# 1
Thule Passage Trunk Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - Hanging Style
Excellent and prompt customer service! When I first ordered my product it wasn’t in stock— staff were quick to let me know and offered me comparable products. I ended up waiting for my original order and shipping quick and they stayed in touch with ideas! Thule: The instructions could be a little more detailed. I ended up watching YouTube videos to help me instal. Overall it was easy, and this was the first rack I’ve ever installed and I did it by myself! I was surprised to learn the bike rack is in no way secured inside your vehicle, so.. I store it in my garage when it’s on.
Positive: The product is well thought out and works for a wide range of automotive vehicles. It comes with interesting dampers that i think work. Instructions seem to be translated from another language, but are quite good, accompanying pictures make installation straightforward. A test drive over speed bumps shows that the rack will support the bike for all travel needs. It can be disassembled , collapsed and stored in the trunk. Downside: The rack is made for the classic triangular shaped frame: horizontal cross bar, "male" bike. For bikes without the horizontal bar, mounting is a little less satisfactory. Such a bike can only be mounted on the outside mounts. Cannot use the damper on one side. Picture shows the mounting. as to a design solution, maybe brackets could be replaced with smaller profile, some adjustability? however, as it is, vibration control is good and adjustability with smaller profile would have vibration concerns.
# 2
Thule Hitching Post Pro Bike Rack for 4 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches
Super sturdy and easy to use/install. Love the bolt hitch attachment, keeps the rack from swaying/wobbling. Attachment points are very solid and the anti swing clips keep your bikes from smashing into each other and the rack during fast starts and stops. I use for all types of bikes, road, mountain, cruiser, children's, etc.
The good: I like the way the bikes are held in and the ability to add the upright adapters to the bike frame holders. The straps are quality too. For a jeep with a spare tire, this is the perfect length to clear it. This rack is 5 stars from the bike holders to the base of it. The bad: the 2"receiver adapter and bolt are insufficient. I wish they made this in a solid 2" hitch. The entire setup is held into the receiver by a very short bolt. It only goes about half way into the receiver tube. So your hitch is only "secured" on one side. A hitch pin or bolt should go through the receiver tube completely imo so it can be secured on the other end with a retaining clip or nut. Because this only goes in the one side, the entire weight of the rack plus bikes are held tight to one side of the receiver by the undersized bolt and washer. A few bumps down the road and that bolt loosens. Now instead of distibuting the weight of the rack and bikes on the receiver and post, it's completely up to the bolt to keep you from losing the rack. The bolt threads get damaged too. I took this down a dirt road and nearly lost everything. I had to buy my own bolt with hd fender washers and lock washers to correct this. Thule should've provided this from the start. The current short bolt design where only one side of the receiver secures the rack is unacceptable. This rack is 1 star at best for the connection to the receiver.
# 3
Thule Passage 3 Bike Carrier - Trunk Mount
The side / bottom straps are seriously lacking. It has those straps you would find on a backpack, making it difficult to securely tighten down because of the angle. I'd usually have to pre-tighten them to a certain length, then forcefully shove the whole rack until it clipped onto my car. They really just need to be ratchet straps. Even then, one of the side straps came off while driving after hitting a small pothole and the whole thing dangled to one side - Luckily I was in a parking lot. I've also never been able to fit 3 regular bikes, only 2. It's really only a capacity of 3 if you have 2-3 slim bikes. The rubber is so wide that it makes it nearly impossible to slide certain bikes on. If you have a step thru bike with one of those crossbar adapters, I wouldn't even bother with trying this. Unfortunately I don't use this anymore since I'd be constantly worrying the whole thing will come off whenever I drive.
Fits perfectly on our Lexus CT200h. Only on the old LS400, the side straps have to be fastened to the wheel arch edge, since the upper trunklid gap is to narrow for inserting the strap hooks. Mounting of two bikes is (with some routine) quickly done, and they stay safe even for longer and faster routes. For transporting three (mountain) bikes, though, the design doesn't seem big and robust enough. Nevertheless, the price-benefit-fun ratios are way better than reasonable.
# 4
Swagman Trailhead Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Tilting
etrailer has the best pre- and post-sales customer service I've ever seen! I started out not knowing anything about hitch-mounted racks. So I wrote to etrailer telling them about my car and type of hitch I was about to have installed. Samuel wrote back with lots of great information tailored specifically to my car. He even included a photo that looked just like my 2017 white VW GTI with a hitch and rack installed. Okay something of a coincidence. But the rest of the assistance I got from the crew at etrailer was just as prophetic. I went into this a novice and came out knowing lots more about hitches and racks and finding the rack best suited to my situation. I have a small car, a class 1 hitch and a heavy mountain bike. I got exactly what I needed. As to the Swagman rack itself, it works fine. If I had a different situation I would probably buy a platform rack as they are easier to load. There's no reason to buy a bike rack anywhere else.
First off, thanks to Jason T. or "Troop". The exemplary customer service he provided is rare these days. Troop made several calls to the various manufacturers to ascertain which bike rack would afford me the most ground clearance as my new VW Golf sits low to the ground and my old bike rack frequently scraped the ground when I went up even a slight up hill grade. His efforts paid off as he found me the best bike rack for my car, the Swagman Trailhead 2 Bike Carrier. It sits up off the ground just high enough that it doesn't scrape on my driveway. It is also sturdy and holds my bikes securely. And, the delivery was amazingly fast. I had my rack in about 2 days! Note to Troop, see my Pittsburgh Pirates Logo on my bumper in the attached pictures? Pirate Fans persevere! The Bucco's will be coming after your Cardinals this year! Thanks again Troop!
# 5
Yakima FrontLoader Wheel Mount Bike Carrier - Roof Mount
Overall I am happy with these bike carriers. They mount to the racks over the bed of my Tundra TRD Pro. Installation is simple. I think they could be just a bit sturdier because there is just a bit of wobbling when driving on bumpy roads but I'm not too worried about them coming dislodged. Take note that although they come with a cable lock to attach the bike to the carrier, the key is sold separately.
Very good product. It holds the bike securely on the roof without contacting the frame. It is easy to adjust from my road bike to my 29er mountain bike. Our drives are all relatively short, so I like that I do not need to remove the front wheel to lock in the bike. It's also nice that the SKS locking system allows me to use the same key for this rack that I use for my Yakima roof box and hitch rack. This is my first roof rack and I chose this route for a couple reasons. Some of the roads we travel to get to our trail heads are a bit rough and with a roof rack I don't have to worry about bottoming out a hitch rack hanging off the back of the vehicle. Also, it takes up less room in the garage. Our vehicle is a 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee with an additional 4 inches of ground clearance. That makes it a bit of a reach for my 5'4" wife, so we take our two-step along to help her. This is my third time purchasing from etrailer, and each experience has been very good. They are a very customer service oriented company. I really appreciate all the additional information they provide on their products, especially all the videos they produce to aid in reviews, assembly, and use.
# 6
Kuat Sherpa 2.0 Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 1-1/4" Hitches - Wheel Mount - Gray
I’ve had the Kuat Sherpa for about a year now and could not be more happy with this bike rack. When not in use I keep it safely in the garage- it only takes a few minutes to install it to my Honda Civic and safely secure two bikes using its exquisitely engineered and designed system. I’ve used this for 900+ mile trips with no issues whatsoever - the perfect bike rack!
After doing extensive research before buying my first ever bike rack, I chose the Kuat Sherpa 2.0 platform rack. I considered trunk mounted, hanging and platform racks before settling on a platform rack. I like the stability, the ease of loading and unloading and very importantly, the absence of contact with the frame of my bike. My bike has a beautiful paint job that I want to preserve. I looked at lots of racks online and at a bike shop and opted for the Kuat Sherpa 2.0 because of the excellent engineering, including the design of the packaging that becomes a work bench for assembling the rack, the relatively light weight (32 pounds), the inclusion of a hitch lock and a bike lock, the stability of the platform, even with a 1.25" connection and a class I hitch, and the ease of operation. Additionally, the overall appearance of the rack suggests high quality. Time will tell how well it ages but I'm pretty confident that I'll be pleased with it. I was very fortunate to find a used, like new Kuat via Etrailer at a meaningful discount that still qualified for the manufacturer's warranty! Thank you Etrailer! A tip to pass along that was shared with me, U-Haul is an excellent source for buying and installing hitches to accommodate bike racks - very attractive pricing, high quality installation and a super unlimited lifetime warranty. Can't wait for Spring and the chance to transport my bike to inviting riding venues!! PS The hitch and bike rack work very well with my 2011 Honda Accord Coupe, EXL V6 model that remains in excellent condition.
Thule T1 1-Bike Platform Rack Review - 2020 Nissan Altima
Hey everybody, Ryan here at etrailer. Today on our 2020 Nissan Altima, we're gonna be checking out the Thule T1 platform style bike rack. First impressions of the rack on the back of the Nissan, I think it's a pretty good fit actually. You know, it looks good. Really simple and easy to use. Thule makes really good products, so it should last quite some time.
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2019 Nissan Altima
Rob: Hey everybody, it's Rob here at etrailer.com, and today we're going to be taking a look at the Thule Helium Pro two bike hanging style rack on our 2019 Nissan Altima. And our rack is going to be great for mountain bikes, women's bikes, kid bikes, a lot of bikes out there. However, since it is a hanging style rack, it's not really recommended that you use it for a carbon style frame bike, because that is going to put all the stress on the frame and it can weaken it over time. But our rack is going to hold your bike in three different points to make sure it's secure when you are going down the road. We'll have two supports on the cross tube, and then we're going to have one on the vertical support, and that's going to act as an anti-sway, preventing the bike from moving too much back and forth and making that bike to bike contact.Now removing them is extremely easy. You just got these little levers, push that button in, we can loosen up the strap.
Thule Doubletrack Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2019 Nissan Altima
Hey everybody, it's Rob here at etrailer.com, today we're going to be taking a look at the Thule DoubleTrack two bike platform-style rack, on our 2019 Nissan Altima. Now our DoubleTrack is going to be a really nice entry-level platform style rack, and a platform-style rack is going to be like what we have here. It's going to have wheel trays. They're going to be holding the bike, and the bike's going to be sitting on a platform. But we're also going to have another additional support to help hold the bike when we are transporting it. We're going to have this frame hook in the middle, so it's really going to hold our bike securely.
Saris Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2019 Nissan Altima
Colin: Hey, everyone. It's Colin here at etrailer. Today we have a 2019 Nissan Altima. We're going to be test fitting the Saris Bones EX 3 Bike Rack and this is a trunk mounted bike rack, so it's going to mount to the trunk of your Altima and it allows you to transport up to three bikes to and from your destination. Now, it's going to grip your bike at three different points. We're going to have two straps on our top tube right here that's going to grip one towards the handlebars and one right by the seat post tube.
Yakima Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2017 Nissan Altima
Speaker 1: Today on our 2017 Nissan Altima we're doing a test fit of the Yakima HangOut trunk-mount 2-bike rack. That part number is Y02637. Now we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you how we secure it in place. We have three straps altogether holding our bike down. We're going to have two over our frame and one as our anti-sway strap in the back.
Thule Big-Mouth Roof Bike Racks Review - 2017 Nissan Altima
Today on our 2017 Nissan Altima, we're going to be test fitting the Thule Big Mouth Roof Mounted Bike Rack, part number TH599XTR. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's go ahead and take a closer look and show off some of the features. How the bike is attached to the rack, it actually grips it by the frame of your bike here. It is padded so to make sure that your bike itself doesn't get scratched up once it's being installed. It also has two wheel straps, both the front and the rear. Then at the front here, you have this portion that you can install a lock core, so once you install the bike, you can lock it into place and secure it to the rack itself.
Hollywood Racks Expedition Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2017 Nissan Altima
Today on our 2017 Nissan Altima we're going to be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Expedition 2-bike rack, part number HRF6-2. Now we already have a bike installed on our rack. Let's go ahead and take a closer look and show off some of our features. Now there are reflectors on both ends of the arms here to improve visibility at night. The cradles themselves do adjust along the arms here to accommodate loading. It grips your bike at three points. We're going to have two straps up at the top here and one off to the side here, which is going to serve as an anti-sway cradle to keep your bike from moving too far back and forth and making bike-to-bike contact. Now while it doesn't come with the wheel strap that we have here, we do recommend you use one so that your tire is not making contact with your vehicle while you drive.
Thule Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2017 Nissan Altima
Today on our 2017 Nissan Altima we're going to be test fitting the Thule Raceway PRO 2-bike rack, part number TH9001PRO. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's go ahead and take a closer look and show off some of the features. One of the nicer features about this is it does have an integrated cable lock here at the front that you'll wrap around your bike and attach it to this point here and lock it into place so your bikes will be secured to the rack. The cradles themselves are stationary, but they have these points here where you can actually see where the cables for your brakes and stuff can actually set in there so they won't be crushed down by the frame. It grips your bike at three points.
Inno Roof Bike Racks Review - 2017 Nissan Altima
Today on our 2017 Nissan Altima we're going to be test fitting the Inno Multi-Fork rooftop bike rack, part number INA392. We're going to have a bike installed on the rack. Let's go ahead and take a closer look and show off some of the features. Now how the bike is actually attached to the rack, we're going to have two points of contact with no frame contact at all. We're going to have this skewer at the front here which will grip your bike by the fork mounts. It is blocked off by this plastic piece and locked into place, so once this is installed your bike is secured to the rack. At the rear we have the wheel strap here.
Inno Roof Bike Racks Review - 2017 Nissan Altima ina391
Today with our 2017 Nissan Altima, we're going to be test fitting the Inno Fork Lock III Roof Mounted Bike Rack, part number INA391. We already have a bike installed on the rack, let's take a closer look and show off some of the features. How the bike actually attaches to the rack, we're going to have two points of contact with no frame contact at all. Instead, we're going to have the skewer here, up the front, that grips it by the fork mounts. While it's in this position, it's actually locked into place, so your bike is secured to the rack. At the back, we have this wheel strap, which is adjustable along the length of the bike rack to accommodate different size bikes. With it in its current position, we're not going to have any issues of clearance between the trunk and the bike rack itself. Let's go ahead and take the bike off and set it aside.
Inno Roof Bike Racks Review - 2017 Nissan Altima ina387
Today on our 2017 Nissan Altima, we're going to be test-fitting the Inno Slim Fork Roof-mounted Bike Rack, part number INA387. We already have the bike installed on the rack. Let's go take a closer look and show up some of the features. How this actually attaches to the bike rack, it's going to have two points of contact with no frame contact at all. Instead, we're going to have this securer which grips your bike around the fork mounts here, which right now is actually blocked by this cover here that is lockable. Once you install this onto your bike rack, it's actually secure to the bike rack.
Thule Roof Bike Racks Review - 2017 Nissan Altima
Today on our 2017 Nissan Altima, we're going to be test-fitting the Thule Prologue XT Roof Bike Rack, part number TH516XT. We already have a bike installed on the rack, let's go and take a closer look and show off some of the features. How the bike actually attaches to the rack, we're not going to have any frame contact at all, instead we're going to have a contact by two points. One's going to be the skewer up here which will grip your bike by the fork mounts, and the other will be this wheel strap here which is adjustable along the bike rack itself to accommodate different sized bikes. With the bike rack in its current position, we're not going to have any issues of clearance between the bike rack and the trunk, which I'll show you here in a minute. You see you have plenty of space. Now let's go ahead and take the bike off and set it aside. To do that, we'll push on the tab.
RockyMounts Roof Bike Racks Review - 2017 Nissan Altima
Today on our 2017 Nissan Altima we're going to be test-fitting the RockyMounts SwitchHitter Roof Bike Rack, part number RKY1270. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's go ahead and take a closer look and show off some of the features. Now, how the bike is actually attached to the rack, we're going to have two points of contact with no frame contact at all. Instead we're going to grip it by the fork mounts here at the front using this skewer and then at the rear, we'll have this wheel strap, which is adjustable along the length of the bike rack to accommodate different size bikes. Now with the bike rack standing as it is, there's not going to be any issues of clearance between the trunk and the bike rack itself, as you can see here.
Thule Roof Bike Racks Review - 2017 Nissan Altima th526xt
Today on our 2017 Nissan Ultima, we're going to be test fitting the Thule Circuit XT Roof Bike Rack, part number TH526XT. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's go ahead and take a closer look and show off some of the features. How this bike actually attaches to the rack, we're going to have two points of contact with no frame contact at all. Instead, we're going to have this skewer mount here at the front that'll grip your bike by the fork mounts, which you can remove this plastic piece at the end and replace it with a lock. Now, when you actually lock this down, not only will your bike be secured to the rack, your rack will be secured to the roof rack because you cannot remove this bike rack without taking the skewer out. At the rear, we have this wheel strap, which is adjustable along the length of the bike rack to accommodate different size bikes. With the bike rack installed as it is, there's not going to be any issues of clearance between the trunk and bike rack itself, as you can see here. Let's go ahead and take the bike off and set it aside.
Hollywood Racks Baja Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2017 Nissan Altima
Today on our 2017 Nissan Altima we're going to be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Baja 2 bike rack, part number HRB2. We already have a bike installed on our rack, so let's go ahead and take a closer look and show off some of our features. At the ends of both arms we have these reflectors here. That's going to improve your visibility at night. The cradles themselves are adjustable along the arms to accommodate loading, and it's going to grip your bike at three points to tighten it down. We're going to have two straps up at the top here and then one off to the side here. That's going to serve as an anti-sway cradle to keep your bike from moving too far back and forth and making bike-to-bike contact. Let's go ahead and take the bike off and set it aside.
Thule Roof Bike Racks Review - 2017 Nissan Altima th535
Today on our 2017 Nissan Altima, we're going to be test fitting the Thule ThruRide roof bike rack, part number TH535. Let's go ahead and take a look at some of the features of this. How the bike actually attaches to the rack, we're going to have two points of contact with no frame contact at all. Instead, we're going to have this skewer mount here that grips your bike by the forks. However, this skewer mount can actually be removed by loosening up this top portion here, and you can actually use through axles with this as well. At the rear, we have this wheel strap, which is adjustable along the length of the bike rack to accommodate different-size bikes.
RockyMounts Roof Bike Racks Review - 2017 Nissan Altima RKY1201
Today on our 2017 Nissan Altima we're going to be test fitting the Rocky Mounts Brass Knuckles Roof Bike Rack, part number RKY1202. We already have a bike installed on our rack, let's go ahead and take a closer look and show off some of the features. First off how the bike actually attaches to the rack, we're not going to have any frame contact at all. Instead it grips it by three points. We're going to have this padded wheel hook up at the top here, and these points here which gives us its name, the brass knuckles to tighten it down, and then we have these two wheel straps at the front and the rear. The wheel straps are adjustable to their points to fit different sized bikes, and with the bike rack in this current position we're not going to have any clearance issues between the bike rack itself and the trunk as you can see here. Let's go ahead and take the bike off and set it aside.
Rhino Rack Roof Bike Racks Review - 2017 Nissan Altima
Today on our 2017 Nissan Ultima, we're going to be test fitting the Rhino-Rack Hybrid Roof Bike Rack, part number RRRBC050. Now, we already have the bike installed on the rack. Let's go ahead and take a closer look and show off some of the features. Now, first off, how this actually attaches to your rack, we're not going to have any frame contact at all with the bike. In fact, the bike itself is fully intact. Instead we have this wheel hook up at the front, which is lockable, and we also have these wheel straps both at the front and the rear. These are adjustable along the bike rack itself to accommodate different size bikes.
RockyMounts Roof Bike Racks Review - 2017 Nissan Altima rky1320
Today in our 2017 Nissan Altima, we're going to be test fitting the RockyMounts JetLine Roof Bike Rack, part number RKY1320. We already have our bike installed on the rack, let's go and take a closer look and show off some of our features. How the bike attaches to the rack, we're going to have two points of contact with no frame contact at all. Instead, we're going to have this front skewer mount, which is going to grip your bike by the fork mounts. You can knock this out and actually install a lock cord to it so you can secure your bike to the bike rack. At the rear we have this wheel strap here. This is adjustable along the length of the bike rack to accommodate different size bikes.
Kuat TRIO Roof Bike Racks Review - 2017 Nissan Altima
Today on our 2017 Nissan Altima we're going to be test fitting the Kuat Trio Roof Bike Rack, part number TR02. We already have a bike installed on the rack, let's go ahead and take a closer look and show off some of the features. How this attaches to the rack, we're going to have two points of contact with no frame contact at all. Instead it's going to grip it with this skewer at the front here by your fork mounts, and then we're also going to have this wheel strap at the rear. The wheel strap is adjustable along the length of the bike rack to accommodate different size bikes. With the bike rack in its current position we're not going to have any clearance issues between the trunk and the bike rack itself as you can see here. Let's go ahead and take the bike off and set it side.
Rhino Rack MountainTrail Roof Bike Racks Review - 2017 Nissan Altima
Today on our 2017 Nissan Altima we're going to be test fitting the SportRack Downshift roof bike rack, part number SR4623. We already have a bike installed on our rack. Let's go ahead and take a closer look and show off some of the features. Now how this bike attaches to the rack, instead of having any frame contact it's going to grip it by two points. We're going to have this skewer at the front that grips it by your bike's fork mounts. Then we're going to have this wheel strap at the rear. Now this is adjustable to accommodate different size bikes, as is the bike rack itself.
Rhino Rack Road-Warrior Roof Bike Racks Review - 2017 Nissan Altima
Today in our 2017 Nissan Altima we're gonna be test fitting the Rhino-Rack Road Warrior Rooftop Bike Rack, part number RDC036. Now we already have our bike installed on the rack. Let's go ahead and take a closer look and show off some of the features. As you can see one of the biggest features is there's gonna be no frame contact whatsoever once you attach this to your bike rack. Instead we have this skewer here at the front that's gonna grip your bike by its fork mounts. Then we're gonna have this rear wheel strap here, which is adjustable along the length of the bike rack to accommodate different sized bikes. Now with our bike attached here, as you can see there's not gonna be any interference whatsoever between the trunk itself and the bike rack. Let's go ahead and take our bike off and set it aside.
Yakima Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2017 Nissan Altima Y02636
Today, on our 2017 Nissan Altima, we're going to be test-fitting the Yakima Halfback 2 Bike Rack, Part #Y02636. We already have a bike installed on our rack, so let's go ahead and take a closer look and show off some of our features. First off, on the ends of both arms, we have bottle openers. The cradles themselves are stationary, but they do have this padded material here to ensure that your bike's frame won't be scratched up once you install it. It grips your bike at three points. We're going to have two zip strips up at the top, and one off to the side, which will serve as an anti-sway cradle to keep your bike from moving too far back and forth.
Yakima Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2017 Nissan Altima Y02634
Today on our 2017 Nissan Altima, we're going to be test fitting the Yakima FullBack 2 Bike Rack, part number Y02634. We already have a bike installed on our rack. Let's go ahead and take a closer look and show off some of the features. Our first feature is going to be the integrated cable lock here at the end. You'll pull it out, wrap it around your bikes and attach to this point and lock it down to secure your bikes to the rack. The cradles themselves are stationary, but they do have this cushioned material on the top here to ensure that your bike frame won't get scratched up once you install it. It will grip your bike at three points.
Thule Archway Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2017 Nissan Altima
Today on our 2017 Nissan Altima, we're going to be test fitting the Thule Archway XT 2-Bike Rack, part number TH9009XT. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's go ahead and take a closer look and show out some of the features. One of the nicest features about this is the fact that it does have an integrated cable lock here at the end of one of the arms. You'll pull it out, wrap it around your bikes and then attach it to this point up here and lock it so your bikes will be secured to your rack. You do notice we do have a wheel strap here around our tire. This does not come with the bike rack, although we do recommend you use this so your bike tire doesn't sit on the actual vehicle itself. Our cradles are adjustable along the arms to assist with loading and it also has this arch to the arms, which also assists with loading and to prevent bike to bike contact.
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