Allen Hold Up 2 Bike Rack
For safe and convenient transport of your bikes, this hitch mount bike rack is ideal. The wheel holders allow transport of different sized bikes together, and avoid the hassle of having to buy tube adapters.
The Holdup tilts down for easy access to your trunk, and folds up compactly to be out of the way when it is not in use. Wheel locking cables hold bikes securely in place to prevent bike-to-bike contact and keeps them from banging against your vehicle. This rack holds two bikes, but has an easy-to-install add-on that allows transport of two additional bikes. The add-on costs about $295.
The Allen Holdup 2 bike rack fits the 2-inch hitch receiver, but also requires some additional tightening in order to correctly install it on your vehicle. Installation tools come with the rack, but an appropriate size wrench can be used to tightening the fastening bolts. Although installation might seem daunting at first, as compared to the slip-in installation of most hitch mount racks, the instructions are relatively simple and easy to follow.
The $250 - $415 price range makes this one of the more expensive racks, but if you transport your bikes frequently, it is a good investment. The best feature of this rack is the wheel mount, which makes getting bikes on and off the rack much easier than the frame or tube mount models. The wheel mounts are also adjustable to accommodate different size bikes, and to save space.