Thule EasyFold XT 2 Hitch Bike Rack – E-Bike Compatible – Fits 2″ and 1, 1/4″ receivers – Tool-Free Installation – Fully Foldable – Easy Trunk Access – Fully Locking – 130lb Load Capacity

Couldn’t find a better bike rack!
This is by far the best designed bike rack we’ve every had. It folds up easily and relatively compactly. You can wheel it into the storage area of your garage where it won’t take up a lot of space with no odd metal attachments sticking out. It is not lightweight but they have put wheels on it and made it super easy to install. The heft is needed for the two e-bikes we own and we have the fat tires as well so there aren’t many bike racks out there that will accommodate these types of bikes. This one does it with ease. It even has a ramp (conveniently stowed in the rack) to help with loading and unloading bikes. No more hoisting them up onto scratchy metal arms. The platform is wide enough to be easy to get the bikes on and off without stressing over being about to steer them off one side or the other. It is stable because of the adjustable hitch that tightens down and eliminates wobble. It literally becomes like part of the car. The jaws adjust anywhere on the bike and that is important with E-bikes because they typically don’t have the usual set up of frame design. Overall, we couldn’t be more pleased. Our only complaint, and it’s not about the rack itself, is that the manufacturer doesn’t go ahead and include the wheel straps for the big tires. Instead they are an option that is an additional cost. This rack is not cheap and it seems it should come with the alternate straps. Even with that said, I would recommend the rack.

Holds bikes securely
I liked that there was no assembly required, folds up with nice handles, fits 2 inch hitch perfectly with an extra security hook that fits into hitch on side. It also has ability to fit small sized receivers but I didn’t try that. It seems to ride very well on most roads without wobble, haven’t been on rough roads though. The locking mechanism for the hitch AND the 2 bikes is a very nice security addition and hopefully will deter those with ill intentions. It is very easy to tilt loaded bikes away from back hatch to open but with one ebike and one regular road bike I’m cautious with that hinge with the weight on it. The 2 bar clamps are excellent at really holding the bikes on the platform and the super adjustability of each clamp to fit a wide range of positions. When off the vehicle it has a set of wheels that is very welcome to move around on hard surfaces. The tie down ratcheting straps for the wheels work great except that for a 3 inch ebike tire only one set can fit, the other one is too short, Thule sells a longer set which is what I did and installs with only a hex key quickly and now is fits tire and locks down great. One other slight dislike is that for a large SUV like a Chevy Suburban, the hitch has like an S curve that requires you to lift the carrier up quite a bit to fit into the receiver. Maybe that is for greater ground clearance but for shorter people with larger vehicles it is a bit of hoist up to get it into the receiver.

This better be good for the price! Holy heck!
I researched for a bike rack that is easily removable, but lockable, durable, can carry two large, fat-tire e-bikes, and one that wouldn’t break the bank. I found everything but that last feature.The wife and I have e-bikes with 4″ tires and weigh around 59-60 lbs. There are lighter weight bikes out there but we’ve already spent the money – and these bikes “fold” or they used to. Hang out in Florida too much and that ability to fold easily goes away… something, something, salt-water.Anyway, this rack is great. Using the “not-included” larger straps, it holds the bikes really well. The locking mechanism should be frustrating for any would-be thief (which is bad because if my bikes were stolen, it’d give me an excuse to buy new ones, but alas…)Is it worth the money? Yeah, really it is because look – it takes 2 minutes to pull this off the hitch and tuck it away somewhere. It weighs all of 45 lbs. by itself, so carrying it around is super easy (although, the wife says she still can’t lift it – odd, she was a SCUBA instructor and lugged around air tanks, now she’s with me and they’re too heavy to lift, go figure). Anyway, “most” people can lift and move around 45 lbs. pretty easy, so… for the money, I think it’s great.

The Thule Easy Fold bike rack can be installed by one person easily and quickly. Also, I like the fact that I can install without having to kneel down; definitely a feature I now consider a necessity, for the sake of my aging knees.When loading heavier E-bikes (pictured), the ramp is a definite asset, and I will continue to use. Unloading, I found it equally easy without the ramp.The only thing that will take some practice is the placement of the bikes with the clamp arms and with the other bike; everything else is intuitive. For the first attempt at securing the bikes, I do recommend having two people, one to hold the bike and the second to install the clamp arm. Also recommend taking a picture after the first loading, so you can see how you have each clamp arm is positioned. I did use the photo (pictured) to perform the second loading, and it was useful, and helped me avoid any trial-and-error.The clamp arms that holds onto the bicycle frame are widely adjustable to accommodate other bikes, but the placement will vary for different bikes or bike combinations, so take a new picture of each new bike or combination of bikes to help recall clamp arm placement.After securing the clamp arms, use the the wheel straps (one per wheel) to finish securing the bikes. Loading is easy, and faster than rack I had been using.Instructions show the rack can be tilted away from the vehicle, with the bicycles in place, to access the rear tailgate. That said, I have tried this with lighter conventional bikes, but not with with heavier E-bikes loaded. Nice to know that rack can handle it, but I do not like with idea of tilting over 100 pounds combined E-bikes weight, so I will likely not use this feature when the E-bikes are loaded on the carrier. I regularly use the tilt feature, but only once I have unloaded the E-bikes, to access my other gear in the cargo compartment of the car.The rack does fold, but it will always be in view of the cars backup sensors when reversing the vehicle. You will need to learn to turn off the vehicles backup alarms when rack is attached. For my wifes newer vehicle, we needed to know how to turn off backup alarm, as well as disabling automatic safety braking (separate functions). This was also true bike rack I had used up to now.When removed from the vehicle and folded, the rack is easy to move. Completely folded, it is about the size of a medium size suitcase, it has wheels and it can be rolled. Like luggage, rolls nice on hard surfaces, but not on grass or gravel. I like the fact that when folded, there are no protruding pieces to smack me or catch or doorways when putting into storage. I don not have a garage, so it is being moved down a tight basement staircase without issue.Prior to purchasing this rack, I had used a hanging-style bike rack, with bike cross-bar adapters for the E-bikes. It worked, but it was unwieldy with the additional weight of the E-bikes, it definitely needed 2 people minimum to load the E-bikes. Even with 2 people, it was difficult and unpleasant to load the E-bikes.With the ease of use with this new rack, I now consider this a must-have bike accessory for anyone considering the move to an E-bike. Of course, you would not need this if you only use your E-bike to commute around your own town or city. Bit you will miss the opportunity to tour other cities or towns on your E-bike.

Very happy with this product.Easy to install and use on your car and works perfect with a hatch back as it tips out of the way allowing easy access to hatch.System for securing bikes is very easy to use and worked great with our 2 eBikes even though the bikes tube’s are wider then most.Bikes are securely held away from rear of car ensuring no damage to your vehicle and the spacing between the 2 bikes is perfect and keeps bikes from banging off each other.Product is on the expensive side but it is high quality.This rack is rated for heaver bikes and is a perfect option for heavy EBikes.

Solid bike rack. Easy to install and take off. I really like that you can lock everything including bikes so easily. There were some reviews that stated the arm was too short. I think they did not realized you can move it around. It will fit. Trust me.