Platform-style rack lets you transport 3 bikes on the back of your vehicle. Ratcheting hooks hold your bikes by the wheels with no frame contact. Tiered mounting optimizes bike spacing. Rack tilts and folds up against vehicle.
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Average Customer Rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars (43 Customer Reviews)
Platform-style rack lets you transport 3 bikes on the back of your vehicle. Ratcheting hooks hold your bikes by the wheels with no frame contact. Tiered mounting optimizes bike spacing. Rack tilts and folds up against vehicle.
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Jeremy H - 08/24/2021It has been a great bike rack. Love all the features. The tilt feature is fantastic that allows to open back hatch while bikes are loaded. Also, the slope of the rack works great for different size bikes and backing up on slopes. It’s a great rack! Highly recommend
Holly H - 09/20/2021This rack is strong and well-built. It's easy to fold up and lower down, and easy to load bikes on to. I also like that the hitch arm has a 90-degree bend, which raises the rack up a good bit above the trailer hitch. This allows the rack to easily clear obstacles, including when backing out of our steep driveway (some other racks have problems with this). A couple of minor complaints: - The rear-wheel ratchet straps are hard to release. I which they used a cam-style ratchet strap like Thule racks. - Some rust-colored water has come out of the tubes after having the rack folded up after rain. I haven't seen any true issue due to this, and I'm not sure what the design could do to keep 100% of water out of the rack tubes, but ideally they'd be sealed somehow. One other thing to note is this rack doesn't work on bikes with fenders (the rack description says this), due to the way the arm holds down the front wheel. It needs to make contact with the front tire and fork to hold the bike in place.
Review is for the Westside slope 3 bike rack. So far, I really like the rack. Have only used a few times and nothing long distance but seems to be well built. Easy to put together. I like the staggering height design to avoid handle bar interference. I have a cannondale lefty fork with three inch tires and fits well. Although, three inch tires is about the limit for the little ratcheting strap that hold the back tire down (but could easily substitute a small bungee cord). My son’s 20” bike fits well too. I searched around for a lot of different racks at different places and the Rocky Mounts Westside slope seemed to be the best bang for your buck. I also got the lock kit. etrailer.com was also by far the least expensive and shipping was great.
Scott - 09/05/2020Product was ordered on a Saturday, shipped on that Saturday night, and arrived Wednesday (I paid for Express 3-5 day shipping). Single compact box. Assembly and first loading of bikes was straightforward and quick. I have an adult mountain bike, a 24 in kids bike, and a 20 in kids bike -- they all fit snugly and easily. I haven't driven yet, but I'm not at all concerned about wobble or bike security given the videos I saw and the assembly instructions/process. One issue: the rack arrived with a significant scrape (see pic). Did not happen in transit because the packaging was intact. I covered it with electric tape and will touch it up with Krylon. Not worth shipping back and replacing. I did call E-trailer's 800 number and spoke with an agent within 2 mins and he credited me $10 for the purchase of the Krylon, no questions asked. Great experience with customer service at E-trailer.
Overall it works good. My biggest complaint is that it’s heavy. No way my wife would be able to put the bike rack on the hitch herself. Sometimes wish we would have just got the cheaper two bar system that’s light and easy to put on. But the bikes obviously move around more on those styles.
This rack was perfect for what I was looking for. Wanted to move up from my old hanging style rack, but didn't want to pay $6-800. I also didn't need 4, only 3, which you don't see often. Was pretty easy to install and got it all installed in under an hour. All pieces were included and it is a very solid bike rack! Definitely recommend!
I am happy with the product. Bikes are secure and stability on the road is good. I wonder about the durability of the plastic parts, but so far no problems. Tilting latch is hard to release and easy to get pinched if you are not careful. Easy enough to mount and unmount as needed.
We’ve had this rack for about a year and we’ve been happy with it. On occasion, a bike gets loose (could be that we didn’t secure it well enough), but one has never fallen off the rack.
So far excellent quality and ease to load and unload Bike!
The rack is excellent. Sturdy and stable. Assembling it was a task and a half. Sketchy directions and unclear pictures made it difficult. It does take a bit of hand strength to use the ratchet arms and the pull tab to lower and raise the rack. Fortunately, I'm always biking with my husband. Not sure I could manage alone. But over all I'm happy with its performance and the ease of getting the bikes on it. I also like that they will not be able to scratch each other during travel.
Best bike rack we have ever owned or heard of!...very secure and super fast to load and unload bikes!...this rack does has a little heft to it, but it is built solid and built to last!..if you buy anything else, you are making a mistake.
Fantastic website and great reviews, this really helped me decide which rack to get. I feel the rack is a great compromise of price, functionality, and security. The rack is heavy quality steel, I have no concerns going down the interstate with 3 bikes on the back of my 2019 Ram 1500 Crew cab. Assembly was really easy and straight forward. The tailgate almost opens all the way but hits the Ram logo on the tailgate. Not a show stopper for me.
It was a little bit more of a pain to assemble than I expected. They powder coat the bolt holes and it was a complete pain to bolt down a set of torx bolts. Also I wish there was a way to keep the hooks securely in place e when they are folded down. It seems they may be able to inadvertently swing freely under hard braking and damage my vehicle. Other than that it is fine.
It was a little bit more of a pain to assemble than I expected. They powder coat the bolt holes and it was a complete pain to bolt down a set of torx bolts. Also I wish there was a way to keep the hooks securely in place e when they are folded down. It seems they may be able to inadvertently swing freely under hard braking and damage my vehicle. Other than that it is fine.
A great bike rack at a great price poin t.
Bike rack is definitely made with quality in mind... there is nothing cheap about it! Would definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a rack that’s easy to load and transport bikes securely.
Review from a similar WestSlope in Hitch Bike Racks
Well made, easy to assemble. Holds bikes securely, easy to use. Tilts down easily to access the lift gate. Cons locks are not included, a little on the heavy side when taking on and off. When the rack is not is use, in the folded up position, I have to strap the ratcheting arms to keep them from moving when breaking.
Review from a similar WestSlope in Hitch Bike Racks
It’s a great rack! A couple issues. When it is folded upright and the arms are tucked into position there is a major issue when braking. Since the arms don’t actually lock into place, if you end up hitting your brakes somewhat hard the arms will slam into the back for your car. Also I have found it is difficult to have a full MTB on here with any other bikes. I ride a Santa Cruz Bronson and if I put my wife’s bike on with my bike I have to remove her seat for it to fit. Long story short the rack works great just a couple complaints.
Review from a similar WestSlope in Hitch Bike Racks
Perfect rack for the price. Bummer it didn’t come with locks at this price. Sturdy and well built. I assembled this fairly easily while building this directly on my hitch. The only thing I would say that needs to be included with the direction is torque specs. I definitely didn’t want to tighten too hard or too loose. I used an impact drill to tighten the pivot bolt and the hitch receiver bolt. Then used a torque wrench for to tighten to hitch receiver bolt to roughly 110-120 pounds. Figured that would be enough to keep the rack in place. After torquing it, there was no play in the hitch and the anti rattle bolt worked flawlessly. I figured I don’t want to tighten the pivot bolt with a torque wrench since it needs some slack in order to pivot but that lead to some play and movement while driving. Everything else was tightened by hand and feels great. Definitely would buy this rack again. I purchased this in April 2021 and the locks that were compatible with this rack was sold out and was not going to be in stock until July. I went to my local hardware store and grabbed one of their hitch receiver lock and the pin lock worked perfect for this rack. You will want to use the original hitch pin that came with your bike rack since the anti rattle bolt is threaded for the bike rack and use the hitch pin lock from your local hardware store. 4 stars since locks aren’t included. Installed on a 2017 Toyota Camry. Lots of room for the trunk to open while bike rack was titled against the car.
Review from a similar WestSlope in Hitch Bike Racks
Excellent bike rack. Easy to mount/dismount bikes. Folds up/down nicely. Very sturdy. Others ask me where I bought it. Very pleased.
Review from a similar WestSlope in Hitch Bike Racks
The instructions were easy to follow. The only problem I had was aligning a couple of screw holes. Other than that the assembly went smoothly. The rack seems well built and I am satisfied.
Review from a similar WestSlope in Hitch Bike Racks
Great rack! Well made and keeps the bikes secure without rubbing the frame.
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