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The economically priced, yet stylish Traveler bike rack lets you carry 4 bikes on the back of your vehicle. Sturdy rack features anti-sway cradles that stabilize your bikes; dual, folding arms; an anti-wobble hitch pin; and a tilting mast.
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The Traveler bike rack lets you transport up to four bikes on the back of your vehicle without having to skimp on style or pay big bucks.
This versatile bike carrier slides into your vehicle's 1-1/4" or 2" trailer hitch. Leave on the included adapter sleeve to fit the shank into a 2" receiver, or remove the sleeve to slide the shank into a Class II, 1-1/4" receiver. An anti-wobble hitch pin reduces the movement of the rack in the hitch receiver. And you can tighten the thumbscrew on the back of the upright mast to help keep the mast from wobbling.
Dual Arms
Constructed of rugged steel with a sleek black powder coat finish, the Traveler features dual arms that support your bikes and better accommodate women's, children's and alternative frames. (An adapter bar [HRBA-PRO - sold separately] may still be required.) The arms easily fold down when the rack is not in use - just remove the tethered bail pin.
Anti-Sway Cradles
Rubber anti-sway cradles with straps firmly grip your bike's frame at three points to keep it from swaying front to back. This helps to keep your bikes from hitting each other and your vehicle during transit. The cradles rotate and slide along the arms, so you can easily adjust them based on the type and number of bikes you're transporting. And you can use the integrated safety strap to help keep your bikes tied down.
Tilting Mast
The Traveler's upright mast tilts forward to allow access to your vehicle's cargo area. Once your bikes are unloaded, just remove the linchpin from the base and tilt the rack away from the vehicle.
An anti-rattle hitch lock and cable lock set (HRLHPTC - sold separately) is recommended to deter theft of the rack and your bikes.
Average Customer Rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars (53 Customer Reviews)
The economically priced, yet stylish Traveler bike rack lets you carry 4 bikes on the back of your vehicle. Sturdy rack features anti-sway cradles that stabilize your bikes; dual, folding arms; an anti-wobble hitch pin; and a tilting mast.Ordered was received very promptly. Bike rack was solid and very easy to setup.Highly recommend etrailer
Prior to purchase I made sure no bike exceeded the recommended weight limit. When mounted, this rack is secure. Rubber securing straps are plenty strong. Loading and securing 4 adult size bikes was relatively easy. Although a tight fit, it was not difficult and took about 30 minutes. Traveled 4 hours on first trip with no issues! We don't use it very often so I I don't keep it mounted to the car (it only takes a few minutes to put on and take off). This will prevent the rubber securing straps and other parts from deteriorating in the weather. By doing so, this thing will outlive several cars.
Great experience with our hitch and bike carrier. Etrailer is the best. Lots of good information on products to make the right decision. Excellent installation resources (videos, pdf, and people). Great customer service.
Because of the pandemic I didn't get help in person on how best to load my mountain bike or other unusual sized youth bikes. It is difficult to slide the bikes into place and I continue to try to find the optimum position without bruising my arms as I load them. Because I needed more than 2 bikes I didn't purchase the racks that hold the bike tires, which are much easier to load and don't work a little loose after driving awhile.
The carrier was eady to assemble and attach to my hitch. We have 4 bikes, 2 children, 1 women's and 1 man's. It wasn't until the carrier arrived that I saw the video about needing a bar accessory to put children's and women's bikes on. We did not have time or money to purchase more parts so we managed to fit the bikes on. The rack works great but may have made a different choice if we had the information prior to purchasing.
Ordering and shipping were quite easy and very quick. Product looks very sturdy and easily assembled; however, have not hauled the bikes with it as of yet (just got it two days ago, the only reason I did not rate excellent).
There are 3 basic types of bike racks used on the rear. Hitch mounted, spare tire mounted and trunk mounts. The first two are out since you do not want to use a hitch and do not have a spare. There are several trunk bike racks that will fit on SUVs. You can write back and with the year, make and model of your SUV I can show you what will fit. Or you can use our Fit Guide, input the information, and the website will display the results for your vehicle.
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Patrick B - 2/3/2014have not put it on yet but awesome service! thank you for the help
We are happy with the sturdiness of this rack! Plus, it is a great price.
Love it!
Review from a similar Traveler in Hitch Bike Racks
Last week we used the Hollywood rack for 4 bikes from Houston to Gatlinburg(designed for 5 but only needed 4 this trip). Everything went well. I did have a difficult time getting a couple of bikes on there, but that had more to do with the design of the bike and not the rack. From what I read about other higher priced racks people have the same issues. I took precautions and tied each bike to the rack with a piece of rope in case the straps were to give out, but nothing like that happened. Very satisfied.
Review from a similar Traveler in Hitch Bike Racks
The products are great!! I like it when I install the Bike Rack on my 2015 Toyota Rav4.
Review from a similar Traveler in Hitch Bike Racks
Bought this product after researching many 4 bike capacity racks on line. I wanted something sturdy but not ultra expensive. I considered buying the Thule trailway ( I think it’s csljed) at dicks because it got pretty good reviews and has a latch to tilt instead of a pin. But ultimately decided on this model. So glad I did. very sturdy. Easy to assemble and operate. Holds 4 bikes or varying sizes/styles easily. The only change I would make would be to somehow attach pin that you pull out to tilt the rack out to the rack somehow. I’m always afraid I’m going to lose it. This rack will stay on my car for the majority of the year (with the exception of winter) so ease of use was important to me
Review from a similar Traveler in Hitch Bike Racks
I love etrailer the site is great and working with their top-notch customer service made things a breeze. However, I'm not a fan of this product. This was not my first choice. It was actually my third choice because the first two choices were not available or on back-order likely due to the pandemic. I have used this Hollywood rack twice. Sure, it works. But it rattles a whole lot. I added an anti-rattle clamp as well as a stabilizing strap which has helped but added pain when installing. It squeaks a whole lot at the joints (or example at the midpoint between the lower pole and upper pole). I will add tome WD 40 to hopefully eliminate this. Installed using a drawtite hitch on a 2012 Honda Crosstour.
Review from a similar Traveler in Hitch Bike Racks
Just installed this Rack and it looks very good and easy to pull down and up to open the back door. It would be good if the instruction comes with more images along with the description, it was a little difficult to figure it out since I am new to this type of equipment, but made it.
Review from a similar Traveler in Hitch Bike Racks
The customer service was outstanding from George J processing update to James G packaging update. We used our Hollywood rack all summer transporting 5 bikes. 3 adult and 2 small bikes. Overall great product. VERY pleased with the product and the service
Review from a similar Traveler in Hitch Bike Racks
This is a very good, sturdy bike rack. It's easy on/off as it's hitch mounted. I've taken two bikes (it's a 3 bike rack) on a trip with this rack, it's very secure on my small SUV. It also folds down with bikes on the rack so you can access the hatch area of the vehicle.
Review from a similar Traveler in Hitch Bike Racks
This was easy to assemble and seems easy to use. I haven't had it long enough to see how it works on road trip.
Review from a similar Traveler in Hitch Bike Racks
Good product for the price. Is a little tight and have to get creative to fit different size and types of bikes but what else would you expect for a 5 bike rack??. Also it is lockable with the purchase of a small lock. No modifications needed as I have read otherwise.
Review from a similar Traveler in Hitch Bike Racks
Built to last. This one is replacing a 3-bike Hollywood rack that is 12 years old. It still works fine but I needed space for more bikes! I had one question during assembly - I called the toll-free number on the instructions and immediately talked to a very helpful person who answered my question. I highly recommend Hollywood racks and highly recommend etrailer.com.
Jake W - 05/31/2014Review from a similar Traveler in Hitch Bike Racks
The HR6000 works very well, bikes load easily, have rubber tie downs that hold the bikes securely and is very stable on the road. This rack holds 3 bikes, normally I use it for 2 bikes but on occasion i have had 3 bikes, and it is stable and secure. The 3/8 bolt that connects the rack to the hitch has a tapered end that easily finds the threaded end in the hitch and threads through. The rack has a bottom pin that allows the vertical tube to lean back so the trunk or rear door can be opened with the rack on, (a very nice feature ) to help make that connection tight, there is a thumbnail bolt at the bottom to take up the play. That is a problem because that bolt wants to loosen and lets the rack sway, something to be aware of. Overall a nice way to carry bikes at a good price.
Review from a similar Traveler in Hitch Bike Racks
Wobbles some but is secure
Review from a similar Traveler in Hitch Bike Racks
We've only used it once but it is great! It fits all 5 of our bikes without issue and we're happy. We have an adult men's bike, adult women's bike, and three 24" kid/teen bikes. The women and kid bikes have to go through the bars slightly differently, but not a problem at all. We love it!
Review from a similar Traveler in Hitch Bike Racks
I've had the bike rack for a year now and still think it is great. I use it about once a week during nice weather and have not had any trouble with it at all. All the straps (rubber) are in good shape after continued use - holding the bikes nice and tight. Typically I take just one or maybe two bikes, so I've placed them in different positions to use all the straps/receivers equally. Every position works well for our adult bikes.
Review from a similar Traveler in Hitch Bike Racks
Just used our bike rack for a camping trip after storing it in the garage for the winter. We had not tried to fit 5 bikes on it before, but my son wanted to bring both his BMX trick bike and his mountain bike. All 5 bikes (2 adult, 3 kids) fit without any trouble, nice and secure. Highly recommended.
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