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Hauling five bikes for a group ride is no problem here. With a 40-lb capacity per bike and a total of 200 lbs, the RidgeBack has the muscle to handle a full family fleet. Dual arms with anti-sway cradles keep bikes steady, while soft padding protects paint and finishes. Each cradle uses three removable ZipStrips—two on the top tube and one on the seat post—to hold every frame in place and cut down on bike-to-bike contact.
Loading five bikes can get messy with dangling straps. The RidgeBack solves that with removable ZipStrips that come completely off while you load. Slide the bike onto the cradle arms, reinsert the strips, and press them down to lock your frame tight. When it’s time to unload, just pop them off. It’s a small touch that makes a big difference when you’re loading multiple bikes.
Running errands or grabbing gear mid-trip doesn’t mean unloading all your bikes. The RidgeBack’s mast tilts down when bikes aren’t loaded, giving you clear access to the cargo area. A simple lever on the front of the rack controls the tilt. Lift it back up and it snaps securely into place with an audible click—quick, clean, and solid every time.
No wrenches or bolts here. The RidgeBack installs tool-free with Yakima’s SpeedKnob system. Just slide the shank into your hitch, turn the knob to snug it up, and insert the tethered pin. The built-in anti-rattle wedge tightens the connection to cut down on movement and noise. Once locked, the knob spins freely to stop tampering and keep the rack secure.
When the ride’s done, pull the TriggerFinger lever to fold the 28" arms down. The rack’s footprint shrinks so it fits easily in a garage or stays on the vehicle without sticking out. The gray powder-coated steel construction resists rust and stays looking sharp. With a 35.5-lb carrier weight and a limited lifetime warranty, it’s a tough, low-maintenance rack built to last.
Customer Satisfaction Score:
98% were satisfied with this product
2% of customers were not satisfied
Ratings & Reviews
Very good to work with.
Works as expected!!!
Product was easy to install and operate. Well made. Quality item.
Easy to install and delivery was earlier as expected.
nice product. good choice...
The rack is easy to use and meets our family’s needs.
it is nice and easy. but over the year it binds a bit but that could be my fault due to lack of caring for it. when i put 4 bikes of different sizes on it it can be difficult. just need to be aware of were the pedels are and removing a front tire or 2 helps.
Great experience with eTrailer.com will buy again. The product was perfect and the support details with shipment and at website excellent.
It fit my cat perfectly. Delivery was speedy. Installation was easy. Overall it’s been a great investment.
This bike rack is great, I have only installed it and plan to use it more in the spring. But, it is very easy to install. It comes fully assembled, just pull the levers to unfold, plug it in and tighten it down. It seems very well made and durable. Thank you!
This is a junk system for an rv. Have to keep redoing codes every trip
Don’t waste your money
Great product, easy to set up and take down. Looking forward to taking our whole family out for a ride. Only thing to be aware of is if your using kids bikes or mountain bikes, you may need to purchase the adapters.
Works great on our Subarus. We've had 5 bikes on it a few times! TWO 20" bmx bikes, ONE 24" girls mountain bike, TWO 26" Mountains bikes for me n wife... It was a tight fit, a few scratches from bikes rubbing against each other, but it is doable! I'd recommend it for anyone that needs a good strong carrier.
Love it. Super easy to install, and ready to go right out of the box. Fits my kids bikes as well as mine. The tilt feature is easy to use, and the unit doesn’t feel too heavy, so anyone can use it. I was a bit concerned the width of the rack would block my back up camera view, but I can still see around it well enough, at least on my Kia Telluride.
Great hitch, sometimes hard to get 5 bikes on....but it holds 5 bikes!! Quality is great and etrailer was very responsive during the COVID delays.
Got the Yakima ridgeback 5 bike rack and love it!!! The communication and follow up with Etrailer is 2nd to none!!! I've dont business here before and there is good reason why I keep coming back. Etrailer is awesome!!!
have being sold my old 4 bike rack and with additional riders graduating to bigger bikers among our ranks (we have 4 kids) it was needed to upgrade to this unit. Easy to install and better system than the old wobble bolt that i had to drag a wrench instead of the knob now a days! it's a tight for 5 bikes but doable! recommended
Everything works as it should. Hard to get multiple bikes with drop-down handlebars immediately adjacent to each other on the rack, but no problem getting them all on there with kids bikes in the middle.
I was grateful to so many others who wrote reviews on this website and praised the customer service. I was looking for a trailer to haul 5 bikes including womens and kids bikes and have it work on my husbands Jeep wrangler, my daughters Subaru Outback, occasionally an RV and mainly my Toyota Sienna that doesn't even have a hitch yet. With so many options online and seemingly different products for each one, I wanted help to know if there was any product that could help me meet all me needs, so I decided to call Etrailer and get some help. They were amazing just like everyone said! He recommend the Yakima Ridgeback which would meet all our different hitch needs and the best selling Kuat Ubar adaptor bars that would make it work for our women's and kids bikes and different hitch needs. And the best surprise of all is that he told me they even carried hitch packages for my Toyota! I hadn't even expected that. The quote I received from my Toyota dealer for installing a hitch was going to cost me over $1000! But Etrailer sent me one for under $200! I am excited to get our whole family out biking more together this summer and thanks to etrailer we got everything we needed and all shipped to Alaska for only a hundred bucks in less than 2 weeks!
The man on the phone explained how my husband could install the hitch himself, but after looking at it yesterday, he decided to take it to a local shop where they can raise the whole car for the install. But that will still be cheaper than what I thought I would have to pay before.
We are planning to get the hitch on our van this week and try out the bike trailer by the weekend.
Thanks for everything etrailer!!
Like recent reviews i did my homework to find the concerns that prior purchasers had about the product. 1 was that the bike rack would move all over the place as if it was going to break. While driving that concern passed the test. 2 difficulty for 5 bike install,buy the bike adapter bars they help and are necessary, very easy to install rack and bikes if done correctly. I am very satisfied with the bike rack and would recommend. our first trip was 700 miles round trip on a truck 4x4 very bumpy compared to regular trucks and cars so it passed the double beating.
I have owned this bike rack for one year. I has travelled thousands of miles on the back of multiple vehicles hauling usually two adult bikes or two adult and two youth bikes. Getting five bikes on here is not really possible for bikes with wide handlebars and standard pedals. The rack is still in very good shape and is easy to store and install. The tilt function allows the empty rack to move out of the way of the SUV hatch opening.
Yakima fits our family of four bikes well. You can definitely get a fifth bike on but it would be tight. The locking system works well and the clasps are easy to use. So much happier with this rack than my last on. I don't curse nearly as much when putting bikes on the car! Personally, I'm a big fan of Etrailer in general. They are thorough, friendly and knowledgeable. Great price and value.
Fantastic! We love the Yakima bike rack, have used it multiple times since purchase, including on a 600-mile round trip. Met all of my expectations. Bikes move a little, and at first it was disconcerting. But even over large bumps at 70+ mph there was no evidence of any shifting of the load, and the bikes remained secure. It is quite difficult to fit 5 bikes (2 adult and 3 children's bikes) on the bike rack, but with some creativity I was able to make it happen. I can't imagine how you would fit 5 adult bikes on here, however. Overall I am extremely satisfied with my purchase. Great service from the folks at eTrailer.com as well! I received the package within 3 days of purchase (at 3 pm in the afternoon, no less!).
Rack is very easy to install and remove, and fits well with no rattle in the 2" receiver. Loading bikes is easy and it will, indeed, hold 5 bikes with relatively little effort. The only negatives I have are 1) Unless I use Yakima's custom locking cable for this rack, there is no good way to lock bicycles to the rack 2) It wasn't clear to me that I would need adapter bars (8002531) for kids bikes. I've always managed to get them on my older racks, but not the Yakima. I suspect that most modern racks would need these bars.
Overall, very satisfied.
This Yakima 5 bike rack is exactly what I needed. It's very easy to mount and very sturdy.
Condition: Like New
Notes: May have damaged packaging or minor cosmetic blemishes.
Condition: Badly Dinged
Notes: There is a crack in part of the plastic. Otherwise, new and unused. All hardware is included.
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Hector H.
10/3/2018
The Yakima rack is great. Very solid and easy to use. It takes me a few minutes to mount it. 5 bikes ride just fine.