Heavy-duty 4-bike rack is perfect for carrying e-bikes, bikes with a carbon frame or custom paint job, and bikes with a large fork. Wheel trays have 3 grooves in the track that fit narrow 18c road bike tires up to 3" wide mountain bike tires.
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Specs:
Note: May interfere with bikes with front fenders.
The Tire Hold has pivoting upright arms with adjustable tire grips that grab your bikes firmly by the wheels - not the frames. These grips allow you to rapidly load and unload your bikes, 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 each bike.
To load your bikes simply set the tire grips to the correct tire size, set your bikes on the trays, 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 trays. Simply press the silver button on each mechanism to release and slide.
The wheel trays have 3 grooves in the track that accommodate narrow 18c road bike tires up to 3" wide mountain bike tires. The Tire Hold doesn't have cradles for the wheels like most platform-style bike racks have. This allows you to position your bikes on the rack exactly where you want them, not where the cradles dictate you place them. This helps prevent your handlebars and other bike parts from bumping into each other.
The rack tilts down - with or without bikes 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 bikes loaded. No more crawling through bikes 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 hand knob on the front of the rack has a keyed lock that secures the rack to your vehicle. To secure your bikes to the rack, run the thick steel cable through your bikes' frames and tighten the hand knob down over the cable's looped end.
Average Customer Rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars (156 Customer Reviews)
Heavy-duty 4-bike rack is perfect for carrying e-bikes, bikes with a carbon frame or custom paint job, and bikes with a large fork. Wheel trays have 3 grooves in the track that fit narrow 18c road bike tires up to 3" wide mountain bike tires.I have used many bike racks over time. this bike rack is the easiest to assemble of any of them. It is solid with no shake at all. It holds the four bikes we travel with superbly- nothing touches the frame, no bikes touch each other which is extremely important as my bikes are very expensive. The only problem for me was the receiver length. Since we put the bikes on the back of the RV, the handle bar of the inside bike hit the back of the RV. So we purchased a receiver extender. It works great. I suggest the Roadmaster anti rattle hitch extender because it screws into the hitch resulting in no shake or rattle. Also, the lowering and raising mechanism 0f the rack is well placed and easy to use for a single individual. Our other rack needed two people to raise and lower it.
Very easy to mount and unmount bikes. Very easy to lower to get to the trunk. All our friends and family ask where we got it from. However, they do not end up purchasing it due to the price. It is worth it since we bike all the time.
Really good rack! The only drawback is that it is really heavy and awkward to install, but once installed it’s very stable, versatile and simple to load with bikes.
Pros:
I love the design. Very fast to remove and reinstall bikes. Holds them solidly so there is no movement during transport. Because it only touches the tires, it doesn't damage the bikes. Simple to use once installed on the vehicle. Elegant design with a minimum of moving parts. Hitch tightens and locks safely to the vehicle. Easily adjustable for various size bikes. Heavy duty.
Cons: It is difficult to get into the box receiver on the vehicle due to the weight and visibility when lifting from the back. Also the tracks get dirt inside and it is unclear how to clean them out so they are not as smooth as they were to start.
I liked the 2 bike version of inno's tire hold rack so much I got the 4 bike model. It's adjustable, sturdy and easy to use.
\/ when the rack is more expensive than one of your cars.
Great rack
Great product and extremely easy to put together. The instructions aren’t as clear but after watching one quick video it was the easiest thing ever. Very easy to you and very good looking coat protection.
One year into owning this 4-bike rack and it hasn't let me down once. Great flexibility for almost any type of bike, from 20" kids bikes with rack and fenders to a 29er dual suspension or fat bike. The four bike rack is extremely heavy and I can barely carry it and install myself, but I won't complain as it's built so well and I appreciate the toughness.
Does the job but is very heavy and bulky. Not easy to take on/off. Would be magical if came apart in 2 bike increments.wouldn’t recommend due to how bulky and big it is.
I bought this rack 1 year ago and it has been the best rack I have ever owned. The simplicity of the rack is what I like the most about it. Loading the bikes is so simple my kids (11yr and 13yrs old)are able to lock there bikes into place. My family are all MTBer’s and with this rack we can bring our 4 bikes wherever we want to ride. Anyone who sees this rack always compliments about how it’s looks so heavy duty. I would highly recommend this 4 bike rack.
I had a Kuat Sherpa 2.0 that I sold because we needed the additional bike carrying capacity as our whole family are cycling now. I opted for this Inno rack because I already have their ski/snowboard rack and to save some money as the Kuat NV 2.0 4-bike rack is priced so much higher and estimated delivery times pushed until early Spring/2021.
Well, take it from me. Spend the extra money and avoid this rack at all cost. Assembly was easy, quick and packaging was top notch. Unfortunately, that’s where all the positive feedback ends for this product. This is not a stable rack even WITHOUT any bikes loaded onto it. With the threaded hitch bolt installed and the so-called anti-rattle adjusted at its tightest, I was still able to swing the rack from side to side as the shaft of this rack would just move easily inside the hitch. It also has play at the main pivot joint pushing the rack front to back and vice versa when in the upright position.
Unfortunately, I wish I didn’t have to eat up the return shipping charges and hope etrailer.com does a better review for this product. At the end of the day, I don’t want to risk a bike or bikes possibly falling off this rack during transport. This has turned into a more costly expense and regret not spending more the first time for either a Kuat or Thule 4-bike carrier.
Very stable and easy to access.
Love using it- easy to load and manage! Would highly recommend. AMAZING customer service as well- kept me updated every step of the way (even with crazy covid delays outside of their control)-- approachable and make me feel valued as a customer!
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I purchased this bike rack for my 2018 Honda Odyssey. I am very satisfied with the bike rack and purchase experience from etrailer. I received prompt responses for my queries which helped me decide between Inno vs Thule. Inno bike racks is very well build, easy to assemble and holds your bikes firmly by tyre with out any damages to your bike body. I use the bike rack to carry a Trek Dual Sport - Large and Trek Verve -XL. I strongly recommend this Inno for bike rack and Etrailer your purchase.
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Great communication from etrailer great service if only UPS was 10% as good… multiple tracking numbers, confusing, cryptic notes… rack was sent back to vendor on two different tracking numbers. Said it was delivered when it wasn’t then another tracking notice a day later saying will be delivered in a couple days. Finally arrived and it is a solid noise free rack that is a better quality than the Thule I have on my truck.A+ for etrailer and the rack... ups not so much.
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This was the best purchase! I absolutely love how snug it holds the bike and how easy it is to put in and take out of the hitch. The only hiccup is when I put it on my mother's newer vehicle that has the sensors on the rear bumper. She had to disable the back-up sensors while she had the rack in the "folded up" position. Literally no big deal! I'd 10/10 recommend this bike rack and 100/100 would recommend this company. They are real people at the other end of the line and the shipment is FAST and RELIABLE.
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If the hitch is tightly installed, it is a wonderful hitch. I found that the spring bolt that goes through the hitch, into the rack hitch doesn't make me feel secure that it will not pop out while driving (although it never has, yet)
The guide that you tighten, so that there are no more guesses where the spring bolt goes is not good, because as you drive it ever so slightly, it moves & you find yourself on the ground trying to line it up correctly. (Not fun for a senior citizen)
It works well, when installed tightly, but that handle at the hitch that you need to turn clockwise is also difficult to turn. I purchased it because it was low to the ground, so that I didn't have to lift my electric bike too high. Now, newer bike racks have ramps for the electric bikes.
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