MaxxHaul Hitch Mount 4 Bike Rack 150 lb Capacity Heavy‑Duty Swing Down Design Fits Cars Trucks SUVs and Minivans with Safety Reflector Easy Install (70210)

I previously tried to use one of the "universal" style bike racks that will fit a passenger car or an SUV and didn't even begin to trust it to drive across town, much less on the long trips I was going on. I bought this in preparation for an out-of-state camping trip to the mountains my girlfriend and I were going on, and it arrived on time as advertised. Assembly was very easy and took maybe 15 minutes total with a few basic hand tools (allen keys, socket set, and wrenches). I have an extra trailer wiring harness and I may see about wiring a brake light up to attach to the flat plate on the end rather than just having a red reflector on it. I've driven over 1400 miles in two weeks with the bike rack on my 4Runner and had zero issues of any kind, with and without bikes on the rack. I'd say my road time was split 80% highway (70-90mph), 15% twisty mountain roads (lots of up and down hill, sharp curves, braking and acceleration), and 5% off-road driving, and the bikes didn't move around in the rack at all. The wheels or handlebars of either bike never contacted my vehicle, either, and during the trip I secured them in every one of the four slots, just to make sure (my bike has 28" wheels and hers has 26" I believe). You may have to remove water bottle attachments though, my Bontrager bottle cage barely fit on the rack (I never use it anyways, so I removed it when we got home, no big deal). The mounts that the bikes sit in are VERY secure and attach to the rack itself with crush washers and lock nuts. The velcro straps that wrap around the bike frame seem to be of good quality and absolutely hold the bikes 100% still. The vertical portion of the rack folds down with the pull of the hinge pin to about a 45 degree angle to allow you to open your rear door/hatch with ease, and mine cleared it with ample room to spare. This was great when it came time to unload the car at our camping destination and for loading it back up to head home again. I only found a few "negatives" during the assembly and use of this bike rack, but none of them were enough of a problem to distract from the rating based on things that actually mattered to me. The first was that some of the nuts that went with the actual bike holders (which attach to the rack itself) were metric and the bolt heads were standard/SAE. This wasn't a big deal, just a bit of an annoyance. The second downside is that the top hinge pin (which allows the part of the rack the bikes sit on to fold down so it doesn't stick out two feet behind your vehicle) will only insert into the vertical part of the rack from the left side when the rack is folded. When the rack is extended out to the rear, it will fit from the right side. Again, just an annoyance, nothing that would affect the usability. The third is there is some play in the fit between the mount and my hitch receiver. When there is no load (bike) on the rack and you move it by hand, it seems very loose. I didn't notice any noise or movement while driving with the rack on my vehicle, whether empty or with bikes loaded. The fourth downside is it seems like the receiver pin that holds the mount into the hitch receiver itself is a smaller size than the one for my regular 2" ball hitch mount. When I assembled it and put the rack into the receiver, the regular pin wouldn't go through. I haven't removed it to compare them yet though, so I could be incorrect and maybe just had a bad angle on it. Overall, I absolutely recommend this rack. I was blown away at the quality of the product for the price (seems like a comparable rack would cost $100-200+ at a bike shop or other online stores) and I've had nothing but good luck with it thus far with quite a bit of drive time over varied terrain. Buy with confidence!

I was extremely worried about buying this rack for only $80 compared to all the other ones I saw. The positive reviews convinced me to give it a try. Simply put, this bike rack is more than worth triple the cost in my opinion because of how heavy duty and solid it is. The locking pins fit perfectly into the receiver and once in place with three adult bike loaded it barely moved the entire trip. If I could give it 10 stars I would and I feel it would still be an understatment of the quality. The bike hold down straps worked perfectly except the frame on one bike had a large tube so my wife made a couple longer straps to add just incase. If you are looking for a quality bike rack, it's my opinion that you shouldn't pass this one by!!

Look, you need a bike rack to show other people on the highway that you’re active, cool, and living your best life (as far as they know). We just did a 1500-mile road trip with no complaints! The bikes stayed snug and the rack stayed tight all around with nothing loosening. Pros: —Very sturdy. Well-constructed. —Easy to install, assemble (included instructions have mistakes, but it’s easy to figure out). Easier to assemble it on the hitch since the completed rack is heavy and ungainly. —Mountain bikes, road bikes, kids bikes, etc. fit snug into the rubber holders. Even before you strap them in they are barely moving. —Velcro straps and buckles are great. Bikes age snugged tightly to rack. —For shorter trips, you really don’t need anymore tie-downs other than to keep your front stems/wheels from turning. —Rack holds bikes far enough away from vehicle so they won’t rub/scratch the vehicle. —Easily folds up while installed on hitch but not in use. —Easily pivots down while installed so you can open your tailgate when needed. —Included hitch pin screws in tight and reduced rattling. I’d opt for a locking hitch pin which will be quicker to install/uninstall. You’ll also still want to get an anti-rattle hitch plate for longer trips (see blue device in photo). They’re inexpensive but work great—though it’s an extra step for removing the rack. Cons: —It’s a heavy rack so not as easy to take on and off when not it use. — Larger girth bike frames (like some electrics) would likely be OK on this, just not as snug on the rubber holders, so you’d have to do more fastening. —Included instructions had errors, including confusing a permanent bolt with a removable pin, and showing a product with a locking device this one didn’t have, but there aren’t that many pieces and it’s easy to figure out. —The rack will rattle a little in the hitch receiver—but so will anything put into a hitch receiver so just add an anti-rattle hitch plate if you’re going on a long trip (see blue device in photo). A hitch plate makes it a bigger chore to install/uninstall the rack but it would also make it harder for a thief to try to take the entire rack. —The rack is bolted together is a few spots so a thief with PLENTY of time on their hands could take it apart to get at bikes locked only to the rack. When leaving bikes on vehicle unattended, I locked bikes to rack AND ran a cable lock from bike frames to the spot on the hitch receiver for trailer safety chains. —It’s steel so eventually it could have some rust, but touch it up when needed. Your hitch receiver on the vehicle is steel too. People worry about rust too much. This is not thin steel, it’s going to last longer than your bike. It’s actually going to last longer than you too, so take satisfaction in knowing future generations will be using your bike rack when you’re on the Tour de Afterlife. I recommend this bike rack to you and your descendants.

Very nice but some of the small hardware attaching the 4 V-shaped holders for the bikes stripped pretty easily. Probably 3 out of the 8 provided. Screws stripped before I could snug them up. Not sure if it is the locking nut or bolt/screw that stripped. Asked vendor to replace the small hardware on 10/28/26 for replacement of defective hardware. The entire carrier is strong and well designed. As another reviewer stated the assembly instructions are not the best. I agree. Tool sizes needed to assemble in instructions would have been nice, such as 24mm and 18mm box wrenches, and other metric sizes. Phone number in instruction manual is no good. Will be using it in a few days and will modify review if something changes. Update 4/30. Customer service was very prompt in assisting with sending out the replacement hardware. 👍 4 to now 5 stars.

I bought this bike rack after an exhaustive search. I was looking for an inexpensive 4-5 bike hitch mounted rack to carry (1) adult mens bike, (1) teenage girls bike, (1) female beach cruiser, (1) boys "racing" type bike and maybe the little ones 14" bike. I set my budget at $100 because it was going to be mounted on my RV and if I went with a bigger name brand that would be a higher theft item. I don't know if theives prefer big name brands or not. But at the time my theory was sound to me. Of the racks that I did find in or close to my price range, most people complained that they were difficult to put together, they needed to be modified or that once it was installed it moved around a lot. I do base a lot of my purchase around what other people say because if they had those problems then I would probably have those problems too. I understand that it is not always the case but why take the chance, right? Contrary to what I said above, I took a chance on this one which had no reviews. I figured for the price, I will be the guiney pig. I bought the 4 bike because the 5 bike was not available for when I wanted it. The shipping was fast (normal delivery) and it was very easy to put together. It was lightweight and portable. I mounted it on my RV using a Master lock hitch pin but it comes with 2 different size hitch pins which I didn't use due to the fact they were not locking pins. I mentioned earlier about theft. The Hitch pin will only keep theives from stealing the whole unit together. If someone really wanted to they could just unbolt it and take everything. You can only protect yourself so much. Gotta have a little trust. Anyway, due to the size of the bikes with the accessories, I was only able to put 3 of the bikes on the rack. It could hold one more but the mens bike had a child seat frame on it, the beach cruiser had a basket on it, and the boys bike had bear claw pedals. So much going against me while trying to preserve the integrity of the bikes and the paint! As for the rest, I did not have a rear view camera on the rig so I used two ratchet straps to secure the bikes to the hitch and then wrapped a cable lock around the bikes. I took 3 of the 5 bikes on the hitch mounted rack on a 200 mile drive to go camping and they did not move at all. Everytime that I stopped I checked the straps, pins and bikes themselves and it looked just like when I first mounted it. The same is said from when we had to come all the way back home. It does articulate for access to a back window or tailgate but on my RV I didn't require those features. On the down side, if you want to mount the bikes so they all look even, you would have to buy an additional bar for a ladies bike. The bar takes the place of where there is no bar on the bike unlike on most mens bikes. It also makes it even for weight distribution and so the bike can be mounted closer to each other. I'm sure there are more reasons but I've written a lot already. I did not buy the additional piece and it worked just fine for me. For the price, I would recommend this item to anyone that is interested in a low cost hitch mounted bike rack. As a matter of fact I plan on purchasing another one due to the fact that just recently someone burn't down my RV when it was in storage. Surprisingly enough, the one thing that looked like it came out somewhat intact minus the rubber, straps and the lock nuts was the bike rack!

It’s heavy, but it’s cheap and feels robust at least. My biggest gripe, and the ding on stars, is the main hitch pin is proprietary with threads. I can’t use my locking hitch pin. Why? Makes no sense.

Best bike carrier for the price in my opinion. Hands down 100 times better than I expected. Steel is HEAVY DUTY! Could do pull-ups off of it if you wanted. No issues whatsoever so ever carrying our 2 e-bikes and regular bike. So glad I saw this before purchasing one of the flat carriers. Bikes secure very nicely once in place. Very compact when folded for easy storage. Installation is straightforward. Buy it!

Looks like it could work well enough, but I cannot know because I'm missing the bottom pivot bolt! Also the pivot pin is a pain in the butt to get in, I don't know if the hole cutter assumed the right spot or not. The holes just don't match up no matter how much pressure you apply. Also came with scratches like it was used or something... probably just shipping, but man this experience was kind of rough.

This is a really good value bike rack, sturdy, easy to put together, easy to attach, simple yet safe to use. Unbeatable value from a brand I trust. It folds and lowers easily so we have been using it with our swing door RAV4 without any problems. Instead of riding our nearby park trails, we have since been able to explore beautiful bike trails all over Southern Ontario. Very happy with the purchase. Highly recommended if you are looking for functionality and good value. It looks good, too.

Eigentlich ne coole Idee aber halt für EBikes nicht. Habe es an drei ausprobiert und keines auf den Halter gebracht weil er einfach zu groß ist, um zwischen Federung und Rahmen einen Platz zu finden.

Good product, means i can put a back on my truck

De buena calidad y se siente resistente para el precio, suficiente para lo que necesito.

I have used this bike mount for about a year. I have used it to transport 4 bikes with no issue, but the big test was taking two VERY heavy e-bikes to the mountains about 5 hours away. The mount exceeded my expectations, and held the e-bikes firmly. The only issue is that the provided straps are a little bit short for thicker frames. I simply used a tie-down strap to secure the e-bikes to the mount, and it worked great! I've recommended this mount to my co-workers and friends as a low-cost option for transporting bikes!