MaxxHaul 50376 Threaded Hitch Locking Pin for MaxxHaul Models 70210, 50250 & 50606 Bike Racks with Compatible Parts ONLY, M16 Threaded pin Works on The 2" receivers Less Than 3.3" Wide

I previously tried to use one of the "universal" style bike racks that will fit a passenger car or an SUV and didn't even begin to trust it to drive across town, much less on the long trips I was going on. I bought this in preparation for an out-of-state camping trip to the mountains my girlfriend and I were going on, and it arrived on time as advertised. Assembly was very easy and took maybe 15 minutes total with a few basic hand tools (allen keys, socket set, and wrenches). I have an extra trailer wiring harness and I may see about wiring a brake light up to attach to the flat plate on the end rather than just having a red reflector on it. I've driven over 1400 miles in two weeks with the bike rack on my 4Runner and had zero issues of any kind, with and without bikes on the rack. I'd say my road time was split 80% highway (70-90mph), 15% twisty mountain roads (lots of up and down hill, sharp curves, braking and acceleration), and 5% off-road driving, and the bikes didn't move around in the rack at all. The wheels or handlebars of either bike never contacted my vehicle, either, and during the trip I secured them in every one of the four slots, just to make sure (my bike has 28" wheels and hers has 26" I believe). You may have to remove water bottle attachments though, my Bontrager bottle cage barely fit on the rack (I never use it anyways, so I removed it when we got home, no big deal).The mounts that the bikes sit in are VERY secure and attach to the rack itself with crush washers and lock nuts. The velcro straps that wrap around the bike frame seem to be of good quality and absolutely hold the bikes 100% still. The vertical portion of the rack folds down with the pull of the hinge pin to about a 45 degree angle to allow you to open your rear door/hatch with ease, and mine cleared it with ample room to spare. This was great when it came time to unload the car at our camping destination and for loading it back up to head home again.I only found a few "negatives" during the assembly and use of this bike rack, but none of them were enough of a problem to distract from the rating based on things that actually mattered to me. The first was that some of the nuts that went with the actual bike holders (which attach to the rack itself) were metric and the bolt heads were standard/SAE. This wasn't a big deal, just a bit of an annoyance.The second downside is that the top hinge pin (which allows the part of the rack the bikes sit on to fold down so it doesn't stick out two feet behind your vehicle) will only insert into the vertical part of the rack from the left side when the rack is folded. When the rack is extended out to the rear, it will fit from the right side. Again, just an annoyance, nothing that would affect the usability.The third is there is some play in the fit between the mount and my hitch receiver. When there is no load (bike) on the rack and you move it by hand, it seems very loose. I didn't notice any noise or movement while driving with the rack on my vehicle, whether empty or with bikes loaded.The fourth downside is it seems like the receiver pin that holds the mount into the hitch receiver itself is a smaller size than the one for my regular 2" ball hitch mount. When I assembled it and put the rack into the receiver, the regular pin wouldn't go through. I haven't removed it to compare them yet though, so I could be incorrect and maybe just had a bad angle on it.Overall, I absolutely recommend this rack. I was blown away at the quality of the product for the price (seems like a comparable rack would cost $100-200+ at a bike shop or other online stores) and I've had nothing but good luck with it thus far with quite a bit of drive time over varied terrain. Buy with confidence!

This thing is built very sturdy! I was surprised on the quality of it for the low price and setup was easy

Pros:- I can finally can get out bikes places without worrying about the drive.- High quality- Secure- Easy assemblyCons:- It is annoying fitting women's bike with the closer together bars. I could barely clear the reflector and am considering removing that (bolts on the end). I had the same problem for a child bike, especially a girl's bike.- The bikes are so close together that pedals and handle bars have to strategically go between other bike spokes, which is kinda tricky while holding up the bike and getting it into position. I'm getting used to it, but the first time I used it, it took some fiddling.- The main bolt is threaded, which takes longer to feed through when you are placing/removing from your vehicle. Why didn't they use an unthreaded bolt like the others? It still has the pin to hold it on.- My package was missing a locking nut. I had to run to the store to buy another one. Uses a metric size (M6-1.0mm), so I didn't have any handy.Other thoughts:- You can lower it so you can open a truck tailgate, but be careful not to let it fall or pinch your fingers. I question if in the lowered position if it could slip farther than it should if under pressure, but I could be wrong.- There is a bit more play in the bars than I expected, but not anything to worry about.

The media could not be loaded. Don't often write reviews, but I just want to throw this out there cause I would've wanted to read it.Overall quality and assembly:I expected this to be lower-quality, I was wrong. This thing is heavy, solid steel, with really solid welds. The bolts holding this thing together are substantial to say the least and all the nuts are locking which is awesome. With that, I would STRONGLY ADVISE that you own a socket set and adjustable wrench at the very least. I used an impact on mine (especially for the main support bolt, but I'm sure that's overkill.Everything else:Really don't have anything bad to say, it folds out of the way perfectly and easily, and its sturdy as any other yakima rack I've owned. The biggest difference I think you'll see when comparing a higher-cost product is the mechanism to strap the bikes down. These use velcro with a V-shaped rubber grip, I found it harder to get around the unique frames, but once I aligned it right they fit snugly. I was worried about the velcro, but it held my bikes at 80 mph with extremely minimal movement so I am happy. I have some heavy beach cruisers and as you'll see in the video they really don't waver much at all. It isn't loud and clanging around either, didn't hear a thing. I saw a couple people say that it made some noise, but i think using the impact reduced it all the way.overall this is a great product for a crazy good price. highly recommend