Product Description

Transport your bikes without giving up the convenience of full rear vehicle access

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6794 in Sports & Outdoors
• Brand: Thule
• Model: 964
• Released on: 2007-08-04
• Dimensions: 11.00" h x 16.50" w x 39.00" l, 57.00 pounds

Features

• New Improved swing away design for rear vehicle access
• Hitch Switch quick-release lever for fast storage of bike carrier arms
• Carries up to 4 bikes- 2" hitch only
• Integrated locking cable stores conveniently in carrier
• No Sway Cage prevents bike to bike contact

Customer Reviews

Works as promised
I wasn't too happy spending this much money on a bike carrier, but I knew the fold down carriers would be a real pain. I am VERY glad I spent the extra money. Assembly was a breeze and it fits easily onto the hitch of our Toyota Sienna (using a Hidden Hitch). All the mechanisms for folding and extending work great and give us plenty of clearance to access the trunk of the minivan. I also love having the hitch and bike locks integrated. Makes it much easier to manage and I did not need to buy any accessories.

Great carrier for the money and features
This is a great rack if you need access to the rear tailgate. I considered pretty much every rack out there. All of them have tradeoffs. I didn't want to remove a wheel then climb on the roof to mount each bike. I also didn't want to have the bikes in the way when I needed to get something out of the trunk (that happens quite a bit with kids on a roadtrip). I looked at the models that fold down. That's a great idea, unless you have the rack loaded. 4 bikes can be 120 - 140 lbs. That's a little much for some folks to lift up. Besides, just lowering the rack doesn't give great access to the rear since you still have to step around the rack.

On to the Revolver, which is almost perfect. My mountain bike has the cables running under the main tube. That means that I have to put a protective cloth between the cables and the tube or the cables would rub the paint. Obviously that's not Thule's fault. That's it though as far as negatives. It's the best rack I've seen (the Swing Daddy by Yakima seems to be a clone, but it has some issues). The Thule Revolver does everything! It includes the anti sway cages that lock the bikes in place really well. It includes a lock that secures the frame (someone could still steal the wheels so a second lock could be used. It includes an anti-sway hitch pin w/ lock that snugs the mount to the hitch. The swing-away works so easily anyone can use it.

If I didn't need to get into my trunk, if I wanted to remove wheels and mount to the roof, if I wanted my bikes banged up I'd have gone with something else.

Great bike rack
I have been using this rack for about 1 month. The rack was easy to assemble following the detailed instructions Thule provided. It affixes firmly into the hitch receiver and holds the bike securly in place with little or no front to back or side to side sway. As delivered, the two lock cylinders did not match,and the keys only fit one of the cylinders. I called Thule and they sent me a matching cylinder right away. I highly recommend this product.