I am very satisfied with this hitch mount rack. So A+ Yakima! I did as one reviewer said and took a picture of the bikes’ orientation so I wouldn’t have any trouble if I forgot after not using the rack for a while. The bikes were easy to remove and put back on the rack. The bikes hardly moved on the drive over and back. My wife and I tested the rack today on a short trip to a nearby park. The bikes would swing and clash unless all touch points were padded. I had plenty of this insulation laying around because I used a bunch of it on my bikes with my previous trunk mounted rack. I read some reviews about the padded hook possibly scratching frames, so I added a piece of foam pipe insulation under each hook. I put my lighter road bike, as recommended, on the outside, cinched down the short hook and strapped both bike’s wheels down. I had to adjust the wheel trays a bit to fit the longer wheelbase and realized I actually had two wheel trays backwards, but it was hard to tell until I had the bike perched on the rack and ran out of wheelbase room. It is very strong and durable and customers love it. This is a heavy duty bike rack compatible with 4 bikes weighting up to 50 lbs per bike that will absolutely serve you well. Then, eureka!, I turned the bike to face the other direction and it fit fine using the tall hook. The Yakima HoldUp 4 Bike Platform Rack Y02443-2 will absolutely fit 4 full size dual suspension bikes. I needed to put it inside on the rack (close to the car) but the tall stabilizer hook was for the inside bike, and it is added to the mast first so it is below the short hook (you cannot switch positions of the short and tall hooks) and I couldn’t quite get the tall hook to tightly grab the frame. My wife’s bike has a longer wheelbase and weighs 36 lb. I had to fit the rack to a woman’s bike with fenders and my road bike. The rack went together easily, except the directions about adding the tire trays “as pictured” was vague. But the parts were all packaged very well inside and everything was there and in great shape. When delivered, the heavy cardboard outer box was damaged and I thought, here we go - damaged and missing parts. The TwoTimer was out of stock at Yakima so I bought it from one of their authorized dealers.
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