Yakima DoubleDown 5 Bike Rack

by Yakima

Product Features

• Holds up to 5 bikes
• Compatible with 2 inch and 1.25 inch hitch receivers
• Tilts away for rear of vehicle access
• Standard SwitchBlade anti sway cradles to eliminate bike-to-bike contact
• TriggerFinger technology lets you fold arms down with the press of a button

Product Description

You'll be the shuttle hero with the massive Yakima DoubleDown 5 Bike Rack attached to the back of your rig. No more train of cars to the trailhead. Just load up this rack and go. This stout rack holds five bikes ranging from lightweight cross country rides to big downhill rigs. Need to get gear out of the back of your SUV? Just fold the DoubleDown 5 Bike Rack away from the hatch to access your helmets, gloves, and pads. Yakima also designed the support bars to fold out of the way when you don't have them loaded with bikes.

Product Features

• Bike Capacity: 5
• Compatibility: 1.25in hitch, 2in hitch
• Locks Included: no
• Recommended Use:
• Manufacturer Warranty: 1 year

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 38 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B003WOXW4W
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #57,960 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)
  • #60 in Sports & Outdoors > Bikes & Accessories > Accessories > Racks

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

49 of 54 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars King-Pin is a better deal, July 11, 2008

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CAW - See all my reviews

This review is from: Yakima DoubleDown 5 Bike Rack (Sports)

This Yakima Double-Down 5 bike rack is not all that it is cracked up to be. It swayed terribly. Every time we went over a roughness in the road the whole rack of bikes bounced up and down. Finally, the extender bars were only 26" long. This did NOT accommodate our children's 5 bikes. We could only get 4 bikes on it. After a few weeks of being very frustrated, I took it back to the store and told them that it swayed far too much. I also told them that it did not hold 5 bikes.
While there at the store, I noticed a Yakima King-Pin 5 bike rack. This is the Yakima that preceded the Double-Down. I measured its arms and they were 31" of bike-carrying length. The store allowed me to trade the Double-Down for the King-Pin.
I am so much happier as the King-Pin does not sway at all. It fits much sturdier and solid. Also, I have 5 extra inches of bike carrying length which is what I needed to get that fifth bike on it.
I do not recommend the Double-Down. If you can locate a King-Pin (which may be hard since the Double-Down is replacing it), it will work for you so much better.
Overall, we like the Yakima over other leading brands as the bike cradles come with the rack. With other brands you have to purchase these cradles separately.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome, August 9, 2008

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L. Leo (New Jersey) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Yakima DoubleDown 5 Bike Rack (Sports)

This is a great product. It doesn't take away from gas milage because it goes on a hitch on the back of the vehicle instead of increasing wind resistance on top. One warning. Only bikes that are 20" and greater have a frame large enough to fit onto the rack. Even with the 20" bikes, the bottle cage may have to come off to make this happen. Our 24" bikes fit well with the bottle cage on.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good rack, September 23, 2009

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Robert D Ericsson "GoHens" (Virginia, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Yakima DoubleDown 5 Bike Rack (Sports)

I've had this rack for about a month and taken it on a couple of long trips (200+ miles) and a number of trips around town. The rack's best attribute is that it holds the bikes very steady and secure at highway speeds. We ride quite a bit in the warmer months and the rack allows easy access to the back hatch when folded down, so it is possible to leave it on all the time which is convenient. It is fairly heavy, so getting it on and off the car is not easy. Standard road bike frames (diamond frames) go on and off with ease. Getting bicyles with non-standard frame geometries (very common for mountain bikes) on and off can be a challenge. You cannot fit 5 non-standard frames on there, but 3 fit fine.

It wasn't inexpensive after including hitch installation and purchasing a lock for it, but I'm very happy with the rack and I would give it a recommendation if you transport diamond frame bicycles and want a stable and secure rack.

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