This.

+1 for 1Up! Hands down the best rack I've owned!

Did a 2500 mile trip out to Moab from Austin and dragged 3 bikes through multiple trails without a problem. That high clearance saved the day!

Second the 1up. Many trips from Austin to Dallas and back. Trust enough to drive all the way to big bend or Arkansas.

Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk

Certainly to hold up an HD4.

I bought this last year and it has been great.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

If we're posting bike pr0n, here's my 1Up. The black ano didn't hold up that well, but my rack lives on the 4R full-time.



I picked up the Kuat Pivot so that I can swing the rack fully out of the way to get access to the back. It works great but does extend the rack further out and so it further sacrifices departure angle clearance.

i am looking at Kuat Sherpa its a solid rack and does not weight that much.

http://www.rei.com/product/109437/ku...ike-hitch-rack

Racks are expensive! May as well spend a little more to get a lot more. Security is a MUST IMO, both rack and bike.

says the guy with a Ripmo.

I've only ever purchased one bike rack, ~ 10 years ago, the Kuat NV.

Looks good, works great, built in cable lock.

Two years after I got it I complained to Kuat that the pivot was getting loose. They were "very sorry, but we changed our design so we can't send replacement parts"... They sent me a whole new rack instead!

I got rear ended 3 years ago (no bikes attached). I sent pictures to Kuat of the damage and they sent me parts to repair the damage, totally free. It was a couple of through-bolts and an arm to hold a rear tire.

If it get's stolen or something, which is less likely since it came with a locking hitch pin (same key as the cable lock), I would take a closer look at 1-Up racks, otherwise I'm a Kuat fan for life.

My 1up-usa 4 bike rack hasn't let me down and gets my vote.

I have had my 1UP rack for about 4 years or so. Best rack IMO. Buy it in black, it wasn't an option when I got mine.

For security I have the hitch lock and then I run a nice cable and lock around the bike and hitch when I am traveling. I never leave the bike on over night or untended for too long. Locks are for honest people. If someone wants it, they will get it.

I use my bike rack very often for my mountain bike. I have the Thule T2. and I see a LOT of racks and My friends have a verity of bike racks. And we ( My Biking Buddys & I ) agree the 1UP USA is probably one of if not the best bike rack out there.

[QUOTE=dot_tom;3264001]
For security I have the hitch lock and then I run a nice cable and lock around the bike and hitch when I am traveling. I never leave the bike on over night or untended for too long. Locks are for honest people. If someone wants it, they will get it.

YES YES!!! This is a must even if the Rack comes with locking cables. Get an extra cable or 2 and a Hefty U-Lock. I use 2 cables. 1 from the Hitch Eye.( Or around the hitch where they would have to unbolt the whole hitch to get It off.) And the other Longer cable I run through both wheels and both Peddles then Use the U-Lock to secure it all to the frame of the bike.

I had that Thule T2 and it is a heavy bastard. When I watched the video of the guy installing the 1-UP rack in like 15 seconds using one hand, it was a no brainer that it was a better rack.

And it's basically the same price as every other big name brand bike rack on the market that has similar features.