Best 2009 Jeep Patriot Bike Racks

Easy to use, light-weight product. I use it on my Jeep patriot.

My mother bought me this for Christmas. It was a good price, easy to assemble and put on the car. It is sturdy and fits two bikes nicely. Also easy to take off the car and put back on. I recommend this if you're looking for a good bike rack for a Jeep Patriot.

Seems to be a well-built product, however my bike (65lbs) pushes the weight limit on the carrier. I will be limited to one bike. Haven't tried it on my motor home or Pontiac Solstice yet. It may not fit the Pontiac because of the downunder location of my receiver. The carrier will be much easier to use on the motor home in that I won't have to load it inside. Otherwise, I am highly satisfied with the stability on my Jeep Patriot. I will add a receiver to the front of my trailer when towing the Pontiac.

I am a little frustrated. My bike rack was delivered in a timely fashion, unfortunately not all of the required necessary hardware were in the box. I called immediately just to be told, its unfortunate and so sorry you have to wait another week or so for the 2 bolts to arrive. Still waiting and not being able to enjoy using my new bike rack.

The side / bottom straps are seriously lacking. It has those straps you would find on a backpack, making it difficult to securely tighten down because of the angle. I'd usually have to pre-tighten them to a certain length, then forcefully shove the whole rack until it clipped onto my car. They really just need to be ratchet straps. Even then, one of the side straps came off while driving after hitting a small pothole and the whole thing dangled to one side - Luckily I was in a parking lot. I've also never been able to fit 3 regular bikes, only 2. It's really only a capacity of 3 if you have 2-3 slim bikes. The rubber is so wide that it makes it nearly impossible to slide certain bikes on. If you have a step thru bike with one of those crossbar adapters, I wouldn't even bother with trying this. Unfortunately I don't use this anymore since I'd be constantly worrying the whole thing will come off whenever I drive.

Fits perfectly on our Lexus CT200h. Only on the old LS400, the side straps have to be fastened to the wheel arch edge, since the upper trunklid gap is to narrow for inserting the strap hooks. Mounting of two bikes is (with some routine) quickly done, and they stay safe even for longer and faster routes. For transporting three (mountain) bikes, though, the design doesn't seem big and robust enough. Nevertheless, the price-benefit-fun ratios are way better than reasonable.

The Swagman XTC-2 platform bike carrier arrived very quickly from etrailer and in good shape, the actual carrier box is inside another shipper box, which I'm sure helped with its condition. Assembly was relatively quick and painless, even though the instructions could be a little more thorough. Installing the carrier on the back of our Jeep Patriot also was quick, it helps to have an extra ratchet & 3/4" socket laying around for just this purpose. Installing the bikes takes a little patience and trial and error the first time you try and put them on the carrier. It's easy enough to adjust the wheel holders to fit the wheelbase of your bikes, but for us at least, the challenge was trying to swing the vertical support bar up into position after putting on the first bike (closest to the Jeep). We couldn't angle the bike enough toward the Jeep to have the bar clear the bike. We learned that the easiest way to secure the first bike was to remove the ratcheting frame hooks altogether, put the bike in the carrier, swing up the vertical support bar, put in the pin, and then slide one of the frame hooks down on the bar. The outside bike is much easier because you can set the bike in the carrier at whatever angle you need, not being limited by the back of the vehicle. One thing we did to protect the bike frames was to use some foam pipe insulation as cushion between the frame hook and the frame (see pictures). Once you get a system for installing the bikes, it is very quick to load/unload them. The rack seems to be well made and doesn't wiggle excessively when traveling. All in all a good product for a good price, would definitely recommend it for anyone looking for a platform bike carrier.

very happy with this purchase i just purchased and installed a drawtite hitch and this swagman carrier on my Patriot, and i couldn't be happier. very solid construction and the free shipping from etrailer was super fast and damage free. Great product at a great price, thanks etrailer.

This is a very strong and secure Bike Rack. But the modeled rubber saddles are too big and the kid's smaller frame bikes will not fill over them. I ended up cutting off the lower attaching posts on each of the 8 saddles to get the bike frames over the saddles. Smaller saddles would make it easier to load and unload the bikes.

Superb. Since we got it, our family has been on several biking trips. It's easy to install/uninstall. It accommodates for bikes with relative ease, but three go on easier than four. Yet we do have to fat tire bikes and two mountain bikes which take up space.

Rack is very sturdy and heavy duty. Instructions were terrible. Locking hitch pin would not thread correctly and ended up damaging it. Thankfully the threads on rack were fine and I was able to use the non-locking threaded pin. Would like a replacement locking pin ASAP

If you've done any research or read any of the other comments on either this rack, or this seller...rest assured they really are as good as everyone says! I ordered my rack on around 4pm est on a Friday afternoon and within an hour I received an email that said they have shipped my product AND upgraded to priority shipping. Can't say enough positive things about the customer service! When the rack arrived, it took me a little over half an hour to get it set up. Probably would e been faster if I were even slightly mechanically inclined (or if didn't I didn't have to borrow a socket wrench from my neighbor). We finally had an opportunity to load up the bikes and head out for a ride today. As others have said, the first time you load up your bikes, it's kind of like a puzzle to get them situated. Took about 15 minutes. This rack is awesome! Very sturdy and the bikes were very secure. Only racks I have had in the past were rooftop fork mount racks. This is so much easier! On e we got to the trail (over an hour drive) getting the bikes off was a piece of cake. Afterwards, it was time to load them back up and it was less than 5 minutes to get them all on and ready to hit the road. There were other 4-bike racks on the website, but this one had enough great reviews that I felt comfortable making the purchase. After the fact, I'm very glad I did! I can't imagine the $800 rack can be that much better than this, and I highly recommend this for anyone looking for a 4-bike platform rack. I will definitely recommend this rack and etrailer.com to everyone I know.

Everything was shipped correctly and in good condition!!!...I would purchase again on the future !!!

Hauling carrier and was assemble on May 20th. Assembly went fairly well according to the instructions. As yet have not hauled my ebike but will do so on May 30th.Unit is fairly heavy to handle but I am sure necessary to handle two heavy bikes.

Good directions easy to put on my Jeep Patriot. I had a little trouble tightening the straps but they seemed to adjust themselves as I drove.

Works great for my 2019 Jeep Renegade. I adjusted it to be open a little more, so I could use my rear wiper. It also keep pressure off the rear spoiler.

This rack performs very well. I just returned from a 1200 mile trip with 4 bikes loaded on for 800 of those miles. I installed a class 3 hitch on my 2015 Forester and the setup the rack the week before I left. Setup was easy. Took some time to puzzle the bikes in but then it was easy to replicate. I’m from Massachusetts, it is hard for me to cruise at 70mph. I didn’t want to push the rack too hard on the first trip. But as I put some miles on and bounced down the highway my confidence grew. At the end of the trip I was doing 80 and barely felt a thing. The platform style is so easy. Much better than trying to stuff all the bikes on my old trunk rack and scratching the paint. I did the research, read the reviews and pushed it hard. This rack from this site is the best combo. You don’t need to drop $13-1400 on the big brands to get a great 2+2 rack.

This bicycle rack seems very well built. It was easier to assemble compared to a different one we had, and sits very securely in the hitch when tightened down. We love that all the locking mechanisms are keyed the same.