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Comes with rubber cradles and tie-downs, plus wheel attachment bar. "No wobble" wedge eliminates slack. Includes 9' locking cable. Tilts for easy cargo access.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Hollywood Rack HR400 - Excellent recreational rack,
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This review is from: Hollywood Racks HR400 Road Runner 4-Bike Hitch Mount Rack (2-Inch Receiver)) (Sports)
Purchased June 2010. Researched Thule, Yakima, etc. The HR400 is a great rack for the money. Strong, quality product - made in the USA. Similar in capacity with other brands. I liked the anti-sway strap feature in the receiver bracket. Directions are spare but very little actual initial assembly so this is not so much a problem. You can check-out the assembly instructions on-line.
Includes the hitch lock AND the 96-inch cable lock both keyed to the same key with 4 keys; these products can add up to +$60 if not included. Easy to assemble. Easy to mount. Equal to other double arm racks in terms of loading. First time with your own bikes takes some time to figure out. Partly for visibility on my brake light and partly to load easier I removed all seats and a two pedals. After first time, 15 minutes to load. Tilt feature is well-designed. Ran to Maine with 4 adult mountain bikes. For 4 bikes, for recreational, vacation biking, it is all you need. TIP #1: Lower anti-sway arm and straps are a bit of a pain the first time but recommended - just make sure you load the second bike BEFORE you place these straps on the first bike (and so forth to the last bike) so that the wheel/pedal loacations on the first bike are good before you secure the wheels on the first bike. TIP #2: When I was finished loading the bikes I went for a ride and noticed a sway. The sway was coming from the fact that the fully-loaded rack post bears backward and down on the 2-inch receiver bracket creating a small gap between the bracket post and the front of the upper sleeve. When you drive and bounce a little, the weight can come up and forward and the post moves a bit forward and then back in the reciever bracket causing the sway. That did not seem right since the product seemed very strong and well-designed but I figured I could stick a wedge of some kind behind the bracket post to steady it. When I went into my garage, I noticed a small black thumb screw on the floor. Nothing in the instructions. I looked around the rack and found a screw hole in the front of the upper sleeve. The thumb screw goes in there and holds the post away from the front of the sleeve and against the rear of the sleeve. Sway was gone. Great but three problems: first, the thumb screw loosens while driving and sway returns; second, while the thumb screw has not fallen out (yet), it is not secured; third, while it does loosen enough to permit the sway to return, it does not loosen enough to allow you to put the tilt pin back in in the upright position once you remove the tilt pin for drop down and rear door access. So you need to lossen it a bit further -- slide in the tilt pin and then re-tighten the thumb screw. Tip # 3: If you are plannig to carry women's bikes or kids bikes -- check gap between racks so that you have sufficient frame clearance to load. But that applies to any double arm rack. Tip # 4: Most racks that fold down allow this feature via a bolt and nut pivot that secures the a lower receiver bracket to the rest of the rack. So by removing this bolt, someone, in theory, could lift up and carry off all (1 to 4) of your bikes (and the loaded rack). Sigh. For security, I used one of my bike cable locks (most of us have them anyway so not added purchase) between the receiver bracket reinforcement angle and the welded u-bolt on the front of the rack post. Sure someone can still cut the cables but we are looking to avoid the easy opportunities. Tip # 5: The 96-inch cable lock is long enough for all the wheels on 4 bikes but not enough for all the wheels AND frames. The cable secures to the rack thru a u-bracket welded to the front of the rack post. I used the 96-inch cable for the wheels and another of my own cable locks to secure the frames thru this u-bolt to the rack. Again -- just avoiding the easy opportunities.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
10 years of great hauling!,
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This review is from: Hollywood Racks HR400 Road Runner 4-Bike Hitch Mount Rack (2-Inch Receiver)) (Sports)
I bought this rack at least 10 years ago, possibly 11 or 12. It has actually lasted longer than the Explorer I bought it for. I have it on a new Silverado now and it works like a champ. The release was originally appealing because the Explorer had the hatch style door and it allowed me to get into the cargo area without taking the bikes off. Now with the truck, I can still let down the bed gate and not have to take the bikes off the rack.
I have carried everything from mountain bikes to kids bikes to my big fat beach cruiser and it has had no problems with bowing or swaying. It's made out of some type of heavy duty iron with very solid welding. It's not lightweight, but it's not a workout either. Now the best part: I recently realized that I stripped one of the turn knobs that allows the bars to go up and down. I called customer service and they allowed me to drive over to their facility and pick up a replacement. How cool was that? A lot of these manufacturers will not sell directly to the public, and they did with no problem. What's even better is; as I was standing out front putting on the part, the owner happened to come out to see if I needed help. He even gave me my money back stating stating that since I drove all the way over there and it was a little part, he wouldn't charge. I couldn't believe it! I tried to refuse, but he kept giving me back the payment! I was shocked! The replacement part works great and I am a loyal customer for life. That type of service is unheard of these days. I was happy enough to just be able to get the part immediately. I know this rack will last another ten years, and hopefully I will be able to get other items from this company.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great Bike Rack,
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This review is from: Hollywood Racks HR400 Road Runner 4-Bike Hitch Mount Rack (2-Inch Receiver)) (Sports)
This was a great bike rack, be aware however that it is really designed for 4 adult bikes. With some creative positioning we are able to include my children's' bikes so it is possible.
We traveled 5 hours each way with the bikes and had no problems. There was very little movement and sway while driving with the bikes on the rack.
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