| Allen Deluxe 4-Bike Hitch Mount Rack (2-Inch | | | | to hold bottom of bikes. They just suspend there. |
| Receiver) | | | | This works fine unless ride gets bumpy. I dont like |
| | | | fact that there is nothing holding bikes down except |
| Nice Bike Rack! | | | | straps and weight of bike BUT for $104 paid thru |
| | | | amazon I cannot complain. |
| This is the first bike rack I have owned. I did some | | | | Seems sturdy and finish is nice. Also hinges in two |
| searching and could not really find a big difference | | | | places (top and bottom) so you can get access to |
| between this Allen rack for a little over 100 bucks | | | | hatch if needed and fold down when not in use. |
| and others in the 200-300 dollar range. When I | | | | I would recommend in addition to a lockable hitch |
| opened the box I noted the durable construction and | | | | bolt, to get a simple tie down strap for bottom of |
| could not wait to mount it on the SUV. It held up to | | | | bikes. |
| all expectations. The fold down features are nice. | | | | Otherwise, easy to assemble and hook up. Assemply |
| You could get a locking hitch pin but the bolt that | | | | to hook up is about 5 minutes with a basic wrench. |
| comes with it screws down tight and it would be | | | | ================================ |
| difficult to steal the thing. Someone would need | | | | Good (but not perfect) Rack |
| wrenches or a socket set to pull of the heist. The | | | | |
| straps pull down tight. I had no problem with hauling | | | | At first, I must admit that I thought that the two |
| the bikes. To reduce sway I just used bungee cords | | | | bars holding the bikes would not be strong enough to |
| to hold the bikes stable. Can't beat the price, definite | | | | support all of the weight of my MTB bikes. But, after |
| value for the money. | | | | several trips to the local trails, I'm glad to report that |
| =============================== | | | | it's been a very solid rig. |
| Good bike rack but not top pf line | | | | On the down-side (if you could call it that), you must |
| | | | remove a retaining pin when tilting the bike rack |
| My wife and I just got into biking and have 4 bikes | | | | down in order to open your SUV Hatch. It can be a |
| between us and kids, so I bought the 4 bike holder. | | | | bit of a hassle if you're doing this a half a dozen |
| Arrived quickly and as described. Put together with 3 | | | | times per day. I noticed that with Thule Racks (for |
| bolts in about 3 minutes. Easy to follow instructions. | | | | example), they have a 'quick release' tab that tilts the |
| The bolt that goes into hitch was fine. I would | | | | rack down with a flick of the wrist. This seems to be |
| recommend buying a lockable bolt for hitch as you | | | | a far superior method. |
| need toold to remove the bolt the rack comes with. | | | | Other than that, I've been very satisfied with this |
| As for the rack, bikes sit on rack and strap in via 2 | | | | product and would probably buy it again considering |
| straps with tie downs for your bike. Depending on | | | | the great price. |
| bike, rack may not fit the best. There was nothing | | | | |