Product Description

The XP Xtreme Performance provides the ultimate in flexibility to accommodate today's wide variety of bike frame designs while still maintaining all the advantages of having a hitch mounted bike rack. The XP is available in 3, 4, and 5 bike models with individually adjustable rotating cradles. These cradles: (1) Allow very fast loading and unloading of XP bikes. (2) Rotate to allow your bikes to be carried with the wheels level to the ground and provide greater ground clearance. (3) Come standard with a locking knob for added security.(4) Are deeper and wider to accommodate up to a 2" frame tube. (5) Have a soft Kraton vinyl cushioning, which is grooved for cables and provides a secure, scratch free ride for your bike. The XP, with its rugged all steel construction coupled with its locking feature, provides one of the stronges most robust products in the market today.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #42751 in Sports & Outdoors
• Brand: Swagman Bicycle Carriers
• Model: 64970

Features

• 5 bike fold down rack fits 2" receiver
• Carries up to 5 bikes
• Requires little to no assembly
• Cradles rotate to allow bikes to be carried with the wheels level to the ground and allow up to 2" frame
• Come standard with a locking knob for added security

Customer Reviews

pretty darn good!
I needed a 5 bicycle rack that could handle all our family bikes, including our 3 children's (5, 7 and 10 yrs. old) for our yearly vacation. This one seemed to be pretty versatile, not requiring additional bars for most bikes.
While it took some work to make all bikes fit just right (especially the little ones), we made the 4 hour trip to the mountains just fine; no excessive movement (though it does sway a little), no damage to the bicycles (I used pipe insulating foam tube pieces in a couple of spots where bikes rubbed each other) and an overall uneventful trip, even on some not-so-smooth roads. Getting the kids' bikes on was kinda tricky (the littlest one had to travel upside down!) but it worked out fine--I don't think it would have been so with some of the other 2-bar models.
However, if I had to load all 5 bikes on a regular basis I'd probably be looking for a different option. Also, something this rack (and most others too) could use is some kind of reflective finish on the end of the tube... can never be too safe!

How could it be improved? It can't
I have owned 2 bike racks. One was not worth anything, the other was difficult to use. This is the perfect rack.
1) Five bikes, few others do this.
2) The cradles are adjustable on angle with initial setup. This is the definitive factor! If you've never used a rack try to put bikes of different size and style if you don't have this feature. Just try...
3) The cradles are well designed, padded great, and can accommodate a large range of frame.
4) It folds down which is huge if you use a locking pin.

This is one of the best designed products I have used in a long time.

Swagman 5 bike rack
Very sturdy, heavy duty bike rack. Easy to use for most bike frames. I purchased this to replace the Yakima one I had with two arms. It is much easier to get a womens bike frame on the swagman one arm rack. Still needed to purchase a bar for my kids bike so they could be mounted to the rack. Swagman make one easy to use. I have been very pleased with this rack.