New 🎁 Akima, Dr.Tray Hitch Mount Tray Bike Rack, 2 Bike Capacity 🎉

6 reviews for New 🎁 Akima, Dr.Tray Hitch Mount Tray Bike Rack, 2 Bike Capacity 🎉

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   Rated 5 out of 5

   Maxwell Slater – July 25, 2017

   No problems with keys. I did add the +1 which of course comes with a different SKS cylinder. (It’s sold and shipped in an entirely separate box.) I’ll get a 3rd one that matches the first 2. Dr. Tray is awesome. There are videos on YouTube showing all the ways it moves around. I have found it highly effective at making sure that handlebars, seats and pedals didn’t hit anything on the adjacent bikes. Even though the 3rd position is fixed, the adjustment in the first 2 is enough to make sure there’s no contact. The cable is beefy, but of course can’t be expected to stand up to a professional thief with large bolt cutters – don’t leave your bikes on it overnight at a hotel (bring them into your room!). Clearance to the vehicle is good. I am using a hidden hitch on my Mazda CX-9 and there are 2 positions for the locating bolt. In the outer position, the rack folds and will not touch the vehicle. However, on my vehicle and I suspect nearly all others, you can’t open the hatch without pivoting the rack either horizontal or all the way down. Make sure anyone driving the vehicle knows this!

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   Rated 5 out of 5

   STBinATL – January 6, 2019

   This ticked all the boxes for me: Light (It’s aluminum). Easy tilt (to allow access to tailgate). Wheel-supported (not frame hanging). No frame contact to rack. No contact to other bike(s). – Out of box, put together, and on in less than 10 min. Nice tension system for hitch (2” in my case). Solid. There was an issue on earlier versions with rear wheel rolling back and hanging off the end. That has been fixed with new rear mounts. Bikes wiggle a little on road but they are not going anywhere. Great rack for two bikes. Haven’t looked at 3rd bike extension but would probably put 3rd (and 4th) on roof for the rare times we might do that. I don’t have experience with Yak HoldUp or Kuat NV so cant compare. The Kuat NV looks very nice. I went for the Dr. Tray for lighter weight alum vs steel. Some may prefer steel. Will see how it holds up.

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   Rated 5 out of 5

   Evans – November 9, 2020

   I was tired of having to use the quick release levers on our bicycles to decouple the front wheel so that we could fit the bicycles inside our car. Since my car had a hitch when I purchased it from the first owner, I decided to look into hitch bike carriers and to be specific, platform style bike carriers. I know that platform styles are more pricier than say, hanging style racks or trunk straps but for peace of mind in terms of care of the bike while being transported and not having to subject bikes to be held by the frames during transport, I decided to part with my hard earned money and go for the Dr. Tray Yakima 2 bike hitch carrier. I have mine installed on a 2inch hitch receiver. It took a while to actually get this product shipped from the US to my country of residence but through enough patience, I was finally able to get it. I’ve tested it out as per the photos attached. So far everything is going well. I’m super careful when I have the bikes on there because you can imagine if this gets damaged through my own fault, it’ll be a process trying to get it replaced while I’m all the way outside of the US. I’m enjoying the platform carrier so far. Bikes are stable on there even when I negotiate corners, perform u-turns, or even when riding over bumps. I feel that the construction of the carrier is good. I even got good feedback from a staffer at a bicycle shop that I visited when I showed it to him. He was able to recognise the brand and spoke highly of it’s sturdy look and feel. It is light enough to remove and store away if I need to, but for now, I just live it on the car. The only one issue I have is from a review I saw from Amazon about the issue of the half pin that is used to secure the hitch to the receiver. This pin does not go through and through in order to guarantee that extra bit of peace of mind. It would be good if perhaps future iterations had a through and through hitch pin, not half as is the case here. Otherwise loving this piece of kit and would recommend it.

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   Rated 4 out of 5

   Don – August 17, 2021

   I took off the spare tire off my 2012 Jeep Wrangler and added a license plate bracket. I purchased a 2″ hitch mount bike rack from Yakima and when folded up, is placed about where the spare tire use to be. I love the Dr. Tray bike rack because I can now transport our bikes and it increases the cool factor of my customized Jeep. Thanks Yakima!

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   Rated 5 out of 5

   Chris Keegan – September 25, 2021

   I read several reviews to from MTB mags and this rack was in the top 3 everywhere I looked. For what I wanted it checked all the boxes. I am 4 rides in with it on the back of my 2014 F150 with a Shell now and I can’t find a thing to complain about. I also have a Yakima Full Tilt 4 and it was great until I got my new Ibis Ripley AF. I have used the top tube for drop frame bikes but I just don’t trust it swinging in the wind like that. This rack is stable, solid and the bikes stay right where I put them every time. Speed bumps, pot holes, washboard roads, it doesn’t care.Ease of use is epic compared to the Full Tilt however that is not to take anything away from the Full Tilt. Great in its own category. Simple and quick loading. Loved this rack!! Get one today!

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   Rated 5 out of 5

   Craig Calandrelli – April 16, 2022

   I absolutely love this by holder. I’m like previous ones I’ve owned there aren’t 2000 straps to adjust. There is not a worry of the bikes touching or scratching each other. Both my wife and I can load it and unload the bikes without any physical issues or needing to stand on step ladders to get them off the top of the car. It really is a simple as placing the bike on the rack sliding down a brace at one wheel and zipping a single ratchet tie on the other one. It literally takes me less than five minutes to load my bike and even less time to unload it. And the best part is I never worry about the bikes in the back of the car when I’m traveling even at high speeds. I do happen to have a 2 inch tow hitch on my car and I did buy the larger connector. I think that a bike rack with the inch and a quarter connector might wobble a little bit more… But I can’t be sure