MaxxHaul Platform Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - Hitch Mounted Tray Carrier for SUV, Van, & Truck - Adjustable Tire Cradles & Foam Padded Hooks - Fits 2" Class III & IV Hitches (50027)

Overall, this a decent bike rack for the price. Given that I paid just over $100, I can not complain at all. I would certainly recommend it a a budget bike rack. However, it does have some "wobble". Some of this is from the 2 -inch hitch receiver, all hitch have some play and this is exaggerated when you have a long/wide bike rack. a 1/8-inch of play at the hitch results in inches of movement out at the end of the bike rack. That is to be expected, and a hitch anti-rattle device (they include one) does help to reduce this wobble. Though, there is also some wobble in the various components of the bike rack. Because it can be disassembled, all the pieces have a loose fit. This results in a bit more play. Once the bikes are loaded and everything it tightened down, there is still a fair bit of play. How I fixed the wobble. I was able to almost eliminate all the wobble by adding just 2 tie down straps. One around both bike and the frame of the bike rack, when tighten this basically locks both bikes and all the bike rack components into one solid unit. this really ensures that nothing moved on the rack. the second strap I place between the bikes and my car (to a roof rack, tow hook, or truck bed). This second strap is to stabilize the wobble of the whole unit. Once I have these two extra straps tightened up, the entire unit is solid as a rock!

The HItch mount Rack Platform is sturdy and well made. You can easily make it into a one bike rack which I did. It is refreshing that Maxxhaul makes a bike rack that has a great price and really well made. The instructions are clearly terrible. Maxx Haul makes an easy project into a difficult one. They should start "over again". I am not the only person that find them stupidly unclear. Hire another person to take over that project. The wheel wells adjustment, the distance the wheel clamps are way from each other, is time consuming since they are almost impossible to slide. I had to take the wheel clamp off to move it. You need this adjusted perfectly because the bicycle will be more secure and balanced on the rack. You should probably make sure the air pressure in each tire is perfect since it does affect this adjustment. There is a bit of wiggle room so replacing the quick dissconect fitting, which hold the rack together, with regular bolts would make this rack absolutely solid. The great price and this solidly made rack makes this a very good deal.

It works. I needed a bike rack but didn't want to spend 500 dollars so I ordered this one hoping it would suffice. Pleasant surprise, it works great. It seems a little wobbly at first but after several trips down my very rough road to the main road it did great. It also comes apart easily for storage. I'd definitely buy it again.

I was surprised at the quality of this item at this price point. I went ahead and purchased it based on the positive reviews. I am not disappointed! It was pretty easy to put together. The only real issue I had was getting the hair pin through the receiver pin. I had to reverse the pin direction and wiggle it a bit to get it through. That could be as much due to my receiver box as the provided pin. I wasn't sure if the carrier would tilt forward for opening the hatch. As you can see from the photos that it does. That's great! It was easy to adjust to fit our bikes. A couple of things to know: 1. You need to make sure that your vehicle exhaust does NOT flow onto the carrier OR especially the bike tires. If it does, you will need a riser. Fortunately, I did not need a riser. 2. They recommend that you strap down the bikes to the rack, but they don't provide the straps. I'm using bungee cords and it works well. The only negative I have to say about it is that it does wobble a little more that I thought it would. I think you would have to spend several hundred more to get one with less wobble. This is not a big deal for me and it doesn't wobble enough to be a problem. It was easy take off the vehicle. The arms and vertical post easily come off for compact storage. I would recommend this to any friends or family looking for a hitch carrier. UPDATE: I tightened the bolt that servers as the hinge to tilt the carrier away from the vehicle. (See the 4th photo.) This has eliminated the wobble. I just carried my bike on a 160 mile round trip to do a ride at a national park. The carrier worked great! Once I arrived, I was quickly able to take it off the back of my car and stow it in the hatch while I rode my bike. Love this carrier!

Okay I got the bike rack I've had it for a while now and it works very well holds my bikes on just fine it's light enough for my wife to put on the only problem that I have with it it's a little wonky but once you put a strap to hold it down to the hitch it's perfectly fine thank you for a nice bike rack

Bought this after paying far too much for a bicycle. I wanted support under the tires, and less swinging (which I got from different style bike rack). Very good purchase. In my opinion, this is the best way to secure the upper portion of the bike to a platform carrier. It locks into place, AND has a threaded knob for fine tune adjustments. You can even use a trailer coupler lock in there for extra security. Hands down, the best, IMHO. Also, a few of the pins were replaced with nuts and bolts for added security. NOTE: You are limited in tire width! Which wasn't a problem until I got a fat tire bike with 3 inch fat tires. They would not fit in the tire cradles. Good news is that Maxxhaul part number 50529 exists, which is a set of cradles for up to 4 inch tires that fit on this (50027) carrier.

The rack does indeed hold two bikes on a car with a 2" receiver, and it does an OK enough job of it, especially for the very low price. It's easy to adjust and will hold low-frame bikes, though I had to get creative to fit a low-frame bike and a 20" kid's bike at the same time. Two adult bikes would've been no problem. This rack did hold two bikes on a 1000+ mile road trip with no problem, so it's hard to complain after paying so little for it, but the design sacrifices some stability for ease of shipping and disassembly. It's easy to secure bikes to the rack, but because the rack is held together with hitch pins, the whole thing can rotate quite a bit thanks to the play in each of the joints. The bikes won't come off the car, but it's a bit disconcerting to see handlebars moving up and down on bumpy roads. After one road trip, the pins had already started to turn one of the holes in the drawbar into an oval, so I question the longevity of this rack. This rack let me buy a couple bikes I found while on a road trip and get them home, but for routine bike hauling I'd get something better.

I've used a home-made rack for 20 years but it required removing the front bike tire, which has become a chore. So I looked at the myriads of racks which don't require removing a tire, from $ to $$$$. The high-buck racks were WAY out of my pocketbook range so I concentrated on the low-end racks and decided to give this one a shot, and I'm quite happy with it. Sure it isn't perfect but with a bit of mods it suits my needs very well. * PROS: - Great buy for the money - Easy to assemble/disassemble - Easy to install/remove from vehicle - Easy to mount/dismount bike - Reasonably lightweight - Sturdy when bike is clamped TIGHT - Clamp provided to prevent hitch wobble (see photos for my fix) * CONS: - No locking mechanism - Tilt mechanism wobbles (see photos for my fix) - Depending on your vehicle the exhaust from tailpipe likely to heat tires unacceptably... (see photos for my fix) When I was removing my bike after a 10 mile drive I almost burned my hand when I bumped up against the metal rail, which is when I realized the rack was just above being in-line with the exhaust. Back home after the ride I checked the temperature of the bike tire and metal bar and they were 175° & 190°! Since the rack was too far out from the vehicle for my taste (Toyota 4Runner), I got the idea to cut the center bar and overlap it, in effect shortening it 4" and raising it 2". I bolted it together first to make sure it did what I wanted, and now that it works I will weld it together permanently. About the exhaust heating tires and rack bar issue... I would guess a LOT of people never realize this could be an issue (I never did because my custom rack was much higher) but it is worth checking the relationship between exhaust stream and bar/tire height before driving along distance, only to have a melted/deteriorated tire. I don't fault the rack at all for no locking mechanism because I never leave the bike unattended on the rack, it's always home to biking and back to home. If it HAD a locking mechanism it would cost more, which would reduce the value per $. (I do have a means to lock the wherever there is a removable pin so I actually CAN lock the bike to the rack while preventing rack disassembly as well, but again, I never leave it unattended so I don't bother.) I use other means to prevent hitch wobble (see photos for my fix) so I used the provided clamp to prevent wobble from the tilt mechanism instead, as it was more than I expected. Sure I won't be able to tilt the rack but the trade-off for no wobble AT ALL was worth giving up the tilt, which I won't use anyway. NOTE: Plan on taking extra time to figure out exactly where you want to clamp the tire baskets. I'd recommend facing the bike(s) with the chain on the OPPOSITE side from the rack so the knob doesn't interfere with the any part of the bike. Overall, knowing what I know now, I would buy this rack again and would highly recommend it to anyone who wants to keep the cost under $100.

You can't beat this price for an entry level tow hitch bike rack. Value for money. Works as advertised. Rack was surprisingly stable even at high speed (up to 100km/hr on motorway). Didn't get to drive off road with this. Would advise to add anti-vibration clamp and tow lock. Taking 1 star away as the included tow pin was poorly machined and too short and thick for my tow hitch. Had to manual grind it to get it to fit. The other tow lock I bought separately had no issues at all. Relatively light weight, easy to assemble and disassemble (approx 3-5mins). Does well for its intended purpose. Would recommend to other potential buyers.

Got this rack delivered in 2 days with Prime. The lock pins were kinda different from the instruction sheet, & some were smaller in diameter than the holes. Some wobbling & balancing I did not like on the road with 2 bikes in. As other reviewers suggested, I replaced both left and right quick removal pins by quality bolts (tight fit in the holes) and nylon locking nuts for safety (less than $5.00). I did not care to make it "permanent" as I have plenty of room for storage. At the mean time while I was there with a ratchet I tightened the center bolt that holds the vertical post (It was kind of loose). Now everything is tight, sturdy and solid, love this rack that costs a fraction of a Thule!

Esta bien, se arma fácilmente, ya armada le queda un poco de movimiento, pero colocando una arandela queda bien, es de acero y es fuerte, un poco pesado pero esta de acuerdo al precio

A surprising good product. I thought it might be lacking somewhere (finish) because of the price. Not so. Well packaged. East to follow instructions (though hardly needed, other than knowing which pin goes where), very well finished with everything fitting neatly and tightly where it should. I have no hesitation recommend this rack. Fits my 29” MT bike fine despite their disclaimer.

This fits very well and is very strong as well. Its safer than most of the other bike racks and the mounting does not take much time as well. This can be easily dismantled and stored in the trunk of the car. It takes about 10-15min to attach it to the car and mount the cycles so very satisfied with the purchase and highly recommend this rack.