SportRack Escape 3 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Jeep Liberty

Review of the SportRack Escape 3 Hitch Bike Rack on a 2012 Jeep Liberty

Today on our 2012 Jeep Liberty, we'll be test fitting the SportRack Escape 3 Bike Hitch Mounted Bike Carrier, part number A30403. Now, this bike carrier will work with both 1-1/4 and 2-inch hitches. Today, we'll be using it with a 2-inch hitch so we've already gone ahead and install the included adapter onto the bike rack shank. We can now slide the shank of the bike rack into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole, and using the included anti-rattle bolt, we'll insert it and tighten it down, securing the bike rack to the vehicle. Now with the bike rack secured, we can go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance here at the back of the bike rack measures 17-1/2 inches and from the closest point of the bike rack here at the mast to the back of the vehicle measures 12-1/2 inches.

We'll now go ahead and pull the pin here at the base of the mast where we can then tilt the mast down and open the cargo door. We'll now pull the pin here at the top of the mast and bring out the dual arms. We'll then undo the straps to expose our cradles. We'll place the bike into the cradles and bring the straps around, securing our bike to the bike rack. That's it.

Our bike is loaded and we're ready to head on down the road. That completes our test fit of the SportRack Escape 3 Bike Hitch Mounted Bike Carrier, part number A30403, on our 2012 Jeep Liberty.