# 1
Swagman Original RV Bike Rack for 3 Bikes - 2" Hitches
I needed a small bike rack for my 5th wheel. I came to etrailer as my trusted source for info and availability since we live full time on the road. Plus these are hard to find in brick and mortar stores since COVID. I ordered the rack on a Sunday and received a confirmation and tracking number before I went to bed!! The package even arrived a day early. The rack is more sturdy than I had expected and look forward to safe transport of my bike. I also like I now have the ability to mount and use it on the rear of my pickup if needed. This is a 5 star rack but gets only 4 stars due to my one issue. The only issue was a small amount of what looks like welding slag in the threaded attachment hole to the trailer. (see picture) Having no other option, I just forced/re-threaded the bolt during installation. Since I hope to not need to remove the rack, I am just hoping for the best in the future.
Product is better and sturdier than I expected. I was shocked at how fast it shipped. It was extremely well packaged. I have not seen this type of care in shipping for a long time. I am very happy with the product especially at the price. It had several features I was looking for: 1. It is rigid to the hitch with no flopping. 2. The bikes can be securely locked to the carrier. 3. The unit can easily be locked to the hitch (with the additional locking bolt that I would recommend purchasing. 4. When not in use it can easily be stored FLAT in the storage area of my RV without taking up a lot of room. I would highly recommend etrailer and this bike carrier. I will be doing additional business with etrailer in the future!
# 2
Hollywood Racks RV Rider Bike Rack for 2 Electric Bikes - 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
We love our Hollywood RV Rider Bike Rack. We have loaded it on our 87 Jeep Wrangler, our ‘06 Lexus, and our ‘83 Pilot. It is a perfect fit on all three! We needed the extra length to clear our rear mount tire on our Jeep. It worked! We have taken our 4”fat tire e-bikes on many roads from northern Idaho to southern Arizona. The bikes travel well and sturdy on this heavy weight rack. We feel very confident that they stay in place. We are able to load our bikes in a few minutes and hit the road in no time. It is very easy to load. We recommend using the bar grip extenders (which came in the package) to compact the storage area. This rack comes with a tip mechanism to allow you to tip the bikes down to access the rear trunk or hatchback.
I have had several name brand bike racks and the Hollywood Racks RV Rider is by far the best. The rack is very sturdy and lite weight. It was easy to assemble with very good instructions. The rack fits our fat tire e-bikes and my SUV perfectly. The rack is very easy to adjust and while it sits high as to not drag the bikes when exiting parking lots, loading our 60lb e-bikes is no problem at all with the appropriate nethod, one wheel at a time. It is also possible to lean the rack to access the rear hatch on my SUV. The main reason for purchasing the rack is it is certified to mount behind a motorhome or on an SUV while being flat towed. There is literally no movement or sway of the rack behind the SUV. Very happy with this rack.
# 3
Swagman Traveler XC2 Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 2" Hitches or RV Bumpers - Frame Mount
Works great! Our bikes have low cross bars so it took a bit to figure out the "sweet spot" for the holding arms. Finally get the bikes out of the camper when traveling; yipee!
Bike Carrier works well. Quick and easy install and bike setup. However, I had to modify hitch extension bar supplied by 2” to avoid handle bar coming in contact with camper.
# 4
Thule Range RV Bike Rack for 4 Bikes - 2" Hitches
This is the best bike rack for a 5th wheel that I have ever seen or used. I have had it for a year now and used it multiple times. We travel for work and my wife follows me in the car, so she can see the bikes on the rack and what they are doing. She says they hardly move at all. It holds them very solid even when going over rough roads, where we see the bikes on the back of other RV's bouncing all over the place.
I combined this with the Mount-n-lock bumper hitch receiver as well as the safety struts bumper reinforcements. We have gone on one of the bumpiest roads and while this thing takes a beating, it does the job. It does a fair amount of bouncing as I see it in the camper rear camera, but I think that’s part of the engineering to let a little absorption of the bounce happen. Overall, great product and I highly recommend. (By the way, don’t forget to do your calculations for the weight of your bikes as they go further away from the inner most part of the bike rack, they weight heavier).
# 5
Yakima LongHaul RV Bike Rack - 4 Bikes - 2" Hitches - Silver
This was a huge fail for me. I attached a few pictures to show my issues. To start with, my wife has a small frame bike. The frame of the bike will not fit on this rack. Even if I bought the bar that goes across making a flat top bar to attach to, the two frame rails that the bikes sit on will not fit in between the frame or the seat and the front frame. (Hard to explain, see picture of light colored bike) 2nd was my bike. I have a medium frame bike that did fit on the rack, but the handle bars and pedals are wider then all 4 bike positions available. There is absolutely no way that I could ever get 4 bikes on the rack. I don’t see 4 kids bikes fitting on this. I guess this is the issue with hanging style back racks. Now I have to pay almost $[XX] to ship it back to etrailer. So I basically payed $[XX] to have this rack out of the box for all of 30 minutes. I’m happy they are taking a return but having to pay to return this item is going to keep me from buying from etrailer again. This is why Am**on is doing so well. You can return things for free.
Not RV rated. Mine bent on the main tube going up and the arms going out holding the bikes. I contacted etrailer and Yakima without any warranty support. Both stating I loaded the bikes incorrectly. etrailer's website does not provide any instructions for how it should be loaded. Rating is for 37.5lbs per bike and you can not go over that limit even 0.5lbs. Good thing I didn't have 4 full size bikes on there. I purchased Yakima specifically because of the name brand but I guess it is what it is.
# 6
Swagman Nomad Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
Great product! Easy to install. Easy to adjust to bikes. Solid construction. Nothing moves or loosens up in travel. Installed on a travel trailer. By far the best we’ve seen in any campground. Price is fair! Nice to have the bikes with us, secured on a carrier and not bouncing in the back of the truck. Highly recommend this bike carrier!!
This is one heavy duty Bike Rack. Work’s perfect on our 2022 Montana High Country 295 rl.
# 7
Stromberg Carlson Bike Bunk Trailer-Mounted Bike Rack Carrier for A-Frame Trailers - 2"-100 lbs
I ordered one of these a year ago and it arrived with critical welds missing. I contacted the manufacturer directly and they sent me a brand new unit. Mounting was easy (with the right tools). I did swap out the crummy fasteners that they supply for attaching to the trailer tongue with grade 8 yellow zinc plated fasteners from [online]. It is holding up great and makes bike carrying super easy. I like that I can see them in the rear view mirror and see if anything is coming loose. I used a cheap bike rack on this and flipped the arms of the rack around rearward to keep the bikes close to the front of the travel trailer. This also allows me to fully open the hatch of my tow vehicle when the bikes are mounted. So overall this is a nice addition that avoids trying to mount anything to the flimsy rear bumper of the travel trailer, although it does add some tongue weight. I am super happy with it so far and it looks nice a year later despite having sat outside 100% of the time.
I was looking for a way to mount a bike carrier on my 2016 Flagstaff Superlite TT. Due to the low ground clearance (14" rims) I couldn't relocate the rear bumper mounted spare underneath travel trailer. Tow vehicle is 2015 Ram 1500 4x2. Settled on the SC Bike Bunk plus Let's Go Aero BikeWing2 mounted as far back on front frame as possible so the bike bunk clears the propane bottle cover and maximizes distance between back of truck and bikes when turning. Success! I also made spacers ( bar stock from Home Depot cut down & painted black. see pic) which raised Bike Bunk up another 3/4" (every little bit helps!). My 26" wheeled bikes have 5.5" clearance above tailgate top. 29er will only have 2.5". No issues on flat ground whatsoever; concern may be up & over curb turning into gas stations with 29ers (not tested yet); 26" bikes no clearance issues experienced at all. Hint: GoAero rack tilts forward so I use trailer electric front jack to lower the whole front of trailer down when loading & unloading bikes. Easy peasy no step ladder. required!
# 8
Hitch-It 2 Bike Rack for Straight Tongue Trailers
Fits well (but I had to buy a hitch extender to create space between my Jeep and travel trailer) and is very easy to use.
The part came very quickly and did exactly what it said it would do.
# 9
Lets Go Aero NEO2 Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Wheel Mount
This purchase was to have a rack we can use when we need to bring single bikes in addition to or instead of our tandem. We have used it about a dozen times and it has been a great solution. Easy to store and set up and the wheel mount eliminates any issues with having a horizontal frame member to hang from. We've heavily loaded it several times including wedging our bike trailer between the bikes.
This is a lightweight rack that holds the bikes horizontal by supporting them by their wheel rims. Adjusting it for various size bikes is easy. Bikes are well protected. There are pinned split-fit joints at the base that may be susceptible to wear after a lot of use.
# 10
Surco 2 Bike Carrier for Vans and RVs - Ladder Mount
This carrier works very well for those situations where a ladder-mounted bike rack is the only option. It took a couple of trials to find the best placement of the bikes on the rack. It would be ideal if the horizontal bars were a little longer so the bikes could be kept further away from the back wall of the travel trailer and separated a little more from each other. Nevertheless this rack works well and I use cut pool noodles and bungies to hold the bikes firmly in position and to guard the contact locations between the bikes, rack and trailer. The cradles can be slid anywhere on the horizontal bar for ideal placement with your specific bikes. It would be good if there was way to hold them in place so they don't move while mounting the bikes or after install. Based on the few times we have used this rack, I would recommend it in a ladder-mounted application.
The bicycle carrier has been great and its design well thought out. Due to the geometry of our bicycles it took us a while the two times to figure out how to hang them with the best balance and minimal overhang with the side of our trailer. Easy to use thereafter, very sturdy and no maintenance.
Hollywood Racks Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2021 Mazda CX-5 HR4000
Hey everybody, welcome to etrailer.com, I'm Bobby. And today we're taking a look at the Hollywood Racks Destination 4 bike carrier here on our 2021 Mazda CX-5. Now this is gonna be a very nice way of just giving you guys a lot of bikes to that destination. Now, bear with me. I know that the destination isn't the prettiest looking bike rack out there but once you start using it and seeing how it works, I think you're gonna become a bigger fan, just like I have. So, what's great about this, right We can go ahead, we gotta two kiddos or we gotta whole friends and crew coming with us.
Swagman E-Spec 2-Electric Bike Platform Rack Test Review - 2020 Mazda CX-5
Hi, it's Evangeline from etrailer.com, and today, we are looking at our Swagman E-Spec two-bike platform-style rack here on our 2020 Mazda CX-5. This is a great bike rack, especially if you have your heavy e-bikes. It has a huge weight capacity, and I think it also looks pretty good. The way our bike is mounted to this bike rack is by two wheel straps and a free mount over here. This is a free mounted bike rack, so you can see how they have these hooks with this slight light padding here just to protect your bike. These mounts are lockable.
Curt Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2020 Mazda CX-5
Andy: Hello everyone. Andy here with etrailer.com. Today, we're going to take a look at the Curt Premium 4 Bike Rack on our 2020 Mazda CX-5. Now with this hanging style bike rack, it will accommodate up to four bikes. Preferably, you would want to use aluminum or alloy style bikes on this rack. As you can see, it has four different cradles here and it does provide tapered arms so it's going to be easier and accommodate your children's bikes here on the front.Now, these cradles here are going to be a very solid, durable plastic.
RockyMounts Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2018 Mazda CX-5
Hi, everyone, Aidan, here with etrailer.com. Today, we're gonna be taking a look at the RockyMounts GuideRail here on our 2018 Mazda CX-5. Now the GuideRail is a platform style bike rack capable of holding two bikes in these trays right here. And it's going to be a wheel-mounted style, which means we have these wheel hoops on the front and back tires holding it down and getting a pretty good hold on the bike here. Now this is gonna also mean zero frame contact. So it's gonna be good for our carbon frame bikes, our alternative frame bikes and with a 60 pound weight capacity, even good for some of our e-bikes.
Hollywood Racks Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2018 Mazda CX-5
Hi, everyone. Aiden here with etrailer.com. Today, we're gonna be taking a look at the Hollywood Racks Destination four bike rack here on our 2018 Mazda CX-5. That's gonna be a platform style rack and it's gonna hold the bike by the wheels with these wheel straps here and primarily with this clamp on the frame right here. That's gonna just cinch down really tight and hold down our bike pretty well. Because it makes frame contact we are going to want to avoid our carbon frame bikes but because of the way these cradles work they can slide up and down, rotate around 360 degrees.
CURT Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2018 Mazda CX-5
Hi, everyone. Aiden here with etrailer.com Today, we're gonna be taking a look at the Curt Premium hanging style bike rack here on our 2018 Mazda CX-5. Now the Curt Premium is going to be a pretty unique bike rack in the sense that these arms actually narrow down together at the end here. So if you're getting this bike rack for the family, it's gonna accommodate those kids' bikes on the end really well, and you might not need an adapter bar. So it's really great to see. One thing I will caution you against though is that if you do have an alternative frame bike with you, you will still need an adapter bar for that probably to get that right fit on your bike rack.
Yakima OnRamp E-Bike Platform Rack with Ramp Review - 2016 Mazda CX-5
Hi, everyone. It's Evangeline, here at etrailer. And today, we'll be taking a look at the Yakima OnRamp two-bike platform rack here on our 2016 Mazda CX-5. So the Yakima OnRamp is a bike rack that's super helpful, because the ramp is on the rack. So we'll talk about the different features and specs that this bike rack has, but we are gonna focus on our vehicle here today. That way you can see how it works with your car, and what is the better fit for you.
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