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Built for power and weight, the Swagman Current carries two e-bikes up to 60 lbs each with room for fat tires up to 5" wide. The solid steel frame and anti-rattle hitch pin keep the rack steady mile after mile. Whether hauling a pair of full-power commuters or trail bikes, the setup feels sturdy and balanced once tightened down.
The adjustable hooks slide up and down the center mast to grab each frame firmly without scratching paint. Soft padding on the hooks keeps finishes safe, even when clamping alloy or carbon tubes. Independent movement makes it simple to mix different frame sizes—one small mountain bike beside a large electric rig stays secure without fighting for space.
Extra-wide wheel cradles handle everything from slim road tires to 5" fat rubber. Each cradle slides along the tray to fit wheelbases up to 50" and locks down with ratcheting straps that keep the wheels anchored. Once dialed in for your bikes, the setup stays consistent every time you load.
Two spring-loaded levers make the whole rack easy to manage. One tilt lever drops the rack—bikes and all—so you can reach your cargo area, while the second lets you fold the rack up flat when you’re done riding. No awkward pins or tools to fight with, just quick hand levers that click solidly into place.
Built-in locks on the ratcheting hooks and the threaded hitch pin share the same key, so both your bikes and rack stay put. The locking hitch pin tightens to remove any play in the receiver, making transport quieter and more secure. It’s a simple, single-key system that keeps everything locked down wherever you park.
Customer Satisfaction Score:
97% were satisfied with this product
3% of customers were not satisfied
Ratings & Reviews
Great well built sturdy product. Easy to assemble , good instructions - highly recommend fire heavier bikes.
Received the Swagman Current for use with two E-Bikes on the back of a 22 foot Sprinter RV chassis. The hitch was very easy to put together...took about 30 minutes. This is a solid bike rack. Mounted the bike rack onto the Sprinter using the locking hitch bolt. The only movement from the hitch is with the pivot mechanism, which isn’t too bad. Ran into three problems right off the bat. I was hoping the tilt mechanism would allow rear door access.....it does not. Second problem is with the close proximity of the inner bike to the rear window. Shake the bike hard enough vertically and it will bang the glass. Resting position is about 4 inches from the window. The hitch tilts up an inch or two which makes this possible. Third problem is with the lock down hooks. The E-Bikes are step through type so the hook pushes down on an angle. It works but is not desirable. Unfortunately, the long hook won’t disengage after locking down. Have to release the wheel straps and release all pressure on the hook in order to slide it up.
Solution to problems one and two is a swing out extender....on order now. Solution to the third problem are adapter bars.....also on order. Total investment to make this works is around $850. I’ll have to update once the additional parts arrive.....fingers crossed ; )
Great service.Ordered this Swagman hitch on Sunday and received it in 4days.
Took me about one hour to put it all together,put two ENikes on.Really pleased with the service and hitch.
Getting the initial adjustment for out bikes took a bit but now it works great. Would be even better if the padded arms had adjustable length versus set, but it meets all my requirements.
Easy to assemble, very sturdy
Description should give weight of item. I could not find it anywhere. Other than that looks good and heavy duty.
Larry
6/23/2025
Bike rack has held up and still functioning as it should. Still looks the same as the day I bought it. I would still recommend this product
Service was great! I could not believe how quickly I received the bike rack.
Assembly was easy and we have used it daily since receiving about a week ago. The rack seems to be very robust and sturdy. I feel confident in driving down the road with our Lectric E-bikes mounted on the back of my truck.
Awesome bike rack. Easy to assemble and load/unload bikes. Holds my wife's e-bike with no issues. Got a great price from etrailer. Highly recommend
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Mike L.
4/9/2026
Hey John, let me look into that for you.
The rack was easy to assemble. The rack is very small compared to my previous rack, I was really impressed how stable it is. So far so good
Love the Swagman Current 2 Bike platform rack. Easy to assemble. So far very satisfied with rack. Performs as advertised.
The product is great. It's sturdy and not hard to put together. Fits nicely in the hitch on the back of our Rav4 (see pic). We have two e-bikes and they both fit easily on the rack, which will be useful when we go to bike trails that are further away from us.
Stable enough for a 50 lb e-bike. The upright "hook" holds the bike steady, but somewhere between the hitch and the 1-1/4" tongue, there is quite a lot of sway, side-to-side
Was easy to put together.
Haven't taken it on the road yet but don't foresee any issues. We'll be going down to Cape Cod in September, so that will be it's road test.
I have two Lectric Ebikes. This my second attempt to find a bike ramp to carry both bikes. Finally success. Holds and safely secures both. Solid construction. Fits on my 2" truck hitch and the 1-1/4" trailer hitch. Very pleased. See my photos.
When I purchased my new e-bike I had to upgrade to a new bike rack because my old bike rack could not handle the weight of the new e-bike. Since I had a Swagman XTC2 and was very happy with it, I went with Swagman again and I'm happy I did. The one key fits both the hitch pin lock and the bike hold down hooks. I can fold the rack back with a bike on it and lower the tailgate without having to remove the bike.
Here is the review and the picture is attached. 5 Stars.
“As I have two expensive eBikes, I want to leave little to chance. Although a lot heavier than aluminum racks, I fully trust the Swagman.
I have had 2 issues: 1) one of the nuts that hold the yellow tire straps was lose. I tightened this, and no issues since. But it has made me keep an extra nut, spring and strap with my kit. 2) I transported my bike with a flat tire one time, and it did bounce free, as I did not push down as hard on the ratchet hook, as I should have. Like any equipment, get to know it for optimum use.
I own a Haibike SDURO and my wife has a Pedego Interceptor. They each weigh about 50lbs. Mounted a 2” trailer hitch from [moving company] on the back of my Subaru Outback (least costly… about 2 hour install including trip to [hardware store] for the required metal drill bit).
All good… I would recommend this rack. And etrailer Website videos gave me enough details to feel comfortable I was getting the right model. Thanks!“
Great product - easy to assemble and great for our 2 bicycles, including my wife's Blix e-bike.
The only criticism is, that on the box it says it fits 1 1/4" and 2" hitches - in the brochre it says NOT to use it on 1 1/4" hitches.
Sierra K.
9/21/2021
Thank you for pointing this out. This can not be used on a Class 1 inch and a quarter hitch, but it can be used on a Class 2 inch and a quarter hitch. The difference between a class 1 and a class 2 inch and a quarter hitch is that the class 2 has about 350 pounds of maximum tongue weight as opposed to the class 1s 200 pounds. Some class 1 hitches have a stop tab inside that blocks class 2 accessories.
I watched the videos on a few bike racks to determine what will work best for me. Just installed this and I think it's going to work great. My wheel base on my bike is a little bigger than what it recommended for this rack so I had to have both the wheel cradles going in the same direction but the straps are verry sturdy to hold the wheels tightly. I fold down the center mast to load the bike then it's easy to tilt it up and lower the top hook.
This rack is solid and gets the job done. We purchased a pair of e-bikes and needed to upgrade our rack. Very happy with our choice of this rack, etrailer promptly shipped the order and it arrived on the date they estimated which was great because we need to pick up the bikes the next morning. Rack was very well packaged and easy to assemble took 30 to 45 minutes and it was ready to go. First trip picking up the bikes was 80 miles and the rack preformed great. The bikes are held solid on this rack and easy to load and unload. We couldn’t be happier with the purchase. Thanks etrailer
David
6/4/2024
Have been using the rack for a year now and no issues at all. We traveled over 2800 miles back and forth to Florida this winter with it and it worked out great. I would not hesitate to buy this rack again.
Jesse M.
6/4/2024
Coming from a Kuat bike rack made out of aluminum this thing is built like a tank. I needed the extra weight capacity of the Swagman for carrying two electric bikes from the Electric Bike company in Newport Beach, CA. The Electric Bike Company also recommended the Swagman for transporting their beach cruisers, since the Swagman secures the bikes by the upper frame rail of the bike and not from the tires like so many other racks. The EBC bikes have fenders and steel baskets, which make a rack that secures bikes by their tires unusable. The Swagman came packaged with zero damage, and went together in a matter of minutes. I put it on my truck to pre-test it out with our two bikes, and to get the bike tire holders properly spaced and tightened down. Our bikes each weigh 53lbs. and this particular Swagman has a max rating for 60lbs. per bike. The Swagman comes with a cable to lock your bikes, a locking receiver pin, and the arm that secures the bikes is lockable. So far, I'm really liking this rack, based upon the quality, security, and price.
Robert B.
3/26/2022
Excellent
Fantastic product, with super shipping and order support. Given that it's rated for bikes twice the weight of these 2, I was looking for something really solid, and this delivers! Had to reverse the ordering of the hold-down arms to get a good hold on the bike with a low topbar, and I had to use a bar adapter for the lowstep bike, but it all worked. Some people had expressed concern about the bikes or rack blocking the taillights, but on my Honda Pilot there was no problem. Only issue -- which isn't its fault -- is that my backup camera/collision warning system thinks it's going to hit the bike and alerts when in reverse; don't think there is a workaround there. The rack and bikes do not extend past the width of the Pilot, which is nice. When empty and folded up, it's very compact, and the rear hatch opens with plenty of clearance. Unlike the pictures online, the tiedown straps are black, not vivid yellow, which suits me fine. Very solid and well made!
Robert
8/29/2022
It’s still fantastic, built like a tank.
Great customer service, easy assembly and best price. Prior to ordering online,called with questions and Ashley E. answered all and offered to place order for me. She provided updates through the day I received the bike rack.
We have 2 fat tire e-bikes that we needed to transport on our RV. These have been working great. Easy to use and has been sturdy despite bumpy campground roads. We are very satisfied with the fast delivery and the product.
Installation instructions are a little bit tricky, but totally doable. Takes a little bit of time to adjust each bike into its best place (in relation to each other on the rack), but once you have it set, then you’re always good to go.
Love that there are no awkward wires and pins, just two simple levers to tilt the rack away from the vehicle or lower the center bar down. Love that the crossbar hook is super secure and locking (best feature ever) and that the key is the same as the hitch lock. Feels sturdy and well made.
Since there is quite size difference in my XS Specialized Rockhopper Mtn bike and my husband’s LG Specialized Tero Mtn e-bike, we had to put his heavier e-bike furthest away from the vehicle, going against the recommendation for the heavier bike to be placed closer to the vehicle. However, because of the placement, configuration and lengths of each crossbar hook, this is the only way it would work. I suppose I could have gotten a crossbar frame adaptor for my smaller bike, but we are pretty confident it’ll be okay.
Videos showing how much jostle to expect while driving was helpful to know what is/isn’t normal. Installation videos and photos submitted by other reviewers were totally key to purchasing this particular hitch rack. Installed on a Jeep Patriot with 2” hitch receiver.
Gwendolyn Y.
6/19/2025
Thank you so much for taking the time to share your detailed feedback about the bike rack— I'm glad that, after working out all the adjustment for your bikes, it’s working well for you, Michelle! When's the next bike bike ride?
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Edward
4/5/2022
As expected, the Kuat swing out adapter took care of problems 1 and 2 very well. Overall, a solid solution for any van. Found solution for the inner bike mounting hooking on the inside of the crossbar. Works well. Outer bike fell down during one trip…no damage…whew. We use an adapter bar now and everything works well. Confident now to transport the bikes on long trips.