Allen Sports Premier Hitch Mounted 5-Bike Carrier
Allen Sports’ Premier Hitch Mounted 5-bike carrier mounts quickly and easily to your 2″ trailer hitch. The arms “snap” into place right out of the box. Allen’s new dual-compound cradle system securely holds your bicycles in place and the rack’s large padded Spine Shield protects your bicycles as well. In addition to the easy folding arms on this rack, the new innovative internal tilt-away release makes it a snap to access your vehicle’s rear lift gate. The powder-coated rack installs in just minutes with a no-wobble bolt and an integrated locking loop offers a place to secure your bikes.
Product Features
- Hitch insert fits 2″ receiver hitches
- Quick set carry arms “snap” into place right out of the box
- Dual compound tie-down cradles & quick set straps individually secure and protect bicycles
- Internal tilt-away release allows for easy lift gate access
- No-wobble bolt(s) eliminates movement of rack inside of hitch
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Good product that appears to have addressed previous concerns. Excellent product and well built. I mounted mine on a 2005 Honda Pilot and found the tilting mechanism to be both easy to operate and clears the opening of the hatch just fine. See pictures.I have a few observations to make, having read the reviews prior to purchase:1. The rack does NOT fit toddler bikes. Our family currently has two adult bikes, one bike for an eight year old, and two bikes for twin five year olds. When mounting the bikes on this new rack, I discovered…
Why donât the arms lock in the âdown positionâ the same way they do when they are up??? First, the bike rack is sturdy and well built. I really like how the mounts rotate to fit what ever angles your bike needs. The hitch locking mechanism seems to work very nicely. The no tools hitch install is awesome.The rack has a series of quick release features. The tilt back to access the hatback is nice. However, the quick release to lower the arms is, completely ridiculous. When the arms of the rack are out it is a truly nice set…