![]() I take the rack off when out riding and fold it up inside the vehicle since it is so fast to do. To load the bike, sit it on, slide down the hook and tighten knob. I set it in the receiver, and thread the bolt in by hand, then give it a tighten with a wrench and it is on. I just twisted it to a less worn area, but will have to replace the foam eventually. It does not rub on the bike, but the foam will wear down after a year or so. The wheel trays are fully adjustable, and you can position them to put the hold down hook in a good place. I can open the hatch on the Element without having to do this, so I rarely use this, but if I have 2 bikes on the rack, the handlebar gets in the way of opening the hatch, and you have to tilt the bikes to gain access. The upright bar tilts away from the vehicle by pulling a pin. I fold them up and then remove the rack, and it stands up and takes up only about as much space as an upright vacuum cleaner in my garage. let me know if you have any questions.Ĭlick to expand.The wheel trays fold up toward the center. ![]() I am very pleased with this rack- especially since it's so sturdy and inexpensive. I am also keeping a rachet and 19mm socket in my trunk since you need that to attach/detach rack from hitch. It's a threaded bolt with a locking washer and I guess it worked itself out a bit- the pin is still attached so there was no worry of the hitch going for a ride on the highway, but just something to watch out for- good to check it once in a while. Once I arrived to my destination, I checked the rack and noticed it was loose where it attaches to the hitch. ![]() The straps weren't too hard to work with when the rack was on the hitch- much more leverage. ![]() The straps were hard to first attach them to the rack however, you only have to put them on the rack once. This rack is very affordable and effective! I got it for about $120. The hitch rack was very easy to put together and install on the car- very sturdy as well! I had my GF Cobia and my wife's hybrid on it for a 1.5 hour trip to some trails. It was a bit of a pain, but that could have been because I was doing it solo and the hitch is pretty heavy when you're laying under a car. I first had to install the hitch to my Hyundai Elantra- the instructions said it was fairly easy and would take 30 minutes. ![]() I bought the XPORT Slipstream 4 from Performance Bike a little while ago and finally had an opportunity to use it. ![]()
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