Swagman - XC 2 Bike

Description

• Transports up to 2 bikes
• Built in anti-wobble hitch device
• Easy loading and unloading
• Now with new push button ratcheting arms
• Easily adjusts to different bike frame sizes
• New frame “grip arms” have improved soft-frame friendly coating to protect bike’s finish
• Rack folds up for easy storage when not in use
• Wheel holders adjust to all wheel sizes
• Center arm folds down to allow access to the rear of vehicle without removing the rack
• Compatible with 1-1/4” and 2” receiver hitch

Product Reviews

Customer Reviews

Customer Rating:  4.8 stars based on 10 reviews

Customer Rating: Great value, very solid! By J. Hodges from Bay Area, CA This is absolutely the way to carry bikes. This rack is solid and the price is excellent for the value. I've had other racks where the bikes hang down from the top tubes, but they don't work for my full suspension mountain bike, and they allow the bikes to swing or the front wheels to turn and hit your paint! This rack, in contrast, keeps the bikes very solidly in place away from your paint, and it even allows the trunk on my MX-5 to open. I can't imagine what you're getting for 2x the price from the other brands. Customer Rating: Good value! By Z. Mathews from Southern Utah For the money I don't know how you beat this rack. Very easy to use, holds the bikes very stable, and folds up to be very compact. All at under half the cost of any Thule or Yakima similar racks. I love this rack! The only thing I worry about on it is the "teeth" on the verticle support post becomming worn. They are just cut into the bar. When loading the bikes I hold the red button in so that it doesn't ratchet down on the teeth, hopefully this well keep them from wearing out. Customer Rating: Get your Swag on By I. Aguirre Swagman is starting to ship these with their latest revision, which has the 2" hitch adapter (removable) and about a 4" rise in the lower bar of the assembly - which is great for avoiding scrapes when dealing with driveways, etc. I'm not a big fan of the wheel loops, as their higher end models (XTC2 for example) physically locks the wheel in place from left to right and seems to secure it by using more area. When mounted on my car (2006+ VW GTI) the inner bike is a tad bit close to the body of the car and the right pedal may touch the license plate frame; I would recommend removing that pedal for transport. Great solid (and heavy) construction as many have mentioned, but when folded up I am having a hard time finding somewhere to store this beast. I added red reflective tape to the bottom, bike-holding, arms of the unit so that it would be more visible at night (highly recommended, $2 upgrade from Walmart). Also, I've added cable Velcro ties to each of the wheel loops so that I can secure the wheels to the rack just that much more - make sure to get something longer than 11 inches. For the price and what you get, you can't beat the value. I look at other racks from Saris and Thule and I simply cannot justify the 150+ price difference. Customer Rating: Love the design By Virginia Collins "cycling fan" from Spring Valley, IL USA The Swagman XC looks perfect for me as I need a low profile for easy loading. Is there a problem with exhaust being too close to the bike tires? vc Customer Rating: Very solid and well constructed By Jack R. Mccollum from Mission Viejo Ca We needed a sturdy bike carrier to take our daughter's cruiser to college. This unit fit perfectly to the back of our Volvo and I never saw the bike move on the 150 mile trip. I was afraid that I would need some kind of extension since my receiver is under the bumper but it came with an extension that keeps the bike away from the bodywork. Customer Rating: Great value By Eleanor F. Meade This will save alot of hassles for my husband to load our bikes on the car for a ride. It's easy to put together and to attach to the car. The value is a great feature and it is very well made. Customer Rating: Great Bike Rack By A. Belletete from Matthews, NC USA We bought the Swagman XC Cross Country Hitch mount for our 1993 Mazda Miata. The Miata has a bolt on Curt Receiver. The rack works great and has sufficient ground clearance even on the Miata. Although others complain about the screw in hitch pin, the purpose of the screw in pin is to keep the rack from wobbling. Because of the screw in pin, it is a little more work to put on and take off, but the ease of putting a bike onto the carrier and the fact that you can still get in the truck of your vehicle while the hitch is in place, make this one great bike carrier. Customer Rating: Great bike rack! By J. Burton "Biking Grandma" from IL I needed a bike rack that I could use without assistance. I am able to mount this rack onto the hitch and remove it without help. It is low enough to the ground that even this weak old lady can lift her bike up onto the rack with minimal difficulty. The bracket that secures the bike is easy to adjust and I don't need any extra bars, straps etc. for my bike to fit securely. I only wish I had bought the locking pin to go with it. I highly recommend the Swagman bike rack to everyone, especially those with women's bikes. Customer Rating: By SCC from Ohio, USA purchased the Swagman XC bike rack to hitch mount on a Toyota Prius. The rack arrived requiring only a few minutes of tool-free assembly. The 1.25 inch bar inserted into the hitch receiver without difficulty, and was pegged securely in place with the included hitch pin. The rack adjusted easily to accomodate one standard and one 29" mountain bike, though a slight modification was needed to mount the 29" bike [It is so big that I had to file a few grooves into the vertical post to which the hold-down hooks mount to increase their range of travel on the vertical bar of the rack. This took about 5 minutes and permanently solved the problem]. The bikes are far enough from the bumper to eliminate any anxiety about scratching the paint when the bikes are placed on or off the rack. The bikes lock down easily and securely in the wheel holders with the hold-down hooks. The rack holds the bikes in a much more stable manner than racks which hold the bike by the upper frame tube, and this rack will accomodate any bike without adjustment, whether the upper tube is horizontal, or slanted. When not in use, the rack folds up quickly to fit in a truck or on the back seat. All-in-all, this rack exceeded my expectations. Knowing what I know now, I would buy it again without hesitation. Customer Rating: My favorite bike rack. By Scotty from Kansas City, MO I've owned and used many different style bike racks in the past. I highly, highly recommend this bike rack! PROS: +folds up quickly and can compactly stay mounted behind your car +extremely sturdy (weighs 33 lbs) +almost zero sway (includes threaded pin) +bikes don't move at all when driving at high speeds +very adjustable +sufficient clearance that bikes don't scrape car +very affordable CONS: -maybe don't pinch your fingers..? :-) -this 1.25" model can only hold 2 bikes -- no adapters to upgrade to 4 bikes. -given enough time a bike thief could disassemble this rack using wrenches. Locks would slow them down (see below) but not eliminate risk. I'm using this on a 2003 Honda Accord with a 1.25" Draw-Tite hitch receiver that I bought from [...]. (Draw-Tite, Hidden Hitch and Reese are all made by the same parent company!) FYI- I believe Amazon has the wrong manufacturer part number (MFG P/N) listed for this item as of October 2008. The Swagman bike rack that Amazon is selling here is actually MFG P/N 64625... it only fits on a 1.25" hitch receiver. I just bought it, so I'm sure. It's not to be confused with MFG P/N 64670 (newer model that fits BOTH 1.25" and 2" hitch receivers but has different design and weighs about 34 lbs) or MFG P/N 64650 (fits 2" hitch receivers only). Again, this bike rack is the model that ONLY work on 1.25" hitch receivers. UPDATE February 2009: As far as security goes... (1) Swagman makes a 1/2" diameter threaded hitch receiver lock (MFG P/N 64029) that will lock this bike rack to your hitch. (2) You will also want to purchase 2 regular padlocks to lock your bikes to the bike rack -- your local hardware store will have these. (3) You will probably also want to purchase a 1/2" diameter NON-threaded hitch receiver lock for this bike rack -- you can't tell from the Amazon picture, but there is a 2nd quick release bolt at the bottom of the rack that could allow bike thieves quick access. I purchased Master Lock Receiver Hitch Lock 1/2" (MFG P/N 1472DAT "Barbell Series") for about $15 at my local hitch store. Note that this is in addition to the item I mentioned in #1 above. The newer Swagman model (64670) has a different design and probably won't need this. 1-10 of 10

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