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This lightweight, platform-style carrier holds 2 bikes by the wheels with ratcheting hooks and sliding wheel trays. The rack tilts down with bikes loaded for cargo area access and folds up for storage. Includes hitch and bike locks.
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Specs:
The SuperClamp EX lets you rapidly load and safely transport 2 bikes on your vehicle's 1-1/4" or 2" hitch. This rack has front- and rear-wheel hooks to safely transport your bikes without making frame contact. The lightweight, compact design with a platform-style setup allows for rapid bike loading and unloading. Just set your bikes in the wheel trays, ratchet down the wheel hooks, and secure your bikes with the integrated cable lock.
It has padded, ratcheting hooks that secure your bikes by the wheels - not by the frame. This prevents the rack from scratching and scuffing your bike's paint or damaging the frame, which makes the SuperClamp EX an excellent choice for transporting bikes with carbon fiber frames.
The hooks adjust independently - just press the gray button and slide the hook up or down. This adjustability allows you to carry any combination of full-size adult bikes, women's bikes, children's bikes, and alternative-frame bikes.
Injection-molded plastic wheel trays slide along the rack's horizontal arms to accommodate bikes with different wheelbases. These trays secure in place with twist knobs.
Use the included ratcheting straps to secure your bike's rear wheel to the wheel tray.
There are built-in reflectors on the outside wheel trays that increase visibilty for both daytime and nighttime travel.
If you want to carry a fat bike with tires wider then 4-1/2", you can replace the rack's wheel trays with fat bike cradles (SA4419 - sold separately).
The masts are located at opposite ends of the base, making the SuperClamp EX extremely easy to load and unload. Because these masts are at each end of the base, instead of in the middle like most platform racks, they won't interfere in any way with your bikes as you load or unload them. Instead, they simply fold out of the way, giving you a clear path to the wheel trays.
These masts lock into the upright position for use, then fold down for storage and access to your vehicle's rear cargo area. Just press down on the gray button and rotate the mast to the desired position. The masts pivot on strong, case-hardened steel brackets that ensure long life and smooth operation.
There is an integrated lever that lets you tilt the rack down with bikes loaded for access to your rear cargo area or fold the rack up against your vehicle for storage. And it means you can leave the rack in your hitch without it interfering with your cargo hatch or backup camera. The compact design lets you easily store the rack in your garage when it's not in use. There is also a built-in bottle opener over the lever.
The SuperClamp EX includes locks to deter theft of your bikes and the rack. A braided, 10-mm stainless steel cable lock built into the base secures your bikes to the rack. The cable has a vinyl coating to prevent it from scratching your bikes. Simply thread the cable through the bike frames and attach it to the lock body at the other end of the base.
When not in use, the lock stores inside the rack's arm. A push-button releases the lock, so it won't accidentally slide out and drag on the ground during transport.
The HitchTite lock fits over the end of your threaded hitch pin to secure the rack to your hitch. The threaded hitch pin serves as an anti-rattle device to minimize movement and noise in the hitch.
Both locks have push-to-lock bodies that make them easy to secure and help to prevent accidental locking. Integrated dust caps keep the lock cores clean and dry. And the locks are keyed alike, so you can use the same key for both locks.
The included adapter sleeve ensures the SuperClamp EX will fit both 1-1/4" and 2" hitches.
Installation Details 
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Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.
Today we're gonna be taking a look at the Saris Freedom SuperClamp EX Platform-Style 2 Bike Rack, part number: SA4025F. This lightweight, platform-style bike rack holds two bikes by their wheels; there is no frame contact. The rack has the ability to tilt away with bikes loaded so we can gain access to our rear hatch. We'll pull out on the black lever here, tilt it away. As you can see, plenty of room to remove any cargo, gear, groceries; anything we might have with us on our trip. It features two integrated cable locks so we can secure our bikes.
It also features an anti-rattle hitch lock, which is gonna prevent anyone from removing our bike rack from our vehicle. I've gone ahead and removed one of the bikes so we can go over some additional features. The wheel cradles will accommodate road bike tires, mountain bike tires, and fat tires up to 4-1/2" wide. The wheel cradles are adjustable along the platform to fit wheel bases up to 48" long. The ratcheting hooks firmly grip your bike by its tires, and because they're adjustable, they're gonna work with a wide variety of bikes; fat bikes, mountain bikes, road bikes, women's and children's bikes. With our bikes removed, as you can see, our arms are adjustable as well to work with a wide variety of bikes.
When not in use, the arms fold flat and then the whole thing tilts up towards our vehicle for compact storage. This would be ideal for pulling in your garage or in a tight parking spot. Here at the rear you can see our wheel cradles have reflectors for increased visibility at night. It has a weight capacity of 60 pounds per bike and it features a limited lifetime warranty. Now that we've gone over the features, I'll go ahead and show you how to get it installed. Now this can either be used for 1-1/4" or 2" hitches.
We've got our include sleeve installed on our shank for our 2" receiver. Let's go ahead and put it into our receiver tube. So we'll feed it in and we'll line up our pin holes. Once we get those lined up, we can take our included anti-rattle bolt and thread that through here on the driver's side. We get it hand tightened, we can take a 3/4" wrench, and you will have to provide your own, and tighten that down the rest of the way.
Here on the other side, we'll take our included lock and then just push that on until it snaps in place. As you can see, with our anti-rattle bolt installed, we've reduced all the play within our receiver tube and our bike rack fits nice and solid. Now, in preparation for loading up our bikes, we'll need to tilt out our platform. Make our way to the lever back here, we're gonna pull up on it, tilt it out until it snaps into place. Now we can fold out and raise up our wheel hooks. To do that we're gonna push in the gray button at the top here, fold it all the way out, and then raise up the hooks with the button at the end here. We'll also want to undo our straps. You can press another button there, guide the strap out. Now, it's recommended you load the heaviest bike first. For us it's gonna be our fat bike. We'll set the tires in place within the wheel cradles. Let's go ahead and secure our wheels. So we'll take our wheel hooks, we're gonna come up to about this position here, and then push down. With our other hook we'll do just the same. We'll come up to the 10 o'clock position and then push down. Now we can secure our straps. Go between our spokes and run it through our ratchet on the other side. I've gone ahead and loaded up the second bike the exact same way. You'll just want to be sure and alternate the handle bars. Now let's run our cable locks. We'll locate the cable lock here at the end of the bike rack, we'll push down on the gray button here, and then pull it out. I'm just gonna go through my wheel, over my frame, and then connect it to the center here. With both of my cables run, let's grab our key; we can make sure it's unlocked, push them in place, and then lock it back up. Now we're all set to take it out on our test course and see how it performs. Here on our test course, let's first go into our slalom. This is gonna show side-to-side action, such as going around corners or evasive maneuvering. Then onto our solid speed bumps. This is gonna show and up and down action, such as pulling in and out of a driveway or out of a parking lot. And then finally, on to our alternating speed bumps. This is gonna show a twisting action, such as going over potholes or uneven pavement. And that's gonna complete our look at the Saris Freedom SuperClamp EX Platform-Style 2 Bike Rack, part number: SA4025F.
Average Customer Rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars (30 Customer Reviews)
This lightweight, platform-style carrier holds 2 bikes by the wheels with ratcheting hooks and sliding wheel trays. The rack tilts down with bikes loaded for cargo area access and folds up for storage. Includes hitch and bike locks.I've only used the rack once so far, but I really like it. I used it on a 29er carbon mountain bike. Part of the trip was on a dirt road and also on rough and curvy paved roads. There is some play to the rack (from the hinge point of the rack), but it was quiet, and I don't recall ever hearing it. Nor did it look at any time like my bike was getting shaken to death. To be clear, the attachment of the rack to the hitch is rock solid. One of the things I really like this rack, and why I chose it over others, is that the integrated bike lock is a pretty beefy cable, and more importantly, it allows me to lock up both wheels and the frame. Many of the integrated locks on other racks only lock up the frame or one wheel, maybe a frame and one wheel, but not all three. I haven't tested the locks trying to lock up the frame and both wheels on two bikes, but it definitely works for one bike. This rack doesn't fold up as flat as other racks that I've seen, but the security was more important to me. All in all, I'm really happy with the rack so far. It seems well made and everything moves and operates smoothly. 594678
Brian J - 01/04/2020Received the product in a week, really like how easy it was to put together. Dana was very pleasant and helped me through the order process. Couldn't be happier. 260153
Very easy to install. Great rack. Holds the bike very securely. Take the time to move the wheel trays around to get the perfect fit of both bikes. Took about 20 minutes, and it has been worry free ever since. The rack doesn't move while traveling down the road. Nice product. 163527
Easy installation. Seemed like most of it was already assembled just coming out of the box. After installation I put my 29er and Trek road bike on it. Like others before me, it seemed that another 12-15" of length on the bike cable locks would be handy. Being able to lock the front and rear wheels in addition to the frame with the cable locks would make a great rack even better. I was very satisfied with the carrier construction quality and ease of operation. Liked being able to use two hooks for each bike. I would definitely recommend this rack. etrailer shipped very promptly as always and were very helpful with dimensional information regarding hitch set backs to make sure adequate clearance was available to fold various racks up when not transporting bikes. 517248
The only thing better than a Saris designed rack is purchasing it from Etrailer. Super fast delivery as well as a good price. This is the 4th Saris rack that I have owned. What I like about this rack is that, like the Thelma series, it holds the bike by the wheels instead of the frame. It can handle any size tire and any type of frame. The SuperClamp enables you to transport any bike that you have. 591609
Purchased this because we needed a lighter weight platform type two-bike rack for our 2005 Prius which could work with a full shock women's bike (bike needs to be attached and secured to rack by tires, not frame). Instructions with the rack could be better in regards to assembly, but it isn't complicated looking at the photos and videos on etrailer.com helped a lot. This seems to be a good quality rack. Customer service helpful and responded quickly when I contacted them with questions regarding whether this rack was compatible with our 2005 Prius. 150318
Jacqueline G - 06/01/2016
I purchased this rack because It stated it would support the weight of my 2 electric bikes. The first trip with the rack installed on our motor home it failed after crossing a railroad crossing at 25 mph. The manufacturer told me to read the small print on the rack where it says not for use on any RV. They charged over a $100 for parts to repair it. Using the rack on my jeep or the motor home shouldn't matter. In my opinion the rack is under designed to carry the weight of the bikes as advertised. In good conscience I can not recommend this rack. 609812
Mike L - 03/04/2019I am really happy with this Saris bike rack. I was looking to replace an older, very serviceable but heavy rack that took up too much space in my garage and didn't easily allow me to open my Forester's back hatch door. The Saris is lighter, more compact when folded, protective of my bikes, and very easily loaded and secured (with built-in locking cables). A quick release allows the rack and bikes to tilt away from the car to allow easy access to the hatch door. In addition, I always look first for American-made products. This rack, which turned out to be well designed and well built and just what I was looking for, is made in Madison, Wisconsin, and that makes this Wisconsinite and Badger alumnus very happy, indeed! Cheers! 617597
Excellent service,knowledgeable,polite and a sincere desire to help with the best choice for our needs. Couldn’t have asked for more,thank you. Our bike rack is easy load easy unload,super user friendly and the built in cable locks are brilliant! No hassles with a separate cable lock . It’s also light enough to manage without having to be a weightlifter! Doug. 497520
Best bike rack I've ever owned. Works perfect with our carbon fiber as the design of this rack is 100% touchless! Secure and sturdy. 396954
This is a review of the Saris SUPERCLAMP EX 2-BIKE but I have to tell a little story about how I came to purchase this item. First, I bought a Draw-Tite Trailer Hitch in March and a Kuat Sherpa 2.0 in early May. The Kuat was very sturdy and well designed. However, even when empty and folded up, it was too high for the rear hatch in my Porsche Macan to open without first bending the Sherpa down . So, I could never enter the rear of the SUV without always moving the rack. This was so annoying that I decided to change to a Saris SUPERCLAMP EX 2-BIKE, which had been my 2nd choice. I returned the Kuat, paying the shipping and a 20% restocking fee, and received and installed the Saris within 3 days. This was about a month ago. The service and support from etrailer.com on this change was fast, courteous and reasonable in price. The Saris is not as sturdy feeling as the Kuat and tips a little when tightening the wheel holders (i.e., pushing down on the wheel holders) due to the torque put on the hitch. But the Saris is plenty sturdy enough, and I have used it to transport my Cannondale Synapse on multiple trips in 1 month, all of duration 30-60 minutes. The Saris is easy to load and unload and keeps the bike very secure even at 70+ mph. And, the Saris folds up much more compactly to allow opening the Macan’s tailgate without first bending the rack down. This is a terrific advantage over the Kuat and makes me very happy that I made the change. I strongly recommend the Saris SUPERCLAMP EX 2-BIKE and etrailer.com, which provided excellent pricing, service and support on all 3 purchases. 541470
Product arrived in very good conditions. Well packed and simple to use. Sturdy but not too heavy. Waiting for warmer weather to start using it regularly. Happy with what I've seen so far. 603062
Delivered in less than 24 hours! Wow, thanks! Obviously not installed yet but we're looking forward to our adventures. 730565
Nice design and opperates as expected. Only reason i didnt give it a 5 star is the packaging and decals. There were a few bolts and the lock loose in the packaging which could have caused damage but luckily didn't. Also the decals on the cross bar had plenty of bubbles in them which doesnt look good. Maybe the assembler was having a bad day, but for the price i expected better. 642640
Very good shopping experince The product was as described Quick shipping 479831
Best bike rack on the market and I know that I made the right choice! 474400
Great product 391323
It's been a great bike rack! No regrets about purchasing it 358795
Just an overall great bike rack. Easy load, unload and great way to secure bikes 319992
I purchased this rack on the recommendation of a friend of mine who is an avid cyclist. He promised it would carry my new carbon fiber bike with great care. I picked the bike up at the bike store and drove home on the interstate (we do that in NJ) and the bike sat solidly in the rack. The rack was easy to install right out of the box. My only concern is that the retractable locking cables are a little short for easy and simple use. eTrailer delivered the product on time and communicated clearly what the schedule was - their price was in line with market. Very Good Experience. 278653
Just what I needed. Bolts very tightly into my 1-1/4" hitch, so the bike doesn't bounce around at all on the road. Also like the two integrated locks--one for the hitch and one for the bikes--that use the same key. Wanted a no-frame-contact tray rack that would fold down small enough to fit in the trunk of my sedan, and the Freedom SuperClamp 2 does the job very well. 228090
Love this bike rack! It is super simple to use and accommodates both mine and my husband's bike. I can easily install it by myself (I'm small, 5' 120lbs) and load the bikes on without any help. The bikes feel very sturdy. I like that I can still open the hatch (with the bikes off). Would highly recommend! 174935
Super ieasy to use and nice quality. 153506
This is the best bike rack I have found. It is made of steel and hardened plastic for the wheel wells. The hitch locks in and cannot be removed without a lot of effort. The wheel wells are adjustable so the tires from the bikes sit perfectly still and the arms lock the bikes in so they never move. It also has a security lock built into the chassis of the unit which slides back in both sides once removed if you have to park and leave the bikes. I am completely satisfied with this bike rack. 146234
Great Product & even better service!! 140440
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