Heavy-duty 1-bike rack is perfect for carrying an e-bike, a bike with a carbon frame or custom paint job, or a bike with a large fork. Wheel tray has 3 grooves in the track that fit narrow 18c road bike tires up to 3" wide mountain bike tires.
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Note: May interfere with bikes with front fenders.
The Tire Hold has pivoting upright arms with adjustable tire grips that grab your bike firmly by the wheels - not the frame. These grips allow you to rapidly load and unload your bike, and they won't scratch or scuff the paint. The grips have slots on the inside so you can adjust them to accommodate the wheel size of your bike.
To load your bike simply set the tire grips to the correct tire size, set your bike on the tray, rotate the upright arms against the tires, and press down on the tire grips until they're snug.
The arms are secured by ratcheting mechanisms that slide along the tray. Simply press the silver button on each mechanism to release and slide.
The wheel tray has 3 grooves in the track that accommodate narrow 18c road bike tires up to 3" wide mountain bike tires.
The rack tilts down - with or without your bike loaded - so you can access your vehicle's rear cargo area.
The front-mounted hand lever on the base is easily accessible even with your bike loaded. No more crawling through your bike or squeezing between the rack and the vehicle to hit the tilt-release lever. Simply squeeze it until you see the red indicator, then lower the rack. When you raise the rack back up you will hear a click and the red indicator will disappear.
When the rack is unloaded you can squeeze the hand lever to fold it up for storage. This makes it easier to park in small lots at the trail head or in cramped parking garages, and it keeps the rack out of the way of other vehicles and riders.
The hand knob at the base of the rack lets you tighten the shank in your receiver. Just slide the shank into your hitch, insert the hitch pin, and turn the knob until snug. The knob deploys an anti-rattle wedge at the tip of the shank to help take play out of the hitch connection.
You can set the integrated stopper so that the shank automatically aligns with your hitch pin hole. The first time you install the rack you can adjust the sliding stopper so that it touches the face of your hitch. Then each time you install it going forward it's set up so that the hole in the shank automatically lines up with the hitch pin hole. This prevents you from having to bend down and check for alignment each time you install the rack on your vehicle.
The rack also has a removable sleeve that lets you convert the shank for use in 1-1/4" hitches. Use the included Allen key to remove the sleeve from the shank.
The hand knob on the front of the rack has a keyed lock that secures the rack to your vehicle. To secure your bike to the rack, run the thick steel cable through your bike's frame and tighten the hand knob down over the cable's looped end.
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