Customer Reviews

Hollywood Racks HR1000 Sport Rider 2-Bike Platform Style Hitch Mount Rack (1.25 and 2-Inch Receiver)

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1 star:		(1)

 

 

I have a PT Cruiser and own the 2-bike rack which is mounted on a trailer hitch. This rack is perfect for my car and my womens bike (no cross bar). It is the easiest bike rack I have ever used. The bikes are very sturdy in transport. While the fold down feature is very easy and convenient to use, I find that without the bikes on the car if I keep the inside knob off and stored in the car, I can still open the trunk without using the fold down feature. Great for both ladies and mens frames. Fantastic product. Highly recommend. Not too difficult to assemble either.

We have both mountain and road bikes. We also have two vehicles, one with a 1.25" receiver and one with a 2" receiver. In the past, the vehicle with the 1.25" receiver, a PT Cruiser, didn't carry our full suspension mountain bikes without a lot of fuss. The pickup with a 2" receiver wasn't much better. With the Hollywood Rack we are able to easy load them on to either vehicle. We now have confidence that nothing will happen while in transport. The rack works equally well with our road bikes. The front wheel turning is now a thing of the past. The price seemed much better than a Yakima or Tule rack of similar style. Very happy with the rack.

Works just like it should. Assembly was simple and it holds the bikes very tight. I did purchase some 3m reflective tape, so it is visible against my black trailblazer. You don't need to spend the big bucks on other brands, this is all you need.

I've been extremely pleased with this rack. I use it on my Audi TT and it works great. It has a bolt that tightens on the hitch so it is very stable. Two bikes fit securely easily and securely. It is WAY better than the other type that has the plate on top that pinches the crossbar on the bike.

I would highly recommend this product.

Very quiet and stable, easy to use, but doesn't have any security device: lack or cable, to protect bikes and rack from stealing

I found the Hollywood rack for 2 bikes to be more stable than any type of racks that you hang your bike on that I have tried. I had two ladies bikes on the rack and we didn't have to buy anything extra to secure them on the rack properly. You just ratchet down the security hooks and it has got them. The thumb screw that is used to make the rack even more stable is a good idea, but it does become loose from the slight vibration of the rack. Just to make sure that I didn't lose it, I checked it frequently when I stopped. If anyone has any ideas to keep this from happening, please share. The velcro straps are great! They put that extra security on the tires. Another pro is that I could put the center post down and load and unload my camping gear out of my SUV. Overall, I am very pleased with this rack. I drove approx. 1000 miles and the bikes stayed very secure and in place. We didn't get a scratch on them, as they never touched.

I recently purchased the Hollywood HR100 2-bike rack and found it to be well engineered and well built. Assembly was easy, and it mounts to my 2" reciever solidly with the supplied bolt.

I decided to wait for a couple of tests before reviewing this rack. I've owned it now for a month, during which I really put it through its paces. My main Mountain Bike trail is about 40 miles away from my house (south Florida has some good trails, but they are scattered!!). I've driven there and back twice now, with two bikes on the rack. Traveling at around 75mph the bikes sway a little bit, but nothing to be concerned with. I have seen bikes swaying on $400 Thule and Yakima racks too! There is also a trail about 70 miles away, which involves more highway driving, after which you must drive on a terrible dirt farm access road. I was really surprised with how well the rack held up to this abuse. Considering my small car (Scion TC, 1.25" hitch), I was driving very slowly, and the rack did sway a bit, but held on to the bikes like there was no tomorrow. As far as the weight of the bikes, we have two heavy bikes that we mostly use: an older Kona steel frame dual suspension and a Cannondale Moto, which are both at least 30 pounds. That makes 60 pounds at least. Another thing about the rack is that it adjusts very quickly, and I've been able to switch the configuration of the wheel hoops to fit our beach cruisers in about 5 minutes. I keep the rack on my car at all times, but keep the retention arms in the car, so that the foam doesn't dry out (Florida weather is really harsh, nothing against the rack). Would buy again!

This bike carrier is great! My husband and I recently purchased Electra Townie bikes. We purchased the Hollywood HR1000 carrier to transport them. We drive a 2002 Honda CRV with the spare on the back. We did not need to use a hitch extender with this rack. It is so easy to attach to the CRV. We are able to get the carrier and the bikes ready to go in less than 10 minutes. The carrier attaches to the receiving hitch securely. You don't experience the wobble from the typical pin attachement. You won't be sorry you purchased this item!

I own a recumbent bike which is the specific reason I chose this carrier. It's easy to assemble easy to attach to the car, the anti-rattle bolt is a nice touch. It's also relatively easy to put bikes on it. My recumbent is a short wheel base, but this rack should take up to 60" or so without trouble. With 2 bikes on, it does wobble some going over bumps, it makes me worry but it always looks great when I get to my trail and get out to check it.

My only serious detractor is one of the safety cables that keeps the pins with the rack was cut from the factory and the shipping carton was in extremely rough shape.