Ever been on a road trip and have to unload your bikes to access your vehicle's cargo area? Never again. Unlike most hanging racks, the ShiftShow can tilt with bikes loaded. We also like that it folds up small enough to store in a closet.
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The ShiftShow was designed to help friends and families get out and enjoy a ride. It'll carry 4 bikes, but you may struggle to get all 4 on the rack without some contact between them. So, if you have carbon frame bikes, or bikes you don't want to risk getting scratched, we suggest you check out the Benton Shifts&Grins platform rack (B82FR). But if you don't have these concerns and just want to get out and ride, we believe you won't find a better value than the ShiftShow.
Unlike most hanging bike racks, the Benton ShiftShow tilts down with your bikes loaded. So whether you're at the trail, in a parking lot, or pulled over on the side of the road while on a road trip, you won't have to remove your bikes to access your cargo area. The arm also folds down when not in use. This leaves a smaller footprint, so you can keep the rack on your vehicle to park in your garage.
One of the things we love about the ShiftShow is its tiny footprint when completely folded up. Because of its single arm design, and the fact that the arm and shank fold up to the mast, storing it isn't a big deal. The rack will fit in your trunk, garage, or even in your closet. In fact, it folds up so compact you'll have to make sure you don't lose it, like we did at one point.
Average Customer Rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars (7 Customer Reviews)
Ever been on a road trip and have to unload your bikes to access your vehicle's cargo area? Never again. Unlike most hanging racks, the ShiftShow can tilt with bikes loaded. We also like that it folds up small enough to store in a closet.Heavy duty rack! Assembly instructions were good and easy to follow and assembly was pretty straightforward. All the parts seem like high quality and everything fit together. I got all my bikes on it and drove around a bit and I think it will work well for us. I put on a medium 26" bike, a medium 29er, a small 29er and a small 26" all at the same time and everything fit. Rack sits pretty high so I can get out of the driveway with a few inches to spare so that is nice. I used an Allen socket with ratchet wrench to make assembly easier instead of provided Allen wrench and recommend that.
I found placing the bar hook on the bike frame holds the bike steady better than just pushing it down on the wheel if your going to drive much distance I would do that. We will see how it performs but at least out of the box it seems good.
Came well packaged in perfect condition which I was a little worried about with shipping something so heavy across the country, but even though the box was a little beat up every thing inside was fine.
Every year my family picks a place for all of us to road trip for an adventure. This year was mountain biking in Bentonville Arkansas!
I have been biking for 30 years now and because I work at etrailer have used all the racks. For 4 bikes, or as a 2 bike this one is the one. Let’s be real, getting a family of 5 and extended family of 23 on a road trip is a shift show. The loading, unloading, pee breaks getting in and out is work.
This rack made a difference. The 2 bike extension attachment is far and away the easiest and simplest I have used. I was so surprised how easy it was I had my son try, and stopped a neighbor to try. Same result it took them about 20 seconds to get from 2 to 4 bike attachment.
Loading the bikes was easy not too much interference between seats and handlebars. Had to slide one set of cradles. Pretty easy stuff.
Then the tilting, fully loaded. The button and handle was easy. I’m not a spring chicken and didn’t have any trouble getting it tilted and back up.
For storage. It’s so easy to remove the extension I got to carry it in 2 pieces. So light enough to handle it. Normally carrying a 4 bike rack, that is 100+ pounds and an awkward shape to the garage is very challenging. 2 pieces of this rack was easy.
And it folds flat, game changer for the garage. Finally my rack doesn’t have to stick out for the whole family to trip over.
Received yesterday, pretty simple to assemble. Like how compact it folds up for storage, like the flexibility to place the arms on the wheel or frame to secure the bike. It is heavy, but I was able to lift and attach it by myself. I was initially excited that it cleared my 2015 Jeep Wrangler JK's stock spare tire when folded up. But, my bike's pedal hits the spare tire (XL-sized MTB with 29" tires) so I had to use my hitch extension (already owned). No horizontal sway, but has some vertical sway at the hitch (with and without the extender) - but test drove it (bumps and hard braking) with no issues - but this is just my day 1 test. Thanks etrailer for all of the detailed videos on your bike racks - really helped me with the decision!
I am an etrailer employee that tested out the rack. This is a solid rack for the price. I did have a small issue with the hitch aligner working with my OEM ford explorer hitch but I was able to loosen the screws and move the hitch aligner to make it work.
Everything about this product feels rock solid. So far, my assessment is that this is great value for price!
Excellent design and quite strong. Should last years.
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