Upright 2 Mountain Bike Rack Hitch Carrier: Securely Carry 2 Bikes on the Rear of Your SUV, Van, or Truck

Gary : Works great for my EBike

United States on Nov 30, 2023

JSJS: Inexpensive but easily holds two bikes. I have put a road bike and gravel bike on at the same time. Have also loaded a road bike and a Juiced Crosscurrent e-bike at the same time. I would recommend some pool noodle to put around the upright and protect the bikes. Suggest that when setting up to set one bike with front wheel to one end and the other facing the opposite way and its front wheel to the opposite end from the other bike
Update - purchase the universal fit mower handle bolts as shown in the photo, available from Amazon $4.38, to replace the bolts and nuts on the front wheel holder for each bike. This will allow you to easily adjust for the wheelbase length of different bikes. The nut in T-handle for the mower handle bolts have nylon bushings so they shouldn’t vibrate loose

United States on Nov 28, 2023

Amdroid007Amdroid007: Installation was not too painful - just 3 types of bolts to tighten down - the box came with some basic instructions and that was good enough for the most part. I was a little confused about which side is up for the base, and I kept the nuts outside for the wheel supports so I can easily move them if needed. The mount is able to handle our bikes just fine - I did not try the heavy beach cruiser on it through - but for our road and mountain bikes it works just fine.

It does wobble a bit and because my hitch receiver is recessed, I can't put a lock or a tightener in there, so still looking for a solution to keep it from wobbling.

And at this price point, the carrier has no tilt function to allow me to open the hatch with the bikes on there. However, with the bikes off, I can open the hatch even though the carrier is hitched on. That is my only gripe but probably better for it not to have a potentially weak tilt point. without that, it is pretty sturdy.

And the box did not have a hitch pin although the part list inside the box said there would be one. Had to order one separately.

United States on May 12, 2023

John: Pros: very inexpensive, Looks good, heavy duty, easy to put together, enough hardware to complete construction. All the holes lined up. Solid upon completion. Bikes secured well to uprights.
Cons: not many really. It is difficult to secure a 29” rim bike in the rack even at full open setting(too long with larger mountain bike tire). Had to squeeze it down enough to keep it secure. But I only had to transport once so it wasn’t a big issue. 28 and down are fine. The Velcro straps are ok but advise to use a bungee cord to secure Bikes to both upright posts for extra security. All in all, a nice unit for the money!

United States on Sep 05, 2020

TDL: Just so-so on this item -- you get what you pay for. As others have said -- it's serviceable, but you should be aware of the issues I had. The hardware used to hold the pieces together are carriage bolts, with a square collar to prevent them turning in the hole. However, about 50% of the holes are too large, and the bolt just turns -- so there's no way to tighten them! I had to replace them with regular hex headed bolts in order to complete the assembly. Also -- the 2 upright columns really do not tighten without some wobble still being present. There is just one bolt holding the saddle, and it just does not close completely. Not a showstopper, but unexpected. The plastic plugs they give you for the ends of the tubing are just junk. You tap them in and the flanges cut right off, and the plug is loose. Don't waste your time with them -- throw them right in the recycle bin! BTW -- I tried contacting the seller first about these issues -- they include a silly little postcard requesting that -- and I got no response after a week's worth of waiting!

United States on Mar 19, 2018