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Yakima HangOut 2 Bike Rack - Trunk Mount - Adjustable Arms
Shipping was fast and I liked etrailer's videos showing how this is installed and how to operate it.
2017 Jeep CherokeeSeems like a good product, do not like that I cannot use my rear window wiper and if tail gate door on my 2017 Jeep Cherokee is open too long the weight of the rack comes down, which it did on my head. It was pretty easy to install and take off.I would recommend to someone else.
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Thule Hitching Post Pro Bike Rack for 4 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches
Great bike rack for my 2015 Jeep Cherokee. Would highly recommend.
Quick shipping, best price online, quality product and easy install, what more could you ask for??
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Swagman XC2 Bike Rack for 2 bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
Nice bike carrier at a good price. Quick delivery too! Easy assembly. Have several products from etrailer and they are my first choice when shopping for products like this.
The product was very easy to install. I had it done in less than 30 minutes from start to finish. The system is very sturdy and functions as designed. The only comment I would improve is the ability to remove the carrier from the trailer hitch without having to carry a 3/4 inch wrench with you.
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Swagman XTC2 Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
Wow. Sure arrived quickly. All assembled and ready to go biking. Happy I chose etrailer!
This was easy to assemble and also easy to use.
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Yakima HangOut 3 Bike Rack - Trunk Mount - Adjustable Arms
Shipping was fast and I liked etrailer's videos showing how this is installed and how to operate it.
2017 Jeep CherokeeSeems like a good product, do not like that I cannot use my rear window wiper and if tail gate door on my 2017 Jeep Cherokee is open too long the weight of the rack comes down, which it did on my head. It was pretty easy to install and take off.I would recommend to someone else.
# 6
Rhino-Rack Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 2" Hitches - Tilting
As pictured, fast shipping. Installed according to the directions. Seems of excellent quality, have only used it once, but felt solid and did the job with my heavy bicycle. Thank you
I purchased this bike rack a year ago and I use it A LOT. I had to buy and install a stabilizer because without it, the unit would sway back and forth even without a bike on it (very noisy). This makes removal more cumbersome but since I keep the hitch on year round it doesn't matter to me. The tilting function is fabulous allowing easy use of my RAV4 hatchback. I can even tilt it down with a bike on it. I got the 2 bike hitch. Plenty of room for two bikes to fit without rubbing. Lastly, the hitch has a sizable through-hole on the bottom to thread a good sized cable so I can lock my bike up. Sturdy. I highly recommend.
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Swagman Upright Bike Rack for 1 Bike - Roof Rack Crossbars - Frame Mount
I had 2 of this rack previously for my '99 Cherokee. The fit on my std roof rack is excellent, quick, secure. My bikes ride well. The locking upright support is a little tight on my Raleigh but with a little effort you can open the jaws and get it on. A more serious biker may prefer a rack that fork mounts. I like the ease of unloading and going.
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.
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Thule Passage Trunk Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - Hanging Style
2018 Jeep Cherokee
2008 Jeep CherokeeLove the Thule bike rack. Fits well on our 2008 Jeep Cherokee. The customer service before and during the sake process was terrific.
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Swagman Trailhead Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Tilting
Got it delivered yesterday. Opened the box and it was fully assembled. All i had to do was open the box and set it into the hitch. Got it all setup within a couple of minutes (i drive a 16' Cherokee TH). Putting the bikes on and off was easy enough. Came across one issue during bike placement. My girlfriends bike is either oddly shaped or pretty small framed because i had trouble finding the right configuration for the strap to hold the bike without swaying. I also tried putting hers on first and that was difficult trying to get her bike to pass all of the straps and guide holders. Overall pretty satisfied with the product itself. Not much, if any at all, sway on the rack.
Great bike rack. It's very sturdy and doesn't move around when driving.
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Yakima RidgeBack Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Tilting
This two bike rack has been great for the occasional bike ride outside of our home area. I like the sturdy construction, but beware that it is a little heavier than it looks (I’m retired and a bit older so maybe not as strong). Easy to fit into the factory trailer hitch on our 5 passenger SUV and no problem securing the bikes for transport. My only complaint is, the stick on Yakima Graphic started coming apart the day we got it. Sorry, no free advertising for Yakima.
I used this product twice to go back and forth on a 700 mile trip (1400 miles total). My initial impression was that it was sturdy because it was larger than most 2 bike carriers I've seen. The strapping system is convenient and the locking system worked great. The only flaw so far is that one of the locking mechanisms actually broke off. After closer inspection, I realized that the parts are plastic. I'm not sure what actually caused it to break other than the force of hitting a pothole causing the bike to bounce on the rack. Those types of forces should be expected with normal driving however and I expected the locking mechanism to hold up. I was fairly disappointed that it happened given the asking price and the reviews I read prior to my purchase. Other than the locking mechanism on the actual bike rack, I wouldn't put to much faith in the red handled locking pin that inserts into the trailer hitch and insertion bar portion of the bike rack. It is understood that the pin does not go all the way through the insertion bar as the locking mechanism is inside and prevents further advancement. Yakima could probably improve this aspect of the product. I will be contacting Yakima to see if they will replace the broken part. One thing I did notice was that the broken bracket is screwed in and can be removed/replaced fairly easily. I have included pics of the broken bracket and working bracket for comparison. Hope this helps in your decision!
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Swagman Trailhead Bike Rack for 4 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Tilting
Got it delivered yesterday. Opened the box and it was fully assembled. All i had to do was open the box and set it into the hitch. Got it all setup within a couple of minutes (i drive a 16' Cherokee TH). Putting the bikes on and off was easy enough. Came across one issue during bike placement. My girlfriends bike is either oddly shaped or pretty small framed because i had trouble finding the right configuration for the strap to hold the bike without swaying. I also tried putting hers on first and that was difficult trying to get her bike to pass all of the straps and guide holders. Overall pretty satisfied with the product itself. Not much, if any at all, sway on the rack.
Great bike rack. It's very sturdy and doesn't move around when driving.
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Yakima HoldUp Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 2" Hitches - Wheel Mount
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.
We have had this bike rack for one year and use it every week-end. My wife has a Trek e-bike (52 lbs) and I have a regular Trek hybrid (23 lbs). The rack is very sturdy and I have no issues driving at highway speeds, there is no movement of the bikes. Very easy to load and unload.
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Yakima RidgeBack Bike Rack for 4 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Tilting
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.
The rack itself is fantastic. Not too heavy, easy to attach to hitch, and very easy setup. The only real downside is if your bicycles don't have a standard frame, you'll need to buy the Yakima Tube Top Bike Adapter Bars (~$50 each) in order to be able to mount them on the rack. I will say that smaller bikes (for my 9 year old) can be a challenge to mount with larger bikes as you'll need to finagle the handle bars and such to get them to line up but once you do it a few times you figure it out.
Yakima Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2018 Jeep Cherokee
Adam: What's going on, everybody. Adam, with etrailer. Today we're going to be taking a look at the Yakima BackRoad 2 on our 2018 Jeep Cherokee. So this is going to be a hanging style bike rack that's going to get two bikes to and from your destination, but there is a four bike rack version available. So if you've got more friends, go ahead and grab that one.But for today, we're just going to be looking at the two, but both will have three tie-down points per bike. We're going to have two here up top and one anti-sway cradle down at the bottom.
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2018 Jeep Cherokee
Colin: Hey guys. It's Colin here at etrailer and today we got a 2018 Jeep Cherokee. Now we've been test-fitting some hitch mounted accessories on it and right now we have the Kuat transfer two bike platform rack loaded up with a bike on it. Let's go over some of the features of it and show you guys how it interacts with your Cherokee. Now like I said, it's two bike platform racks. You can get two bikes loaded, get him to and from your destination.
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2018 Jeep Cherokee
Adam: Hi everyone, Adam with etrailer.com. Today, we're going to look at the Swagman current e-bike bike rack on our 2018 Jeep Cherokee. This is going to be a platform-style rack that's going to be able to hold up to two e-bikes and has three different tie down points. There's going to be one frame hook right here on your center mass. And there's going to be two zip tie style straps in your little wheel cradles right there. And as you can kind of tell it is a relatively big wheel cradle.
Saris Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2018 Jeep Cherokee
Adam: Hi everybody. Adam with the etrailer.com. Today, we're going to be taking a look at the Saris Glide EX 5 hanging style bike rack on our 2018 Jeep Cherokee. This will be able to hold five different bikes at a time, and what sets this bike rack apart from most is it actually allows you to tilt the bike rack when these bikes are installed. Very unique to this bike rack and very, very useful. Let's say if you need to grab something from your trunk.
Saris Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2018 Jeep Cherokee SA772
Adam: Hi everybody, it's Adam with etrailer.com. Today we're going to be taking a look at the Saris Glide EX2 on our 2018 Jeep Cherokee.So this is going to hold two bikes, and have three tie down points per bike. As you can see right here it does have a very, very large spacing compared to most two hanging style bike racks, and with this, you have two different tie down points on top, and an anti-sway cradle. And what that's going to do, it's going to limit that bike to bike contact you get when going down the road.What sets this bike rack apart from all the others is it does tilt with your bikes installed. So on our Cherokee, we can tilt this back and then we can go ahead and access anything in the hatch. If you got to grab your helmets, your backpack, or your lunches for the ride, everything's pretty accessible from the back with this tilted down.
RockyMounts Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2018 Jeep Cherokee
Adam: Hi, everyone, Adam with etrailer.com. Today, we're going to be taking a look at RockyMounts WestSlope Platform-Style Bike Rack on our 2018 Jeep Cherokee.This is a platform-style rack that's going to have no frame contact. So if that's something you're really wanting in a bike rack, RockyMounts does supply that with the WestSlope. It does have two points of contact. You have this bar up here, which holds that tire down onto the rack, and also a back wheel cradle that has a zip-tie-style strap that secures that back wheel to that cradle.One really cool feature about this, it does enable you to tilt this bike rack with the bikes installed. One thing, though, when you pull this lever right here, there really isn't a great place to hold the actual rack, so I usually try to hold it on this main beam here as this arm does move freely.
Hollywood Racks Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2018 Jeep Cherokee
Adam: Hi everyone. Adam with eTrailer.com. Today we're going to be taking a look at Hollywood Racks Sport Rider SE two bike rack on our 2018 Jeep Cherokee.This is a bike rack designed for e-bikes. It can hold up to two e-bikes with three different tie down points per bike. You have a frame mount up top here, and also you have two different wheel cradles down there with straps that go around your wheel. Another really cool feature about this, it is able to tilt away from your vehicle with the bikes installed so you can grab anything out of your hatch.
Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2018 Jeep Cherokee
Rob: Rob here at etrailer.com, and today we're going to be taking a look at the Thule Hitching Post Pro Four Hanging Style Bike Rack on our 2018 Jeep Cherokee.Now our Hitching Post Pro's going to allow us to carry four bikes to and from the trails. Now it's a hanging style which means it's going to use the top cross tube to strap our bike in, and we're also going to have a third attachment point right down here. That's going to be that anti-sway cradle, so the bike doesn't move too much, and we prevent that bike to bike contact.But we're going to go ahead and remove our bikes so we get a closer look. We'll come to the straps here. These rubber straps.. you just kind of stretch them, pull them off.
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