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 This hitch-mount rack will hold up to five bikes and is easy to set up. |
Always a pathfinder, Allen took to work in his Lincoln, Massachusetts garage in search of a more efficient way to transport bikes. Drafting designs during the day and constructing them throughout the night, he put together a model made of electrical conduit, metal strapping, and fire hose casings (for padding). At first, the Allens’ tested the prototype on weekend excursions. Finding the first trunk-mounted rack to be a success, Dick started Allen Bike Racks. Dealer acceptance came quickly, and by 1971 Allen Bike Racks were sold nationally through a number of major bicycle distributors. Today, the company owns over three dozen patents and offers a versatile product line of bike racks while Dick’s son Alex now owns and operates the business. What started out as a small garage run operation now operates three warehouses nationally, two factories abroad, and has products sold in more than a dozen countries around the world.
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- No ComplaintsA great 5 bike Hitch. I was a little nervous purchasing at first because of one reviewer saying the hitch sat too low on their car. Previousely we've been carrying our bicycles in a hitch mounted tray on our Honda Odyssey. Love my Odyssey but the only complaint on the car is it does sit too low, and the tray goes straight out from my hitch about 3' and it was allways bottoming out. I wanted to avoid this. The Allen rack only protrudes about 8" or so and is 8" above the ground. I had the rack ... Read More
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- Great rack, Great price, No sway.This rack is great. Used it for a trip the day I received it. Only took 3 bikes with me but the rack never moved. It installs in no time and when loaded has no sway at all. It swings down nicely so I could lift the rear gate on the Envoy while the bikes were on the rack. Great product, no need to spend more money for the other two "name brands".
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- Great Rack!We just bought the rack for a trip up into the Colorado mountains. It performed admirably, holding two adult mountain bikes, a kid's bike, and a single-wheel "tag along" with no special modifications. Haven't loaded it up with five bikes yet, but we did not have any noticeable wobble with the load we did have. I particularly like the fold-down feature, which allows us to open the lift-back of our minivan without removing the rack.
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- RecommendedI have a family of 5, and am lucky to get them all interested in a family bike ride but once a month. I don't need the top of the line, but I want decent quality. This bike rack fits the bill, perfectly. Very easy to mount onto the vehicle and to mount the bicycles onto the rack. All bikes stayed plenty stable. I recommend the cross-bar adapters as they certainly help mounting bikes without a level cross bar. Don't bother with the locking bolt, if a theif has his sites set on your bikes, s/he is going ... Read More
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- Great for hauling the family's bikesI don't write many reviews but I was happy enough with this product to spend time giving my feedback.
The Good
* This rack easily accommodated 2 large adult bikes with *big* baby carriers, along with 2 smaller kids bikes (4 total). Because these are large and bulky I doubt we could get another full sized bike installed, but it easily handled our situation.
* I *love* the tilt feature which allows us to open the minivan hatch back without unloading everything on the rack. ... Read More
