IKURAM R 3 Bike Hitch Mount Foldable Bicycle Carrier, Fits 2" Receiver

I love this bike rack. I use it on the back of my truck. I appreciate that the bike rack come with a hitch clamp. This keeps the rack from wiggling around in the hitch when driving. Our bikes fit nicely on this rack and are secure. The rack also comes with an extra strap. One thing I will ad is this. I see in reviews some of the rubber straps were breaking. What I did was spray silicone to the hole in the strap and the small post the strap goes over. This helped tremendously when clamping the straps down. This has helped me to not have to struggle strapping the bikes down.

heavy duty very satisfied handle 2 bikes easily

Like most items, this is designed for men. The strength needed to tighten and loosen the bolts means that I can not take it apart (I am a 105 lb woman). I replaced the bolt that goes through the hitch with a hitch pin, so I can at least take it on and off the hitch. And the tabs used to secure the bike are too difficult for me; I have to use a tool to get them secured. But it does fully function to carry the bikes.

This is easy to assemble and attach to the car. It hold the bikes securely as well.

It will rub the paint finish off of your bike. I just have a cheap bike for occasional recreational riding, but my husband noticed the black finish on his much more expensive bike had a dull spot from one of the straps. Also, the straps are painful to close, I bent a thumbnail back whilst trying to fasten a bike. The strap bands slide during transport. This may have been due to the fact that my bike is a step-through, so it was crooked to begin with. I’ll be getting a bar addition specifically for securing step-through bikes and hopefully it won’t be an issue anymore. Had to use a bungee cord to keep the bike handlebars closest to the car from hitting the rear windshield. Easy fix or a velcro strap or twine maybe could do it. There doesn’t seem to be a way to keep the rack from rattling when no bikes are on it, so I’ll have to look up something that will hold it still, or just remove part of it. Carry a socket wrench to loosen bolts as needed—the big one that attaches to the car hitch, and the little ones on the rack itself. I do like the rack and will see if I can find replacement straps if that’s even a thing. I felt like everything was secure once the bikes were on, it was just a bear to get them on! Seems sturdy and I’ll be happier after adding a lock and making a couple of minor adjustments.

We’ve only used it once but we were happy with it! Per the recommendation, we did use a bungee cord for extra support. Make sure bikes are off the rack before you try to move the rack and get into the trunk of your car! .

AVOID ON THE HIGHWAY!! Those who want a quick Summary: the mounts that hold the bike onto the rack turn into smush when the sun hits them for 2 days, and the straps pop off easily. The bike will unmount and hit your car, or fly off (thankfully I only ended up with a few deep scratches on my car paint and glass, versus the rear window breaking completely. The whole story: I had to do a 3.5 hour drive to make it to a meet up and my goodness this has got to be one of the most stressful drives I’ve ever done. (I’ve driven with a stuttering engine before but driving with this rack was way worse!). It was fine within the city at low speeds but as soon as the sun came out, and I went on the highway at 70mph…oh my goodness…ITS SO BAD!! The bike immediately came off and when I went to go and check, the mounts were just mush! They had gotten so soft in the sun that no matter how many times I try to put the bike back in place, the Mount would just get squashed and deformed under the weight of my bike (my bike weights less than 20lbs). First time bike slid off because mounts just flattened and I ended up with scratches on my cars rear window (photos coming soon) Second time bike slid off because the mounts flattened and the straps were the only thing keeping the bike from flying off….this time I ended up with DEEP scratches in the paint of my car. Third time the bike came off because the straps snapped off. My U-Lock Cable was the only thing ensuring the bike didn’t fly off into traffic. Fourth time the bike came off because the mount was mush again, some heavy braking slid the bike back onto the mount though. All this happened within a 3.5 hour drive. But! The first 1.5 hours the bike was fine, it was the last 2 hours where all of those events above happened. Plus, this was all on butter-smooth florida highways. I was so happy to arrive at my location. The very first thing I did was go to a sporting goods store and buy a Thule bike rack for the drive back (no I can’t afford a Thule so despite being against using credit cards for loans, I’m using my credit line to buy a Thule just for the drive back). I simply cannot risk damaging my car, my bike, or worse, the safety of other drivers on the road. Yes I’m returning this. No I would never recommend this to a friend. Trying to save ~$100 I ended up having the following damage done: Car paint: $50 for touch up paint plus clear coat Scratches on the window: $200 for a new rear window DEEP Scratches on my bike: idk how much this will cost to fix, but definitely ruined the finish on my bike. Other than that major issue, the locking pin jams under the weight of a bike so folding the bike in order to access your trunk will get annoying really fast.

awesome

Received it yesterday and already used it. Bought the 2 bike rack but I regret not buying the 4 bike rack as it is a solid one, super easy to install

This product was ready and easy to setup. Hang on the truck no problem. Yes it swivels but man it’s hard put bikes on. Unless you have a large bike that offers a LARGE only frame, loading up any other bike is a nightmare. Forget putting a woman’s bike on here. Straps are too small for thicker frame. Tried putting my kids bike on this and what a challenge. There is no way to put 4 bikes on here. Especially large ones.. dissapointed with this product and will have to make my own brackets and adjustments hours before I leave for vacation.