# 1
Thule Hitching Post Pro Bike Rack for 4 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches
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.
This product was delivered quickly. Excellent customer service was provided as well. Simple assembly less than 10 minutes to complete. Seems very strong and stable. I am taking my first drive later tonight to pickup a new bike. The anti sway was a bonus. You may also want to buy wheel straps to keep the front fork from moving.
# 2
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).
# 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
Swagman XC2 Bike Rack for 2 bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
I like the overall design of this rack, but unfortunately after hauling a couple bikes around for a while the point where the crossbar connects has apparently rounded off so the rack swings back and forth. I've used rope to tie the ends of the rack to the car to stop this from getting worse, but it's inconvenient. Note: the hitch connection itself is good and solid, but the point where the crossbar connects to the bar coming from the hitch has gotten loose and there's no way that I can see to tighten it.
# 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
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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# 7
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.
# 8
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.
# 9
Kuat NV 2.0 Bike Rack for 4 Bikes - 2" Hitches - Wheel Mount - Gunmetal Gray
Excellent rack, a year later still in great condition. No movement at hitch when driving like other racks. Love the extra bar to work on bike in parking lot. Cracked a part on the rack when backing up accidentally hit it, I called the company and they immediately sent out new part no questions asked and rack is like new. Easy to access the drop and raise bar even with bikes on .A note that with larger mountain bikes only three really fit on the four rack without adjusting handle bars. Thanks to etrailer for stocking a great product and providing excellent post purchase service
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.
# 10
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.
# 11
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.
# 12
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.
# 13
Saris Freedom Bike Rack for 4 Bikes - 2" Hitches - Frame Mount - Tilting
WOW WOW WOW That is what I just kept saying after installing this Saris bike rack. I have been looking for a bike rack for almost 3-4 months now. Thule and Yakima didn't have what I was looking for. Their solution for a 4-5 bike rack is too complicated, not efficient, and it would be a nightmare to manage on a regular basis. So I couldn't get myself to pull a trigger on any of those and I kept searching. Finally, I came to eTrailer and found out about Saris. That is where the love starts :) We are a family of 5 (3 kids and 2 grown-ups). I needed something that will help me load bikes fast, unload them and still be able to have access to the back of my Toyota Sequoia. Saris delivered in every way. Assemble of the item is straight forward. Instructions are clear and to the point. They even give you a yellow strip that helps you mark where the hitch needs to be in order to align hole openings for easier installation after you install it the first time ;) The back-up camera is still usable but not 100%. Tilting down the rack with the bikes on it is simple as 1-2-3. There is plenty of room left between the trunk door and the bike as you can see on the pictures. One HUGE benefit is that you do not need any extra parts for kids bikes. Not like with other brands. Saris delivers tremendously on this part too. No shaking, rattling, or anything that would make you notice that you have this amazing product on the back of your SUV/truck. I can't recommend it more. I am just surprised that this product has not been more advertised and represented compared to other products.
this thing is a beast. while i haven't used it as much as i thought i would, i'm really happy with the quality of the rack. would def recommend to others looking for a 4 bike rack.
# 14
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.
Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 GMC Acadia
Today on our 2015 GMC Acadia, we will be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler Tilting 4 Bike Rack, that's part number HR8500. This can be used for 1 1/4 or 2 inch hitches. We can go ahead and begin by inserting our shank into our receiver, we'll go ahead and line our pin holes up. All right once we get those lined up, we'll go ahead and take our anti rattle bolt, go ahead and start threading that through, get that hand tightened, we'll go ahead and take our socket wrench and finish that the rest of the way down and by tightening this, it's going to help reduce the play and the rattle within our hitch and our bike rack make for a nice tight fit as you could see there. We put our clip on and we can take a few measurements. Starting with our nearest point it's going to be right here to our bumper it looks to be right about an inch away from here to here. Overall we've added about 8 1/2 inches to our vehicle and for our ground clearance we are looking at about 16 1/2 inches right here.
Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 GMC Acadia
Today on our 2015 GMC Acadia we will be test fitting the Thule Hitching Post Pro folding, tilting 4-bike rack. That's part number TH934XTR. This is for 2" hitches or 1-1/4". We can go ahead and start by inserting our shank into our receiver. We'll go ahead and line our pinholes up. Now once we get that lined up we'll go ahead and take our anti-rattle bolt and go ahead and thread that through.
Swagman Upright Roof Bike Racks Review - 2015 GMC Acadia
Today on our 2015 GMC Acadia, we will be test-fitting the Swagman Upright Roof-Mounted Bike Rack. That's part number S64720. With our Rhino-Rack bars already installed on our vehicle, we can go ahead and set this on top. I've already got the existing hardware in my pocket so we can go ahead and tighten this down when we get it lined up. That looks pretty good there. Then next we'll want to go ahead and grab some of our clamps. We'll grab one.
Swagman Fork Down Roof Bike Racks Review - 2015 GMC Acadia
Today on our 2015 GMC Acadia we will be test fitting the Swagman Fork Down Roof Mounted Bike Rack, that's Part Number S64710. With our Rhino-Rack Roof System already installed on our vehicle we can go ahead and set this on our load bars. All right, you'll want to set it just about like that. Once we get that lined up, we can go ahead and take our clamp, we'll go ahead and run this underneath. We'll line it with our holes on top, just like that. Then we'll grab our thumb screws and screw that on top.
Saris Bike Porter Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 GMC Acadia
Today on our 2015 GMC Acadia we will be test fitting the Saris Bike Porter tilting 4-bike rack. That's part number SA404-B. Now this can be used for 1-1/4" or 2" hitches. We've got a 2" hitch here today so we can go ahead and get started by loading our shank into our receiver. We'll go ahead and lined our pinholes up. Once we get those lined up we'll go ahead and take our included anti-rattle bolt and start threading that through.
Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 GMC Acadia
Today on our 2015 GMC Acadia we will be test fitting the Swagman Titan tilting 4-bike rack. That's part number S63410. This could be used for 1-1/4" or 2" hitches so we can go ahead and start by inserting our shank into our receiver. We'll go ahead and line our pinholes up. Once we get those lined up we'll go ahead and take our provided anti-rattle bolt and start threading that through. Once we get that hand tight we can go ahead and take our socket wrench and tighten that the rest of the way down.
RockyMounts TieRod Roof Bike Racks Review - 2015 GMC Acadia
Today on our 2015 GMC Acadia we will be test fitting the RockyMounts TieRod roof-mounted bike rack. That's part number RKY1014. With our Rhino Rack bars already installed on our vehicle we can go ahead and set this on top. We'll want to make sure that our straps are undone to go underneath our load bars. Once we get that setup there we'll want to straighten it up. Now that we've got that all straightened up we'll go ahead and remove our top tab here.
Pro Series Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 GMC Acadia
Today on our 2015 GMC Acadia, we will be test-fitting the Pro Series Q-Slot Platform-Style 2 bike and 4 bike rack. That's part number PS63138. It's for 2" hitches. We can go ahead and start by loading our shank into our receiver until our pinholes line up. There, once we get those lined up, we can go ahead and take our anti-rattle bolt, go ahead and thread that through. Once we get that threaded through, we can go ahead and tighten that down with our socket wrench. By tightening this, it's going to help reduce the play and the rattle within our hitch and our bike rack.
Yakima FullTilt Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 GMC Acadia
Today on our 2015 GMC Acadia we will be test fitting the Yakima FullTilt 4-bike rack. That's part number Y02462. Now this can be used for 1-1/4" or 2" hitches so we can go ahead and begin by inserting our shank into our receiver. Now we're going to line this pin up with our pinhole until it clips in place. That looks pretty good there. Once we've got that in place we'll come back here to our anti-rattle knob.
Softride Dura Parallelogram Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 GMC Acadia
Today on our 2015 GMC Acadia we will be test fitting the Softride tilting Dura Parallelogram. That's part number SR26247. Now this can be used for either 1-1/4" or 2" hitches and it's for four bikes. To begin we can go ahead and start by loading our shank into our receiver. We'll go ahead and line our pinholes up. Once we get that lined up we'll go ahead and take our included anti-rattle bolt and lock and we can go ahead and thread that through.
RockyMounts Roof Bike Racks Review - 2015 GMC Acadia
Today, on our 2015 GMC Acadia, we'll be test fitting the Rocky Mounts BrassKnuckles roof mounted bike rack. That's part #RKY1202. Now, with our Thule Aeroblades already installed on our vehicle, we can go ahead and set our bike rack on top. Go ahead and open this door; make it for easy access. All right now, a couple things here real quick. We want to make sure that our straps are undone, that way we can go underneath our load bars.
Saris Freedom SuperClamp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 GMC Acadia
Today on our 2015 GMC Acadia, we'll be test fitting the Saris Freedom Super Clamp Platform Style 2 Bike Rack, that's part number SA4025. Now this is for 1 1/4 or 2 inch hitches. We can go ahead and start by inserting our shank into our receiver and we'll go ahead and line our pin holes up. Once we get those lined up, we'll go ahead and take our anti rattle bolt. It does come with an anti rattle bolt. Go ahead and thread that through, once we get that hand tightened, we'll go ahead and tighten it the rest of the way down with our wrench.
Thule Sprint Roof Bike Racks Review - 2015 GMC Acadia
Today on our 2015 GMC Acadia. We will be test fitting the Thule Sprint roof-mounted bike rack, using part number TH528. With our Thule AeroBlades already installed on our vehicle we can go ahead and set this on our load bars. You'll want to make sure that both straps are undone as you can see that they are, so we can feed it underneath. Once we've got that lined up where we want it we'll make sure that it's even. We'll go ahead and take our strap and we'll want to feed it through its little notched area there.
Softride Element Parallelogram Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 GMC Acadia
Today on our 2015 GMC Acadia we will be test fitting the Softride Element Parallelogram tilting 4-bike rack. That's part number SR26248. This can be used for 1-1/4" or 2" hitches so for right now we can go ahead and begin by inserting our shank into our receiver. We'll go ahead and line our pinholes up. Once we get those lined up we'll go ahead and take our provided anti-rattle bolt and go ahead and start threading that through. Once we get that hand tight we can go ahead and take our wrench and finish tightening that the rest of the way down.
Saris Axis Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 GMC Acadia
Today on our 2015 GMC Acadia, we'll be test fitting the Saris Axis 2 Bike Rack, that's part number SA832. This can be used for 1 1/4 or 2 inch hitches. We got this little adapter here to make it, we can do 2 inch hitches. We'll go ahead and start by inserting our shank into our receiver, we'll go ahead and line our pin holes up. All right once we get that lined up, we'll go ahead and take our included anti rattle bolt, go ahead and thread that through and once you get that hand tightened, we'll go ahead and take our wrench and finish tightening that down. Tightening this down is going to help reduce the play and rattle within our hitch and our bike rack as you can see there.
Saris Freedom Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 GMC Acadia
Today on our 2015 GMC Acadia, we will be test fitting the Saris Freedom Platform Style 4-Bike Rack. That's part number SA4414B. To begin, we can go ahead and start by inserting our shank control receiver. We'll go ahead and align our pinholes up. Once we get those lined up, we'll go ahead and take our anti rattle bolt. We can go ahead and thread that through and if we get that hand tight, we can go ahead and finish that off with a wrench.
Saris Thelma Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 GMC Acadia
Today on our 2015 GMC Acadia we will be test fitting the Saris Thelma Platform Style 3 Bike Rack that's Part Number SA4239B. This is used for either inch and a quarter or 2 inch hitches. We can go ahead and start by loading our shank in our receiver. We'll go ahead and line our pinholes up. Once we get that lined up we'll go ahead and take our anti-rattle bolt, go ahead and thread that through. Once we have that hand tight we'll go ahead and take our wrench, finish tightening the rest of the way that down.
Swagman XTC4 Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 GMC Acadia
Today, on our 2015 GMC Acadia, we will be test fitting the Swagman XTC4 Platform-style 4 bike rack. That's part #S64665. Now, this is for 2" hitches, so to begin we can go ahead and start by inserting our shank into our receiver. Okay. Once we've lined up the pin holes we can go ahead and take our anti-rattle bolt and lock and thread that through. Once we've got that threaded we can go ahead and tighten that down the rest of the way with our wrench.
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 GMC Acadia
Today on our 2015 GMC Acadia we will be testing the Swagman trail head. That's part number S63380. It's a tilting bike rack and it hold4 bikes. It can be used for 1 1/4 or 2" hitches. We can go ahead and start by inserting our shank into our receiver. We'll go ahead and line our pin holes up and we'll take our anti-rattle bolt and we can go ahead and start threading that through. All right, once we get that threaded we can go ahead and take our socket wrench and tighten that the rest of the way down.
Rhino Rack MountainTrail Roof Bike Racks Review - 2015 GMC Acadia
Today on our 2015 GMC Acadia, we will be testing the Rhino Rack Mountain Trail Roof-Mounted Bike Rack. That's part number RBC035. With our Thule Aeroblades already in place on our vehicle, we can go ahead and place this on our load bars. Now you'll want to make sure your straps are undone. That way you can go underneath your load bars just like that. Once we get it lined up, we'll go ahead and go with that right there. We'll go ahead and take off our top cap there.
Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 GMC Acadia hr9200
Today on our 2015 GMC Acadia we will be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler tilting 5-bike rack. That's part number HR9200. This is for 2" hitches so we can go ahead and start by loading our shank into our receiver until our pinholes line up. Once we get those lined up we'll go ahead and take our included anti-rattle bolt and go ahead and thread that through. Once we get that hand tightened we'll go ahead and throw our wrench on it and tighten it the rest of the way down. By tightening it's going to help reduce the play and the rattle within our hitch and our bike rack.
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