Allen Sports Deluxe 4-Bike Hitch Mount Rack (2-Inch Receiver) , Black

I have had this rack for just a couple of weeks but I have traveled nearly 1000 miles with it already. This is my first bike rack that attaches to a hitch but I have a few friends that have one that I can compare it to. First of all, it took about 5 minutes to bolt together by looking at the picture on the front of the box. It then took just a few more minutes to attach it to the hitch with the "no sway" bolt that was included. A good size socket wrench is the easiest and best way to get it good and snug. Compared to other hitch racks, I immediately noticed there was nearly no sway at all on the hitch. The pins that hold the arms up and the main post from the hitch fit easily and snug. I like the unusual safety pins that keep the larger pins from sliding out. Because the larger pins fit is so snug, the safety pins are nearly unnecessary...no fear of the pins coming out. The pins are easy to grip and remove when you want to lower the arms that the bikes fit on or the main post coming up from the hitch. The main post lowers slowly and easily with or without a bike on the rack to gain access to the back of your car. We had my sisters dog in the back of our car on our way to N.C. So we had to access it regularly to let her out and it was a lot easier than I expected. Even though it fits 4 bikes, I have only had one bike on there so far. It was very easy to secure to the arms with the 4 holders/straps. It appears that there is adequate room to secure 4 bikes...aboutmthensame as other racks. Compared to my sisters bike rack where you have to use big metal clamps and screw them down, this is much easier. Also, on my sisters rack, if you want to use the back holders, you have to remove the covers on all the others. On this one you don't have to do that. I like to keep my bike in the holder closest to the car so my bike isn't hanging out there. The only down side on this rack after looking at some in a bike shop the other day is that it isn't quite as cool looking as some of the other name brand racks. That being said, those cooler looking racks were all 3 to 5 times more expensive than this rack. I have absolutely no regrets buying this rack and high recommend it. I have the utmost confidence that this rack will take care of my GF Superfly just fine!

I have a 2002 Jeep Liberty, and was really hoping people would indicate their vehicle when reviewing this item. This is important, as my big question looking at this rack was: Will it extend past my spare tire hanging off the back? The answer: no. I ended up having to buy a hitch extender. I bought an 8-inch, but turns out I measured wrong and could have gotten away with a 6- inch extender. Keep this in mind should you have a spare tire on the back like me.My drawback to this item is vehicle specific as well. It has a pin system to lower the rack. However, it doesn't lower it enough to get out of the way of the spare tire when the door swings open. So once on, I can only access my rear compartment via the glass hatch. The bike rack doesn't swing out of the way like some Thule models.The rack itself is awesome. Well made and well constructed. Very strong (could easily support 400 lb if needed). I love that the straps are fabric feed-through loops. This helps in carrying children's bikes which don't always have the nice and convenient thin tubes that other racks require. My daughter's bikes are thick tubed and fit just fine on this thing.About the install. First off, I'm amazed that people would pay someone to install this item. Honestly, if a 1st grader had the strength of a 5th grader, they could install it easily (it weighs about 30 lbs). It comes put together in the box already. It requires you to: A - take it out of the box. B: slide it into your hitch. and C: slide and tighten the nut and bolt pin. Honestly, that's what I did. Why in the world would I pay anyone to do that?Also, people have mentioned wobble. It doesn't wobble much (and my wobble is made worse with my hitch extension). Plus, the wobble does not affect the vehicle nor does it affect the hitch. I can't even hear it. So it isn't an issue and not worth buying an anti-wobble bolt or even having to drill. The bolt that comes with it gets the job done, and it can do it's little wobble back there all it wants and I don't even notice it.Great item, just not perfect for the type of vehicle. And seriously people....pay to install? Let me know next time and I'll send my 7-year old daughter to show you how to do it. You do the lifting, and she can show you how.Also, ignore the poster saying they couldn't get into the back of their car with 4 bikes on the rack. That's not the purpose of the lowering mechanism. It's to allow you to get into the back of your vehicle with NO bikes on it. Of course with 4 bikes on it it's going to be a pain in the butt. With no bikes it's super easy, it just doesn't allow my tailgate to open anyway because it swings out with a tire on it. But if you want one that totally gets out of the way, you'll need about $400. What do you want for $90? Come on.

What can be said for this product that hasn't already been stated. It's a well made, sturdy, dependable, and inexpensive solution to transporting your bikes. I upgraded from the 3 bike carrier by Allen Sports to this model simply because I wanted the 2" tube at the bottom to mount in our new truck instead of the 1.25" with the adapter from the 3 bike carrier. I used the 3 bike carrier for 4 years without a single issue.The only, and I mean ONLY reason why I do not give it 5 stars, is the fact it uses a locking bolt with a smaller hole than a normal hitch pin. It would be far easier and cleaner to have the hole be the right size and allow for normal pin usage. I know this is designed so it can't be stolen or whatever, but it's VERY inconvenient. If you're using this product with a pickup truck you're unable to fold the tailgate down (at least on my truck, 2013 F-150) with this in it's downward position without the tailgate resting on the bike hitch itself. This makes me uncomfortable thinking I may damage the hitch mount. So, in order for me to climb in and out of the bed of the truck, I'm required to remove this. Kneeling down with a socket wrench and a crescent wrench to loosen and tighten this a million times is awful, and also lowers the integrity of the locking nut (repeated use strips the nylon which holds the nut in place).That being said, buy this with a 5/8" receiver lock to compliment your purchase, and use some cutting oil and a step down drill bit found at your local hardware store to blow the hole of the hitch mount out to 5/8" instead. It'll make removal and installation MUCH easier for you in the long run and provides better security than the lock nut did in the first place.

The price is right & the bike rack is great. We used the 4 bike rack for our daughters bikes & drove over 1,000 miles. We attached the rack to our 2001 Chevy Suburban.2 BikesDuring our trip we only had the two bikes. We are not huge bikers, just a family with kids who want to ride their bikes, so we didn't want to spend too much money. This bike rack is perfect. We used the bolt & screw it came with and there was absolutely no wiggling or moving or noise as we drove 1,000+ miles. On the trip we were able to get a 24" beach cruiser & a smaller bike with training wheels on the rack easily. We had to adjust the straps to tie down the bike, but that wasn't too hard. We also used rope to secure the bikes, just in case.4 BikesOn a different occasion and more than once, we were able to fit a 26" beach cruiser, 24" beach cruiser and two bikes with training wheels on the rack with no problem. We loaded them biggest to smallest. We did not purchase the cross bar. Instead we used put the rack between the bike frames so the bikes "sat" on the rack. On some bikes we had to turn the straps inward to "tetris" the bike on for a more secure fit. We also turned the last bike upside down so it could fit due to the training wheels. We turned each bike the opposite way when we put them on so that the pedals wouldn't hit each other. Putting 4 Bikes on this rack is totally doable without the cross bar AND with child bikes with training wheels. It is totally worth the money.The rack is easy to install. The arm folds down while still attached to truck when not in use. The rack does tilt down WITH ALL 4 bikes on it. We were able to life the Suburban door open completely with all 4 bikes on the rack. It is heavy though. My husband held the rack while I removed the pin then he slowly tilted the bikes down. Once we accessed the back, he lifted the bikes back up & I put the pin back in to secure it. It's pretty easy, just heavy with 4 bikes. I was able to do it myself with only 2 bikes. Overall this is a great bike rack and great price.

I purchased this bike rack for a Subaru Forester. My daughter's bike is too small for any bike rack, so we stick that one in the hatch. We regularly use the bike rack for two adult hybrid bikes and my son's 20" bike. We are casual bike riders, just going to local parks within 50 miles of our house. I love this bike rack! It was a snap to install (less than 15 minutes), does not wobble, and it's really easy to get the bikes on and off. I have no doubt it would hold four bikes as well as the three we currently use it for - there is plenty of room for the fourth bike when my daughter gets bigger.Some reviews mention that the holes for the pins don't line up or that the arms bend and the welds are weak, but we have not had that problem. I have not tried tilting the rack down while loaded with bikes, but I would never attempt that - I would never be able to lift three bikes at one time. If the bike rack is loaded and I need something from the trunk, I can easily reach into the trunk area from the back seat.Also, the no-wobble bolt . . . some reviewers have mentioned having to drill out the hole in order for the bolt to fit correctly. The hole does appear too small for the bolt, but if you drill it out you are making a mistake. When you tighten it down, the bolt seats correctly in the hole and does it's job perfectly. The bike rack does not wobble a bit.The only annoyance I found is that, when the arm is down in the stored position, not carrying bikes, it tends to rattle a bit. I solved this by wrapping a bungie cord once around the bike rack to keep it still when we are not hauling bikes. When it's loaded, it doesn't make a sound.For us, this bike rack has been an excellent value for the money. I would definitely recommend it.

Okay, so I wanted a Thule or Yakima carrier, but as I'm only a casual biker and a college student, I really couldn't justify the expense. After a lot of research on different carriers, I opted to get this one. I use this carrier to take 3 (and sometimes 4) bikes from Maryland up to Connecticut and back. The rack is surprisingly sturdy and doesn't budge. I also bought a 10ft cable to wrap my bikes and help prevent sway or theft.After reading some other reviewers' comments, I fully understand what some of those cons are with this rack. I have a 2-inch receiver with 5/8" holes for my pins. This rack has 3/8" holes. If you use your own locking pins (as I do to prevent theft of the rack), you're required to use a 3/8" pin in a 5/8" hole which means that whatever's attached to that hitch is going to rock because of that gap. The pin that comes with this hitch does not have a locking mechanism. Instead it's a 3/8" screw/pin with an upper part that's 5/8". When you attach the pin and tighten it to your 2-inch receiver using a wrench, you're pressing that 5/8" segment firmly against that 3/8" hole in the rack preventing it from moving a millimeter. The downside is that as it does not have a locking mechanism, it's entirely possible that any individual with a couple wrenches can come along and steal your entire bike rack. In addition, connecting and disconnecting your rack with a couple of wrenches is inconvenient in the extreme.So my solution was to use a 3/8" locking pin. Without any modification, the rack will shake and be completely unstable. However, I purchased a 5/8" washer (a pack of 3 cost me 68 cents at Home Depot) and inserted in the tiny gap between my receiver and the insertion rod of the carrier (not along the sides, but at the top where there was more space). I used a small hammer to gently lodge it in there, just allowing a tiny sliver of the washer hole to be visible. I immediately tested it out and the rock was minimal, and certainly dramatically less pronounced. I placed three bikes on my carrier and drove a couple hours into West Virginia at a variety of speeds and could not see a single shake or tremor. This carrier was rock solid. Then to remove the carrier and the washer, I just used a regular key or handy flat head screw driver and inserted the business end into that tiny sliver of space visible on the washer and gently tugged. It came out without any fuss. It can be the slightest bit inconvenient if I'm nitpicking, but for the price, I'm more than happy with my decision and what little effort at modification is required of me.If you have the tools, you could drill a 5/8" hole through the 3/8" hole on the rack, and then just use a 5/8" locking pin. But if you don't know how to do that, or can't be bothered, my above suggestion is a really quick and cheap fix.Regarding the horizontal support beams of the bike, they seem to be perfectly strong enough to handle the task. I've only carried adult hybrid bikes (17-19"), but I've had no problem doing so. I am very happy with my purchase, and even though I really love the look and functionality of a Thule, I just can't afford that right now. Thule's are much better designed with swing arms that allow you to easily shift your bikes down, or out and around to the side of the vehicle allowing you access to the rear gate of your vehicle. But if you don't want to spend that kind of money, this is a solid no frills rack that gives great performance and feels surprisingly durable, given its low price tag. I would strongly recommend this to a casual or occasional cycler. For a road warrior, or someone who needs more convenience and bells and whistles, don't be cheap. Remember that you get what you pay for! Cheers!

For the price (like $89), I was expecting a potentially wobbly bike rack. To my surprise, it's very solid.Note, when you tighten the bolt on your hitch, it will seem like it's still going to wobble - give the bolt and extra tightening, and that last part cinches it all super nice. I can't stand going down the road and hearing metal clanking for the whole trip.Note, I still use 1 or 2 tie-downs (super cheap at Home depot), and that really gives me the confidence that my bikes will be there over any bumps. We often take our bikes 200 miles each way to the beach, and they are the "women's kind that have no crossbar". They fit just fine. "Men's" style bikes would be even easier. No need to buy that extra crossbar thingy (once again - I'm an endless researcher and I worried about whether I needed that piece for like 8 hours of clicking - you don't need it).I was afraid that having this on the back of my van would impeded putting stuff in/out the back. It swings down low enough that it doesn't get in the way. It's about 20 seconds to unpin it and swing it down and another 20 seconds to put it back. The pin has a spring wire that locks over it - easy to use. I don't like doing having stuff on the back, but I like the rack and need it. And this type of rack doesn't scrape the ground like the flat "tray" ones do when backing out of inclines and driveways, it sits up high.It's good, and you don't need to worry about ordering the "anti-sway" wedge as far as I can tell (some of the other racks have that extra piece offered and that paralyzed my decisions for like 20 hours of research).My kids jumped on the bike rack while it was in the down position. It didn't bend it, but I did tell them to hop off and not put their weight on it like that.I would buy this again.

I just purchased and received this bike rack over the past weekend.Pros: Cost and ease of both building and installing onto your vehicleCons: This bike rack is built for a standard 10 speed bike frame in my opinion, actually its a fact (not an opinion). I'll quickly say I got all 3 bikes loaded into the rack, but they look like organized choas once they were all loaded. So....loaded yes, easily no (but I'm not whining about a lil work, I'm just giving the facts)I purchased two options along with this rack, NEITHER WORK! lolI purchased the Master Lock hitch key (Master Lock 1480DAT Stainless Steel Receiver Lock for 5/8" Receiver Hole)so that somebody would be deterred from trying to swipe my new investment (doesn't fit the hole on the portion of the bike rack that slips into my hitch)Also purchased TWO adapters (Allen Tension Bar Bicycle Cross-Bar Adaptor) that were supposed to allow "easy loading of womans bicycles". Yeah, didn't work. While a very simple mechanism, the assumption is that you have some 20 year old 10 speed with thin frame pieces and plenty of room at the handlebars (where many childrens bikes have reflectors, this piece is supposed to grab the frame) Another problem, if you have the seat anywhere near the lowest it'll go, the attachment will not grab the frame at all. Two major problems, problems that allowed me to simply not even open the box once I went back and watched the video....shoulda done this sooner! But, $30 total and I'll return em. Just sharing facts...I gave it a three star rating because I was able to actually use this item. It is durable looking, didn't shake much when inserting the wobble free hitch pin, so for that I'm thankful. I'm also thank the bike connector locations are made of RUBBER and not plastic and more importantly that THEY SWIVEL. It these didn't swivel, none of our bikes wouldve fit.What bikes did we try and install?A beefy mens mountain bike (purchased at K-Mart)A new Mongoose childrens bike (purchased at Wal Mart)A childs barbie bike (purchased at Wal Mart)We're dealing with real world products here, not some special order bikes from some crazy website.I feel many could run into these problems, so I stopped by to write. This thing isn't a miracle bike rack, but its workable and sturdy and I'm still hoping the investment in fun pays off. It usually does :-)

Holds 3 bikes well, difficult to get 4 full sized bike on.

I bought this for a 10-day trip during which I loaded and unloaded 4 bikes often, and travelled on different road conditions including highway, city, dirt roads, mountainous roads, etc. (all in all a 2000 km trip). When I bought this item a couple weeks ago, it was available as an Amazon Prime purchase and the price was nicely reduced to 133 CAD. I received the item 2 days after order placed. Installation was a breeze. The bike rack functioned perfectly well during the trip: mounting and unmounting bikes was always super easy; the bikes fit securely in the cradles; the rack does not wobble/rattle ***at all*** when charged; the part that tilts to store away when no bikes are charged does rattle a little bit (nothing too annoying), but there is certainly an easy and no-cost solution for that (just place a hard-rubber band at the place of contact of the two metallic parts); the rack tilts easily to allow access to the trunk on my VW Tiguan, even when charged with 4 bikes (but two people required IMO when doing that with a fully charged rack). All in all an amazing product for the price! Of course, I would have prefered an easier mechanism than the metallic pin to secure the moving pieces, which exists in higher priced models in the same make, but for the price I paid for this rack, I got all I can expect and more!

Está muy padre el rack, lo único malo es que si es muy fácil desmontarlo y los robos están muy presentes. Lo que sí es una mala información es la capacidad, no caben 4 bicis, solo 2; yo cargo 2 bicis de montaña y ya se ocupa todo el espacio del rack, aparte no creo que aguante un peso de 3 bicicletas. Por lo pronto estoy conforme con el costo-beneficio y sigo usandolo, me ha salido bien para carretera y montaña, espero seguir usandolo por mucho tiempo y pues lo tengo que desmontar cuando sé que voy a lugares no seguros por los robos.

This is an amazing product.. I had the 4 bikes rack and used it 10 times so far without any issues.. very easy to mount on the car in less than 30 seconds!!! Also mounting the biks and tightening/removing them is very convenient.. It made my life easy 😌

Buen producto, increíble calidad precio.Dos contras:1- el perno universal para fijarlo al tiro de un vehículo no es del tamaño adecuado, es más pequeño, viene incluido un tornillo para asegurarlo, pero si deseas usar un perno universal o un candado de tirón se tendra q agrandar el orificio.2- la calidad de los amarres para fijar las bicicletas es de poca calidad, yo unilizo aparte un elástico para darle más seguridad.