Product Description

Easy to install, use and store

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #22711 in Sports & Outdoors
• Brand: SportRack
• Model: A30901
• Released on: 2007-08-04
• Dimensions: 7.00" h x 11.75" w x 35.50" l, 29.65 pounds

Features

• Recommended for 1 1/4" and 2" receiver hitches
• Carries up to 2 bikes
• Rubberized hooks to protect bike finish
• High grade (14 guage) powder-coated steel construction
• Fits all bike frames and sizes

Customer Reviews

Fantastic rack
This is a very well-made rack that works beautifully. The bikes are super secure, no scratches on anything (car or bikes) it's easy to install and set up and the price is good (you can get it for ~$135). The powdercoated finish is a nice touch, too.

The hitch pin is the screw type so it's a slight pain but worth it for the secure, totally quiet ride.

The rack fits a 1.25" receiver and an adapter is included to fit a 2" but I have no experience with that as my receiver is a 1.25".

I'll never go back to a frame-mount rack. (Hey, that rhymes...)

Good quality, functions misleading
First of all, I will say that this rack is made well and keeps the bikes really stable.
However, i was looking for a sturdy rack that would allow me to access the rear of my SUV. This rack does NOT tilt out of the way with the bikes in place. Only the upright post tilts out of the way and only when the bikes are off.

Better than the similar Swagman rack
The similar Swagman was OK, but had a few problems. After a year and a half we switched to this rack. Everything is more solid. The finish is better. The bikes are a little further from the car, which is nice. The square tube which goes into the hitch kicks upward, which prevents the grounding on driveways we would always get with the Swagman on our 1991 Miata.

Also, the wheel straps are extra security. We actually lost a bike off the back of the Swagman (not this rack). The top tube hook wasn't correctly ratcheted down, which can happen with tall bikes on these racks (see the reviews). Wheel straps like the one on this rack would have prevented that disaster. That said, the clamp bolts on this rack are quite secure, so it's probably safe enough to skip strapping the wheels down for short trips.

The price difference is currently about $30, but it's money well spent.