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Swagman XTC2 Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
The Swagman XTC bike rack is quality. I had the rack assembled and placed on my 2017 Ford Escape in less than an hour. Assembly instructions are straight forward and easy to understand. Placing two bikes on the rack requires some adjustments. My Trek Silque road bike and Specialized Rockhopper fit well. Once the adjustments are made you won't have to make them again unless you're racking different bikes. Sturdiness is great. Front to back sway is nonexsistent while side to side sway is minimal. I've driven my bikes around quite a bit with no problems. Locking the rack to the hitch is an ongoing process. Right now Im using a small padlock where the hitch pin goes, but will probably go with the locking hitch that is available for the rack. Love this rack. One important issue. I was considering a hanging rack, but these racks don't always work well with women's frames since the frame needs to straight across to work best. This platform rack has worked best for me.
Just purchased the XTC for my new 2012 Ford Escape. Easy installation, minimal assembly. The assembly is a very sturdy platform for transporting bicycles. Excellent bike rack for the price! Had to go purchase an additional 1/2 inch lock washer which allows easier access to bolt head when mounting to the 1-1/4 hitch.
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Thule Hitching Post Pro Bike Rack for 4 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches
I have not seen it cheaper anywhere. Very Sturdy and adaptable.
Very happy with my Thule hitch-mounted, four-bike rack. I used to worry about hauling two bikes on my old strap-on rack, but no more! I've yet to use it with four bikes, but it's handled one, two, and three bikes with ease. It's easy enough to install and un-install for one person, and a breeze with two. I've taken several camping trips during which I get stuff out of and put stuff into the back of my Ford Escape. The rack folds down quickly and easily to make this possible-- getting it almost completely out of the way. The one area that could be better is security. There's no way to lock the rack to the hitch nor the bikes to the rack.
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Swagman Chinook Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
delivered on time and in good shape. Thought several pieces were missing, but talked to manufacturer and was told how pieces were packed and I had over looked them.
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Rhino-Rack Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 2" Hitches - Tilting
My friend and I each bought this product and find the quality to be excellent. My complaint is that 2 bikes are not an easy fit. I wonder if the “cradles” can be separated more but it too difficult for me. Other than that I highly recommend this item
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Swagman Trailhead Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Tilting
The bike rack arrived in a timely manner and was easy to assemble and install. I am delighted with it!
Once again Kirstin was Awesome!!! She remembered who i was and was very friendly again. My wife and I have ordered multiple items from e-trailers, for our auto and motor coach, and the service is fabulous. The last order of the dual receiver and bike rack were placed on the road while driving and Kirstin was Spot on with her recommendation and product knowledge. Yes you may be able to find things cheaper out on the internet, but we highly recommend the service and knowledge of e-trailers. Will use e-trailers again and again as we travel.
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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.
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Kuat Beta Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 2" Trailer Hitches - Tilting
I did a lot of research and decided this was the rack for me. I was totally correct. First, it has all the most important features but only weighs about 14 lbs. I was concerned as a senior lady with arthritis issues. I can use it well and it performed perfectly with an adapter bar for my Electra Townie. I have had compliments from several seasoned riders and a bike shop owner here at the beach who said it was great quality and I got a great price. Also purchased a locking trailer hitch pin with bike cable from etrailer. All over satisfaction with products and etrailer who provided enough videos to help me.
This product is exactly what I wanted. The 2" post fits in the reciever perfectly, and no wiggle. I did tighten the mounting screw, but didn't have to change the hardware I have already (locks). There are two more screws to reduce the wiggles at each pivot point, and there was little to begin with. I tend to test way beyond the breaking point, and did some aggressive driving with every bump across town to the first ride. All good and I won't worry while driving with the bike attached moving forward. Only thing I wish it had was a locking mechanism, but I used a wire cable and lock. The other comparable ones with a lock were 2X the price. I can use the additional lock if I have other plans than just a trail. Service has been outstanding and I will look for any future purchases of this kind to be through etrailer.
Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2013 Ford Escape
Colin: Hey, what's going on guys. It's Colin here at "etrailer". And today we have a 2013 Ford Escape. We've been, test-fitting some Hitch Mounted accessories on it. And right now we have the Thule Hitching Post Pro loaded up. Now let's go through some of the features available to show you kind of how it interacts with your vehicle.
Yakima FullTilt Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2013 Ford Escape
Today on our 2013 Ford Escape, we're going to be test fitting the Yakima FullTilt 4 Bike Rack for 1-1/4 inch and 2-inch hitches, part number Y02462. To begin our test fit, we'll insert the shank of our rack into the hitch of our vehicle. It helps if you keep your finger on the anti-rattle device. You'll then push it in until the pin clicks into place, and you can tell from the green indicator marker here. Now, we'll go ahead and tighten up the anti-rattle device. This helps to take any play out of the shank of the rack.
Saris Thelma Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2013 Ford Escape
Today on our 2013 Ford Escape we're going to be test fitting the Saris Thelma 3-bike platform-style rack for 1-1/4" and 2" hitches, part number SA4239B. To begin our test fit we'll insert the shank of our rack into the hitch of our vehicle. Once that's inserted you'll want to watch for the pinholes to line up. With your pinholes in line we'll go ahead and and take the included threaded anti-rattle hitch bolt and thread that into place. Once we have that hand tight we'll go ahead and take our wrench and tighten down the rest of the way. Doing this helps to remove any extra added movement in the shank.
Saris Freedom SuperClamp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2013 Ford Escape
Today on our 2013 Ford Escape, we are going to be test fitting the Saris Freedom Super Clamp Two Bike platform style rack part number SA4025. We'll begin our test fit by inserting the shank of our rack into our receiver hitch on our vehicle. You want to watch for the pin holes to line up. Once that is in line you can go ahead and take the threaded anti rattle hitch bolt and thread that into place. Once you have that hand tight, you can go ahead and take your wrench and finish it off the rest of the way. Once that is tighten down, you can go ahead and snap your lock onto the other side. We'll go ahead and we'll get a few measurements here.
Saris Axis Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2013 Ford Escape
Today on our 2013 Ford Escape we're going to be test fitting the Saris Axis. This is a tilting and folding 2-bike rack designed for us in both 1-1/4" and 2" hitches. Part number is SA832. Now to begin the test fit we'll slide the shank of the rack right into the receiver tube of our hitch. As we do this we're going to line up the threaded hole with the hitch pinhole. With those in line we'll take our anti-rattle bolt, we're going to thread this in from the left to the right. We can then tighten it down with our wrench.
Saris Freedom Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2013 Ford Escape
Rate your transcript OrderClientKevin BrossRef #20520Order #TC0630292122 Today on our 2013 Ford Escape we're going to be test fitting the Saris Freedom. This is a folding platform-style 4-bike rack designed for use in 2" hitches. Its part number is SA4414B. Now to begin our test fit we're going to slide the shank of the rack right into the receiver tube of our hitch. As we do this we're going to want to line the hole in the rack up with the hitch pinhole. Is the bolt too far With our holes in line we're going to take our anti-rattle bolt and we'll thread it in from the left to the right, and then tighten that down using our wrench. We'll now secure it on the other side here using our provided clip. The rack is going to offer us about 11" worth of ground clearance here at the lower portion of the shank.
Saris Porter 4 Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Escape
Today on our 2013 Ford Escape, we're going to be test fitting the Saris Bike Porter. This is a folding and tilting forward bike rack designed for use in both 1-1/2 and 2-inch hitches. Part number SA404B. To begin our test fit, we're going to slide the shank of the rack right into the receiver tube of our hitch. As we do this, we want to align the threaded hole up with our hitch-pin hole. With those lined up, we'll take our anti-rattle bolt. We're going to slide that in; we'll thread it in from the left to the right, and we can then tighten it down with a wrench. We'll then secure it here on the other side with the provided clip.
Softride Element Hitch Mounted Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Escape
Today on our 2013 Ford Escape we're going to be test fitting the Softride Element Parallelogram. This is a folding and tilting 4-bike rack designed for use in 2" hitches. Its part number is SR26248. To begin our test fit we're going to slide the shank of the rack right into the receiver tube of our hitch. On the passenger side we've got two threaded holes. We've got one here and one that's already inside the hitch tube there.
Saris Axis 3 Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Escape
Today on our 2013 Ford Escape, were going to be test fitting the Saris Axis. This is a folding and tilting 3 bike rack designed for use 1 and 2 inch hitches. Its part number SA843B. Now to begin the test fit well slide the shank of the rack right into the receiver tube of our hitch. We need to line our threaded hole up with our hitch pin hole. We can then take our anti-rattle bolt.
Kuat NV Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Escape
Today on our 2013 Ford Escape, we're going to be test fitting the Kuat NV aluminum 2-bike carrier, part number N101. To begin our test fit, we'll take the shank of the bike carrier and slide it into the receiver tube of our hitch. We'll line up the hitch pin hole and then we can put in our pin and clip. Once we have our pin and clip in, we'll move to the back of the bike carrier and tighten the black knob. This engages the anti-rattle device. Now we'll go ahead and go over some clearance measurements.
Yakima StickUp 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Escape
Today on our 2013 Ford Escape well be test fitting the Yakima Stickup two bike carrier, part number Y02420. To begin our test fit well slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up the hitch pin holes, thread our anti-rattle bolt through the pin holes and tighten with a wrench. With our bike carrier secure to the vehicle well go ahead and go over a few clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle will fit together. Theres about 12 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the vehicle to the closest part of the carrier is about two and a half inches from the vehicle at the rear bumper. With the platform folded up weve added about 15 inches to the overall length of the vehicle.
Yakima DoubleDown Ace Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Escape
Today on our 2013 Ford Escape, well be test fitting the Yakima Doubledown Ace Four Bike Carrier for inch and a quarter and two inch hitches, part number y02451. Now to begin our test fit, weve already gone ahead and installed the two inch adapter included with the bike rack, so well slide the bike rack shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole, and install the attached hitch pin. We can then move to the back of the shank and tighten down the knob securing the anti-rattle device as well as the bike rack to the vehicle. Well now go ahead and give you a few measurements, our ground clearance here at the bike rack measures 11-1/4 inches and from the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is four and a quarter inches. Well now pull the pin here at the back of the mask which will allow us to tilt the mask down and open the cargo door. As you can see with this bike rack secured to the vehicle we can still gain access to our cargo area.
Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Escape
Today on our 2013 Ford Escape, well be test fitting the Thule Vertex Four Bike Carrier, part number th9029. Now to begin our test fit using the included adapter for the two inch hitch, well slide the shank of the bike rack into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole, and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt. With the bolt tight our bike rack is secured to the vehicle. Well now go ahead and give you a few measurements; our ground clearance here at the bike rack measures 12 inches and from the closet point of the bike rack here at the mask to the back of the vehicle measures three inches. Well now pull the hitch switch at the bottom of the mask and tilt the mask down out of the way where we can open our cargo door. As you can see with this bike rack secured to the vehicle we can still gain access to the cargo area.
Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Escape
Today on our 2013 Ford Escape, well be test fitting the Thule Hitching Post Pro Folding and Tilting 4 Bike Carrier with Anti-Sway Cradles, part number TH934XTR. Now to being our test fit, using the included two inch adapter for the two inch hitch, well slide the shank of the bike rack into the hitch, line up the hitch pinhole and install and tighten down the anti-rattle bolt. With the bolt tight our bike rack is secured to the vehicle. Well not go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance here at the bike rack measures 11 inches and from the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle measures 6 and a half inches. Well now pull the pin and lanyard from the base of the mast where we can then tilt the mast down and open our cargo door. As you can see with this bike rack secured to the vehicle, you can still gain access to the cargo area.
Thule Doubletrack Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Escape
Today on our 2013 Ford Escape, well be test fitting the Thule Double Track 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, line up our pinholes, thread our anti-rattle bolt through the pinholes and tighten with a wrench. Now with the carrier attached to the vehicle, well go ahead and go over a few clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle will fit together. There are about 11 and a half inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the vehicle to the closest part of the carrier here at the vehicles rear bumper is about 3 inches. With the platform folded up, weve added about 13 inches to the overall length of the vehicle.
SportRack Escape 3 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Escape
Today on our 2013 Ford Escape, well be test fitting the Sport Rack Escape Three Bike Hitch Mounted Folding Bike Rack for inch and a quarter and two inch hitches, part number a30403. Now to begin our test fit using the included adapter for the two inch hitch, well slide the shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole, and install and tighten down the anti-rattle bolt, with the bolt tight our bike rack is secured to the vehicle. Well now go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance here at the back of the bike rack measures 11-3/4 inches and from the closet point of the bike rack here at the mask to the back of the vehicle measures eight inches. We can now pull the pin here at the bottom of the mask which will allow us to bring the mask down. We can then open up our cargo door and as you can see we can still gain access to the cargo area even with this bike rack secured to the vehicle.
Thule Apex 4 Swing Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Escape
Today on our 2013 Ford Escape, well be test fitting the Thule Apex Swing Four Bike Carrier, part number th9027. Well begin by sliding the bike rack shank into the hitch and allowing the integrated locking hitch pin to fall into the hitch pin hole. We can then move to the anti-rattle knob where well tighten the knob down securing our bike rack to the vehicle. Well now go ahead and give you a few measurements, our ground clearance measures 11-1/2 inches and from the closest point of the bike rack here at the anti-rattle knob to the back of the vehicle measures one and half inches. Well now go ahead and pull the hitch switch at the top of the mask and bring out our dual arms where well undo the straps to expose our cradles. Well place the bike into the cradles and bring the straps around securing the bike to the bike rack.
Thule Apex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Escape
Today on our 2013 Ford Escape, well be test fitting the Thule Apex Four Bike Carrier, part number th9025. Now with the included two inch adapter already installed on our bike rack shank, well slide the shank into the hitch and allow the integrated locking hitch pin to fall into the hitch pin hole. We can then move to the anti-rattle knob where well tighten it down securing our bike rack to the vehicle. Now with our bike rack secured well go ahead and give you a few measurements, our ground clearance here at the bike rack measures 12-1/2 inches and from the closet point of the bike rack here at the anti-rattle knob to the back of vehicle is one and half inches. Well now go ahead and pull the hitch switch here at the bottom of the bike rack mask to allow us to tilt the mask down and open the cargo door. As you can see with the mask down and the cargo door open we can still gain access to the cargo area with this bike rack secured to the vehicle.
Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Escape
Today on our 2013 Ford Escape, well be test fitting the Swagman Titan Four Bike Carrier for inch and a quarter and two inch hitches, part number s63410. Now to begin our test fit using the included two inch adapter well slide the shank of the bike rack into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole, and install and tighten down the anti-rattle bolt. With the bolt tight our bike rack is secured to the vehicle. Well now go ahead and give you a few measurements, our ground clearance here at the back of the bike rack measures 14-1/4 inches and from the closet point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle here at the mask measures eight and a quarter inches. Well now go ahead and pull the switch here at the base of the mask which will allow us to bring the mask down, where we can then open our cargo door. As you can see we can gain access to the cargo area with this bike rack secured to the vehicle.
Softride Dura Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Escape
Today, on our 2013 Ford Escape, we'll be test-fitting the Softride Dura Parallelogram Tilting Four-Bike Rack for inch-and-a-quarter and two-inch hitches, part number sr26247. With our two-inch shank already installed on the bike rack, we'll slide the bike rack shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole, and install and tighten down the anti-rattle bolt. With the bolt tight, our bike rack is secured to the vehicle. We'll now go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance here at the bike rack measures 11 and a quarter inches. From the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle, here at the mast, measures four and three quarters inches.
Hollywood Racks Traveler 5 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Escape
Today, on our 2013 Ford Escape well be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler five-bike carrier, part number HR9200. To begin our test fit, well slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up pin holes, thread our anti-rattle knob through the pin holes and tighten with a wrench. Now well go ahead and go over a few a clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle with fit together. There is about 12 inches of ground clearance, closets part of the vehicle to the closets part of the carrier is about 11 inches here at the rear bumper. With the cradle arms folded down, weve added about 15 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. Now well go ahead and unscrew the knobs on the left and right side of the carrier to swing the cradle arms out.
Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Escape
Today on our 2013 Ford Escape well be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler four bike carrier, part number HR8500. To begin our test fit well slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our pin holes, thread our anti-rattle bolts through the pin holes and tighten with a wrench. Now well go ahead and go over a few clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle will fit together. There is about 12 inches of ground clearance. From the closest part of the vehicle to the closest part of the carrier here at the rear bumper is about five inches. With the cradle arms folded down weve added about 10 inches to the overall length of the vehicle.
Hollywood Racks Sport Rider Recumbent Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Escape
Today on our 2013 Ford Escape well be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Sport Rider two bike carrier for recumbents, part number HR1000R-1G. To begin our test fit well slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our pin holes, thread our anti-rattle bolt through the pin holes and tighten with a wrench. Now well go ahead and go over a few clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle will fit together. There is about 12 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the vehicle to the closest part of the carrier is about two and a half inches. We have added about 27 inches to the overall length of the vehicle.
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