Customer Reviews:
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 Great bike rack! August 5, 2006
L. Matich (Mechanicsville, VA)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I don't know much about bike racks, but this one seems to be very sturdy and well made. We've used mounted racks in the past, but they were a pain to set up... my husband would get very frustrated trying to put the bikes on. This summer we decided to add a hitch receiver to our minivan and get this type of rack. It was definitely worth the money!!! My husband had a much easier time getting the bikes on. We especially loved the tilting option, which was easy to do. We were able to keep the rack on the entire vacation but could still easily open the back door of the van.
 Good bike rack January 20, 2007
Charles
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
The Allen bike rack is constructed well however it is made in China. The bike straps are cumbersome to use as you must unthread to remove a bike and then rethread them to secure a bike. It would have been nice to have clamps like the Yakima and Thule. Overall a good rack.
Sturdy, easily assembled, & fits all of our bikes. September 18, 2006
K. Boggs (Goose Creek, SC)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I was apprehensive when the very damaged box arrived. The bike carrier itself was undamaged. I put it together easily in about ten minutes. I've driven for 45-minutes with four bikes strapped down and noticed very little movement. My wife's unisex bike with low crossbar fit on this carrier as did my son's beach bike with triple cross bars and my run-of-the-mill 12-speed.
User friendly Hitch November 9, 2006
L. Jackson (Crossville , TN)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I found this hitch easy to assembly and mount. I did alone in just a few minutes.
It is a little hard to get womens bikes on the hitch
 Problematic but good buy August 3, 2007
Richard Y (Little River, CA USA)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
This is well made but poorly designed. The rack is not designed for a standard 5/8 hitch pin or hitch pin lock so one has to use the "no vibrate" bolt which takes 2 open end wrenches or 1 open end wrench and a socket set to install and remove it (with the supplied ny-lock nut) every time you use it. It needs the "no vibrate" bolt because it is so loose in a 2" receiver it would wobble badly. The "hardware" to "hold down" the bikes consists of nylon straps with a cinch buckle which allows the bikes to sway back and forth no matter how tight you can cinch them (there is no friction) instead of a mechanical tightener that grabs it from the top and bottom. I just installed it but I don't think I'll keep it even though the price is right.
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