This versatile 2-bike rack is great for everyday use and for vacations. It slides into the 2" hitch on your car, truck, or SUV, and it bolts to the bumper on your RV. Includes all the hardware necessary to quickly swap between vehicles.
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This versatile 2-bike rack is perfect for use with your car, truck, or SUV, as well as your recreational vehicle. It mounts in your vehicle's 2" hitch receiver, or you can mount it to your RV bumper with the included adapter. To install the rack on your RV, simply slide the sleeve over the shank and insert the hitch pin. Place the included plate under your RV's bumper and bolt the sleeve to it.
The mast has a pair of ratcheting hooks that hold your bikes securely by the top tube. And because they move independently, you can carry bikes of different shapes and sizes. The hooks have soft padding that won't scratch or scuff your bike's paint.
The rack has wheel hoops that provide a stable base for mounting your bikes. Each hoop has a hand knob that lets you easily slide it along the tray to accommodate your bike's wheelbase.
You can fold the mast down for easy access to the rear of your RV. Simply pull the pin at the base of the mast and fold it down in either direction. You can also fold the trays up against the mast for storage. Just pull the pins at the junctions where the trays meet the rack, fold the trays up, and reinsert the pins into the provided holes.
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Average Customer Rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars (268 Customer Reviews)
This versatile 2-bike rack is great for everyday use and for vacations. It slides into the 2" hitch on your car, truck, or SUV, and it bolts to the bumper on your RV. Includes all the hardware necessary to quickly swap between vehicles.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.
This is a very solid and heavy-duty bike rack. Mount to RV bumper is sturdy and secure with bolts to prevent rattling. Due to concern from stories of bumpers separating, I added two unistrut braces tying back to the hitch frame. Had to use bumper mount versus hitch to leave room for the spare tire mount.
I partly rotated bike handlebars closest to trailer (off-center from wheel) to prevent them from rubbing the back of the trailer. Good bike lock secures everything in place.
very well made, easy to set up, take down, and load the bikes. Connections are very tight, no rattle at all.
..we received our Swagman bike carrier in just 3 days after placing our order on a Saturday! We got our confirmation in minutes and the shipping info followed an hr later. WOW..great service !! The carrier was easy breezy to put together (approx 10 min) and then another 10-15 to place on the trailer bumper. We just got back from a week long trip..used our bikes every day. They were SO easy to get on and off. We wondered why we didn't buy from you sooner!!! All in all..a Great bike rack.
It is a very light duty rack, and it is priced that way, so that is good. However, I cannot use it. The length of the tube that fits into the hitch receiver is not long enough for our use. The car is a 2018 Subaru Forester. I bought the hitch receiver from Etrailer in 2018, and it works well. I must take a pedal off the nearside of the nearside bicycle to allow use of this rack. I will call the 800 number to talk about returning this one and ordering a more expensive rack. Thanks!
Good product and seems to hold the bikes pretty good. The only issue I have is that the handlebars from one of my bicycles hits the RV housing. If you get this product and install it, please keep in mind that you will probably have to pad the one side of the handgrip. I have a spare tire attachment as well that I had to move. No big deal. Just that it's covering up the license plate now. We'll see how long it takes the "fuzz" to pull me over and tell me about this. LOL!
I used this hitch in a very different way, I bolted it backwards to my deck plate on Peterbilt 387 tractor so that my wife & I could carry our bikes on our cross country runs. It works real well. After 8 years of use and the abuse of salty winter roads my first one was getting in tough shape so I replaced it with another new one of the same model. It's a very sturdy unit and gave me years of dependable service, would highly recommend it to anyone. Here is a photo of the old one in service a few months before I replaced it.
Very stable whether it is on my truck hitch or my Swagman trailer mounted bike rack.
Secures bikes very securely.
Bought this Swagman bike rack so we could take our mountain bikes camping and use the rack on either our truck or our 5th wheel. It's a sturdy rack that's relatively easy to use. Releasing the hold-down hooks can be difficult at times, but not a big deal. Once you get the tire hoops set in the right position it's easy to get the bikes secured on the rack. In short, I would buy this rack again. There are some nicer racks out there that might be easier to use, but they cost a lot more. This one is the best bang for the buck that I've found.
Rack works very well. I like how solid it mounts to my receiver. I’ve carried two bikes for a couple of thousand miles and not had a single problem
Great product for the price. The rear bumper on our rPod 192 is closer to the body of the trailer than is shown in the various materials, so attaching the receiver to the bumper required substituting different bolts in the back hold than were supplied with the rack. I really like it that I can carry the bikes off the back of the trailer, then move the rack to the trailer hitch on the car once we get the trailer set up at the campground. Fit and finish of the rack components was excellent, and the rack was quick and easy with two adult bikes.
I recently completed the assembly of the bike rack. The rack comes to you about 3/4 assembled. The process is fairly painless if you are just a little bit mechanically inclined.
I found the rack to be well made with some nice adjustable features. The clamps that hold the bikes in place are of two different sizes ( height or length). This allow us to use the shorter one on my wife's bike and the longer one on my bike. The adjustable wheel cradles are easy to adjust to different bike lengths.
Haven't driven down the road with the bikes loaded but I don't see any issue with the rack in that regard. I will be cutting a hole in a tennis ball to put on the handle bar closest to the back of the camper.
The rack appears to be solid. I did choose to go with the optionally available locking pin as well. This really solidified the feel of the rack.
can't use it with my Montana 3731FL 5th wheel, the bumper set a little under the back of the RV so I can't bolt the rack to the bumper.
Bike rack was easy to assemble. We wanted a bike rack for our 5th wheel to fit on the bumper and still retain the roof ladder that's in the middle of the bumper. After tightening the hitch bolt, it is very sturdy.
This is a well made product with very nice features comparable with units that cost much more. The retaining bar holds the bikes in tight. Its also RV rated for using on the back of your trailer or motor home, which gets a lot more motion than when mounted to your car.
takes maybe 20 min to install and fit, and then, you are all done! Holds bikes well, even stores well by hanging it in the garage. Keeps bikes well, no swinging, and can get to the back of the suv easily (with the bikes off). So, go on a trip, take the bikes, and you never have to take the rack off the car if you don’t want to. Well designed by people who actually used it.
We received the above bike rack and found it easy to put together. We installed it yesterday and we are very satisfied. Going on the road soon, so can’t give a full review just yet. But, etrailer’s service is outstanding.
Ernie Pagan
Etrailer deserves A+ for providing good support and sending the miissing parts to me but should find another delivery service that treats packages more considerately.
Assembled easily. Using it on front hitch installed below the bumper on my 2020 F-250. Fits securely and arrived promptly. Haven't been on the road yet but I'm sure all is good. Best price I could find and follow up has been very good.
Great rack, simple assembly, well bulit,secures bikes with ease and gives you comfort that they will not flyoff going down our bumpy highways.
Had this about 1 year and it has worked very well for our usage. Use it on our fifth wheel to carry two bikes when traveling. Works great on our truck to carry the bikes. Holds the bikes in place without getting loose. Shelia was was on the mark helping me choose the correct bike rack.
This is a quality product that does its job very capably. Easy to mount/dismount bikes in service. Mounting the rack to the receiver hitch is a little more involved due to it being "RV rated", having the extra clamp and special bolt so that the rack is rigidly attached to the receiver hitch. In this way, the bikes ride with the vehicle suspension, rather than being shaken due to the "play" that happens with a standard receiver hitch installation.
You may have to also buy the extension piece so that the bikes don't come into contact with the back of the tow vehicle (a pickup truck tailgate in my case)
Instructions were a little confusing and pictures not real clear. I still have two small pointed screws that I don't see on instructions and don't know what to do with. Still only took about 20 minutes to put together. Suggest someone rewrite these and do a little better with the pictures.
Bike rack held up great during our 16000 mile RV trip last summer. Easy to use. Very steady and sturdy. We use it on the front of our pick up truck while pulling a 5th wheel.
Very nice bike rack. Easy to install and use.
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