# 1
Thule Hitching Post Pro Bike Rack for 4 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches
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.
I bought this bike rack back in April but wanted to make sure I used it to give the best review. First I want to say I did a lot of research on bike racks and found this one to be the best one to fit my needs. The best price I found was on etrailer.com, at the time it was When I called the customer service to place my order, I spoke to Dan. He was very pleasant on the phone and took the time and listened to what I needed and understood my concerns. I ordered the bike rack and also ordered the Thule Snug Tite Hitch Lock and Anti-Rattle Device and the Thule Cable Lock w/ One Key System Lock. Dan suggested I also get the Thule Bike Adapter Bar, which I never even thought of getting. Delivery was in about two business days, which was really fast and at the time of order they were running a special free delivery over $99. When I went to put it together I noticed I was missing the flat cap screw M6 x 16mm, part number #853-5787-02. I emailed Dan and within 24 hours received an email that the part was sent out and also in the email their was a link to track the order. After I received the part I did notice that the flat cap screw was actually in the 2 inch adaptor sleeve. The instructions were very easy to read, and it took me about 20 minutes to put together. I did have an issue when I positioned the stinger into the cradle, with the 8mm locking nut, it was not staying tight and when I took it off I noticed the threads inside were gone, so I ended up going out to Lowes and buying a new one and its holds perfectly fine. I also had a question about that part because it is not a locking part and was worried someone would try to steal the rack. I contacted etrailer.com to find if they make a locking device for this and they said no but I can contact Thule to double check, I'm still waiting for an answer back from Thule. The weather finally broke and we installed the rack onto my hitch, tightened it and it doesn't rattle. When I finally used the rack and put my bike on, it did sway a little but at 50 mph I was very happy with it. The trailer comes out just enough away from my car that I do not have to fold completely out and I can open my trunk with no issues. I am very happy with my purchase and had a great customer experience with Dan. Would highly recommend ordering from them to anyone.
# 2
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.
# 3
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.
It works great! Easy, quick, you know. One needs to screw in the hitch bolt, for some reason, before latching it. Other than that, it makes going bike riding way easier.
# 4
Swagman XTC2 Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
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.
The Swagman XTC-2 platform bike carrier arrived very quickly from etrailer and in good shape, the actual carrier box is inside another shipper box, which I'm sure helped with its condition. Assembly was relatively quick and painless, even though the instructions could be a little more thorough. Installing the carrier on the back of our Jeep Patriot also was quick, it helps to have an extra ratchet & 3/4" socket laying around for just this purpose. Installing the bikes takes a little patience and trial and error the first time you try and put them on the carrier. It's easy enough to adjust the wheel holders to fit the wheelbase of your bikes, but for us at least, the challenge was trying to swing the vertical support bar up into position after putting on the first bike (closest to the Jeep). We couldn't angle the bike enough toward the Jeep to have the bar clear the bike. We learned that the easiest way to secure the first bike was to remove the ratcheting frame hooks altogether, put the bike in the carrier, swing up the vertical support bar, put in the pin, and then slide one of the frame hooks down on the bar. The outside bike is much easier because you can set the bike in the carrier at whatever angle you need, not being limited by the back of the vehicle. One thing we did to protect the bike frames was to use some foam pipe insulation as cushion between the frame hook and the frame (see pictures). Once you get a system for installing the bikes, it is very quick to load/unload them. The rack seems to be well made and doesn't wiggle excessively when traveling. All in all a good product for a good price, would definitely recommend it for anyone looking for a platform bike carrier.
# 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 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.
# 7
SportRack Ridge Swing 4 Bike Rack - 2" Hitches - Swinging
Unit doesn't fit a Jeep Rubicon with a spare tire. I tried 4 times and contacted etrailer.com that the unit doesn't work as sold and they offered to sell me a 7 3/4 extension and reduce the load capacity 50%. The length of the 2" hitch needs to be 3" longer for a standard Rubicon to get past the spare. You not going to want to take your spare tire off for the hitch to work. It defeats the purpose. Customer service was excellent, however the product is a flawed design. Can't recommend this hitch. Its also heavy.
Solid rack for half the price of the name brands. Don’t waste your money! Thanks to the extensive reviews on etrailer and a free shipping promotion I took a chance and ordered this along with the three of their crossbars, anti rattle hitch pin and cable lock. All for well less than the name brand rack alone. Shipping was painful. Etrailer said it was in stock but then due to a delay with the manufacturer it took 35 days from order to arrival. I wasn’t in a hurry so I waited patiently, and etrailer reps emailed often to lmk they hadn’t forgotten. I thought some kind of reward for my extreme patience was in order- discount, gift card, free bag of chips- but they politely declined. Oh well. In the end it arrived when they (eventually) said it would, all in one box, in great shape. The rack was super easy to assemble. You’ll need a ratchet or two and you’ll need to crank those bolts to assemble- they don’t just “insert.” But otherwise it’s only a few steps; I had mine hanging on my truck in probably 15 minutes. Swings away and locks smoothly and requires no effort to do so. Everything feels quite sturdy and well made. No rattle on initial test drive either. This will be a once in a while rack at best for our family of four. We have two SUVs so I needed a rack that could get out of the way of the rear hatch WITH bikes on it. This will do that. And now I don’t need to stuff four dirty bikes into the back of my truck, getting them all tangled and scratched!
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Chrysler Town and Country
Jake: Hey guys, it's Jake here with the trailer. Today we have a 2016 Chrysler Town And Country and we're going to be doing a test fit of the Thule EasyFold XT bike rack. This is going to be a two bike rack that's going to mount to the hitch of your vehicle, to be able to get your bikes to and from the trails. Right off the bat I want to point out a few things that's going to set this bike rack apart from other bike racks. Right now we do not have rear hatch access, so we're not going to be able to access anything that's inside our car. To gain that rear hatch access, we're going to step down on this lever here, push it down until it's disengaged, and then we can lean our bikes with both loaded away in the loaded position.
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Chrysler Town and Country
Today on our 2016 Chrysler Town & Country we're doing a test fit of the Kuat NV 2.0 Platform Style 2 Bike Rack. That part number is NV22G. 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, lift up slightly and pull down on our lever. That's going to allow us to tilt our bike rack away from our vehicle with our bikes fully loaded.
Yakima HoldUp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Chrysler Town and Country
Today on our 2016 Chrysler Town & Country we're doing a test fit of the Yakima Hold Up Platform Style 2 Bike Rack. That part number is Y02443. Now we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to go over one of the key features of this rack. We're going to come to the back and lift up slightly as we pull out on our red T-pin here at the back. We're then able to tilt our bike rack away from our vehicle.
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Chrysler Town and Country
Today on our 2016 Chrysler Town & Country 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 handle and we're going to squeeze this together. It's going to allow to then tilt our bike rack away from our vehicle with our bikes fully loaded. Now unfortunately with the length of our hatch we're not going to be able to open our door all the way.
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Chrysler Town and Country TH9044
Today on our 2016 Chrysler Town & Country we're doing a test fit of the Thule T2 Classic Platform Style Two-Bike Rack. That part number is TH9044. Now, we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to go over one of the main features of this rack. I'm going to come around to the back here and we're going to pull out this pin. With that pin removed we pull down on the lever here and we can tilt our bike rack with our bikes fully loaded away from our vehicle.
Thule Doubletrack Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Chrysler Town and Country
Today on our Chrysler Town and Country, we're doing a test fit of the Thule Doubletrack Platform-Style 2 Bike Rack, that part number is: TH990XT. Now we all ready have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you how we secure it in place. At the front and back tire, we have cam buckle straps. These are going to be cam down with the gray portion. We just push down on that, lift straight up to release it. To loosen our strap, we're going to push on the top portion of the black piece, and we will just pull that strap straight out.
Thule Hitching-Post-Pro Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Chrysler Town and Country
Today on our 2016 Chrysler Town and Country we're doing a test fit of the Thule Hitching Post Pro Hanging Style 4 Bike Rack. That part number is TH934XTR. Now we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you how we secure it in place. So we have three straps all together. We've got two over the top portion of our frame, and we have one as our anti-sway strap in the back. We're going to start by pulling those to release them.
Hollywood Racks Trail-Rider Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Chrysler Town and Country
Today on our 2016 Chrysler Town & Country we're going to be doing a test fit on the Hollywood Racks Trail Rider 2-bike platform-style rack, part number HR200. The bike attaches to the rack in three locations. It's got a frame hook here on top that's padded to help prevent scratching the frame of your bike. Then it's got a wheel cradle at front and back that has a hook and loop fastener that goes over it to strap the wheel down into the cradle. Now let's go ahead and remove this bike so we can check out some of the other features. Squeeze the tab here in order to raise the frame hook. Then we'll undo the hook and loop fasteners.
Hollywood Racks Sport-Rider-2 Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Chrysler Town and Country
Today on our 2016 Chrysler Town & Country, we're going to be doing a test fit on the Hollywood Racks Sport Rider 2 Two-Bike Platform Style Rack, part number HR1000. The key feature of this rack is that you're able to tilt it away from the rear of the vehicle in order to gain hatch access when the bikes are mounted on it. In order to do that, you've got these two pins and clips here. You want to remove the smaller pin and clip first and then this larger one, and you can tilt it away. As you can see, that'll not quite gain us full access to our cargo area but enough that we will be able to get anything in or out that we may need. Then when you're done, you simply tilt it back up, reinstall the smaller pin first, and then the larger pin. This rack secures the bike in three locations. First one is the frame hook on top that's padded to help prevent scratching the frame of your bike, and then at the wheel cradle in both front and back, got hook-and-loop fasteners to tie it down.
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Chrysler Town and Country ETTHT2P-2
Hey there! Today in our shop, we've got a 2016 Chrysler Town and Country, and we'll be taking a look at the Thule T2 Pro 2-bike rack for 2" hitches. It's a platform-style rack. Part number on it is TH9034. You can see I've already got a bike up in our T2, and I want to go over a few things with you while it's in place. We've got our bike secured here at the rear in this wheel cradle, along with a strap that holds it in place. Both the wheel cradle and the wheel hook up here are extra large so that they can accommodate not only skinny road bikes, but also mountain bikes and even fat-tire bikes.
Kuat NV Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Chrysler Town and Country
Today on our 2016 Chrysler Town & Country, we're doing a test fit of the Kuat NV platform style 4-bike rack. That part number is N105-107. Now, we already have our bike secured down. We're going to go over some features, take a few measurements and show you how we secure our bike into place. The first feature I want to go over is our tilting feature because we can do this when we have our bike rack fully loaded. We're going to come around here to the passenger side.
Curt Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Chrysler Town and Country
Today on our 2016 Chrysler Town and Country, we're doing a test fit of the Curt's Premium 4 bike rack, hanging style. Part number C18064. We have a bike on the rack and we have the rack hooked to our vehicle. I'm just going to show you a few things. First thing I'd like to show you, how the bike is connected to the bike rack itself. We have a total of three straps, two up top, one to the side, what you call an anti-sway strap, that's going to keep the bike from swaying so it won't damage your car or your other bikes on here.
Inno Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Chrysler Town and Country
Today on our 2016 Chrysler Town and Country we're doing a test fit of the NO tire hold 3-bike rack platform style. Part number is INH305-306. Now, I have a bike on our rack, we have a rack to our vehicle. Just going to show you a few things. The first thing I want to show you, with the bike on it actually has a tilting feature. This lever here, pull down, let the bike rack come down and rest.
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Chrysler Town and Country TS03B
Today on our 2016 Chrysler Town and Country we are going to take a look at our Kuat Transfer three bike rack, platform style. Part number TS03G. Now we have a bike on our rack and we have our rack hooked to our vehicle. Just going to show you a few things. The first thing I want to show you with the bike on the rack, it has a tilting feature. I'm going to go ahead and raise these arms up. What you can do is press with your hand or your foot.
Pro Series Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Chrysler Town and Country
Today at our 2016, Chrysler Town and Country, we are doing a test fit of the Pro Series Q- Slot Platform Style 2-Bike and 4-Bike Rack. Part number PS63138. We have a bike on our rack and we have a rack hooked to our vehicle. I'm going to show you a few things. Now how we have our bike connected to our bike rack itself, we have our frame hook here, disengaged. I'll show you how to disengage it. We have our 2-wheel cradles with our front wheel and back wheel, each with a strap that's pretty much holding them down.
Softride Element-Parallelogram Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Chrysler Town and Country
Today on our 2016 Chrysler Town and Country, we're going to do a test fit of the Softride Element Parallelogram four bike rack. Part number is SR26248. I have a bike on our rack, and we have our rack hooked to our vehicle. Just going to show you a few things. With he bike on the rack, it actually has a tilting feature. We're going to come here, pull the black handle.
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Chrysler Town and Country
Today on our 2016 Chrysler Town & Country, we're doing a test fit of the Swagman Trailhead 4 Bike Rack, part number S63380. We have a bike on our rack, and we have our rack hooked to our vehicle. Just going to show you a few things. How we have our bike connected to our bike rack is simple. We have a total of four straps. We have these four here, three up top, and we have the one to the side, which we call an anti-sway strap. That's going to keep the bike from swaying, so it won't damage your vehicle, or if you have other bikes on your bike rack. Let's go ahead and take off the three up top first.
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Chrysler Town and Country s64650
Today on our 2016 Chrysler Town and Country, we're going to do a test fit of the Swagman XC 2 bike rack platform style, part number S64650. Now I have a bike on our rack, and we have our rack hooked to our vehicle. I would like to just show you a few things. Now how our bike is connected to our bike rack itself, we just have our frame hook here. Now each one of our tires is sitting on wheel cradles. I'm just going to show you how we disengage this.
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Chrysler Town and Country th9031xt
Today, on our 2016 Chrysler Town and Country, we're doing a test fit of the Thule Vertex swinging four bike rack, part number TH9031XT. Now I have a bike on our rack, and we have our rack hooked to our vehicle. All right, I'll show you the first one. What I'd like to show you is the swinging with the bike on, so what we're going to do here is pull the t pin out. We're going to have to unloosen the black knob here. After that, pull up on your t pin, and we can swing out.
Yakima FullTilt Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Chrysler Town and Country
Today on our 2016 Chrysler Town & Country, we're going to do a test fit of the Yakima Full Tilt Four Bike Rack Hanging Style. Part number Y02462. I have a bike on our rack. We have the rack hooked to our vehicle. I'm going to show you a few things. Now how we have our bike connected to our rack itself, we have a total of three zip strips. We have two up top and the one to the side is the anti-sway zip strip.
Saris Thelma Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Chrysler Town and Country
Today on our 2016 Chrysler Town & Country, we're going to do a test fit of the Saris Thelma 3-Bike Rack Platform Style. Part number is SA4239B. Now, I have bike on our rack and we have our rack hooked to our vehicle. I'd just like to show you a few things. How our bike is connected to our bike rack itself, we have 2 wheel cradles, one in the front, which pretty much goes around half of your wheel with a strap there. Then, the one in the back, small one, with a strap, just to hold the wheel in.
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Chrysler Town and Country TH912XTR
Today with the 2016 Chrysler Town and Country we're doing a test fit of the Thule Roadway hanging style two bike rack. That part number is TH912XTR. Now, we already have our bike on the rack. We're first going to show you how we strap that down. We have two cradles in place, with three straps, two on our frame and then one is our anti-sway strap in the back. To remove those, we just pull down and lift up. We save the anti-sway strap for last.
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Chrysler Town and Country TH9029XT
Today on our 2016 Chrysler Town and Country, we're doing a test fit of the Thule Vertex hanging style 4 bike rack. That part number is TH9029XT. We already have our bike on the rack. We're first going to show you how we strap that down. We have two cradles in place and then three straps altogether: two on our frame and then one as our anti-sway strap in the back. To release those we're going to pull down and lift up and we're going to save that anti-sway strap for last. Then we can just pull our bike off and set it off to the side, and with that out of the way we always want to make sure we reconnect our straps so we don't lose or damage any of them. Now we'll take a few measurements.
Yakima HoldUp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Chrysler Town and Country
Today on our 2015 Chrysler Town and Country we're doing a test fit of the Yakima hold up platform style two bike rack. That part number is Y02443. Now, we already have our bike secured down. I'm first going to show you one of the key features of this rack. If we come here to the front at the closest point to our bumper we're going to have this red knob. We'll grab the back of our bike rack and pull that knob out while lifting up on our rack just a bit.
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Chrysler Town and Country
Today on our 2015 Chrysler Town , Country, we're doing a test fit of the Swagman XT2 platform style, 2-bike rack. That part number is S64650. Now, we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you how we do that. We have two wheel cradles in place down at the bottom and then our frame hook. Now, our frame hook's what's going to hold our bike tires down into their wheel cradles.
What our customers are saying:
"great experience!!! I've been looking for a hitch. With the experience I just had with the bike rack, I;kk definitely come back and order the hitch when I have a little more $$$. delivery was quick! the product was awesome!!! Frank"