Bike Rack Reviews

This is an excellent bike carrier. Bikes are protected, secure, and you can put them on and take them off in a flash. I guess the only drawback would be the application and removal of the carrier itself to/from the vehicle. It is heavy (50 lbs.)and requires a wrench. So if you don't want to drive around with it all of the time, it becomes a pain to put on and take off. You should ask yourself a question about how much you are going to use it. I use this carrier primarily for long distance transport of my bikes, and a lighter hitch mounted bike rack (frame hang) for shorter day to day use. The price of this carrier is a little steep too, but I am still pleased with the purchase.

Needed a bike rack for my wife and I to transport our two bikes when we travel to our place on the coast of SC each month. Very heavy duty and was setup to fit my 2" hitch right out of the box, with very minor assembly and the tools were included. The rubber hold down straps work well, not sure about longterm use. It did not include a lock or security cable, but I used the one I have been using to cable my bike to the outside bike rack at our property. I enjoy leaving it on my BMW X5, and with the fold down feature, I can open my hatch completely without any interference. The arm folds down that carrys the bikes for a very compact look. It fit my needs perfectly and the quality it top notch.

Finally got the rack on my Prius but it stuck back so far from the car that people honked at me and thought it was coming off the car! Had a muffler shop cut down the tongue attachment and weld it back together ($25) and now works great.Also assembly instructions may be obvious if youre the one who happened to engineer and design the orriginal product, but for those of us who have never seen one of these things befor, it was a frustrating process. They absolutely need better instructions!

This is a well designed product. It's sturdy and securely holds 4 bikes with very little sway. I quickly developed confidence in it even while driving over rough terrain and around corners. The few complaints that I would have are:1. The rubber pads started to show permanent damage after one trip. They're molded plastic with a molded rubber-like material in contact with the bike frames, but obviously not a true vulcanized rubber.2. The anti-rattle hitch bolt works well, but it doesn't come with the advertised locking device.3. The vertical beam just misses the bumper on my Dodge Magnum by less than 1mm. Maybe the hitch receiver is partly to blame, but I'd appreciate more clearance.

This is the first bike rack I've purchased. But I have one problem. My Childrens bikes won't fit in grips,the bars on bikes are to wide.I didn't relalize that; it's probably made just for mountain bikes. Because my bike fits just fine. Only problem is I can't take kids bike on trips. I have SUV.