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Thule Passage Trunk Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - Hanging Style
The directions was a little complicated to attach to the vehicle. Incorrect installment caused dents to my new bike. After multiple attempts and YouTube videos I was able to attach both bikes correctly.
2016 Chevrolet EquinoxThis bike rack works perfectly on my 2016 Chevy Equinox. It's very easy to put it on and take it off, and it holds two bikes securely. The rubber straps make it easy to load and unload the bikes, but they do break after a lot of use, so I suggest buying replacements straps, as I did. So far, two of the six straps have split during one year of a lot of use. I would recommend this rack, very satisfied with it.
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Swagman XC2 Bike Rack for 2 bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
Great bike rack. Very easy to put together and use. Easy to get bikes on and off, keeps bikes very secure. The only issue with the rack is the plastic knobs that come with it to tighten and loosen the wheel base holders. These are hard to get tight enough by hand, you are better off just removing the plastic knobs (or not installing them in the first place) and simply using a wrench to tighten or loosen the bolts. Other than this issue, I would highly recommend this bike rack.
Got the bike rack a day early. Got the bike on and fits just right.
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Swagman XTC2 Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
Great product! Carries our bikes solidly and safely.
This is a great rack. Easy assembly. Easy installation. The bike doesn't move. I drove over three hundred miles with the bike on it the first time I used it. Never moved. The locking hitch bolt means I don't have to worry about someone taking it when I'm not around. The people at etrailer were great about letting me know when it was shipped and following up with me about how everything was when it was received. I will definitely do business with them again.
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Thule Passage 3 Bike Carrier - Trunk Mount
Easy to assemble (have an assistant double check your work the first time) And easy to use. Very stable on the back of a 2017 Chevy Equinox. I’m quite pleased!
Way too light duty for what is advertised. It seemed to be made out of 1/2 inch electrical conduit. I would never put three bikes on that rack. I only had two bikes on the rack. While on trip through Idaho the wind was so strong that one of the bikes partially blew off the rack. We traveled 1,800 miles and upon arriving home I actually sawed the bike rack up and threw it away so that no one else would use it and cause an accident. I've already found a different brand that is HEAVY DUTY and I will stick with that brand.
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Swagman Chinook Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
We ordered the Swagman Chinook 2 platform bike rack to use with our Draw-Tite Max-Frame class III hitch that we installed on our 2019 Chevy Equinox. We are one trip in and loving it! It's very easy to load and unload the bikes. The tilt feature allows us to have full access to the rear hatch with the bikes loaded. The rack folds up easily when not in use. The lock features work great! We have a men's 3G beach cruiser and a women's Townie Electra. We were particularly worried about the rack fitting the women's Electra without using an adapter bar since this is a step-through bike, and it fitting the men's 3G wheels since they measure 3". It works without any issues on both bikes! We do have to put the women's bike on the outside and the men's bike on the inside to get the right fit - not a big deal, but takes a slightly bit more maneuvering. There is some movement, but nothing more than what would be expected. It does sit somewhat low on our vehicle, so use caution when driving on a steeper drive. Overall, we are very pleased with this purchase!
I did a lot of research before I purchased this bike rack. By far this bike rack is the best on the market.. Not only did it arrive earlier then scheduled, it was easy to put together and install. My dad who is 88 put it together in a matter of minutes. Very sturdy and can be used with 1/4 and/or 2 in hitches, plus it tilts so you can get into your back of SUV. And an added bonus is there are two locks - one for the hitch and the other for your bikes. I compete in triathlons and needed a reliable and secure bike rack. This was the ticket!!!
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Yakima FullBack 2 Bike Rack - Trunk Mount - Adjustable Arms
Perfect for my Toyota Highlander, thanks guys, great job
First rack I've ever purchased I misplaced the end bar used to lock the bikes onto the rack. Can I buy another one?
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Yakima HoldUp Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 2" Hitches - Wheel Mount
Extremely well made hitch rack. Fantastic service from etrailer.com
Works well for transporting two 29" wheeled mountain bikes. However, after one year it's starting to rust in several areas (see attached photos), and the front wheel arms are becoming increasingly difficult to raise and lower. Finally the locking cable is extremely rusty as you can see in the attached photo. I'm not sure how durable this rack will be long term.
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Swagman Trailhead Bike Rack for 4 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Tilting
Very easy to use, everything looks well built and durable. Even with bikes on the rack I can have full access to my cargo in the back.
The product was shipped so quickly, arrived on time, it was very easy to assemble, the quality of the componentes is very good, I am very satisfied with this purchase.
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Swagman Trailhead Bike Rack for 3 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Tilting
My previous bike rack was a hitch mounted Yakima. It was sturdy but not well suited for my low Subaru Impreza. It stuck out too far and hung too low so that I had to inch my way down the driveway or over speed bumps for fear of it bottoming out. A roof rack or a rear window mounted rack was not suitable since I wanted to be able to also carry two kayaks. First, I tried to modify my rack by shortening the part that sticks out of the hitch. I tried to saw off about 6 inches so it wouldn't stick out so far but the steel was much too hard. I ended up ruining several metal-cutting blades on my power saw before I gave up. I looked for other rack options. There weren't many out there. But eventually, I found something that met my needs. I purchased the "Swagman Trailhead 3 Bike Fold Down Bicycle Hitch Rack" in 2013 from eTrailer.com. The part that enters the hitch curves up to increase clearance from the ground. It is sturdy and sticks out far enough so I can still open my trunk hatch without having to lower the main vertical bar on the hitch (though I could if I wanted to). It isn't often I am really excited about a piece of gear but this hitch rack has made me worry-free when I transport my bicycle(s) via car. The only thing I don't like is that it is advertised as being a 3 bike carrier but it only fits 2 hybrid bikes. Maybe it will fit 3 skinny racing bikes but for the average rider, don't expect to fit on more than 2. But my experience is that is the case for all bicycle racks.
Nice heavy duty rack. Putting it together is quite simple if you read the instructions. I like the ability to use both a 2" or 1 1/4" receiver. etrailer is very easy to deal with.
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Swagman XTC4 Bike Rack for 4 Bikes - 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
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
For the price, it's a good-quality, sturdy bike rack. I have used it about 5-7 times with no issues. I only used it for one adult and two kids' bikes, but I am sure it can handle four bikes as advertised. It's great that the rack folds upwards when it's not required.
Does it Fit? Testing the Yakima FullBack 2 Bike Rack on a 2014 Chevrolet Equinox
Speaker 1: Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Equinox, we're going to be doing a test fit on the Yakima full back two-bike trunk mount rack, Part Number Y02634.Now, we already have a bike installed. Let's take a closer look and show off some of the features.Now, we're going to have on each end of the arm an integrated cable lock that can come and wrap around your second bike and latch onto that notch right there, and then you can use your set of keys that comes with the bike rack to insert it there and unlock it. On the other arm, you're going to have a bottle opener that Yakima likes to put on all of their products.Our bike has three different points where it's secured to our bike rack. We have two zip strips on the top of our bike frame. Then we have a zip strip right here securing it into the anti-rattle cradle. Once that's secured, this can prevent the bike from shaking too much while we're traveling.
Will the Thule Hitching Post Pro Bike Rack for 4 Bikes Fit Your 2014 Chevrolet Equinox?
Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Equinox we're going to do a test fit on the Thule Hitching Post Pro. This is a folding and tilting 4-bike rack. They've designed it so we can use it with an 1-1/4" or a 2" hitch. Part number on it is TH934XTR. To begin our test fit we just slide the shank of the rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. We'll slide it in far enough to line up our threaded hole in our shank with our hitch pinhole. Those in line, we'll take our anti-rattle bolt, which is provided; we'll just thread that in.
Thule Helium Aero Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Chevrolet Equinox
Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Equinox we're going to do a test fit on the Thule Helium Aero. This is a folding and tilting 2-bike rack. They've designed it for use with 1-1/4" or 2" hitches. The part number is TH9042. Now this is also available in a 3-bike configuration. The part number: TH9043. To begin our test fit we're going to hold out on our black attached pin, slide the shank of the rack into the receiver tube of the hitch.
Softride Element Parallelogram Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Chevrolet Equinox
Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Equinox we're going to do a test fit on the Softride Parallelogram. This is a folding tilt-away style 4-bike rack. It's been designed for use with 1-1/4 or 2" hitches. Part Number on it is SR26248. To begin our test fit we need to slide the shank of the rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. Now I've got one threaded pin hole here and one threaded pin hole here.
Saris Bike Porter Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Chevrolet Equinox
Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Equinox we're going to do a test fit on the Saris Bike Porter. This is a folding and tilting 4-bike rack. They've designed it for use with 1-1/4" or 2" hitches. Part number on it is SA404B. Now to begin our test fit we're going to slide the shank of the rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. As we do this we want to line up our pinhole and our threaded pinhole. We can then take the anti-rattle bolt which is provided, slide it in from the driver side to the passenger side, and thread it on in.
Fit Check: Rhino-Rack MountainTrail Rooftop Bike Carrier on a 2014 Chevrolet Equinox
Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Equinox, we are going to do a test fit on the Rhino Rack Mountain Trail. This is a roof mounted fork clam style bike rack. The part number on it is RBC035. Now we've already got our Rhino Rack Vortec Roof Rack System installed. To begin our test fit, we'll pull the black cap off of the head of the carrier, stick it in our pocket for now. We'll then place our rack right up on the roof line.
Does it Fit? Testing the Kuat Trio Roof Bike Rack on a 2014 chevrolet equinox
Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Equinox we're going to do a test fit on the Kuat Trio. This is a roof mounted fork clamp style bike rack. The black and chrome and that I have here today the part number TR02. We also have this in a nice looking gun metal gray and orange. That part number is RU01. We've already got the Rhino Rack Vortex Aero roof rack system installed, so were going to begin our test fit by just placing our rack right up here on the roof line of the vehicle. As you can see I've got my clamp moved here in the back and my rear wheel straps, so it makes it a little bit back heavy, but once you move that forward itll take care of that.
Thule Roof Bike Racks Review - 2014 Chevrolet Equinox
Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Equinox, we're going to do a test fit on the Thule Paceline. This is a roof mounted fork clamp style bike rack. The part number on it is TH527. Now we've already got our Thule Rapid Crossroads Roof Rack System installed on the Equinox, so we'll just place our rack right up onto the roof line. We need to separate our lower clamp to get it around the underside of our load bar, so we're going to press up on the gray and black lever, then up on the small black lever. That allows that clamp to come down.
Will the Swagman Upright Bike Rack for 1 Bike Fit Your 2014 Chevrolet Equinox?
Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Equinox we're going to be doing a test fit on the Swagman Upright. Now this is a frame clamp-style roof-mounted bike rack. The part number on it is S64720. We've already got our Rhino Rack Vortex Aero roof rack system installed so we're going to begin our test fit by just placing our rack right up onto our load bars. We want to center the front upper portion of the clamp over our load bar. We'll then bring one of our metal u-bolts up around the underside. We'll fit it up through the head of the carrier.
Thule Sprint Roof Bike Racks Review - 2014 Chevrolet Equinox
Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Equinox, we're going to do a test fit on the Thule Sprint. This is a fork mount roof style bike rack. The part number on it is TH528. Now the sprint gives a completely tool-free installation, which is very nice. As you can see, we've got our 2 black rubber coated metal straps that are loose. We'll bring the front around the underside of the load bar, let the foot pack rest right on top, and here at the rear we'll slide our clamp forward and then bring it back so it is also sitting just on top of our load bar.
Thule Big Mouth Roof Bike Racks Review - 2014 Chevrolet Equinox
Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Equinox, we're going to do a test fit on the Thule Big Mouth. This a roof mounted, frame clamped style bike rack, part number on it is TH599XTR. As you can see we've got our Thule Crossroads Roof Rack system that we've already installed on the Equinox. We'll begin our test fit by placing our rack right up onto our crossbars and we want to lift our clamp arms up. This is going to give us access to the wing nuts that are located on the top side here. We've got one on each side. We want to loosen these wing nuts up then we'll remove the lower portion of our clamp from them allowing them to hang down. This now give us the opportunity to bring our rack back.
Test Fit: Swagman XTC4 Bike Rack for 4 Bikes on a 2014 Chevrolet Equinox
Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Equinox, we're going to do a test fit on the Swagman XTC4. This is a 4-bike platform style rack, designed to tilt up against your vehicle when not in use. Part number on it is S64665. To begin our test fit, we're going to slide the shank of the rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. We need to slide it in far enough to line up our thread hole with our hitch pinhole. Now that we have those in line with each other we're going to take our anti-rattle bolt which is provided, we're going to thread that in. With it just hand tight, you can see there's still some play and some movement to our rack so now we'll take our wrench and tighten that bolt down. As we do this it draws the shank of the rack over against the receiver tube.
Yakima FullTilt Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Chevrolet Equinox
Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Equinox we're going to do a test fit of the Yakima Full Tilt. This is a folding and tilting 4-bike rack. They've designed it for use with inch and a quarter or 2 inch hitches. The part number on it is Y02462. If you need a little extra room, we do have this in a 5-bike as well. That part number is Y02463. To begin our test fit, we're going to slide the shank of the rack into the receiver tube of the hitch.
Softride Dura Parallelogram Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Chevrolet Equinox
Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Equinox, we're going to do a test fit on the Softride Dura parallelogram. This tilt-away style four bike rack has been designed for use of inch and a quarter or two-inch hitches. Part number on it is sr26247. To begin our test fit, we need to slide the shank of the rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. On the passenger side here, there are two threaded holes. I'm going to use the one thats closest to the front of the vehicle.Thats going to help to give us as much room as possible, or as much clearance back here.
Saris Thelma Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Chevrolet Equinox
Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Equinox, we're going to do a test fit on the Saris Thelma. This is a platform style tilting 3-bike rack. It's been designed for use with inch and a quarter or 2 inch hitches. The part number on it is Sa4239. Now, to begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. We'll slide it in far enough so that our threaded hole is going to line up with our hitch pinhole. Then take our provided anti-rattle bolt.
Fit Test: Saris Freedom Bike Rack for 4 Bikes with 2014 Chevrolet Equinox
Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Equinox we're going to do a test on the Saris Freedom. This is a folding and tilting 4-bike rack. It's been designed for use in 2" hitches. Part number on it is SA4414B. Now to begin our test fit we're going to slide the shank of the rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. As we do this we're going to want to line up our threaded hole with our hitch pinhole. We'll then take our provided anti-rattle bolt and we'll thread that in until we've got it hand tight.
Saris Axis Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Chevrolet Equinox
Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Equinox, we are going to do a test fit on the Saris Axis. This is a folding and tilting three bike rack. It's been designed for use with inch and a quarter or two inch hitches. Part number on it is SA843B. Now to begin our test fit, we need to slide the shank of the rack into the receiver tube of the hitch. We'll slide it in far enough to line up our threaded hole with our hitch pin hole. We'll then slide in our anti rattle bolt and begin to fed that in from the left hand side to the right.
Saris Axis Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Chevrolet Equinox SA832
Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Equinox, we are going to do a test fit on the Saris Axis. This is a folding and tilting two bike rack. It's been designed for use with inch and a quarter or two inch hitches. Part number on it is SA832. Now we also have this in a three bike configuration, part number SA833B and in a four bike configuration as part number SA834B. Now to begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the rack right into the receiver tube of our hitch. As we do we want to line up our threaded hole with our hitch pin hole and take our anti rattle bolt, we'll thread that in then we'll use our wrench to tighten that down.
Saris Freedom SuperClamp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Chevrolet Equinox
Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Equinox we're going to do a test fit on the Saris Freedom Superclamp. This is a platform-style 2-bike rack. It's been designed for use with 2" hitches and also 1-1/4" hitches. Part number on it is SA4025. To begin our test fit we'll slide the shank of the rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. As we do this we're going to want to line up our threaded pinhole with our hitch pinhole, then take our anti-rattle bolt. We're going to thread that in.
Fit Test: Swagman Titan Bike Rack for 4 Bikes on a 2014 Chevrolet Equinox
Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Equinox, we're going to do a test fit on the Swagman Titan. This is a folding and tilting 4-bike rack. They've designed it for use with an inch and a quarter or two inch hitches. Part number on it is S63410. To begin our test fit, we're going to slide the shank of the rack right into the receiver tube of our hitch. Now as we slide it in, we're going to line up our threaded hole with our hitch pin hole. With those in line, we'll now take our anti-rattle bolt, which is provided, slide that in and begin tightening it down.
Kuat NV Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Chevrolet Equinox
Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Equinox, we're going to do a test fit on the Kuat NV. This is a platform style folding and tilting 4 bike rack. As you can see, they've designed for use in 2" hitches and the black and chrome are part numbers N105-107. If you prefer, we have a gunmetal gray and orange finish, really nice looking rack. That part number is N101-103. To begin our test fit on the NV, we're going to place the shank of the rack into the receiver tube of our hitch.
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