# 1
Thule Hitching Post Pro Bike Rack for 4 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches
Gents, this is a fantastic product! Easy to install/remove from both my truck and my wife's SUV. Bikes of all sizes go on easily and the locking pins make it very easy to adjust the rack, even with bikes loaded on. Great product!
This was our first bike rack. It took a bit to figure out how to slide the four slots around and make our bikes fit. Some of the frames are straight and some are curved in our family, so it was a bit of effort to move the slots and get it all arranged. But, once on, it worked great. I was nervous at first how the loaded rack would wobble on bumps in the road. But, it never seemed to be an issue. Bikes were solid and it worked exactly as planned. Swings out of the way easily. Am glad I bought it. My only complaint is that the single bolt holding it in the receiver seems a bit light, and is a big pain to screw in and out when attaching or removing the rack. A pin, or bolt with a nut on the other side would be a far better design in my mind.
# 2
Thule Passage Trunk Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - Hanging Style
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Customer Service was exceptional - order was shipped same day as order was placed. Used to transport 2 adult bikes on vacation. Very easy to install on my GMC Acadia and easy to mount the bikes. Very happy with this bike carrier.
# 3
Swagman XTC2 Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
Lightweight and easy to load the bikes. Great for us seniors. Fast, free delivery from etrailer.
First-time rack buyer / owner / installer. The rack arrived in a timely fashion, maybe a day or 2 ahead of schedule. It was well packaged. I’m LOVING this bike rack. It was easy to put together and to mount on my new Honda Passport. Thus far, no squeaks in my 2” receiver. Hardest part of initial set-up is figuring out the best way to position two bikes. Trial & error and some patience. The directions weren’t clear as to where the 2 left-over screws went. I found the answer in another review and have posted a pic in case others have the same problem (photo with pen pointing at screw). These screws go in the underneath side of both of the folding arms. They appear to keep the wheel wells from sliding off in case in you drive with an empty, un-folded rack, and forgot to tighten down the wheel wells. The folding arm push / pull pins can be difficult at times. I coated the tips with some lube. That and a little jiggling seems to solve that issue. I guess it’s better for the pins to be snug vs popping right out. I added a small Master lock to the hitch pin (in lieu of the provided cotter pin) as a theft deterrent. I read that a 3/16 shackle lock will fit into the bike clamp down arms to also act as a deterrent. I had an old 3/16 lock that did snugly fit and appeared to be locked. HOWEVER, I yanked on the lock and it came open as there isn’t quite enough clearance for the shackle to lock. I discovered that longer 3/16 shackle locks are hard to find. Have attached a photo of the lock that actually fits and works (Ace Hardware). One lock on the upper clamp down arm will secure both arms as the lower arm can’t be removed without removing the upper arm. The clamp down arms appear to be coated to prevent damage to your bike. I’ve tried a simple rag and ultimately settled on pool noodle pieces as a precautionary measure. I CAN NOT open my tailgate (regardless of whether or not the rack is fold up and in the bike carry position). If that’s a concern for you, then spring for the more costly titling version. My back-up camera still functions.
# 4
Thule Passage 3 Bike Carrier - Trunk Mount
I ordered this bike rack for a recent family vacation. It was super easy for me to install on my GMC Acadia and traveled great. I highly recommend.
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# 5
Swagman XTC4 Bike Rack for 4 Bikes - 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
So far I’ve just assembled it and took a quick test drive around the block. My initial thought is this thing is perfect. It’s super sturdy and easy to use. My only gripe and it’s not fault of the rack, but it’s heavy…
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.
# 6
Yakima FullBack 3 Bike Rack - Trunk Mount - Adjustable Arms
Performed perfectly on a 140 mile round-trip in my 2017 Acura MDX. It took me a few tries to position the anchors inside the top of the hatch, but I got the hang of it and the rack did not shift at all while driving 50-60 mph on the highway.
Excellent quality! Bike rack comes fully assembled. Cam locks hold the upper support and the bike arms in position and are very easy to use.fairly useless included cable lock. Will only work if you always carry 3 bikes. I just used my cable lock and had no problems transporting my bike to the trails.
# 7
Swagman Original Towing Bike Rack for 4 Bikes - 2" Hitches - Tilting
Good product. The 350 lbs tongue capacity may be an issue considering the bikes weight and what you intend to haul. I customized a 600 lbs bar to avoid that and meet my hauling needs. Impressive 4 bikes 2’’ hitch solution to be able to use a single rack when using the ball or not.
Works well, easy to use. Ideally it would have a 2" receiver at the end rather than a place for a ball. Be sure to have chain extensions ready when you are towing something.
# 8
Curt Bike Rack for 5 Bikes - 2" Hitches - Tilting
It was obvious that we received a product that was returned by someone else when the box was overly taped shut, a support collar was broken, and most of the pieces were out of their ripped plastic bags. However, it was a great price to hold 5, 26" and/or 27" Trek bikes. I used a piece of the broken collar and went ahead and assembled the rack. Due to the weight of the 5 bikes it did not wobble that much when driving, as one of the bike tires was up against my car. I can only imagine that if we received an untampered product that this review would have been 5 stars. The picture is a little hard to see, but there are 5 Trek bikes on the rack on my 2020 Toyota Seinna.
We received a damaged box, damaged items, no instructions, the nuts and bolts are completely stripped and not inside a bag. This was obviously used, returned, not checked for quality and sent out. We are extremely upset.
# 9
Malone Hanger Trunk Bike Rack for 3 Bikes - Adjustable Arms
Mostly, I love the rack. Fairly simple to install once you figure out heads and tails. No tools required. The minor downside I've experienced is getting the hooks initially into position, I have to actually pop my suv hatch to put the hooks on the sides and bottom. Aside from that, it's sturdy, holds my bikes securely and easy to use. Highly recommend
The Malone rack adjusts to fit my 2017 Trax really snugly and securely. Once we learned how to configure the bikes for best fit, everything traveled without movement. The only downside is that this system seems designed for narrow road bikes rather than the mountain and hybrid bikes we own. Although the anti-sway cradles are sufficiently wide for mountain tires, the close proximity of the individual bike setups sometimes cause a strap to pull loose during travel, so we keep the bikes cabled to the rack frame. We are able to make it work. For narrower bikes, I would recommend this rack without reservation.
# 10
Kuat NV 2.0 Bike Rack for 4 Bikes - 2" Hitches - Wheel Mount - Gunmetal Gray
My Kuat NV 2. Bike Rack is the best bike rack I have ever owned. It is excellent for electric bikes. Very easy to load bikes and holds bikes very securely.
This bike rack is built extremely good. It is solid and the bikes are easy to put on and off the rack. The reason for the 3 stars are the following. I purchased the 4 bike rack together. It comes in two seperate boxes one for the main unit and the other for the additonal two bike add on. However, even purchasing this as one unit the two units are keyed different. If I have 4 bikes on the rack and lock the bikes I have to have two different keys to unlock the bikes. Why? The main unit came with some scratches on it. However, I know that putting bikes on and off the unit will get scratched. It is disappointing to see the amount of money this bike rack cost to come already scratched. The other major issue with having the four bike rack is the ability to have all 4 bikes on the rack and tilt the rack down to get into the hatch of the vehilce. The manufacture could provide an extention to the lever so that when the rack is setup for 4 bikes it can be tilted without the assistance of another person. Only comes with two child bike adaptors.
# 11
Swagman Upright Bike Rack for 1 Bike - Roof Rack Crossbars - Frame Mount
Planning on bringing bikes while camping. I mounted 2 of the Swagman bike racks to my new Sportrack on my pop-up camper. The bikes fit perfectly. The racks seem sturdy enough. Not heavy duty, but for my needs they should be fine. Assembly was relatively fast and easy.
We have used the Swagman Roof Rack a number of times when we have needed the additional bike carrying capacity. It took a couple attempts to get the initial spacing of the bike rack properly balanced on the van’s roof rack as recommended by the instructions. But it was easy to do and once set was very easy and quick to put on and take off. The rack works great, the bike is easy to put into place and secure. The bike and rack are very stable and quiet and haven’t required any mid-trip adjustments. We always put the cheapest bike on the roof (lol) but do use a bit of duct tape to protect the finish just Incase. We are very satisfied with the rack and consider it quite a deal for the money.
# 12
Kuat NV 2.0 Base Bike Rack for 4 Bikes - 2" Hitches - Wheel Mount - Matte Black
When I ordered this rack, I was thinking " Wow, this is a lot of money for a bike rack." Now that its assembled and I loaded it with 4 bike's (don't ask me what the bike's cost) I'm thinking "Wow, this is a lot of bike rack for the money". Awesome product and customer service.
This rack definitely has some pros and cons (as do most racks). A minor frustration is that despite ordering the rack and add-on at the same time, the keys don’t match so if locking three or more bikes you need two different keys (this has only really irritated me when it was raining). As other reviewers have mentioned, this thing is heavy. Neither my wife nor kids can lift it to put it on or get it off the car by themselves. The downside is that given the size of the rack it is not real convenient to just leave it on the car. When the rack is in the up position, it is impossible to get in the back so it is necessary to lower the rack each time you want to get in. The other downside is that the rack significantly cuts down on visibility when backing up. All that being said, the rack is rock solid and the bikes are very secure. The rack is great for extended trips. When loaded and tipped down, it is great to be able to open and access the back. The spacing of the bikes is great and I don’t have to spend 15 minutes figuring out how to slide four bikes in just the right spot to make them all fit as I did with my old rack. Best of all the bikes are only sustaining damage on the trail, not on the back of the car! Despite some minor annoyances, I highly recommend this rack. As for assembly, my 13 year old put it together by himself in about 20 minutes (I promised him i would include that fact).
# 13
Swagman Trailhead Bike Rack for 4 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Tilting
Quick and reliable shipping and was able to take to my mechanic to get it installed and it works perfectly with my bike rack!
This is a very solid product! I have used it for over a year now and love it! I have had up to 3 bikes on this without a problem and have traveled over 8 hours in the car one way with absolutely no issues. Many other bike racks like this one that I see on other cars look unstable this is not unstable in anyway. I did have to file some of the paint off of the rack to get it to fit in my 1 and 1/4" hitch but once that was done it has been perfect. I also bought the locking hitch bolt which is awesome too.
Curt Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 GMC Acadia
Today in our 2012 GMC Acadia we're going to be test-fitting the Curt Two Bike Platform Rack for Fat Bikes for 1-1/4" and 2" hitches, part number C18085-FB. We already have a bike installed on the rack, let's take a closer look and show off some of the features. One of the more prominent features about this bike rack is the fact that it can carry up to two fat bikes on the rear as long as the tire size isn't any wider than 4-7/8". Also, it does tilt away from the vehicle with both bikes still attached. To do that, at the base here you're going to see two pins. There's going to be a smaller one here and the larger. Remove the larger pin first like so, then lift up slightly on the rack and release the second.
Malone Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 GMC Acadia
Today, on our 2012 GMC Acadia, we're going to be test fitting the Malone Hanger Three Bike Rack for inch and a quarter and two inch hitches, part number MPG2127. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's take a closer look and show off some of the features. How the bike is held into place, we're going to have two points of contact. We're going to have this strap up at the top here, and this one off to the side. That's going to serve as an anti-sway cradle to keep the bike from moving too far back and forth and making bike to bike contact. The cradles are adjustable, and can be cinched down into place by tightening down the screw at the bottom.
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 GMC Acadia
Today on our 2012 GMC Arcadia, we're doing a test fit of the Swagman Quad 2+2 platform style, 2 and 4 bike rack. That part number is S64692. Now, we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you how we do that. At the back and front tire, we have ratchet straps that are just going to secure our wheels down and make sure they don't come up at all. Then in the center, we have our frame hook.
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 GMC Acadia
Today on our 2012 GMC Arcadia, we're doing a test fit of the Swagman G10 platform style 2-bike rack. That part number is S64682. Now, we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to go over some features. First feature I want to show you is how our bike tilts away from our vehicle with our bike still attached to our rack here. Just going to pull up on our lever in the back.
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 GMC Acadia
Today on our 2012 GMC Acadia, we're doing a test fit of the Thule Vertex Hanging-Style 4 Bike Rack. That part number is TH9029xt. Now, we already have our bike secured down. First, we're going to show you how we do that. We have 2 cradles in place with 3 straps, 2 on our frames, and 1 as our anti-sway strap, here on the back. We're going to pull down and lift up to release those.
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 GMC Acadia
Today in our 2012 GMC Acadia we're doing a test fit of the Thule Roadway Hanging Style Two Bike Rack. That part number is th912xtr. We're first going to show you how we secure our bike down. We have two cradles with three straps, two on our frame and one as our anti-sway strap. We're going to pull down and lift up on each so we can then remove our bike. Then with that out of the way, we'll replace our straps here so we don't lose or damage them. Now we'll take a few measurements.
Kuat TRIO Roof Bike Rack Review - 2012 GMC Acadia
Today on our 2012 GMC Acadia we'll be test fitting the Kuat Trio roof-mounted bike rack, part number RU01. With a Thule Rapid Crossroads roof rack system installed onto our Acadia, we'll begin our test fit by placing the bike rack up onto the vehicle's load bars. We'll start at the rear and remove one of the black wing nuts. This will allow us to position the rubber-coated black bracket around the underside of the rear bar. We'll insert the bolt through the hole of the bracket and then reinstall our black wing nut, keeping it loose. We'll now move up to the front and take our rubber-coated steel u-bolts to go around the underside of the front bar, up through the pre-drilled holes at the head of the carrier. We'll then take our cylinder nuts to thread down onto the u-bolt.
RockyMounts TieRod Stretch Roof Bike Rack Review - 2012 GMC Acadia
Today on our 2012 GMC Acadia, well be test fitting the RockyMounts TieRod Stretch Roof Mounted Bike Carrier, part number RKY1011. Now with our roof rack system already assembled onto our vehicle, well begin our test fit by placing the carrier onto the vehicles crossbars. Well then remove the black plastic cap on the front of the carrier to bring the rubber coated steel straps around the underside of the crossbar. Well loosen up the Allen bolts at the rear of the carrier to bring the bracket around the rear crossbar and tighten it down as well as tightening down the front bolt on the front of the carrier to secure the rubber coated steel straps to the front crossbar. It is important to make sure before completely tightening down the carrier that, the carrier is perpendicular to the crossbars. This will ensure that, the bracket and rubber coated steel straps fit correctly onto the crossbars.
RockyMounts TieRod Roof Bike Rack Review - 2012 GMC Acadia
Today, on our 2012 GMC Acadia, we'll be test fitting the Rocky Mounts Tire Rod Roof-Mounted Bike Carrier, part number RKY1014. To begin our test fit, we'll place the Carrier onto the vehicle's crossbars. We'll then remove the black plastic head on the front of the Carrier and bring the rubber coated steel straps around the front crossbar, and by loosing up the Allen bolts, we'll bring the back bracket around the underside of the rear crossbar. After hooking the rubber coated steel straps into position, we'll tighten on the Allen bolt on the front of the Carrier as well as the Allen bolts at the rear of the Carrier, securing the rear bracket to the rear crossbar and the rubber coated steel straps to the front crossbar. Now that our Carrier is secured to the vehicle, we're ready to load our bike. We'll loosen up the skewer, as well as the rear tray strap.
Yakima StickUp 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 GMC Acadia
Today on our 2012 GMC Acadia well be test fitting the Yakima Stickup 2 Bike Carrier, part number Y02420. To begin our test fit well slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch tube, align our threaded pin hole throughout our anti-rattle bolt, through the threaded pin and tighten with a wrench. Now lets go over some clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle fit together. Theres about 17 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the vehicle to the closest part of the carrier is about three inches. Weve added about 11 inches to the overall length of the vehicle.
Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 GMC Acadia
Today on our 2012 GMC Acadia, well be test fitting the Thule Vertex 4 Bike Carrier, part number TH9029. To being our test fit well slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch tube, align our threaded pin holes and well then thread our anti-rattle bolt through the threaded pin hole and tighten with a wrench. Now lets go over some clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle fit together. There are about 16 and a half inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the vehicle to the closest part of the carrier is about two inches. Weve added about 12 inches to the overall length of the vehicle.
Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 GMC Acadia
Today on this 2012 GMC Acadia, well be test fitting the Thule Hitching Post Pro, part number TH934XTR. To begin our test fit well slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch tube, align our threaded pin, thread our anti-rattle bolt through the threaded pin hole and tighten with a wrench. Now lets go over some clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle fit together. There are about 16 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the vehicle to the closest part of the carrier is about seven inches. Weve added about 16 inches to the overall length of the vehicle.
Thule Doubletrack Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 GMC Acadia
Today on our 2012 GMC Acadia, well be test fitting the Thule Doubletrack Platform-Style 2 Bike Carrier, part number TH990XT. To begin our test fit well slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch tube, align up our threaded pin hole and well thread our anti-rattle bolt through our threaded pin hole and tighten with a wrench. Now lets go over some clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle fit together. There are about 17 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the vehicle to the closest part of the carrier is about three inches. Weve added about nine inches to the overall length of the vehicle.
SportRack EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 GMC Acadia
Today on our 2012 GMC Acadia, well be test fitting the SportRack 2 Bike Carrier, part number A30901. To begin our test fit well slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch tube, align our threaded pin hole, well then thread our anti-rattle bolt through the threaded pin and tighten with a wrench. Now lets go over some clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle fit together. There are about 17 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the vehicle to the closest part of the carrier is about seven inches. Weve added about 25 inches to the overall length of the vehicle.
Softride Dura Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 GMC Acadia
Today on our 2012 GMC Acadia, well be test fitting the Softride Dura Parallelogram Tilting 4 Bike Carrier, part number SR26247. To begin our test fit well slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch tube, align our threaded pin hole, thread our anti-rattle bolt through the threaded pin and tighten with a wrench. Now lets go over some clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle fit together. There are about 16 and a half inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the carrier to the closest part of the vehicle is about two inches. Weve added about 32 inches to the overall length of the vehicle.
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