# 1
Thule Hitching Post Pro Bike Rack for 4 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches
This bike rack is excellent! I can easily install it on my Jeep Grand Cherokee, put the bikes on and go!
Easy to put in and out, durable. I have a Jeep Grand Cherokee and I can open my trunk while my bike is on the rack. Perfect for me, I’ll recommend.
# 2
Thule Passage Trunk Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - Hanging Style
Installation the first time was a bit tricky, but once we got it installed correctly subsequent installs went very smoothly. The rack is very sturdy and we were able to anchor the bikes so they had very little sway. If given a do-over, I would consider ordering a 3-bike rack to hold 2-bikes and have a little more "wiggle room" to position handlebars, seats, etc. --- but all in all this was a good purchase and is a very solid bike rack. I recommend an adapter bar if you have a women's style bike, and the security strap is always a good idea.
Product didn't fit my Jeep despite the website claiming it did. etrailer is trash and I will never do business with them or Thule again.
# 3
Swagman XTC2 Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
Fast Shipping by eTrailer and received in perfect order. Carrier goes together in about 10 minutes. Just adjust the wheel carriers to fit your bikes, tighten them down and your ready to go. Folds up or lays to the side and out of the way for the hatch on my 2012 Grand Cherokee. Over all a great bike carrier dollar for dollar compared to other much more expensive units.
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
Thule Passage 3 Bike Carrier - Trunk Mount
Fits perfectly and Etrailer upgraded my shipping for free! Very speedy delivery. Thanks!
Installation the first time was a bit tricky, but once we got it installed correctly subsequent installs went very smoothly. The rack is very sturdy and we were able to anchor the bikes so they had very little sway. If given a do-over, I would consider ordering a 3-bike rack to hold 2-bikes and have a little more "wiggle room" to position handlebars, seats, etc. --- but all in all this was a good purchase and is a very solid bike rack. I recommend an adapter bar if you have a women's style bike, and the security strap is always a good idea.
# 5
Rhino-Rack Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 2" Hitches - Tilting
etrailer is a refreshing upgrade from many companies in terms of customer service. They actually make a personal phone call if there will be a delay in delivery - even if its only a couple of days (who does that anymore!). I've ordered trailer hitches, roof racks and this bike rack and every order has been more than satisfactory. A big plus with etrailer are the innumerable installation videos they have online which are a great help for a mechanical novice such as myself!
Extremely happy with the bike rack!! Very sturdy!! Went on with no problem
# 6
Swagman Chinook Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
Truly grooving on my wife's new Swagman Chinook bike rack. She wanted to be able to transport her nice road bike easily without throwing it in the back of her car, and since a roof rack is out of the question, this Swagman model fit the bill perfectly. It arrived quickly on the anticipated date. Kudos to etrailer.com for the email updates to keep me informed of my purchase. Within one hour, it was installed on my wife's 2014 Mazda3 hatchback. The Swagman is heavy and solid, which is reassuring as it makes me feel confident that it will keep the bikes secure. It also makes me feel like I got my money's worth. A ratchet wrench and Phillip's head screwdriver were the only tools required for the easy install. I did my research before purchasing the Chinook model as I was also eyeballing a very similar Thule rack that was slightly more expensive. I spoke with an etrailer.com expert who gave me the lowdown on both models. Ultimately, the Swagman won out because it has a smaller 'footprint' while extended or folded up ... and also can tilt away from the car for easy access to the hatchback area. Very convenient! FYI: Mazda doesn't make a trailer hitch for the Mazda3 as it's a small car with a small engine and has no business towing anything. Thankfully, the Curt company makes an aftermarket frame and trailer hitch that fits the Mazda3 hatchback perfectly with no drilling. Stupidly, I purchased it from another online company thinking I was getting a good deal. Turns out etrailer.com had it for less with FREE shipping. Oh well ... live and learn. Now I know that etrailer.com is one-stop shopping for bike racks AND trailer hitches. (Full disclosure: I had the garage down the street install the frame as it's easier with a lift) Only snafu: the shipment contained an extra set of keys that I assumed was for the hitch bolt lock (there was also a set of keys on the bolt itself). I spent 15 minutes using those keys trying to figure out how to remove the lock from the bolt to install it on the hitch. The keys just wouldn't turn in the lock. I called etrailer.com and Kevin told me to try the other set of keys ... and they worked. So an extra set of keys came with it that did absolutely nothing ... weird! Obviously, I can't speak to the longevity and durability of the Swagman Chinook 2 Bike Platform Rack as I just installed it. What I can speak to is the sturdiness of it, the ease of the installation and my complete satisfaction with the good folks at etrailer.com.
I ordered the Swagman Chinook 2 Bike Platform Rack on line from etrailer and so far have been very satisfied. The bike rack was delivered in less than a week. Unpacking the rack and assembly was fairly straightforward. I have read some reviews that complained the assembly instructions were a bit vague. I didn't have a problem but can see where others without a mechanical background get confused. The rack is very sturdy, but there is some side to side play in the tilt mechanism. I'm not sure this can be avoided with a rack that folds down. Installing the Curt trunk stabilizing strap takes most of the sway out of the rack. Installation is fairly easy and quick. It takes me 6 - 7 minutes to install the back on my hitch, and to install the bike and be ready to drive away. That seems reasonable to me. So far I've only loaded 1 bike. I've included pictures of my installation on a 2014 Mercedes Benz E350 sedan. Clearance between the bikes, the rack and the car are good. With the bike loaded in the inside, most forward position, I have 6" clearance between the pedal and the bumper. With the bike removed, the center support folded flat and the rack folded up in the storage position, I have 4" clearance between the closest part of the bike rack (the fold down hinge assembly) and the back bumper of the car. I am able to open the trunk of the car without removing the bikes or using the tilt feature, but I do have to remove the stabilizing strap first. Overall, I'm very pleased with the bike rack and think it will serve me much better than my old strap on rack. Since the weather has been cool since getting the bike carrier, I haven't taken any long trips to give it a real workout.
# 7
Kuat NV 2.0 Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 2" Hitches - Wheel Mount - Gunmetal Gray
Really well-built rack. Better than my Thule I had prior to this. Look forward to getting the other half of it when I need it!
# 8
Yakima HoldUp Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 2" Hitches - Wheel Mount
all of the amount of information they provided on the carrier was really fantastic and helped me choose what I feel is a really great carrier that will serve me well.
We have had this Yakima Holdup hitch bike rack for a year now and found it was shipped quickly, installed easily, and is handy to use on the back of our 2014 Grand Cherokee. We did have one bad screw head while assembling it and Yakima sent us a screw kit with no charge also quickly. No other problems. It seems to be quite heavy duty and should hold up well. The bikes are held on tight and do not sway. For this vehicle, you do have to tilt it back a little to open the tail gate. That has not been a problem. Label me a happy camper.
# 9
Swagman Trailhead Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Tilting
Just received this Bike Rack and we are very impressed. It was easy to assemble and fit onto our Jeep Grand Cherokee. The rack held our two bikes in place with very minimal movement. Also, I am very impressed with eTrailer. They shipped our online order almost immediately - and followed up with an e-mail asking if we had any questions or issues. I would highly recommend them.
Fast delivery. Product as advertised.
# 10
Yakima RidgeBack Bike Rack for 4 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Tilting
I love this rack! Simple and easy to use. Rack or bicycles don't wiggle at all. Jeep Grand Cherokee with 2" receiver Easily hangs on garage wall with two vinyl coated ladder hooks
Check out my other review on the hidden hitch for a 2015 BMW 4 Series for the majority of the review, but this thing is great. Easy setup and install, does all the things it's supposed to do. Mounting and removing bikes is a snap with the included clips (big difference from some of the cheaper variants with nylon ratchet straps). Fits very snugly in my 2" receiver, and pretty solid on the highway and over bumpy roads.
RockyMounts Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Collin: Hey everyone, Collin here at etrailer. Today we have in here a 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee and we're going to do a test fit of the RockyMounts WestSlope 3 bike rack. This is a platform style rack that is going to allow you to haul up to three bikes to and from your destination.Now, what I really like about this bike rack, and this is pretty noticeable at the start, it sits very high compared to a lot of other platform racks, and that's thanks to the tiered loading system. So you can see as our first bike sits right here, the next set of quails sits about two to three inches higher and that's going to be the same thing for the top one. That's going to help for spacing of the bikes, to make sure the handlebars or pedals don't make contact with each other. And that's also going to help improve your ground clearance by a lot.
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Speaker 1: Today on our 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee, we're going to be test fitting the Thule T2 Classic 2 bike platform rack, and that's going to be part number TH9044. As you can see we do already have a bike installed, so let's take a look at some of the features.Starting from the outside in, we're going to see we have these nice wheel cradles. Right here, we're going to have the back wheel cradle and it's gonna be able to pivot back and forth to accommodate any length bike you might have with a strap that secures it into the cradle and a nice, rubber protector that's going to help protect the frame of your wheel from any damage from the rubber coating of the strap. Upfront, we're going to have this nice wheel cradle, right here, that can accommodate a lot of different size of tires with bikes.We have this little slot, right here, for our road bikes. We can fit mountain bikes right here, and we can fit fat tire bikes up to five inches in width. If we look at the bike itself, we see that it is secured at two different points of contact.
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Speaker 1: Today on our 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee, we're gonna be test fitting the Swagman Quad 2+2 2-Bike and 4-Bike Platform Style Rack. That's gonna be part number S64692.As you can see, we already have a bike installed so let's go ahead and take a look at some of the features. If we start out here, I'll show you the wheel cradles before we go over to the bike itself. We can see that they don't pivot back and forth. They are stationary in that aspect. However, if we loosen this bolt right here, we can adjust it side to side on the bike rack to accommodate any length of bike you might have to use for this bike rack.Another really nice feature I want to point out is I said this is a two bike and a four bike platform rack.
Inno Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Speaker 1: Today on our 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee, we're going to be test fitting the Inno Aero Light 4-Bike Rack for 1-1/4" and 2" hitches. As you can see . Oh, it's going to be part number INH640. As you can see, we already have a bike installed so we can take a look at some of the features. Now starting out here, we're going to see this little tab right here, and that's going to be for our integrated cable lock system, which comes up from the base of our bike rack. We simply pull it up like so, wrap it around our bikes, and insert it into the slot right there.
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee S64689
Speaker 1: Today on our 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee, we're gonna be test fitting the Swagman E-Spec 2-Electric Bike Platform Rack, and that's gonna be Part Number S64689. As you can see, we do already have a bike installed, so we can take a look at some of the features.Now, this bike rack is pretty unique in that it is specifically designed to be able to carry up to two e-bikes weighing 70 pounds each, so it's built to be very durable and be able to withstand a lot of the heavy duty electric bikes you might have. If you come down to look at these cradles, we're gonna see that they don't pivot back and forth; however, if we do loosen this bolt right here, we can adjust the cradle side to side on the bike rack to accommodate any length bike you might have.If we come and look at our bike, we're gonna see we have three different points of contact where it's secured. Down here, we're gonna see we have a rubber strap that comes up and around and straps by the frame of our bike into the cradle. Now, you're gonna see this rubber protector right there, and that's simply just gonna help protect the frame of our wheel from any type of damage from the rubber strip. We're gonna have the same strap on the other side securing it into the cradle.Up here, we're gonna have this rubber-coated frame hook that's securing it down into the cradles even more.
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee S64682
Speaker 1: Today on our 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee we're doing a test fit of a Swagman G10 platform style 2-bike rack. That part number is S64682.We already have our bikes secured down. We're first going to show you one of the key features of this rack. We're gonna come here behind our bikes and we're gonna pull on our black tab there at the back. Whenever we pull on that we can actually tilt our bike rack away from our vehicle with our bikes fully loaded. 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.
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee S64683
Speaker 1: Today on our 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee we're doing a test fit of the Swagman Chinook platform-style 2-bike rack. That part number is S64683. 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 behind our bike and we're going to pull on our lever down there. While doing that we want to make sure we lift up slightly on our bike rack, pull on that lever, and we can tilt our bike rack away from our vehicle with our bikes fully loaded. 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.
Yakima HoldUp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Speaker 1: Today, on our 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee, 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 around to the back here and we're going to pull on our red pin on the side. While we do that, we can actually tilt our bike rack away from our vehicle with our bikes fully loaded.In this position, you'll see we are going to gain full access into our back hatch area. We're not going to have to worry about any contact up top, and we have enough room to get in between our bike rack and our vehicle to get out larger or smaller items. We'll close up our hatch.How our bike rack is secured down: Here in the back we're going to have a ratchet strap, to release that we'll just push on the red button. To pull it through, pull straight up on the black portion to ratchet that down.
RockyMounts Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Speaker 1: Today on our 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee, we're doing a test fit of the Rocky Mount's Mono Rail Platform Style Two Bike Rack. That part number is RKY10004. Now we already have our bikes secured down. I'm first going to show you the main feature of this rack, which is going to be our tilting feature. We'll have our blue handle under here, we're going to pull that out and tilt our bike rack away from our vehicle with our bikes fully loaded.We can tilt our bike rack away, and 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 is that we can stand in between our bike rack and our vehicle and we don't have to worry about removing our bikes or our bike rack just to gain that access.
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