Best Bike Hitch Rack?

[Ahisa]

2″ Heavy Duty Double – 1UP USA | OFFICIAL SITE

That will most likely be "the best"

Planning to get one sometime this year myself. Super low weight and easy to carry and tucks in nicely to the vehicle body, better than any other rack on the market.

Yeah, if you want the best this is it! Rock solid and made in America, nuff said!

 

[Krayziekid]

Another 1-Up vote here. I bought the double last year and it has been fantastic. I mainly use it for solo rides, but it is great to be able to throw any other kind of bike on the back for when a friend wants to come along.

 

[shrub1]

Had the Kuat NV for about a year when the wheel chock compression arms started to fail.
Bought the 1UP and it's been great..going on 3 years now.

 

[ravens_wood]

I have Mountain bike but its cross trail specialized
i guess have to go and talk with REI bike Tech again thanks for the heads up [MENTION=336214]ravens_wood[/MENTION]

The constraint with the Sherpa are the cradles for the tires on the tray. If you have fatter tires they may not fit in the cradle. Also the tire cradles adjust if you need to accommodate a bicycle with a longer wheel base.

Those features are nice but I don't need them so Sherpa it was.

 

[Phil Frames]

I went with the Rocky Mounts Backstage. If you'd prefer a swing out rack, I'd recommend for sure. Makes getting in and out of the trunk so much better than shimmying between the rack and vehicle. Still folds up when empty and down when loaded like all the other racks as well.

BackStage Swing Away Platform Hitch Rack – RockyMounts

 

[slikens]

1UP rack for the win. I've got the single with an add-on that I can throw on anytime I need to haul more than one bike. Very well made rack and not too heavy to install/uninstall.

 

[zonzin]

Well I'll throw in my .02$ . I have had Thule T2 for several years and it has held up well. Parts for it are readily available if you should break something. I have the base rack and the +2 for hauling 4 bikes which I do a lot as a NICA coach. Also, the +2 works great behind the truck when towing my trailer with no interference issues. I put the base rack on the trailer if I want to haul additional bikes. Here's a couple of pic of the rack in action.

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[max rockatansky]

single and dual 1Up

When you have the second bike attachment and fold it up, does it interfere with the back up camera?

single, folded, 2 row and back up cam.

hope it helps!

 

[Daikon]

Thanks for the visual. The back up camera is still very usable!

single, folded, 2 row and back up cam.

hope it helps!

 

[KEVIN C.]

Küat NV 2.0 is a great rack. I love mine.

 

[drewsro]

I currently use the Saris Superclamp EX 2-bike. Originally bought it for my GTI since it has the smaller receiver, but it holds solid on the 2" with the adapter. Only issue I have with it is having two bikes of unequal size since the clamps on each side are attached to the same arm, so the bikes have to be pretty close in length otherwise the won't clamp in the proper spots. Saris' new design looks nice though. 1UP is just too ugly looking for me, maybe in black it would like fine, but not at the price.

 

[Tamu8104]

I prefer Kuat but 1Up outdo be my second choice. I prefer the hitch engagement on the Kuat and I like the convenience of the built in cable lock. It’s not an absolute deterrent but it prevents crimes of convenience.

 

[pDubs]

I prefer Kuat but 1Up outdo be my second choice. I prefer the hitch engagement on the Kuat and I like the convenience of the built in cable lock. It’s not an absolute deterrent but it prevents crimes of convenience.

The special allen key needed to remove the 1up rack along with a lock over where the allen key goes > Built in cable lock on the Kuat.

 

[ravens_wood]

I believe you mis-understood the previous poster. The Kuat has a hitch lock requiring a key and a cable lock built into the carrier to lock the bicycles.

 

[DigitalRJH]

That’s one of the reasons why I went away from the rack method and just put my bike inside. Don’t need to worry about security. For just one bike it’s a no brainer for me.

 

[wootalien]

1Up. Very firm and stable

 

[Cadesun]

Whatever you do, don't get the Yakima Double Down or similar racks. The brackets tend to wander on the bars leading to bikes beating each other up on longer trips. Scuffed up my brand new Trek EX pretty bad on a trip out to South Dakota a few years back. Switched to a Thule T2 Pro cradle system which works much better. Downside is that the rack is pretty heavy and awkward to store.

 

[jraben8]

Another vote for the Kuat...

 

[VoodooPro]

kuat nv 2.0. I am waiting on the extension to add two more bikes. Can tilt the bikes back so you're still able to use the hatch.

 

[jraben8]

That's the biggest drawback to the Kuat. When you add the 2 bike extension it becomes 80-90lbs but it makes traveling with them so nice.