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Description: 2, 4 and 5 bike capacity
Carries hard-to-fit bikes including women's, juvenile and non-traditional frames
Rugged 2 1/2" steel tube provides strength, stability and security
Ergonomically designed cam lever allows arms to fold down and out of the way when not in use
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Submitted by
Mike Snyder
a Weekend Warrior
from Los Angeles, CA USA
Date Reviewed: July 20, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Orange Line | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | 120.00 | | Strengths: | Arms fold down easily; folds out of the way of tailgate easily; holds four-five bikes well. | | Weaknesses: | Could use a quick-release system to fold arms up and down. The cinching system to hold the adapter to a 2" hitch should be less complicated. Whenever I take the rack off my car it takes a while to remember how it goes back on to cinch properly. | | Similar Products Used: | Hollywood hitch mount | | Bike Setup: | Hitch mounted on F-150 pickup | | Bottom Line: | Yes, it wobbles at speed -- but that's easily eliminated by tightening the bolt that goes through the 2" adapter. A once-a-month tightening is all it needs to keep it snug and firm, regardless of how many bikes I'm carrying. The fold-down arms even have enough back room (the side opposite the mount where the bikes fit on the arms) to add another carrier for a fifth bike. I've used this rack with my and my kids bikes camping, to the beach, whatever and haven't had any problems. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Steve S
a
from Parma, OH
Date Reviewed: July 4, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | None | | Weaknesses: | Wobbles dangerously. Hitch adapter does not fit correctly. They include a plastic block that is very loose. | | Bottom Line: | Do not buy this product. If you have a 2" hitch.....buy a 2" bike rack. Do not but the adapter model. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Yvette
a Weekend Warrior
from Austin, TX, USA
Date Reviewed: November 30, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$99.00 | | Purchased At: | Target | | Strengths: | Fits all 4 of our bikes with no trouble at all. Even fits the smaller frames. Easy to load on and off, easy to secure. | | Weaknesses: | The adapter for the larger hitch gives too much. Not a good system for attaching such a large rack. | | Similar Products Used: | NONE | | Bottom Line: | The sway was terrifying. I had people on the highway flagging me down and pointing to the bike rack because it was swaying side to side so much. If the arm was larger (i.e. the same size as my hitch) so that I didn't have to use the adapter to mount it, I think it may work better and be more stable. Or if there was more than just one bolt to hold it together? I don't know, but it seems very unsafe to have the bikes swaying so much with every slight turn. I even had a bike shop guy look at it and he said it was mounted correctly, just a cheap rack. His words! So I guess you get what you pay for. I think I'll sell it and try to buy a higher quality one. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brian
a Weekend Warrior
from Phoenix, AZ, USA
Date Reviewed: November 4, 2002 | | Favoriate Trail: | white rock in Prescott, AZ | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$120.00 | | Purchased At: | bike nashbar | | Strengths: | sturdy, easy to get on and off, reliable | | Weaknesses: | None | | Bike Setup: | I have a Haro Full suspension XLS Werks 3.0 and Nissan Altima Car | | Bottom Line: | Yo moron if you have a Y frame you are going to have to use a different type of rack. Duh ?? I have a full suspension bike and I have no problems with this rack. I have the 1 1/4" 2 bike version and it is outstanding, especially for the price. I strongly reccommend this rack. It is very easy to get on and off. I have an Altima sedan which exposes the bike/rack to a lot of wind at 80 mph. So far, I have had absolutely no problems. The sway is mininmal. You are always going to get some sway with a sedan like the Altima. You can also open the trunk on the Altima and not do anything to the rack. This rack is perfect for sedans. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jimmy
a Weekend Warrior
from LI
Date Reviewed: April 17, 2002 | | Favoriate Trail: | Rocky Point | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$179.00 | | Purchased At: | Online | | Strengths: | Holds 5 bikes, arms can fold down | | Weaknesses: | Does not hold full suspension bikes. Will have to buy a bike beam in order to fit the bike to the rack | | Similar Products Used: | Purchased a Yakima rimroc but haven't tested it yet | | Bike Setup: | Intense Tracer, Specialized FSR XC | | Bottom Line: | Graber indicates that you can fit funky style frames on this rack such as a "Y" bike. That's BS. Sure you can fit it on but then the rear tire is facing up towards the sky or sticking out from the side of the car. I have not been able to fit my full suspension nor my friend's numerous full suspension bikes correctly. Sure you can fit a Trek Y bike but then who makes those types of frames nowadays? So I had to buy bike beams to fit my bikes on. You're then at risk of losing your bike on the highway because if your stem or seatpost comes off, your bike is history. Also the bikes will sway back and forth like crazy with the beam. This rack is good for hardtails only. The rack is also not stable on the highway, it sways back and forth all the time. Don't buy this rack if you have full suspension bike You will have major regrets if you buy this rack and try to fit your dual suspension bike. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Murray
a Weekend Warrior
from Sacramento, CA
Date Reviewed: March 19, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$180.00 | | Purchased At: | City Bicycle Works | | Strengths: | heavy duty; well made; looks good (if you like black); arms fold down; holds all sorts of frames | | Weaknesses: | rack sways from side to side a bit; section that goes into your receiver hitch can be a bit longer (I have to remove a pedal to clear the back of my Plymouth Voyager van); plastic "cam levers" for folding down arms can be chipped if you're not careful | | Similar Products Used: | cheap trunk mounted carriers | | Bike Setup: | mountain bikes, road bikes, kid bikes | | Bottom Line: | I have the 5 bike model. So far it hasn't given me any problems -- Lake Tahoe, Yosemite, camping trips, around town. I've taken it on extended rough roads and watched the bikes sway from side to side. This is the only weakness and can be attributed to the fact that there is only one bolt that holds the upright section to the hitch mount section. I am thinking about adding another bolt to the hitch section (there are holes to do so) to prevent the sway. I haven't had any problems with the fold down arms other than a quarter-sized section of the plastic cam lever breaking off when I was putting it away (metal meets plastic, plastic breaks). The $180 I spent on the rack plus the $140 I spent for the hitch is less than what I would have spent on a roof system. I recommend this rack if you have a hitch and lots of bikes to carry (as I have a roof top box for stuff).
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Submitted by
John
a Cross Country Rider
from New York
Date Reviewed: August 30, 2000 | | Favoriate Trail: | Greenbelt | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$200.00 | | Purchased At: | Sheepshead Cycles | | Strengths: | Sturdy rack, looks great, collapsable arms | | Weaknesses: | Sways a little | | Similar Products Used: | Graber Roof Rack (no good) and Saris roof Racks (great rack) | | Bike Setup: | 1998 Specialized M2 pretty much stock execpt for riser bars | | Bottom Line: | This is a nice rack. I could have spent another $100 for the Thule space station but then I could only hold 2 bikes with the Thule. As for the Graber, I can hold up to 5 bikes. The rack sways alittle bit but I've used it every weekend since I purchased it and it hasn't given me any problems at all. I recommend this rack. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Stu Miller
a Cross Country Rider
from Littleton, CO
Date Reviewed: April 22, 2000 | | Favoriate Trail: | the last one I rode | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Bottom Line: | By the way, I left out a key word in my earlier review, the rack does NOT scratch the car. Duh!
The rack is still working great. The movement has not changed and is not a problem. My riding partner has one now on his Toyota Solaris. Still recommend it as a great alternative to a trunk or roof mount rack. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Sam Bass
a Weekend Warrior
from Mooresville, NC
Date Reviewed: October 25, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
Well Made, Sturdy, folds down | | Weaknesses: |
Have to undo allen screw to fold arms down, a pain | | Bike Setup: |
Lincoln Navigator | | Bottom Line: | Very well made rack, needs different system to collapse arms | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Stu Miller
a Cross-Country Rider
from Littleton, CO
Date Reviewed: April 2, 1999 | | Favoriate Trail: |
Amasa Back, Moab | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
available for 1.25 or 2 receiver hitches
carries 2 to 4 bikes depending on model
access to trunk with swing down feature
cam controlled arms swing down for storage
hold downs & straps rotate on arms to accept different bike frames | | Weaknesses: |
rack swings back & forth due to slop in hitch mount connection | | Similar Products Used: |
Hollywood Trunk Racks | | Bike Setup: |
Honda Accord with 1.25 receiver hitch | | Bottom Line: | This rack is high quality and does what I need, transports up to 4 bikes with scratching the car's finish. I've used roof mounted and trunk mounted racks in the past and all of them scratch the car's finish sooner or later. I bought the 1.25 hitch model in the 4 bike configuration (model 1078Q4). Rack could carry more weith than my Class 1 hitch could handle (200 lbs. tongue weight). Used 1 time so far with 3 bikes averaging 25 lbs. each. The rack stores in my trunk when I'm on the trail thanks to the cam controlled folding arms. Some play from side to side due to receiver hitch and receiver tube movement. So far the movement is acceptable. I will follow up with a review later in the season. I will give this a rating of 4 for now due to the movement in the hitch. | | Overall Rating: |
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