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Thule Ridgeline 4-bike hitch rack Bike Rack
Product DescriptionThule Ridgeline 4 Bike for 2" & 1 1/4" Receiver (954). Our full-featured hitch has all the bases covered.
User Reviews
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Leprechaun19
a Weekend Warrior
from Bothell Date Reviewed: January 13, 2010 Strengths: Very strong construction. Easy flip up/down. Relatively narrow distance between bars and rotating brackets on bars enable a broader number of bikes to fit. Love the locking mechanisms (2). Avle to fir 1.25" and 2" hitches. Weaknesses: no possible way to fit 4 bikes on this rack. very heavy. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Mission Ridge Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $300.00 Purchased At: Auto Anything Bike Setup: 2010 Gary Fisher Rumblefish II Trek 4500 Treh MT 220
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qazokm
a Weekend Warrior
from Lincoln, RI, USA Date Reviewed: April 3, 2009 Strengths: Integrated locking cable; easy to fold; soft grips don't scratch bike frames. Weaknesses: Anti-sway cages are hard plastic and do scratch the bike frame; I don't see any way of carrying 4 adult bikes with this rack. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $290.00 Bike Setup: Specialized Stumpjumper FSR Pro (stock with Time ATAC XS Carbon pedals); previously stock Gary Fisher Marlin. 
Submitted by
GF70
a Cross Country Rider
from NoVA Date Reviewed: August 4, 2008 Strengths: Has it all. QR Straps, AntiSway Mechanism, Locks for hitch and bikes included. Bikes are very secure during transport. Weaknesses: None Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: NoVA Trails Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $300.00 Purchased At: EMS
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Jon
a Weekend Warrior
from Baltimore, Maryland Date Reviewed: May 26, 2008 Strengths: hitch lock, attached cable lock, nice finish/ paint, anti-sway, no pins for folding down arms or rack, one key locks everything. Fits 2" and 1 1/4" hitches. Does fine at speed in excess of 80 mph. Blocks my license plate from red light cameras. Weaknesses: A little challenging to use the anti-sway bars when putting on my girlfriends Cannondale feminine F7. If I got rid of her water bottle cage this would easier. It would be a little hard to put more than two bikes on the rack. I am sure that I could if I wanted to though. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $320.00 Purchased At: Princeton Sports Similar Products Used: Played with some other thule, xport, and yakima racks. Bike Setup: Giant Boulder Se with some minor upgrades.
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John
a Cross Country Rider
from Frederick, MD Date Reviewed: May 5, 2008 Strengths: Quick release, anti sway adapter,locks, 2" hitch adapter, pretty much every feature the rack has. Weaknesses: I do not leave it on my vehicle, so I pull the rack off every time I am not riding. I do not like that you have to use a socket to tighten the rack on the hitch. It would be nice to see some other way to secure it and have it not rattle. Its also pretty pricey, but they all are. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $270.00 Purchased At: REI Similar Products Used: Pick Up truck bed Bike Setup: GF X-Cal 29er
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Antje
a Cross Country Rider
from Des Plaines Date Reviewed: August 28, 2007 Strengths: It is very quick and easy to install. The quick releases work extremely well. I just leave the rack on my station wagon most of the time, taking it only off if I have to put very bulky items into the trunk. So now I can just throw my bike on the car on short notice, without any hassle - which led to a 200% increase in the amount of exercise I get ;-) I had a rack before that didn't fold down, and I very quickly learned that this is a feature that you simply can't live without (unless your garage is huge), so I returned it after a week of having to take the rack off the car every evening and got the Ridgeline instead. I have used the rack with one bike on it on long drives, which included both interstate and bumpy dirt road use, and had no trouble whatsoever with the bike coming loose. I even had the car parked with the bike on the rack during near-Tornado-level winds, and found absolutely no evidence of the bike having banged against the rack or the car. Weaknesses: I could imagine 4 bikes being a bit of a hassle to figure out how to arrange them without handlebar conflicts. But loading up 3 has always worked out well so far. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 6 months Purchased At: REI Similar Products Used: Yakima Bighorn Bike Setup: Ladies commuter bike (using top tube adapter) Often also transporting 2 additional road bikes
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