# 1
Thule Hitching Post Pro Bike Rack for 4 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches
Super easy to install and works as advertised, no issues.
When ordering this product I was excited that id could accommodate two hitch receiver sizes. However, that is this carrier's weakness. The length of the arm is so long that my bicycles bounce severely. I can't use a stabilizing strap since my Toyota Highlander has a plastic spoiler that prevents me from using it. (Unfortunately eTrailer specifically recommended this hitch for my Highlander.) Also the 1 1/4 inch beam that fits into the 2" plastic adapter allows for quite a bit of torque. If you have a 2" hitch I highly recommend buying a bike rack designed for a 2" hitch. This carrier would probably be more solid sitting in a 1 1/4" hitch. By the way, the straps are adjustable. I had trouble attaching two adult and two kid bikes until I properly distributed the location of the straps.
# 2
Swagman XTC2 Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
The assembly of the rack was straight forward and quick. I have used it once and had no problems. Loading the bikes was very easy compared to a roof rack. Overall I like the rack. After the installation, I bought a bolt lock to replace the standard hitch bolt. The bolt lock made the rack sway slightly during travel, but not a real concern. Being able to fold the wheel rails up when not using the rack to carry bikes is a nice feature. I am pleased with this purchase.
I am impressed with this company's professionalism. They kept me informed from start to finish with emails and tracking info. The product is just as advertised and expected.
# 3
Thule Passage Trunk Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - Hanging Style
Easy to follow instructions - easy assembly. Fits great on my Highlander and has fittings for many, many other cars. Holds bikes well - ample distance between car and bike so no scratching! No need for a hitch style carrier - this works great.
Toyota HighlanderEasy to install and remove. A great product if you don't want to mess with a traditional rack that uses a trailer hitch. We have no hitch so works perfect on our Toyota Highlander.
# 4
Swagman XTC4 Bike Rack for 4 Bikes - 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
Bought the Draw-Tite trailer hits together with the Swagman XTC4 4-bike rack. Bought based on reviews on e-trailer and other sites that this is a sturdy and good-working combination for carrying 4 bikes. * Delivery: Fast (<5 days) * Packaging: Package had holes, which is not unusual as the box with the hitch has a lot of empty spaces. Others had same issue, but nothing to worry about. The hitch cannot really break easily and the hardware is safely stored in the 2inch receiver. * Installation: Very nice video instructions on etrailer. Installation really can use two people, but it's fairly easy with two people. Had some problems with one of the nine screws to bite although I did a try run before mounting the hitch. Worked after some minutes of wiggling the hitch so that the screw got the correct angle to bite. * Usage: Installed the day of delivery and used it the next day. It's the first time I used a trailer hitch and for sure the first time I used to carry 4 bikes. Stopped looking in the rear-view mirror after 1 minutes seeing that it's barely moving at all. So with a limited use so far I can confirm other's reviews of this combination and I think it works great. Recommended.
What we like about it: Easy on-off for 3 bikes; adjustable; folds up when not needed; transports very securely. Lock built in to bike rack offers mental security as well. What we don't like: hard to get 4th bike on--have to be strategic about placement of bikes/directions they are pointing, to fit 2 adult & 2 kid bikes, one with stunt spikes. Also, when it's up you can't access cargo space at all, and when it's down, it's hard to access the cargo space b/c the bike rack gets in the way of opening/reaching into it. And when flipped up (not using), it still sticks out quite a bit, making it hard to park in tight spaces. it's not very difficult to remove it, but it's heavy. Finally, one of our adjustable "hooks" (the part that hooks over the middle of the bike to secure it) doesn't adjust easily--need 2 hands' strength to squeeze it hard enough to get it to move. It's been this way since we first got it. For these reasons, can't give it 5 stars--but we give it 4 b/c we think as we use it more we'll get the strategy down, and the convenience and security and clever design make it worth 4/5 stars. We've definitely done more family biking since we bought it and that was the goal.
# 5
Thule Passage 3 Bike Carrier - Trunk Mount
Toyota HighlanderEasy to install and remove. A great product if you don't want to mess with a traditional rack that uses a trailer hitch. We have no hitch so works perfect on our Toyota Highlander.
Easy to follow instructions - easy assembly. Fits great on my Highlander and has fittings for many, many other cars. Holds bikes well - ample distance between car and bike so no scratching! No need for a hitch style carrier - this works great.
# 6
Yakima RidgeBack Bike Rack for 4 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Tilting
This was installed in a 2" hitch but can accommodate the smaller receiver as well. This rack holds on to my large frame mountain bike just fine with virtually no sway during the short trips to my local trail. All features work as advertised, but please note that while the kit comes with a long strap to hold multiple bikes together (to prevent the frame bouncing against each other I assume), the kit does not include a strap to hold the front wheel/fork steady. I improvised one with a short bungee cord. Shipping from etrailer was fast and communicated well via notifiactions.
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.
# 7
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.
# 8
Curt Bike Rack for 4 Bikes - 2" Hitches - Tilting
This rack has worked well for us. I fits the Curt hitch perfectly. It is easy to attach bicycles securely. We can get three adult bicycles on this hitch (see photo). There are sufficient means to protect against sway.
After less than one year, and only 5 or 6 uses, the threaded stabilizer--the one just below the spring-loaded, T-shaped handle used for tilting the mast--stripped out the hole it passes through in the body of the rack. Now my rack wobbles like crazy. I'm still within the warranty period, but in order to get it fixed, I have to return the entire bike rack and cover the return shipping . I'll just keep the broken rack and find a way to deal with the issue. Hopefully you have a better experience than me.
# 9
Yakima HangOut 2 Bike Rack - Trunk Mount - Adjustable Arms
2019 Toyota HighlanderBought this for my 2019 Toyota Highlander. Installation was easy, especially after watching the etrailer video. I've had the rack for about a year and it's held up and worked well the dozen or so times I've used it. I have had zero issues even on very long road trips (NYC to Outer Banks, NC). Folds up nice and tight when not in use, which is great for storage. Would recommend.
Great exterior bike carrier. Easy to use and positioning on the car is good.
# 10
Swagman Chinook Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
The ordering process was easy, lots of pictures. The package was delivered on time and the box was without any damage. The bike rack was really easy to put together. All metal construction, except for the contact point for the bike. Feels solid.
This performed great with the Curt class 3 hitch I also bought from you! Very stable, easy to move out of the way, load, unload, and isn't wobbly on the road at all. Easy to put together, too. Very glad I bought it.
# 11
Yakima FullSwing Bike Rack for 4 Bikes - 2" Hitches - Swing Away
Heavy duty rack, fit very nicely on my Highlander
Installation today was pretty straight forward. We had no problems. It may require two people to install the bike rack onto the hitch because it is pretty heavy. But, as a 41 yo woman I was able to attach the bike rack to the hitch by myself. We haven't used it yet to transport our bikes, but I imagine that will be seamless too.
# 12
Swagman Upright Bike Rack for 1 Bike - Roof Rack Crossbars - Frame Mount
Great "universal" rack for a lot less $ than other brands. With just minimal knowledge of nuts, bolts and spacers this rack can easily be attached to a slightly curved roof rack, like my toyta highlander.
Work as advertised. Easy to fit to a caf roof rack. I work buy again.
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2021 Toyota Highlander
Hey everyone, it's Evangeline here at etrailer and today we're taking a look at how the Swagman E-Spec fits on the 2021 Toyota Highlander. So this is gonna be the updated design for the Swagman E-Spec where you have a higher weight capacity of 80 pounds per bike and you have the ability to use this with the ramp and bridge add-on sold separately. In the case of the Toyota Highlander, because of how high this sits, I actually recommend taking a look at that add-on for your extra heavy electric bikes. So let's talk about things like that. When you look at bike racks, you wanna consider if this gives you access to your hatch, things like that. In the case of the E-Spec, it's a lot more fixed compared to your other bike racks.
Inno Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2021 Toyota Highlander
Hey, everyone, it's Evangeline here at etrailer. And today, we have the Inno Tire Hold HD Dual Wheel Mount Bike Rack, and we're gonna take a look at how it fits on our 2021 Toyota Highlander. So the Tire Hold HD is gonna be your dual wheel mount rack, which means that there's zero frame contact. Plus, something unique to this is its extra high weight capacity of 80 pounds for your bikes. Now, for your total, try not to go over 150 pounds, and then have your heaviest bike towards your Highlander. Now, when focusing on the Highlander though, there are some different things when it comes to the fit, like how this does not tilt down far enough in order to open up your hatch, and depending on your hitch receiver, you may or may not be able to use the anti-rattle bolt.
Yakima RidgeBack Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2021 Toyota Highlander
Hey everybody, how's it going Today, we're gonna be going over the Yakima Ridgeback 4 bike rack here on a 2021 Toyota Highlander. So the Ridgeback is known as a hanging style bike rack and there's two main types. Hanging style and we have the platform style. Now the hanging style are great because they're typically more cost effective than the platform style. And they're also typically a little bit lighter weight so they're easier to get on and off the vehicle. The platform style however, they're gonna be easier to load your bikes onto because you don't have to lift as high and they can carry some heavier bikes.
Hollywood Racks Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2021 Toyota Highlander
Hey everybody, Ryan here at etrailer. Today on our 2021 Toyota Highlander, we're gonna be checking out the Hollywood Destination 4 platform-style bike rack. So first impressions of the rack on the back of the Highlander. It's big, there's really no way around it, but if you want to carry around four bikes on a platform-style rack, it's something we're just gonna kind of have to live with. On the same note though, what kinda separates this one from some of the other platform-style racks of this size is how much this one weighs. It's pretty lightweight, believe it or not.
Hollywood Racks Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2021 Toyota Highlander
Hey everybody, Ryan here at E-Trailer. Today, on our 2021 Toyota Highlander, we're gonna be checking out the Hollywood Destination two-bike platform style rack. So, first impressions of the rack on the back of the Highlander. You know, I think it looks pretty good, actually it, you know, blends and kind of has a unique design to it. And it's really compact, which makes it really lightweight. So when I'm thinking, if you're someone that, you know, uses the rack from time to time or likes to pull it out a lot to put in other accessories, this definitely be something to consider.
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2021 Toyota Highlander
Hey everybody, Ryan here at etrailer Today on our 2021 Toyota Highlander, we're going to be checking out the Kuat NV 2.0, hitch mounted bike rack So my first impression of the rack on the back of the Highlander, I think it looks really good actually, these Kuats are top notch when it comes to functionality and the appearance. And I really think it shows well on the back of the Toyota. I also like how high it sits off the ground, you know, it's, it's relatively high off the ground and that's going to, you know, do a good job of help keeping our bikes protected, you know, and, and we're not going to have to worry about hitting curbs and things like that. With that said, one of my favorite things about the setup is you're going to be able to kind of grow into it, if that makes sense or change it to meet your particular needs. So today we have a two bike version that we're showing off but there's also a four bike version. And the cool thing is if you're unsure, if you need that four bike version just yet, you can actually get add-ons and kinda add on as you need to meet those particular needs that you may have in the future with that said too, all of those options are going to be available in three different colors.
Hollywood Racks Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2021 Toyota Highlander
Evangeline: Hi everyone. It's Evangeline here at etrailer. And today, we are looking at our Hollywood Racks Sport Rider SE two bike platform-style rack here on our 2021 Toyota Highlander. Now, this is a great rack if you have two electric bicycles because of its huge weight capacity of 80 pounds per bike, and it has all your other nice little features. The first feature is that it can tilt away, and to do so has a little bit of a process. You need to take out this clip, and that releases this pin.
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