Allen Deluxe 3-Bike Spare Tire Mount Rack

by Allen Bike Racks

Product Features

• Spare-tire mount rack that holds up to 3 bikes at once
• Designed to fit nearly all externally mounted spare tires
• Patented design carries your bikes up high for protection
• Patented tie-down system secures and protects bikes
• Sets up and installs on your spare tire in seconds

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Carry your bicycles as securely as possible and avoid the hassles of piled bikes or high-threshold rooftop mounts with the Allen 303DB deluxe three-bike spare-tire mount rack. Designed to fit nearly all externally mounted spare tires--including those with "Over the Tire" third brake lights--the Allen mount rack is both easy to operate and super secure for your bikes. The rack simply hooks over your spare tire, with a patented design that caries your bikes up high, where it's away from the road and the hot exhaust. The rack's patented tie-down system, meanwhile, individually secures and protects up to three bikes at once. As easy to install as it is to use, the rack sets up in seconds.

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 shortly afterward. 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 sells products in more than a dozen countries around the world.

Product Description

Deluxe Spare Tire Mounted 3-Bike Carrier

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 3 inches ; 10 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 10.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B000ELSSWW
• Item model number: 303DB
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (143 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,971 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

51 of 51 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Allen 3 bike carrier, July 2, 2006

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Matthew Rumpke - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Allen Deluxe 3-Bike Spare Tire Mount Rack (Sports)

I have a 2003 CR-V and this carrier works great. I initially thought I would have some problems with the lower anchors but managed to find two places to hook them. I put two adult bikes and a kids bike on it and they stayed secure for a 30 minute trip with highway speeds. The carrier itself takes less than five minutes to install and folds up to fit in a closet when not in use.

39 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for my 4 Door Jeep Wrangler Sahara!, April 6, 2008

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Confucious (Michigan) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Allen Deluxe 3-Bike Spare Tire Mount Rack (Sports)

I searched all over the internet to find the perfect bike mount for my Jeep. I wanted a light, easy to use bike mount that I can easily put away in the back of the Jeep when not in use. The allen bike rack met the criteria.

The only problem I had was the poor shipping for the rack but I am not rating the rack based on the shipping. When it shipped it was in its original packaging and when it arrived home the box was all beat up and it was open. No manual inside except the rack. I was not to sure if anything else came with it. I downloaded the manual from the web. According to the manual I had everything I needed to use the rack.

After learning to mount the rack on the spare tire you can easily put it on in less than 5 minutes. Once it is mounted it feels really strong. It seems like it may not hold much but it really can hold much. When not in use you can take it off faster than you can put it on.

What I really like about this rack that I did not like on others is:
-I can swing my gate open with the bikes in place
-Super easy to mount/unmount
-My hitch is free for other uses
-Price
-Very light weight

What I don't like:
-The part that rests on the wheel/rim is not covered with rubber or anything. A wrapped cotton towel took care of the problem but it does not look pretty
-Bikes can be a little too close and bang to each other if using 3 bikes. I have only 2 and use the first and third mount and I have not problems.

27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very easy but be careful!, August 8, 2006

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J. Miller (Cincinnati, OH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Allen Deluxe 3-Bike Spare Tire Mount Rack (Sports)

I bought this bike carrier and overall I like it. It's very easy to put on and take off and holds the bike easily enough. The stirrups that hold the bike are on the small side, so if you have a bike with a frame that's wider in diameter, like a mountain bike, you will have to buy a tension bar for it. Also, it doesn't come with any padding on the lower part that rests on the spare, so it has put some scratches on my wheel. Also, the top part that goes behind the tire should be more padded. It's taken off my paint in that area. Just be sure to rest it on some padding or try to position it so it's not touching paint.