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FullSwing
FullSwing
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I bought this rack for the full swing feature to use with my truck. I also bought this rack for the price compared to a rack from 1-UP with the same features (multiple bike carry and can swing out). After 3 seasons of use, here's my thoughts:
This rack is great for fitting 4 city/road bikes without much issue. However, this rack will not fit more than 2-3 full-size mountain bikes, unless you don't care about your bikes being all scratched and dented from smacking into each other on the drive to the trail head. I avoid this by placing padding/rags in between the touchpoints and securing each bike together with voile straps.
The anti-rattle mechanism is ok, but I still find that there is too much play in the hitch after I tighten it all the way. I fixed this by using an aftermarket hitch tightener off Amazon.
The swing-out feature is the best feature of this rack. It makes getting into my truck bed possible. Additionally, since this is a hanging-style bike rack, there is generally more ground clearance off the back your vehicle compared to a tray-style rack that sticks out low to the ground. This is useful when you are off-roading or overlanding with your bikes.
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We loved the idea of the swing away to have easy access to our cargo space. In practice, it's a tight fit to reach behind the bikes and my hand barely fit to tighten or release the knob, as others have mentioned.
I could manage it but unfortunately it did not fit ANY of our bikes. We have various sizes and styles of adult and children's bikes and not a single one fit on the rack.
We purchased the tube adaptors and found it still extremely difficult to get the bikes on. I am regretting not returning it immediately upon realizing it wasn't a good fit and will be reselling it.
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Very well built, so well built in fact I'm surprised the weight limit is only 40lbs per bike. I bought it based on my past positive Yakima experiences and that I have a 85lb ebike among other bikes, however the total weight limit is only 160lbs, the same as their lesser solid racks. I had to "hope" that given its sturdy construction that it can handle more weight than advertised. As a test I hanged myself from it and weigh in at 245lbs and it seemed unaffected, but we'll see. The only down side so far is that given its weight and irregular shape it can be challenging connecting it to your vehicle receiver.
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