begin our test fit by placing our bike rack directly onto our crossbars. At the front we'll be sure to that our clamp goes around our bar. We'll have two legs in front, and one leg in the rear.
Yakima ForkLift Roof Mounted Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ram 2500
Today on our 2014 Ram 2500 Crew Cab, were going to be test fitting the Yakima Forklift, a fork mount roof bike rack with part number Y02098. With our Yakima Q-towers roof rack system already installed on the Ram, well begin our test fit by placing our bike rack directly on to our cross bars. Here at the front, well remove the securer, it is reversed thread, slide back the black cover and loosen the black T-handle. Well then remove the T-bolt from the lower portion of our clamp, bring our clamp around our crossbar, reinsert the T-bolt and tighten down that black T-handle. With our front secure, well slide the black plastic cover forward and replace our securer. We can now move to the rear. This time well loosen the black T-handle, remove the T-bolt from the slot, bring our clamp around our bar, reinsert our T-bolt, and tighten down the black T-handle to secure it.
Thule Sprint Fork Mount Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ram 2500
Today on our 2014 RAM 2500 Crew Cab, we're going to be test fitting the Thule Sprint, a fork-mount roof bike rack with part number TH528. With our Thule rapid traverse roof rack system already installed on the RAM, we begin our test fit by placing our bike rack directly onto our load bars. When we do this, we want to be sure the black rubber-coated metal straps go around the underside of our load bars. Here at the front, we're going to fit the strap into the head of the carrier. We'll then turn the black lever to tighten our strap. With the front secure, we'll move to the rear. We're going to fit this strap into the foot of the carrier and turn the black lever to secure it in place. With our rack secure, we're now ready to load our bike. We'll begin by undoing our rear wheel strap and loosening our front skewer.
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