YAKIMAPlatform Hitch Bike Rack, Rear Vehicle Bicycle Carrier w/ Tilting Tray for 2 Bikes, Fits 16 to 29 Inch Wheel Size, StageTwo, 2” Anthracite

Upgraded from an overhead Allen - 3 hanger type on my '13 Explorer to this Yakima - 2 tray rack. All I can is wow, just wow. It was difficult getting an OEM hitch for my '22 Hybrid Explorer. Honestly only needed an accessory type, but the OEM for this was a Class IV. Between it and the Yakima rack, this has to be the heaviest / best combination I could think of getting. Not the cheapest combination, but for any distance of travel I am way more comfortable now.

Building the rack was not a small effort. It was very much worth it though. We just moved across the country (San Diego to Key West) with our gravel bikes on this rack and it worked perfectly. Easy loading and unloading at the hotel. The down tilt gave us full access to the trunk without taking the bikes off and the integrated lock was enough to know the bikes were safe during short stops. I highly recommend this.

I like the rack ,it work great .The only thing I dislike is .Why there are little tie down on this rack. Most people have fat tire bike. So what happen now,you have to buy them now.The rack is not cheap, yes it is well made .the cost is little high.you could throw two little one and two big tie down for the fat tire bike. But no there $16.00 to be made .but I still like it.Tom .K.

This is the only rack that can be mounted on a trailer for heavy ebikes. no other rack is rated for the kind of weight on the back of our 5th wheel. we carried our bikes thousands of miles with no problems.

We have 2 wheel recumbents, one longer than the other. This rack has the ability to move the trays to fit each bike and securely fasten them. There was also enough room between the bikes. Recumbents are hard to fit on bike racks but this one fits perfectly, is well made, very strong, sturdy and safe. We are thrilled with it and glad we took a chance on it.

Nothing to dislike.

Once its together, its a good/decent product. But mine had a defect in the handle and Jimmie Christmas was this thing difficult to put together.1) The plastic handle at the end of the rack that you pull to raise and lower the rack was cracked when the rack arrived.2) There are 8 bolts that secure the bars that hold the bikes to the bar that pivots up and down. Those bolts are incredibly prone to cross-threading. If you are not holding the bolt perfectly perpendicular to the bolt hole, even if your off by only 5 degrees or so, it cross threads rather than working into the proper groves like a normal bolt. But since the bar does not rest perfectly flat before being bolted in place, I had to have a second person come over and twist the bar as I get each bolt started in its hole. By the time I had made several attempts, diagnosed the issue, and got a second person to start assisting, it took me an hour to get the 8 bolts done. I'm an extremely handy person, I can fix just about anything and have plenty of experience with bolts and screws. But these are some of the worst, poorest quality bolts that I have ever seen in my life. (The bolts are a bit tapered and tip, which I'm guessing is the issue, but it could be the nuts, I couldn't examine them closely because they are welded inside the bar.)3) There is a thin coat of plastic like veneer on the parts. When I tightened one of the aforementioned bolts, the bolt griped into the veneer taking out a decent chunk of the paint job around the bolt.

I purchased this and it was delivered. No where in the listing or on the manufacturers web site does it say that it can’t be used with a bicycle with fenders. I called Yakama and they said yes it does look at the pictures. Well it shows bicycles without fenders but no where in the pictures does it say you can’t use this on a bicycle with fenders. It does say it works with most bikes and most bikes come with fenders.