Allen Deluxe 4-Bike Hitch Mount Rack (2-Inch Receiver)

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Allen Deluxe 4-Bike Hitch Mount Rack (2-Inch Receiver)

Features a patented folding arm system
Tie-down system individually secures and protects bicycles
Included strap eliminates lower bicycle movement
Lifetime warranty on workmanship and materials

List Price: $239.99
Lowest Price: $99.99

Product Description:

DELUXE 4 BIKE CARRIER FOR 2" HITCHES. Patented tie-down system indivi- dually secures and protects bicycles. 22" long carry arms easily accomodate up to 4 bikes. Minor assembly required. Sets up and installs in less than 5 minutes. Included strap eliminates lower bicycle movement. For 2" Hitches Only.

Product Description:

This Deluxe Hitch Mounted Bike Carrier by Allen holds four bikes and is ideal for weekend biking trips with friends and family outings. A tie-down system securely holds and protects each bicycle while 22-inch carry arms drop out of the way when not in use. Appropriate for two-inch hitches, this carrier includes a strap which eliminates lower bike movement. Minor assembly and simple set up of the carrier is required.

About Allen Bike Racks
In 1967, after a few years of working on the aerospace technology for the Apollo missions, Dick Allen was out of a job. Government cutbacks led Allen, a Harvard-trained physicist, to transform his garage hobby into a new industry. A cycling enthusiast, inventor, and family man, Allen had a personal need for a bike-carrying device. On weekends, he would take his sons and wife to Cape Cod or the White Mountains of New Hampshire. What proved difficult time and again was the transport of his family’s bicycles. Rather than fight through inconvenience with twine and a dinged car, Allen sought an answer for himself as well as a market in which he foresaw major growth possibilities.

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.

Customer Reviews:

Rating:
Date: 2008-06-09
Easy to use
Good, solid rack. You will need to carry two wrenches to get it on and off, but removing the rack only takes about 20 seconds. The metal hook on the strap could use a plastic or rubber coating to protect the paint on the car trunk, but I just added some padding of my own and all is well.

Rating:
Date: 2008-06-04
Easy to use
Easy to use. Holds bike securely. Love that it tilts down with the pull of a knob so I can get into the back of my SUV easily while it's attached.

Rating:
Date: 2008-06-01
Nice!
Easy assembly and mounting plus is very secure in carrying bikes though would suggest a lock for the mounting pin to keep it from disappearing.

Rating:
Date: 2008-05-29
Good value for the money
This is a well constructed product for the money. The bike restraints should be rubber instead of nylon but they work well. The frame is very sturdy, strong and light. It has a nice lowering mechanism, but can be difficult to use with three - four bikes. Great with one - two bikes. Bikes are hold very securely to the frame. I would definitely recommend this one.

Rating:
Date: 2008-05-25
Great rack, but caution for Toyota Sienna...
The bike rack is great. It's easy to put together, and just as easy to work. Only issue has been that it comes within centimeters of the back of our Toyota Sienna (with an after-market hitch from Uhaul). We've put some rubber cushioning between the rack and the Sienna that should solve it, but if you've got a Sienna - be warned.

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