# 1
Thule Hitching Post Pro Bike Rack for 4 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches
Gents, this is a fantastic product! Easy to install/remove from both my truck and my wife's SUV. Bikes of all sizes go on easily and the locking pins make it very easy to adjust the rack, even with bikes loaded on. Great product!
This was our first bike rack. It took a bit to figure out how to slide the four slots around and make our bikes fit. Some of the frames are straight and some are curved in our family, so it was a bit of effort to move the slots and get it all arranged. But, once on, it worked great. I was nervous at first how the loaded rack would wobble on bumps in the road. But, it never seemed to be an issue. Bikes were solid and it worked exactly as planned. Swings out of the way easily. Am glad I bought it. My only complaint is that the single bolt holding it in the receiver seems a bit light, and is a big pain to screw in and out when attaching or removing the rack. A pin, or bolt with a nut on the other side would be a far better design in my mind.
# 2
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.
# 3
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.
Thank you so much! If there is a way I can compliment you to your supervisor/boss, please let me know how best to do that.
# 4
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.
# 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
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.
# 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 Original Towing Bike Rack for 4 Bikes - 2" Hitches - Tilting
Good product. The 350 lbs tongue capacity may be an issue considering the bikes weight and what you intend to haul. I customized a 600 lbs bar to avoid that and meet my hauling needs. Impressive 4 bikes 2’’ hitch solution to be able to use a single rack when using the ball or not.
Works well, easy to use. Ideally it would have a 2" receiver at the end rather than a place for a ball. Be sure to have chain extensions ready when you are towing something.
# 9
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.
# 10
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.
# 11
Kuat NV 2.0 Bike Rack for 4 Bikes - 2" Hitches - Wheel Mount - Gunmetal Gray
My Kuat NV 2. Bike Rack is the best bike rack I have ever owned. It is excellent for electric bikes. Very easy to load bikes and holds bikes very securely.
This bike rack is built extremely good. It is solid and the bikes are easy to put on and off the rack. The reason for the 3 stars are the following. I purchased the 4 bike rack together. It comes in two seperate boxes one for the main unit and the other for the additonal two bike add on. However, even purchasing this as one unit the two units are keyed different. If I have 4 bikes on the rack and lock the bikes I have to have two different keys to unlock the bikes. Why? The main unit came with some scratches on it. However, I know that putting bikes on and off the unit will get scratched. It is disappointing to see the amount of money this bike rack cost to come already scratched. The other major issue with having the four bike rack is the ability to have all 4 bikes on the rack and tilt the rack down to get into the hatch of the vehilce. The manufacture could provide an extention to the lever so that when the rack is setup for 4 bikes it can be tilted without the assistance of another person. Only comes with two child bike adaptors.
# 12
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.
# 13
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).
# 14
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.
Reese Explore Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 GMC Acadia
Speaker 1: Today on our 2017 GMC Acadia we're going to be installing Reese's Explore Four Bike Rack, Part Number 63124.This is a lightweight and compact four bike rack carrier. It's going to carry each bike by the frame.Supporting your frame you'll have a V shaped rubber strap, and it locks into place with the hook and loop fastener.This bike rack will work with any bike that has a straight frame so if you have a fat bike, road bike, dirt bike as long as the frame is nice and even, it will fall in there nicely. If you have an obscure frame there is an adapter that can be made to allow your bike to work with this rack.And while it's all loaded up with your bikes you can pull the pin here . and tilt your bikes down. Giving you access to your rear compartment.As you can see it fully opens with no collisions. So you can get any items that you may need in the back without having to take off all your bikes.And to put it back you simply lift it back up into position and reinstall the pin.When you're ready to remove your bike simply pull the straps off and your bikes gonna be fully supported making it easy to lift it and set it aside.And you can reinstall the fasteners.
Yakima Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2017 GMC Acadia
Speaker 1: Today on our 2017 GMC Acadia, we're going to be test fitting the Yakima HangOut 2 Bike Rack for Trunk Mounts, part number Y02637.We already have a bike installed on the rack, let's go ahead and take a closer look here. Starting with the arms, the cradles are moveable, back and forth and side to side as needed, to help out with the installation. It does have an anti-sway cradle that folds out, like so, but also folds inward. It's going to make loading the bikes much easier.How it holds the bikes in place, it's going to have the two rubber straps up at the top here, as well as one off to the side, and that's going to serve as an anti-sway cradle to keep the bike from moving too far back and forth and causing bike to bike contact, or bike to vehicle contact.It does come with the wheel strap, as you see up front here, to ensure that the front tire here, or wheel, doesn't make contact with the actual vehicle itself. And once both bikes are installed, there's a much longer strap that goes around both bikes frames, as well as the bike rack itself, and that's going to help keep everything nice and compressed while you're traveling, to keep it from shifting back and forth as well.Let's go ahead and take the bike off. Start by removing the straps here, and you can see how that unloading is much easier.With it in this position, I'd like to give you a couple quick measurements here.
Yakima Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2017 GMC Acadia Y02636
Speaker 1: Today in our 2017 GMC Acadia, we're going to be test fitting the Yakima half-back two bike rack for trunk mounts, part number Y02636. We already have a bike installed on our rack, so let's go ahead and take a closer look and show off some of the features. We're going to start on the outside and work our way in, starting with the ends of our arms here. You're going to see that we have two bottle openers here, and this is going to be slightly different from the full-back in this situation. While this has two bottle openers, the full-back's going to have the added integrated cable lock to keep your bike safe. Not to say that this bike rack is inferior in any way, this is one that has less bells and whistles than the full-back.Moving on to the cradles, they are stationary, meaning they don't move back and forth, but they do have this TPE padding here at the base, and that's going to help protect the frame of your bike by acting as a shock absorber while you're traveling, so if you hit those bumps, it's going to make sure nothing gets damaged or scratched up.
Saris Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 GMC Acadia
Speaker 1: Today on our 2017 GMC Acadia, we're doing a test fit of the Saris Freedom EX Platform style two-bike rack, part number sa4412f. Now we already have our bike secured down, and we're first going to show you one of the key features of this rack.We're gonna come to our rack and push down just a bit on the rack, and pull out on our lever down here. When we pull out, we're able to tilt our bike rack away from our vehicle. In this position we are gonna gain full access into our back hatch area to get anything in or out that we may need.What's great about this rack is that we won't have to worry about taking anything off, and we can still see an in between the vehicle and the bike rack to get out those larger items. We'll close our hatch up, then we can lift up on our rack and that locks into place.Now, how our bike is secured down here at the back, we have a cam buckle strap. We're just going to push on the gray cam on the opposite side and pull that strap through.
RockyMounts Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 GMC Acadia
Speaker 1: Today on our 2017 GMC Acadia we're doing a test fit of the RockyMounts MonoRail platform-style 2-bike rack. That part number is RKY10004. Now we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you one of the key features of this rack. We're going to come here to the handle at the back. We can pull out on that and we can tilt our bike rack away from our vehicle with our bikes fully loaded.
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 GMC Acadia
Speaker 1: Today on our 2017 GMC Acadia we're doing a test fit of the Thule T2 Classic Platform Style 2 Bike Rack. That part number is TH9044.Now the first feature we want to go over is one of the key features, our tilting. So we're going to pull out on our pin here at the back, then we're going to pull down on our lever, and tilt our bike rack away from our vehicle. Now we do want to make sure we hold onto our bike rack as well as our bike when we tilt it away, but in this position we are going to gain full access into our back hatch area to get anything in or out that we may need. What's great about this is that we don't have to worry about taking our bike rack or our bikes off of our vehicle, and we can also stand between our vehicle and our rack to get those larger or smaller items. Once we close that up we can lift our bike rack up back into place, and we'll take our pin, and we want to make sure we replace that as well.
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 GMC Acadia TH9034XT
Speaker 1: Today on our 2017 GMC Acadia we're doing a test fit of the Thule T2 Pro XTB platform-style 2-bike rack. That part number is TH9034XT. Now we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you one of the key features of this rack. We're going to come here to the back at the handle. We're going to squeeze that together and we can tilt our bike rack away from our vehicle.
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 GMC Acadia
Speaker 1: Today on our 2017 GMC Acadia, we're doing a test fit of Kuat NV2.0 platform style two bike rack. That part number is NV22G. Now we already have our bike secured down.I first want to show you one of the key features of this rack. I'm going to come here to the lever on the side and we're just going to pull down, and while pulling that down we can tilt our bike rack away from our vehicle. In this position we are going to gain full access into our back hatch area to get anything in or out that we may need. You can see there's plenty of room there.
Yakima HoldUp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 GMC Acadia
Speaker 1: Today, on our 2017 GMC Acadia, we're doing a test-fit of the Yakima Holdup Platform-Style 2-Bike Rack, that part number is: Y02443.Now, we already have our bike secured down, we're first going to show you one of the key features of this rack. We're going to come here to the side to the red pin, we're going to pinch that together and pull it out. Then we can tilt our bike rack away from our vehicle with our rack fully loaded. In this position, we are not going to be able to gain full access into our hatch because of our handlebars here that would make contact. These are pretty short handlebars, so you probably won't have any luck with any other bikes, but we have a little bit of access back there to get out smaller items on the side. When we're done, we can lift our bike rack straight up until that clicks into place.Now, back here, if we pull up on our red pin and pull our strap through, we can loosen that up.
Yakima SwingDaddy Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 GMC acadia
Today on our 2017 GMC Acadia, we're going to be test fitting the Yakima SwingDaddy 4 Bike Rack, part number Y02464. We already have a bike installed on the rack, let's go and take a closer look and show off some of the features. We have two ball loppers on the ends here on both arms and we also have these padded cradles here. Once you put the bikes in place, they will not get scratched up and we have the easy to use zip strips to hold them in place. It'll grab your bike by three points. We're going to have two strips up at the top and one off to the side, that's going to be your anti-sway cradle to keep the bikes from moving too close to each other.
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 GMC Acadia
Today on our 2017 GMC Acadia we're going to be test fitting the Swagman XT 2-bike rack, part number S64650. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's go ahead and take a closer look and show off some of the features. How this bike attaches to the rack, we're going to have one point of contact at the top of the frame. It's going to be this padded hook up here. Now it is padded so your bike will not get scratched once it's installed. We also have these adjustable wheel cradles at the bottom that can move along the arms here.
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"I ordered a trailer hitch and a bike rack carrier the order was shipped with in three days. To put the hitch on only took about 30 mins. only had to drill two 1/2 holes. fit like a glove."