Allen Sports Premier Spare Tire Rack for 3 Bikes - Model S303

Amazon Customer: This was simple to put on and easy to remove. I drove with bikes on the back of my car across 4 states without an issue. I even forgot to take it off before taking it through a car wash, and although I would not recommend it AT ALL, it did not suffer any damage or fall off (my trunk door was damaged, though, as was the bike). This thing is seriously sturdy!

United States on Apr 29, 2021

Mn: This bike rack is great, I have a Jeep with oversized tires (315/70r17) and this fits my spare well, it’s snug, sturdy and when strapped to the underside of my rear door doesn’t budge at all. The only thing I do beyond the 2 straps to the bottom is run a cam cinch strap through the tire carrier and around the bikes to keep the handlebars from swaying in the wind. I’ve had 3 bikes loaded on this and with the weight of the tires and the bikes the rear door still swings easily and I don’t see any deflection of the sheet metal or sagging of the hinges. It also folds almost completely flat so I can hang it on the wall when not in use. Best of all is I can still tow a trailer as it leaves the hitch free for that use. Overall a great value for a quality product.

United States on Sep 28, 2019

jcinportd: Great bike rack, well priced, nice quick delivery

Australia on Dec 29, 2018

Andre: Not a thule rack or anything as fancy but definitely high up there! Fit perfectly on the car, just gotta make sure to get the top bar underneath the brake light to properly secure. Used it several times so far with no concerns. Attached my snowboard rack and it fit as well.

Canada on Apr 03, 2018

Kindle Customer: I put this on the spare tire to my popup camper trailer. though the bottom rail did hit above the bottom of the tire, while driving with vibration and such, it slipped under. Basically, my tire was probably a bit small. I solved it by bolting a piece of 2x10 over the tire that hangs below by and extra 6 inches or so. The other issue I had is it slipping off to one side or the other. I found the straps they provide totally inadequate with much weight. they are an elastic-type strap and just can't be tightened enough or I fear I would break them. that I solved by using two ratchet straps to either side. so, grabbing the left and right bar on top with two separate straps that ran down to the corners of the bumper. Hence, they were pulling against each other. This kept is solidly on and stable. Yes, a lot of work to get the thing to work but given that my tire was probably undersized for this rack, a reasonable solution to the dilemma. The good news is that the rack is pretty tough and handled the sizeable pressure I put on it. Rubber straps are solid and the carry trays good with decent cushion. I always put pipe insulation on the vertical bars with duck tape for...

United States on Aug 22, 2016

jpmel: I cannot recommend this bike rack on any level. First, the straps were made of some cheap product that left my hands and clothes covered in a coal black powder that was impossible to remove (many clothes ruined), second, one of the straps broke in two when trying to remove the bike, and 3) the rear-most position (closet to the car) had cups that did not rotate and so I could not get my commuter bike's frame up and over the side of the cup without substantial force. In fact, last week, while trying to put my bike on the rack I had to push so hard that the rack bumped up against my car's rear window and shattered it into a million pieces.

I contact Allen Sports several times to ask for a refund or replaced with a better-designed rack that would not risk breaking my window and they were extremely rude and refused to call me to discuss the issue.

I am so frustrated right now! I have a useless rack that is dangerous and destructive. While, the company did exchange the straps, they would not address the larger issue of the rack design that left me with a broken window minutes before heading out on a week's vacation. I had to drive with plastic over...

United States on Jul 27, 2016

Greg-O: This bike rack works as advertised and is a strong value. However, the rack slid off to one side after a drive - even though straps were adhered according to the manual.

Ultimately, we repositioned supplied straps to the door sides*, - and more importantly - used a ratchet strap around the circumference of the spare tire, looping the strap around the bracket top pieces. Allen would do well to include a ratchet strap with sewn loops to assure stability.

* Attaching the supplied straps to the door sides in combination with a ratchet strap around the circumference of the tire results in the ability to open the door with bikes fully secured.

United States on Jun 01, 2016