# 1
Thule Passage Trunk Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - Hanging Style
Really happy with my purchase of a trunk bike rack from etrailer for my Nissan Murano. It is easy to set up and take down and store in the back when not in use. My bike feels very secure on it. Shipment was very fast and price was great.
# 2
Thule Hitching Post Pro Bike Rack for 4 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches
Rubber straps are easy to use and very strong.
The good: I like the way the bikes are held in and the ability to add the upright adapters to the bike frame holders. The straps are quality too. For a jeep with a spare tire, this is the perfect length to clear it. This rack is 5 stars from the bike holders to the base of it. The bad: the 2"receiver adapter and bolt are insufficient. I wish they made this in a solid 2" hitch. The entire setup is held into the receiver by a very short bolt. It only goes about half way into the receiver tube. So your hitch is only "secured" on one side. A hitch pin or bolt should go through the receiver tube completely imo so it can be secured on the other end with a retaining clip or nut. Because this only goes in the one side, the entire weight of the rack plus bikes are held tight to one side of the receiver by the undersized bolt and washer. A few bumps down the road and that bolt loosens. Now instead of distibuting the weight of the rack and bikes on the receiver and post, it's completely up to the bolt to keep you from losing the rack. The bolt threads get damaged too. I took this down a dirt road and nearly lost everything. I had to buy my own bolt with hd fender washers and lock washers to correct this. Thule should've provided this from the start. The current short bolt design where only one side of the receiver secures the rack is unacceptable. This rack is 1 star at best for the connection to the receiver.
# 3
Swagman XTC2 Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
Installation was effortless. Love how it supports the bikes.
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
Received the bike rack on time and in perfect shape. Assembled it and it works great! The only improvement that Swagman could make would be somewhat better assembly instructions, but anyone mechanically inclined should be able to figure it out. Mated it to the etrailer hitch receiver recommended by your consultant and voila! Ready to roll the first good weather day we get!! Thanks!
Delivered on time. Product was as described -only used once but it workded well. No concerns!
# 5
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.
# 6
Kuat NV 2.0 Base Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 2" Hitches - Wheel Mount - Matte Black
I've taken this rack all over New England on the front of my Dodge Ram 3500 pick up truck with a truck camper. I had no idea it was possible to love a bike rack so much. After one drive I didn't ever worry about it again. So nice that it locks up when I am camping or taking a quick stop for food on the road. So glad I bought it from etrailer. They totally help me pick the perfect rack for my challenging set up.
Still very new, but what an awesome bike rack! Assembly was a snap and the rack is rock-solid when you secure it to the hitch receiver. etrailer was amazing too - excellent communication, price and fast, free delivery. Overall I am extremely happy with the rack and service!
# 7
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.
# 8
Saris Freedom Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
I had to put my electric bikes into this rack, backwards, to make them fit. Not ideal, but it works.The receiving 'trays' that are intended to provide support for holding the bikes, by being placed under the bike tires, are forced to be moved to a location that is not directly under the bottom of the bike tires. While it works in this manner, it is not ideal.For the support that attaches to the diagonal bike frame, we had to remove it from the vertical rail of the rack. We reinstalled it, upside down, because that's the only way we could make it fit, or 'grab', the bike frame. Again, we made it work, but it's not ideal. We chose to keep the rack because it was so much less expensive than the Thule rack we considered buying. The bike shop owner didn't agree with us. He observed that we are putting $3000 worth of bikes on the rack and risking that investment. So far, no problems, other than the ill-fitting installation.
With a few adjustments this rack has delivered. Needed to add additional strapping since the provide straps for securing the bikes to center bar were not long enough due to my ebike design (Velotric). My bikes are step through with a thick frame so provided straps won't fit. Simple adjustment with strapping resolved minor issue. Speed of 73 mph on the highway and some bumpy VT roads and this rack performed.
# 9
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.
# 10
Kuat Sherpa 2.0 Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 2" Hitches - Wheel Mount - Pearl
Bike rack arrived promptly and undamaged. Now that it is assembled I love it. The etrailer website videos showing features and operation were much appreciated however the assembly instructions were lacking. There were unidentified parts, unlabeled parts, poor descriptions and I could not find a video to assist with assembly. It should have taken 15 minutes to assemble but took much longer because my 1st 2 attempts were unsuccessful.
Just what I needed. I have considered multiple brands and models but ended up deciding to get the Sherpa 2.0, mainly because its lightweight and easy to set up. So far no regrets about it. Took it in three road trips already to carry two 29ers and it has performed really well, no issues about bikes coming into contact with each other. Highly recommended!
Yakima Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2020 Nissan Murano
Hey, everybody. Welcome to etrailer.com, I'm Bobby. And today we're taking a look at the Yakima BackRoad 4 Bike Rack Carrier here on our 2020 Nissan Murano. Now the BackRoad's gonna be an excellent way of getting a multitude of bikes to the trails with you. As you can see, we are gonna be able to fit up to four bikes up on here and a big advantage of the BackRoad, right outta the gate for hanging styles. You are getting that nice seven inch subset between each of your bikes.
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2020 Nissan Murano
Hey, everybody, welcome to etrailer.com. I'm Bobby, and today we're taking a look at the Kuat Sherpa 2.0 here on our 2020 Nissan Murano. Now the Sherpa is great if you are looking at a way of getting those lightweight bikes to the trails with you in a nice, effective, stylish looking carrier. You'll notice today that we do have our carbon frame bikes up on here, and the reason for that is that the Sherpa doesn't actually have any frame contact. Utilizing a tire hold ratcheting arm system, we're not gonna have any kind of frame contact, allowing us to carry these carbon frame bikes, cause we won't be warping those frames. With that tire hold too, you're probably gonna negate a lot of the issues you might run into with other kind of frame style carriers whether they be platform or hanging style.
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2020 Nissan Murano ku74fr
Hey everybody. Welcome to etrailer.com, I'm Bobby. And today we're taking a look at the Kuat Transfer V2, two bike platform rack here, on our 2020 Nissan Murano. Now right outta the gate, as you guys can see, this is gonna be a great way of getting, yes, two bikes to the trails with you today, on this platform-style rack. However, a couple things I wanna get outta the gate right away, today we are on the inch and a quarter to two-inch hitch version. So what that means is, we only have a adapter sleeve on here, which is drastically reducing our bike limit on here.
Hollywood Racks Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2020 Nissan Murano
Hey, everybody. Welcome to etrailer.com, I'm Bobby. And today we're taking a look at the Hollywood racks TRS two bike platform rack here on our 2020 Nissan Murano. Now, right at the gate these guys are gonna be an excellent way of getting two bikes to the trails with you. However, I think you start actually limiting yourself with that. So, because of this guy doesn't have any kind of extension or anything, we are gonna be limited to two bikes.
Hollywood Racks Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2020 Nissan Murano HR4000
Hey, everybody. Welcome to etrailer.com I'm Bobby, and today we're taking a look at the Hollywood Racks Destination 4 Bike Rack Carrier here on our 2020 Nissan Murano. Now platform style racks are gonna be a great way to really start increasing that stability that our bikes are gonna feel, and with the four bike Destination Bike Rack you are gonna get four bikes on this platform. So, a lot of times you get those big four bikes kind of carriers you're looking at hanging style. The Destination offers a great solution of giving us a nice stable platform. So things with that right out the gate we're not gonna have our bikes making a lot of contact with each other.
RockyMounts Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2020 Nissan Murano
Hey, everybody, welcome to E trailer.com, I'm Bobby. And today we're taking a look at the RockyMounts MonoRail single bike platform rack here on our 2020 Nissan Murano. Now platform racks are gonna be a great way of giving you a lot of stability. As you can see, the MonoRail does it effectively and simply. There's not gonna be too many kinda like pins and clips having to worry about. So, if you're looking for a great simplistic way of getting your bikes to the trailer head, this can be a great option.
RockyMounts Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2020 Nissan Murano RKY10002
Hey, everybody, welcome to etrailer.com, I'm Bobby. And today, we're taking a look at the RockyMounts BackStage two-bike platform rack here on our 2020 Nissan Murano. Now, platform racks are gonna be a great way of getting your bikes to the trailhead with a lot of stability and a lot of cool little features that still allow us to usually get a lot of access to the back of our vehicle, and none other than the BackStage can do it better in my opinion, as you are getting a great little swing-away feature with this guy, not only, yes, can we tilt away from the back of our cargo, but we are gonna be able to swing this guy out and get full access to the back of our Murano, get into that spacious cargo hold and get anything we need, and can even turn it into a nice little hangout spot while we are actually out at the trails. The platform rack itself though, as you can see, is gonna be a nice little kind of low profile guy. Not gonna be anything too crazy going on. You'll notice all these little blue kind of measurements throughout or blue contact points throughout it, I should say.
Inno Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2020 Nissan Murano
Hey, everybody, welcome to etrailer.com. I'm Bobby, and today we're taking a look at the Inno Tire Hold 2 two-bike platform rack here on our 2020 Nissan Murano. Now, right out of the gate, platform racks are gonna be a great way to really increase the stability of your carrier, and no one on earth's gonna have as good of stability as the Inno Tire Hold 2. As you can see we are getting two holds on each end of our tires. That's gonna bring this all in line with this carrier. So as this carrier moves, it's really gonna cinch it down, and that way our bike isn't gonna be moving.
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2020 Nissan Murano S64678
Hey, everybody. Welcome to etrailer.com. I'm Bobby. And today we're taking a look at the Swagman Current 2 Bike Platform Rack for electric bikes here on our 2020 Nissan Murano. Now platform racks are going to be a great way of giving you a lot of stability, and the Current is specifically design for those big heavy e-bikes. With a 60 pound capacity, I don't think we're going to have any issue of getting our big heavy bikes up on here.
What our customers are saying:
"The bike rack went together with ease. Everything was in the box, no missing parts. It was very stable on my first trip with it.Works well with womens bikes also. Delivery was prompt with no mishaps. Good job"