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Thule Hitching Post Pro Bike Rack for 4 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches
This product has stood up very, very well. It is difficult to get four bikes on any rack but we have managed to do it a few times with wiggling here and there. I should note these are all adult-sized bikes, too, not little kid bikes. We have driven from SE Michigan to Madeline Island in Wisconsin and back with this hitch and had no problems whatsoever. That was a 12-hour trip each way. We also drove across the state of MI to the Muskegon area recently with all four bikes on the rack. Before any big trip, we check to make sure nothing is loose. So far, it has worked out really well for us. The best way to get them on is to kind of tilt them and wobble them back and forth, slowly rotating the frames back onto the rack. We are very happy with the product. It's true we cannot open the back of our RAV4 with the rack up but we've discovered it's not such a big deal to lower part of the rack (with built-in pin) if we really need to access the back of the car. We do take the rack off during winter as there doesn't seem much point in having it on during that season.
Fitted on a 2012 Rav4 with Curt trailer hitch. Easy to fit, love the tilt.
# 2
Thule Spare Me 2 Bike Rack - Spare Tire Mount - Folding Dual Arms
I ordered this bike carrier for our 2012 RAV4 - which has an offset spare tire. The instructions were very well done with excellent pictures (I'm a big fan of pictorial assembly instructions). Assembly/mounting went very quickly and once it was on the vehicle our two bikes mounted quickly and easily. The bikes ride very solidly with no sway and very little vibration. I rate this product very high and I would definitely recommend it to anyone who needs a spare tire bike carrier and has an offset spare like the RAV4.
The rack was easy to install, the directions were easy to follow, the rack is well made, and bikes mount easily and securely.
# 3
Swagman XTC2 Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
The Curt trailer hitch came well packaged. Instructions were easy to follow, even for someone not familiar with vehicle frames and car hitches. Installation did require some special tools (long breaker bar/torque wrench, large socket) for proper installation, which can be rented from a better auto parts store or borrowed from a friend. The hitch fit is excellent. The Swagman bike rack is easy to use and seems sturdy. It fits the 2012 Rav 4 very well and folds down out of the way to allow the door to swing open when not in use. Note-it is difficult to tell how far the rack extends out from the rear if the vertical support is not upright, so back up cautiously. I have made numerous short trips and a couple long distance trips with the rack loaded with adult size trail bikes and I have only good things to say. I would purchase both of these items again.
Have not installed but service, delivery was vgreat & rack looks better than I expected. Great service from "etrailer"
# 4
Yakima FullBack 2 Bike Rack - Trunk Mount - Adjustable Arms
After buying a 2017 Toyota RAV 4 I was faced with the dilemma of a new bike rack that fit my car without destroying the spoiler on the back hatch. etrailer made it easy to find the correct rack for my car. This rack works perfectly for this car without doing damage to the spoiler. It is heavy duty and I have had so many comments about what a great bike rack it is from people who knew of my concerns about finding a rack for this car.
Since this rack is delivered completely assembled it was easy to install on my 2018 Rav4. As per the instructions, which are excellent, I set the hub to 4, and the upper strap does not put pressure on the spoiler. I attached the trunk security strap to the bottom of the rack, changed the bottom hook to the anchor position, and closed the trunk, then re-attached the strap to the rack. I haven't used the rack yet to go biking, but it is a solid, easy to use, nice looking rack. I recommend this product.
# 5
Thule Passage Trunk Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - Hanging Style
Toyota RAV4This bike rack has served me well over the past year. It's super easy to put on and off of my Rav4 and hold my bike very steady while driving.
The product arrived in very quick time. However, one of the locking spring loaded pins refused to pop out to its locked position. After about a half hour of fiddling it finally popped out as it should have. It is installed in a 2014 Rav 4 XLE and fitted well. I have yet to take it for a test run. The side straps are secured to the back glass window and hopefully will be O.K. It did take quite a bit of adjusting to fit the two bikes as they do not have normal cross bars.
# 6
Hollywood Racks SR1 2-Bike Carrier - Spare Tire Mount
Product arrived on time and in good order. It is well made and was easy to install. We have a standard bike as well as a recumbent bike. There is not room for both bikes on the rack because of the width of the seat on the recumbent. The large diameter of the main frame made it difficult to use the rubber clamps that were supplied because of limited access, but this was easily solved with a short shock cord. Over all we are very satisfied with our purchase experience.
This is an awesome product! It goes on so easily and it has a compact profile so fits in the garage without having to remove it. The straps hold the bike firmly on the rack so I have no movement. I did have to purchase a bar to go across my women's Specialized bike. The first one I bought was too thick to fit in the saddles. The second one worked but to get the tires at least 16" from the ground, I had to remove my bottle holder bracket and attach it lower on the bike. Love your fast service and videos- so thorough. (First rack I tried from another online company, took 50 days then didn't fit my vehicle!)
# 7
Swagman Upright Bike Rack for 1 Bike - Roof Rack Crossbars - Frame Mount
Bought two. Easy to put together and install. Holds bikes tight.
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.
# 8
Swagman Trailhead Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Tilting
Besides the awesome "Swagman" name, I feel confident towing two bikes off the back of my Rav4 through our upcoming North American Roadtrip. Installation was easy, however I would have liked if the rack folded down more in order to be able to open the back door of a 2005 Rav4 without removing the rack. Other than that, really like the product!
# 9
Yakima FullBack 3 Bike Rack - Trunk Mount - Adjustable Arms
I am really enjoying this bike rack. It was easy to setup and an awesome upgrade from my 20 year old bike rack.
On-line fit-up instructions specific to my vehicle, a RAV4, did the trick for me. Installed easily out of the box with no tools required. Very sturdy carrier, and we look forward to taking our bikes along with us on the next trip to the beach.
# 10
Malone Runway Spare Tire Bike Rack for 3 Bikes - Adjustable Arms
Item arrived several days before planned...AWESOME! Product fits my 2012 Rav4 perfectly. Installation very simple. Very sturdy! Shopped around and saw others less expensive but confident this was best value. Happy customer!
Simple to install and seems to work well.
# 11
Yakima SpareRide 2 Bike Rack - Spare Tire Mount - Folding Arms
We ordered the Yakima Spare Tire Bike Carrier Mount for our 2012 Toyota Rav4 and love it. It was easy to mount and has great stability when traveling. E-trailer service was exceptional!
Great bike rack. I had tried several for my Rav4, but none were quite right. This rack is solid, fits nicely on my spare tire. I am now able to access my trunk with my bike rack in place! Relatively easy installation, though had some trouble unscrewing one piece.
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Yakima RidgeBack Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Tilting
Just installed hitch and carrier and it all went smoothly, the videos were terrific on how to install and use.
Only complaint like others have noted is the Yakima logo is a sticker that easily peels off. Other than that, it's strong, sturdy, and easy to load my bikes. I've used it about 6 times over the past year with no problems. I'm very satisfied with my purchase.
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Swagman Chinook Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
Just put the Swagman Chinook on my 2016 RAV4. For a reasonable price, the quality seems very good. Assembly is easy, and it is much lighter weight than another brand I returned. The rear hatch opens with the bikes and rack tilted back. Since I most often use a single hybrid bike but occasionally like to also bring my mountain bike, I can set the Chinook up for one or two bikes, leaving three large pieces at home if I only need one bike. A platform bike rack like this keeps the bike wheels away from the car exhaust, and from scraping ground when going up driveways.
One year later I'm still delighted with this bike rack. I love that it is so versatile, allowing me to open the RAV4 back hatch using the tilt feature. The bicycle rides so securely and without wiggle at all. I also feel confident in the security of the locking features. This was one of the best purchases I've ever made! My only frustration is that I cannot use this bike rack when I am towing my new camper, which has zero to do with the product. Sad face.
# 14
Swagman Fork Down Roof Mounted Bike Carrier - Fork Mount
I am very pleased with this bike rack. For the price and sturdiness it works perfectly for my mountain bike. I will probably buy another one for the other side of my roof rack an my Toyota Rav4.
I've been using this rack weekly hauling a TT setup and a heavy mountain bike. I highly recommend this product to anyone seeking affordable dependability! -c
# 15
Surco Spare Tire 3-Bike Carrier
I bought this to replace the exact same rack I've had for about 7 years. The first Surco OSI Spare Tire Bike Rack became corroded after a time. I live in the northeast and left it on the car all year, so it's life expectancy could have been longer, but it was a "task" to remove it. It's definitely a hardy rack, but in reality it's a pain in the butt to use. It's the nature of the design. Also, it is designed to hold 3 bikes, but not without some cosmetic damage (at the very least) to the bikes. The only reason I bought it again is because it's the only feasible and reasonably priced bike rack for my 2003 Toyota RAV, which I've had for 13 years. I'm not going to replace the car right now, so I didn't have much of a choice. I only gave it 3 stars because I really don't like it, but it is a solid bike rack.
Works great on my old 2003 RAV4. Easy to install. Great service
# 16
Saris Freedom Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
Bike rack arrived fast, easy to assemble, looks sturdy. Won't be able to use it for a few weeks, but sure it will be fine.
Rhino Rack MountainTrail Roof Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota Rav4
Speaker 1: Today on our 2012 Toyota Rav 3, we're gonna be test fitting the Rhino-Rack's MountainTrail Rooftop Bike Rack, that's gonna be part number RBC035. We already have a bike installed on the rack, let's take a closer look and show off some of the features. First and foremost, how it's actually attached to the rack. It's gonna grip your bike at the front here by your fork mounts, meaning you're gonna have to remove your front tire to install this. A bonus here is it does come with a lock included so once you have this installed and clamped into place, you can lock it down and secure your bike to the bike rack. There's also a lock on the top portion here, and that is keyed alike with our clamp lock here, so you can secure it both to the roof rack, as well as the bike to the bike rack.Moving to the rear, it's gonna have this rear wheel strap to hold this into place, and this is is adjustable back and forth along the length of the bike rack to accommodate for bikes of different sizes.
Yakima Roof Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota RAV4
Speaker 1: Today in our 2012 Toyota RAV4, we're going to be test-fitting the Yakima HighRoad rooftop bike rack. That's going to part number Y02114. Now, a unique feature about this bike rack is that it does grip it by your front wheel as opposed to the fork mounts or your through axle, so you don't have to worry about if you have either of those. This can match either style.It has two points of contact with our wheel here, and it does have this tightening down point at the front, which has an acu-tight . Or excuse me, a tensioning tool to it to let you know that it's tightened enough, where it will snap like that so you don't over-tighten it or overdo it with your tire.We also have a rear wheel strap here, and this is adjustable the length of the bike rack to accommodate for bikes of different sizes. Moving to the back, we do have an integrated cable lock.
Yakima Roof Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota RAV4 Y02115
Speaker 1: Today on our 2012 Toyota Rav 4, we're gonna be test fitting the Yakima High Speed Roof Bike Rack. It's gonna be part number Y02115. As you can see, we already have a bike up and installed on the rack, so let's take a look at some of the features. Now something unique about this bike rack is it can accommodate to any type of fork mounted bikes or even through axle bikes, whatever you prefer. The bike itself is secured by two different points of contact on the bike rack. As you can see on the back, we have a sliding platform that can accommodate to any length of bike that you might have.
Rhino Rack Roof Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota RAV4
Speaker 1: Today on our 2012 Toyota RAV4, we're going to be test fitting the Rhino-Rack Hybrid Roof Bike Rack. It's going to part number RRRBC050.As you can see, we already have a bike installed on the rack, so let's take a look at some of the nice features. As for the bike being secured to the rack, it's going to be secured at three different points of contact. It's going to have two plastic straps, both on the back wheel, and the front wheel. What's nice about these straps in the cradles is that they can slide up and down the rack to accommodate any type of width of bike that you might have. It also is secured by the third point of contact with a wheel hook that folds up over your front wheel, and just secures it down.
Inno Roof Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota RAV4
Speaker 1: Today on our 2012 Toyota RAV4, we're going to be test fitting the Inno Fork Lock III Roof Mounted Bike Rack, and that's going to be part number INA391. We already have the bike installed on our rack, so let's go ahead and take a closer look and show off some of our features.How the bike is held into place starting at the front here, it's going to grip your bike by the fork mounts. What's nice about this bike rack is that once this is in place, and it does come with the lock already at the top, everything is secure from the bike rack to the roof rack, as well as the bike to the bike rack because you can't remove the bike rack without this being open and unlocked, and you can't loosen it without that being loosened and unlocked as well with the latch here. We'll get to that a little bit later.Moving to the rear, we do have this rear wheel strap that does ratchet down into place, and this is adjustable the length of the bike rack to accommodate for bikes of different sizes. Now, you see that at the back here this does stick out pretty far past where our hatch is. However, since this particular model does open from the side here out, clearance is not going to be an issue for this bike rack.So, let's go ahead and take the bike off and set it aside.
RockyMounts Roof Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota RAV4
Speaker 1: Today in our 2012 Toyota Rav4, we're gonna be test fitting the RockyMounts SwitchHitter Rooftop Bike Rack, part number RKY1270. This is a pretty unique rooftop bike rack in that it grips your bike at two points, but you do have choice when it comes to the front mount here. Right now we have a 9mm skewer mount that you see here grips your bike by it's fork mounts, but this will also work with Thru-Axles as well, so that works with either 12 or 15mm . Thru-Axles. There's another adaptor for a 20 that is sold separately.On the rear here, we do have this strap that'll hold the rear tire in place, and this is adjustable the length of the bike rack, to accommodate for bikes of different sizes. For security, we do have an integrated cable-lock although the lock-core is gonna be sold separately, and you can find that on etrailer.com so you can make this keyed alike with other accessories, or another roof rack if you wanted to.With everything installed as it is, you can see this sticks out pretty far back over our actual rear hatch, but since the Toyota Rav4, it's rear door opens out instead of up, that's not gonna be an issue with this particular rack.
Yakima SwingDaddy 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Toyota RAV4
Today on our 2012 Toyota Rav4 well be testing fitting he Yakima Swing Daddy for hitch mounted bike carrier, part number Y02422. To mount our carrier to our vehicle well insert the shank of the carrier into the receive tube of our hitch. Well add up our hitch pinholes, thread in our anti-rattle bold and tighten it down with a wrench. Then well secure it with a lock on the other side. Next well go over a handful of clearance measurement. Weve got about 10.5 of ground clearance and about 4 of clearance between the closest part of the carrier and the closest part of the vehicle.
Yakima StickUp 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Toyota RAV4
Today on our 2012 Toyota Rav4 well be test fitting the Yakima Stickup to hitch mounted bike carrier, part number Y02420. To mount our carrier to our vehicle well insert the shank of the carrier into the receive tube of our hitch. Well lineup our hitch pinholes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down with a wrench. Now we want to go over a couple of clearance measurements. Weve got about 11 of ground clearance and an inch and half of clearance between the closest of the carrier and the closest part of the vehicle. Overall weve added about 8 of length to the rear of our vehicle with the carrier folded up.
Yakima FrontLoader Roof Bike Rack Review - 2012 Toyota RAV4
Today on our 2000 Toyota Rav4 well be test fitting the Yakima front loader roof mounted bike carrier part number Y02103. To mount the carrier to the vehicle well set it up on top of our crossbars. Well fit the front clamp at the head of the bike right around our front cross bar and use the hand knob on the front to tighten down. At the rear well fit the rear clamp around the bar and then use the T-bold wing nut to secure it. Well pick up our bike, set it into the carrier and push the front wheel forward into the wheel hoop. Well bring the rear wheel hoop up behind the tire then use the red hand knob to secure the two hoops around the tire.
Yakima ForkLift Roof Mounted Bike Rack Review - 2012 Toyota RAV4
Today on our 2012 Toyota Rav4 well be test fitting the Yakima Forklift roof mounted bike carrier Part number Y02098. To mount our carrier to the vehicle well first set it up on top of the crossbars. Well fit the front clamp around our front crossbar and use the T-bolt and wing-nut to tighten it down. Then we can re-install our cover and skewer. Now well move to the rear of the carrier. Well fit the rear clamper on the rear bar and again use the wing-nut and T-Bolt to tighten it down.
Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Toyota RAV4
Today on our 2012 Toyota Rav4 well be test fitting the Thule Vertex hitch mounted bike carrier, part number TH9029. To mount our carrier to the vehicle once were at the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch. Well lineup our hitch pinholes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down using a wrench. Next well go over a handful of clearance measurements, weve got about 10.5 of ground clearance and about 3 of clearance between the closest part of the career and the closest part of the vehicle. Overall weve added about 13 of length to the rear of the vehicle with the arms folded down. Now we also want to check for rear vehicle access.
Thule Parkway 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Toyota RAV4
Today on our 2012 Toyota Rav4 well be testing the Thule parkway to hitch mounted bike carrier, part number TH958. To mount the carrier to our vehicle once were at the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch. Well line up our hitch pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down using a wrench. Once weve done well go over a handful of clearance measurements. Weve got about 10.5 of ground clearance and about 4 of clearance between the closest part of the carrier and the closest part of the vehicle. Overall weve added about 22 of length to the rear of our vehicle.
Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Toyota RAV4
Today on our 2012 Toyota Rav4 were going to be test fitting the Thule hitching post pro, hitch mounted bike carrier, part number TH934XTR. To mount our carrier to our vehicle, well insert the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch. Well line up our hitch pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down using a wrench. Next well go over a handful of clearance measurements,. weve got about 10.5 of ground clearance and about 7 of clearance between the closet part of the carrier and the closest part of our vehicle. Overall weve added about 17 of length to the rear of our vehicle with the carrier arms folded down.
Thule Doubletrack Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Toyota RAV4
Today on our 2012 Toyota Rav4 we're going to be test fitting the Thule double track platform style bike carrier, part number TH990XT. To mount our carrier to our vehicle will insert the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch. We'll line up our hitch pinhole, thread down our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down using a wrench. Finally we'll secure the bolt with a lock on the other side. Now we'll go over a handful of clearance measurements. We've got about 10-1/2 inches of ground clearance and about 1-1/2 inches of clearance from the closest part of the carrier to the closest part of the vehicle.
Thule Apex 4 Swing Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Toyota RAV4
Tokay on our 2012 Toyota Rav4 well be test fitting the Thule apex swing four bike hitch mounted carrier, part number TH9027. To mount the carrier to our vehicle well insert the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch and close the hitch pin. Well then use the hand knob to tighten the entire rattle device. Next well go over a handful of clearance measurements. Weve got about 10.5 of ground clearance and about 4 of clearance from the closest part of the vehicle to the closest part of the career. Overall weve added about 13 of length to the rear of our vehicle with the carriers arms folded down.
Thule Apex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Toyota RAV4
Today on our 2012 Toyota Rav4 well be test fitting the Thule Apex Four Hitch Mounted Bike Carrier, part number TH9025. To mount our carrier to the vehicle well hold the automatic catch pin open on the shank and insert it into the receiver tube of the hitch. Well then let the hitch pin close on our hitch pin hole through the hitch. Then well use the hand knob at the base of the rack to tighten up our anti-rattle device and now we want to go over a few clearance measurements. Weve got about 11 of ground clearance and 7 of clearance between the closest part of the career and the closest part of the vehicle. Weve got about 14 of overall length adding to the rear of our vehicle with the carrier arms folded down.
Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Toyota RAV4
Today on our 2012 Toyota Rav4 well be test fitting the Swagman Titan four hitch mounted bike carrier, part number S63410. To mount our carrier to our vehicle well insert the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch. Well line up our hitch pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt, and tighten it down using a wrench. Next well go over a handful of clearance measurements. Weve got about 11 inches of ground clearance and nine inches of clearance between the closest part of the carrier and the closest part of the vehicle. Overall weve added about 18 inches of length to the rear of our vehicle with the carriers arms folded down.
SportRack Escape 3 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Toyota RAV4
Today on our 2012 Toyota Rav4 well be test fitting the Sportrack escape three hitch mounted bike carrier, part number A30403. To mount our carrier to our vehicle well insert the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch. Well line up our hitch pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt, and tighten it down using a wrench. Next well go over a handful of clearance measurements. Weve got about 10 and a half inches of ground clearance, about six inches of clearance between the closest part of the carrier and the closest part of the vehicle and overall weve added about 11 inches of length to the rear of our vehicle with the carrier arms folded down. Now we also want to check for rear vehicle access.
RockyMounts TieRod Roof Bike Rack Review - 2012 Toyota RAV4
Today on our 2012 Toyota Rav4 well be test fitting the Rocky Mounts tie rod roof mounted bike carrier, part number RKY1014. To mount our carrier to the vehicle well sit up on top of our crossbar. Well fit the front two straps around our front bar, resecure them to the head and tighten them down with an Allen key. We can then reinstall our front cover. At the back well fit the rear clamp around our bar and use the included wing nuts to tighten it down. Now we need to make sure that our wheel strap at the rear is open and that our skewer up front is also open.
SportRack EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Toyota RAV4
Today on our 2012 Toyota Rav4 well be test fitting the Sportrack two hitch mounted bike carrier, part number A30901. To mount our carrier to the vehicle well insert the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch. Well line up our hitch pin hole, thread in our anti-rattle bolt, and tighten it down using a wrench. Next well go over a handful of clearance measurements. Weve got about 11 inches of ground clearance and eight inches of clearance between the closest part of the vehicle and the closest part of the carrier. Overall weve added about 24 inches of length to the rear of our vehicle.
Softride Dura Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Toyota RAV4
Today on our 2012 Toyota Rav4 well be test fitting the Softride Dura parallelogram tilting bike rack, part number SR26247. To mount our carrier to our vehicle well insert the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch. Well line up the hitch pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt, and tighten it down using a wrench. Then well come back and use our lock and secure it over the end of the bolt. Next well go over a handful of clearance measurements. Weve got about 10 and a half inches of ground clearance.
Pro Series Q-Slot Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Toyota RAV4
Today on our 2012 Toyota Rav4 well be test fitting the Pro Series Q-slot hitch mounted bike carrier, part number PS63134. To mount our carrier to our vehicle well insert the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch. Well line up the hitch pin holes and secure the bike rack with a pin and clip. Next well go over a handful of clearance measurements. Weve got about 11 inches of ground clearance and eight and a half inches of clearance between the closest part of the carrier and the closest part of the vehicle. Overall weve added about 23 inches of length to the rear of our vehicle.
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