Allen Deluxe 4-Bike Hitch Mount Rack (2-Inch Receiver)
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Manufacturer: Allen Bike RacksBrand: Allen Bike Racks
Model: 540RR
Color: Blk/ Silver
Product features:
- 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
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Sports reviews of Allen Deluxe 4-Bike Hitch Mount Rack (2-Inch Receiver)
Customer Review: Twice the rack for half the price
Sport shop rating: 5 Stars
I looked long and hard at Thule and Yakima racks before finding the Allen 4 bike hitch rack. The Allen is a superior rack, particularly for the price. Here's what I like about it after one full season of use:
- Well constructed of rust-resistent powder-coated steel; after a year of use, no rust anywhere despite the mag chloride we have on CO roads.
- Ease of use. To fold the rack down to get the tailgate up, you simply pull up a spring loaded pin. No need to take a safety catch off a pin and pull the pin through the rack. Equally easy to return to the upright locked position; you simply push it back up and the spring loaded pin pops into the locked position. Likewise, to fold the arms up or down, it's the same arrangement.
- My previous rack and most racks I've seen use rubber straps to secure the bikes to the rack. The Allen uses nylon straps that easily and securely strap the bike into the cradles on the arms. They don't stretch(I lost a bike on a speedbump I didn't see when the rubber straps stretched enough to allow the bike to fall off) nor do they get sun rot and crack like the rubber kind. The cradles also rotate on the arm so they don't interfere with sliding the bikes onto the arms.
- Some others have complained of the nylon strap used to strap all the bikes down. Again, every Thule and Yakima rack my friends have require some kind of strap or bungee chord to make sure wheels aren't turning or bikes aren't doing a lot of bumping together. In this the Allen is no different, so I don't view that as a disadvantage since they all need it.
- Some have complained of no bike lock, but it's a simple matter to secure the bikes on the rack with a cable lock. This is no different from Thule or Yakima racks unless you go to the very highest end rack they make.
- Finally, the friction fit bolt that hold the rack to the hitch does keep the rack from woobling and swaying.
Overall, I'd buy this rack again and recommend it to my friends.
Description of Allen Deluxe 4-Bike Hitch Mount Rack (2-Inch Receiver)
Deluxe Hitch Mounted 4-Bike Carrier for 2-Inch hitchThis 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.
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