I purchased this to move bikes around for my son and I. The design is simple and fantastic! I have used it for local transport as well as for trails hundreds of miles away. Extremely easy to operate and incredibly secure.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting thule-us-ca
Customer Rating
3
Great rack… remove it after use!
on November 2, 2025
Posted by: Andyn
from Maryland
Gender:Male
I love this rack…. It’s heavy and awkward to install, but once it is, life is good. I’m a professional mountain guide, and when I’m not transporting a bike it is also great to help organize gear. HOWEVER, don’t leave it on for longer than a month or two! (I did this because, see my first line) now, I cannot remove it. The locking mechanism has seized, in the 2” receiver, and I am trying to sell my car. When it’s functioning, I rate this 5+ stars… right now… it is 0 stars. If you get this rack, prepare to remove it frequently…
We bought this rack a couple of weeks ago. We wanted to replace our old rack that required the bikes hang. It never felt safe. This platform rack is great. It is not super heavy and attaches easy enough. We watched a YouTube video to put the rack together-it was concise and easier to follow than the written instructions provided. . The rack was very stable on our first trip with it-about a 6 hr drive round trip. It did take two of us to load the bikes. My only negative comment would be that it is very stiff when changing positions from upright to folded in. That may glide easier with time.
This is a great product, so sturdy and easy to use, it takes no time to secure the bikes on there and nothing is wobbly or feels un-safe. My only complain is the "instruction manual" that I thought was really tough and confusing when it came to putting the carrier together and installing it: pictures only, no words. I ended up finding a YouTube video and that did the trick.