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Rear-door bike rack caters to your van lifestyle by preserving valuable space inside your ProMaster and eliminating the need for a hitch. Lockable rack installs with no drilling, and you can open the rear doors with bikes on for full interior access.
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Note: Thule recommends Dekalin MS 5, SIKA 252, or Terostat MS937 adhesives (not included).
Average Customer Rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars (38 Customer Reviews)
Rear-door bike rack caters to your van lifestyle by preserving valuable space inside your ProMaster and eliminating the need for a hitch. Lockable rack installs with no drilling, and you can open the rear doors with bikes on for full interior access.
Absolutely love this rack. We have 2 of the smaller REI e-bikes but they come close to the max recommended weight. I take off the batteries to keep it under. After 1 year we have had no issues. I appreciate the clamp style lock because I also added a cable lock for extra protection and one time while we were hiking someone cut the cable, but the bikes were still securely locked by the rack, so they must have gave up at that point. The only advice I would give (especially when heavier like ours) is that when closing the door, I keep my left hand on the bike to stabilize it so it doesn't "bounce" when the door shuts. I just don't want any unnecessary pressure on the system. Great product overall allows our van to not be any longer than needed.
I am very impressed with the fast service getting my bike rack to me once I placed the order…5-6 days! I am mounting it right away and will give you another review once it is in service. Thank you E-Trailer!
So far this is a great rack. Its fully adjustable, holds the bikes firmly,allows the door to swing out with bike loaded,and pares down when not using by removing bike trays. This rack with even one bike loaded WILL place stress on door hinges. Lifting up when using the door loaded helps.Also, we installed a cable to the door top to prevent it from swinging too far open when loaded with bikes. It can be difficult to fit 2 bikes depending on the handlebar configuration.
This is the only bike rack for my Ram Promaster which is about e ground and allows the rear doors to open completely. Recommended!!
Hollie
6/21/2024
Still working great, I use it consistently in the summer with 2 bikes, in Colorado, without any issues. I am grateful it for it.
Expensive, but worth the cost! Easy to install with clear instructions. Folds away cleanly when not in use, you can use the shorter bike latch to secure the folded rack in place more easily than the included strap. The only problem I've had is that if you're about 6' tall, with the rack in the highest position it's just above your sightline but squarely in "crack you in the forehead" range, so keep that in mind when deciding which height to use.
Works great! Folds up nicely when not in use. Bikes are on solidly, and don’t touch the van or each other. The bikes are also completely behind the van, well protected. Both bikes mount on one door, allowing the door to swing open with bikes on it. We did put a small piece of climbing webbing between the van body and the door to prevent the door from swinging all the way around and hitting the side of the van. The rack would otherwise hit the tail light.
It was a bit tricky to find the glue needed (see photo, product available on [online vendor]). Make sure you have a strong caulking gun because the glue is hard to get out.
Great product, poor sales and delivery execution.
The good:
This bike rack appears to be of typical Thule high quality However, at the time of this writing, I had not installed the rack on my 2021 Promaster.
The rack arrived on time with decent tracking data.
The bad:
The installation process for this rack is far (FAR!) more involved than installing a roof rack or hitch mount.
ETrailer made no mention of needing specialty adhesive in order to install per Thule’s requirements. Neither Thule nor etrailer provided this adhesive, and it’s very hard to find in bricks and mortar stores. I suggest ordering the required Sikaflex 252 on Amazon immediately after ordering the rack so the adhesive will arrives before the rack.
It appears etrailer sold me a returned item, because the rack appeared to be thrown in the delivery box with loose parts and no protective packing materials; $XXX bike rack and that’s how much etrailer cares!
UPS sucks; there’s no reason to candy-coat the performance of their deliveries (yay for union protected job apathy). Every (yes, literally every) box I receive from UPS arrives with varying degrees of damage which often impacts the condition of the contents of the box.
I suggest buying this rack at your local bricks and mortar bike store.
Jenny N.
10/31/2023
We have had similar reviews about the adhesives and we have worked to make it more clear on the product page. I know that Thule recommends to use Dekalin MS 5, SIKA 252, or Terostat MS937 adhesives with the rack. If the rack arrived damaged in any way, we are happy to take care of it for you. Customer Service will be in touch with you to discuss.
Works great. We have used it to carry my son’s road bike.
The Thule Elite Van Bike Rack is near perfect for my Winnebago Travato ProMaster van. The spare tire on the Aluminess carrier makes for a tight fit in the bike rack middle section but all in all functions fine. I am totally pleased with the rack and your company.
This Thule bike rack has held up well, and we use it on every trip. E trailer was a hassle free way to buy the bike rack, and I appreciate their friendly and helpful customer service.
Almost the perfect bike rack for the Promaster. No complaints after a year of use. Thousands of miles with road bikes, gravel bikes, and modern mountain bikes on there and no problems that weren't my own.
And if you are creative, you can use the rack for other things, like carry a storage box or traction tracks.
Well worth the money if you want to keep your hitch free for other things.
Still going strong after a year - except for backing into a tree. Don't do that. I can say that Thule is easy to work with when you need to buy replacement parts :)
packaging for shipping was terrible. box was open all but 1 piece pf packing tape failed. luckily all parts were still there. needs more packing tape
Great bike rack! Fits the van perfectly. Easy to install.
Roland
6/13/2021
Great
Excellent service from etrailer, even arrived sooner than promised. Unfortunately the tape on the shipping box was broken on 3 sides, so I just had to lie it down to open it. Fortunately nothing had fallen out during shipping.
Richard
4/26/2023
Love the way it fits the van. My only complaint, the locking knobs often dont lock or unlock without a lot of fiddling with the key.
So far we really like the rack. Why giving 4 stars, the rack is difficult (or pain) to fold up when not using.
Suffice for ourselves
Jet T.
9/30/2022
Been using it for 5 mos now. No problem so far. Its just a bit awkward to unload bikes
A great product. It made it possible to carry my bikes safely on my van whenever my travels take me. I was even able to adapt it to carry skis in the winter!
Worst packaging and directions. I can NOT believe this is actually a Thule product. And the fact that etrailer did not suggest/provide and option for the necessary adhesive is simply a lack of product knowledge and service. Shame on both.
Katrina B.
3/23/2022
I checked the instructions for the Thule Elite Van XT 2 Bike Rack # TH302013 and it states that you should use one of the following adhesives: Dekalin MS 5, SIKA 252 or Terostat MS937
Nice bike rack and it works very well on my ProMaster 2500 van. Allows easy access to rear storage area.
So far, so good. I haven't had a chance to install this bike rack on my Winnebago Solis 59PX, but was impressed with the packaging, the instructions, and the quality of the materials. It appears to be a well-designed product and I feel comfortable that it will be sturdy enough to securely carry two bikes. The service I received from etrailer.com was also excellent. They shipped the order very quickly and provided detailed tracking information every step of the way.
Placed order for Thule Bike Rack online. 4 hours later order was filled and was waiting for pickup. 2 hours later UPS picked up from Nevada. The next day arrived in California and was loaded onto vehicle for delivery. Got the bike rack late that afternoon. What is not to like?
5 Stars. Maybe 6.
This rack is a great addition to our campervan. It was quite easy to attach with two people. It carried our bikes safely and securely from the east coast to the west coast and back again. We have also used it on several shorter trips during the past year.
We have had it a year. It is working great!
Twice we have carried the Nikes on month long trips without any issues.
Assembly was easy and the bikes stay right during the ride. We did jiggle off a thumb nut during one bumpy right but we assume that was partly our fault. Bikes are easily strapped in with this system and it fit great on our Zion Roadtrek
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William
6/6/2024
We love our bike rack. We mounted it to our RV ladder and it works really well. The bikes load and unload quickly so we have minimal time lost fighting with getting ready to go. The bikes travel well with no contact with each other. I could not be happier!