Best Sale 🛒 2-Bike Hitch Racks For 1 1/4 In. And 2 In. Hitch Black 🥰

3 reviews for Best Sale 🛒 2-Bike Hitch Racks For 1 1/4 In. And 2 In. Hitch Black 🥰

1. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   rae – March 3, 2022

   this is my third hitch rack purchased in 3wks – trying to find the perfect fit. I think i’ve found my match. I’ll update with pics, and after i’ve ridden with the bike on it. But i HAD to say something NOW. UPFRONT – if your rack is wobbling in your hitch, its more than likely because you have not taken the time to really read the instructions on how to tighten it. I’ve seen reviews where people say the key spins and spins, as does the hand grip. or they’ve videotaped the hitch and them wiggling it back and forth and up and down. i too thought something was wrong. i inserted the bar ( and thought) i turned the key, and then attempted to “tighten” the knob… severe wobble!! I was ready to send it back! i watched others’ reviews who’s rack didnt wobble, and knew i had to be doing something wrong. so i watched 3 YOUTUBE videos, which still werent 100% clear in my head. but then i re-read the instructions. went back outside, stuck the key in, turned it counter clockwise, took the key out – and “voila” – turning the knob CLOCKWISE, i felt the bar/hitch tighten up- now NO MORE WOBBLE. i mean ZERO!!!. OTHER reasons i think ‘this is THE ONE for me; 1. because the arms fold down out the way, i can pull into my garage-remove my bike, pull down the arms, and shut the garage door! – i dont have to remove the whole rack, nor do i have to worry my garage door will hit the arms. my garage is small so i still have to SQUEEZE around front, or STEP OVER the rack if i want to go to the other side of the garage- but this is still much easier than removing the rack each time! OR having to open the garage door to go to the other side 2. the locking mechanism makes me confident that no one can easily steal the rack. and though it does not have an integrated locking system that includes the ability to simultaneously lock the bike – there are 4 ‘holes’ on the rack which a bike chain/lock can easily pass through – OR you can use the holes in your hitch to lock down your bike. 3. i love that i can -with one finger- lift the latch that disengages the vertical bar and lets the rack angle away from the SUV so i can open the rear hatch EVEN WITH THE BIKE on it. i really didnt think i’d need it -but duh. its a MAJOR convenience to be able to open it -especially since my rear window doesnt pop up like my older model Pathfinder. i can also get larger items out the back (groceries – golf clubs). 4. i have a step-through “ladies” bike. As per the ALLEN video, i was able to easily lift and mount my bike to fit one arm below the seat, and the other arm between the two parallel bike bars that angle down to a V. i thought the rack arms might pinch the gear cable – but it doesnt. I STILL purchased a bar-adapter, but will see if this works before i return it. pics and videos will come later. BTW, i’m a 55yo, 5′ 1.5″ , non-athletic build female. i was able to put the two pieces together with NO PROBLEM. the instructions say 3/8″ socket/wrench – but its really 9/16″. and if you watch the Allen Youtube video – the lady says use a 9/16. Its awkward to carry, and weighs maybe ?20#s. ALSO – i DID struggle a bit sticking the horizontal bar into my hitch. had to balance it ‘just right’ and push and wiggle to finally get it in. REALLY was a SNUG fit. IN HINDSIGHT, i suppose i may have turned the knob ‘too much’ prior TO putting it into the hitch, thus pre-‘expanding it’. (I dont know for sure, but that theory sounds right – either way. i struggled a bit, but finally got it in. So that, so far, seems to be the only con-which is likely due to user error.IMO – having tried 3 in 3 weeks, i think ALL racks that use ANY sort of “pin” or “spring” mechanism, will give weigh to ‘some wobble’. Thus, since there must be a spring, or pin/latch, to allow EASE of angling the bike/rack away from the rear for ease of access- you have to accept that if its not a BOLT AND NUT tightening metal to metal – YOU WILL GET SOME movement. thats just plain common sense. But i’ll accept that trade off, with the ability to lean the bike back and away. with the OTHER models – that use a pin/latch, i suppose you can exchange it for a bolt, and tighten it down while traveling long distance – and forego access to the rear. and when you get where you are going, swap out your bolt with the pin. BUT thats unnecessary work – since theyve obviously designed it to be secure, even with a bit of space/wobble. however, with THIS model – the quick release – there is no pin/latch. its spring loaded so there is ‘nothing that can be removed and replaced’. so you dont have a choice. I’ll ride around for a week – take it on the highway, and then report back.

2. 

   Rated 4 out of 5

   Peter Nelson – September 3, 2022

   UPDATE: I’m. leaving my original post below for reference. The update is that after a few emails back and forth with pics and then a video with customer support, I was able to get replacement “red squishy clips” (aka “the cradle” from Allen) with the strap. I popped them on in 5-minutes and it has made a big difference. Since the tips of the black strap are firmer and the springs are a bit more flexible, it’s so much easier to strap on the bikes.I’m still not super happy with how the angled vertical piece doesn’t line up well with the frames of our bikes. The “cradle” straps never get close to the tubing. But as long as the clips and straps hold, I guess it’s ok.Overall the rack is fine for us and how much we use it – especially at the price.(Original)This was a COVID purchase, and it has worked well enough for us over the past two years. Seems like a good company and I was really hoping this affordable purchase would be “better” overall. Alas…Before I point out what I feel are poor design dimensions, I want to say that I have not yet reached out to the company to see if they are willing, or able, to help me out. (I’ll update the review after that happens.)Sqeezey clampsI’m these clamps made great sense on paper, but in practice – they are awful. The problem is that you can’t squeeze them enough to get the strap through it. The second issue is that over time, the straps get softer and softer, so there’s not enough structure in the strap to let it easily go through the teeth in the clamp. You can see in the photo I’ve created my hack of using vise-grip pliers to open the clamp enough to get the strap through.This worked the first time on both clamps. However, after the ride was over, my hack only worked on the one clamp so I had to use a bungee on the other. If you have to use bungees to keep your bikes secure, that’s a fundamentally poor designThe VerticalThis design has an in-between vertical thing that, I think, is supposed to align with the downtubes of the frames. As you can see in the second photo, that’s never lined up for our bikes. It very well could be because our bike frames are older and the angles are just different, or it’s a poor design.The problem with the weird angle, is that you can’t adjust the clamps so that they are close to the tubes to get a good fit (with the squishy clamps that don’t work well.)Lifting bikes onWhile this rack is positioned as “ez load,” the reality is that I have to load up the bikes, my wife can’t really do it. To me, that’s the real litmus test for usability. Our Honda CRV hitch isn’t all that high, higher than a sedan would be but …, so if my wife wants to bike on her own, she can’t. Maybe that’s only a feature you get on an overpriced, expensive, Thule or Yakima – not sure. The flat design is certainly far better than others out there, but we’ve not found it to be “ez”, in general.ConclusionDo I want to love this rack? Yes, yes I do.Do I plan on keeping this rack? It all depends on what response I get from Allen. Stay tuned …Thanks for reading!

3. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   FL Night Owl – October 17, 2022

   I’ve had my bicycle for years and haven’t ridden it much since it’s not that much fun to ride in the neighborhood. I was considering selling it, but thought if I got a rack I could ride it in some local paved nature trails and combine birding with it. I purchased the Allen bike rack and am so happy I did.My car is a 2017 Ford Escape Titanium with a two-inch hitch receiver. The rack wasn’t difficult to assemble, and I had no problem inserting it into the hitch mount. It took me rereading the instructions to fully understand how the locking mechanism worked, plus a short video by Allen helped a lot (I was leaving the key in after turning it then turning the handle, but the key should come out after you turn the key clockwise or counterclockwise).I’m a 70-year-old female without a lot of upper body strength and I worried at first that I’d have to return the rack because I couldn’t lift the bike high enough. But using the tilt feature while still supporting the weight of the bike as much as possible to load and unload the bike worked out fine, and soon I was on my way to one of the parks. I went to local parks the next two days as well, and tonight I removed the rack from the car. It unlocked with no problem and I used the eraser end of a pencil to push in on the button in order to slide the rack out.The rack held the bike securely with no wobble (I also used some bungee cords) at 55 mph. Also, since I have a “female” bike, I purchased the Allen 900B crossbar adaptor to make mounting the bike easier. I highly recommend this rack. The only negative is Amazon itself for raising the price of the crossbar between the time I saw it and the time I ordered it, and yet now it is listed at half the price I paid for it. That makes for an angry customer.