| Thule 964 Revolver 4-Bike Hitch Mount Rack | | | | in a Kryptonite lock and cable. |
| (2-Inch Receiver) | | | | The rack mounts to 2" hitch receiver. Make sure |
| | | | your car has a 2" hitch or an adapter before |
| Written Review | | | | buying this rack. Now here's the tricky part: the |
| | | | rack is bolted into the hitch. The bolt goes through |
| This was a "Christmas Gift" for my 'Son and his | | | | the hitch and threads into the rack. It is very |
| Family'! | | | | easy to improperly align the bolt and the threads, |
| They didn't use it as of now. Come Spring! | | | | thus ruining the bolt/threads. I almost did this. Just |
| Thank-You! | | | | be careful lining everything up. The bolt should |
| Pat Bernhardt | | | | thread with little resistance. If the bolts is in slightly |
| | | | and you are having trouble tightening it, take it |
| Buy This Rack! | | | | out and check to make sure the threads are not |
| | | | boogered up. |
| I spent a lot of time researching various brands | | | | Do not underestimated the convenience of a |
| and styles of bike racks. I settled on a hitch | | | | swing out rack! This is worth the extra $100 to |
| mount rack since loading three bikes on top of | | | | $150 you pay for this rack. The first time you |
| my Toyota Highlander would be a chore for me, | | | | leave something in the back of your car you will |
| and for my wife, impossible. I finally bit the bullet | | | | be glad you have this feature. Enjoy. |
| and spent $400 at REI for the rack. | | | | ================================== |
| This is a very solid and heavy rack. It weighs | | | | Best rack I have bought |
| about fifty lbs. Construction is excellent. It is easy | | | | |
| to assemble. There are two pivot points on the | | | | We just did a long trip to Utah on the family |
| swing arm which allow the rack to move out of | | | | mini-van and this rack was perfect, traveling with |
| the way of the vehicle tail gate. I put light layer of | | | | kids was very convenient to be able to open the |
| wheel bearing grease on these before installation, | | | | mini van back door without needing to unmount |
| though the manual did not call for it. The pins look | | | | the bikes. The only issue, as with all racks other |
| like they might have a teflon coating, however, | | | | than roof racks, is that the bikes can scratch a lot |
| the grease will help repel water in the future. | | | | , I removed one of the bike supports to convert |
| Everything moves easily with a full load of bikes. I | | | | it in a 3 bikes rack instead of 4 bikes. That way i |
| also applied thread locking compound to the nuts | | | | was able to protect better the bikes, doing this I |
| on the pins, they have plastic lock washers on the | | | | avoided the bikes touching each other. I have a |
| nuts, however, road vibration can eventually work | | | | rav4 with roof racks but I just ordered a hitch |
| these loose (I used to be an automotive engineer, | | | | for it to use this rack as well on it, this way now |
| btw.) The nuts and bolts are 19 mm, using a | | | | I can carry 6 bikes securely on my car on group |
| socket wrench and a box wrench during | | | | weekends rides and enjoy friends even on the |
| installation will be much easier than the wrenches | | | | ride to the trail and load gear on the back of the |
| supplied with the rack. | | | | car without dismounting bikes every stop to pick |
| Loading the bikes is simple. Thule also provides | | | | up a rider |
| four very effective anti-sway brackets to keep | | | | =================================== |
| the bikes from rocking. A nylon strap comes with | | | | Thule 4-bike hitch mount rack |
| the rack as a final measure to secure everything. | | | | |
| The rack comes with an integrated locking cable | | | | Bike rack is very user-friendly. I love that we can |
| for the bikes which tucks neatly into the frame. | | | | open the back of the vehicle while bikes are |
| As another reviewer mentioned, this will probably | | | | attached...huge plus! Much more convenient than a |
| slow down a thief not prevent one who is intent | | | | roof rack. Highly recommend it. It's worth the |
| on stealing your bikes so you may want to invest | | | | price. |