Yakima RidgeBack 4-Bike Hitch Rack
The Yakima Ridgeback carrier up to 4 bikes and is fully assembled right out-of-the box. Starring the UpperHand\control lever that tilts the rack to make access to your vehicle a cinch. Also includes zero-hassle ZipStrips to secure your bike and folds flat for easy storage. Product Features Tool-free locking SpeedKnob for quick installation locks the
The Yakima Ridgeback carrier up to 4 bikes and is fully assembled right out-of-the box. Starring the UpperHand\control lever that tilts the rack to make access to your vehicle a cinch. Also includes zero-hassle ZipStrips to secure your bike and folds flat for easy storage.
Product Features
- Tool-free locking SpeedKnob for quick installation locks the rack to your vehicle.
- UpperHand lever tilts rack down for vehicle access and folds it flat for storage.
- ZipStrips secure bikes to the rack and are fully removable combined with Anti-sway cradles eliminate bike-to-bike contact
- Fits 1.25″ and 2″ hitch receiver
- Love it ‘Till You Leave It Limited Lifetime Warranty.
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catastrophic failure may have lead to injuries, except luck. I purchased this rack after reading the reviews here. On the first extended trip, and with 108lbs of the 150 lbs limit. this hitch catastrophically failed the vertical tube and arms with the bikes separated from the lower section when it broke off. In 3 lanes of traffic on an interstate at 70 MPH. THE ONLY THING THAT SAVED bikes flying and injuring others was the cable lock I had wrapped through the bikes and to the hitch, thank God for that. I would not buy again and in my opinion they should all be recalled. The big vertical tube you can see in the pictures is welded to the lower portion with 2 narrow strip of iron. That is what failed, they simply cracked off.
Rack bends UPDATE!!!! I never write reviews but I had to as this one is extremely important! The rack broke while driving down the freeway less than a year after purchase. It just broke in two. Look at the pictures. The bikes were scraping on the ground throwing up sparks and severely damaged. It was literally seconds from becoming totally dislodged and causing a serious car accident. I only had 3 bikes on the rack! I asked Yakima for a refund and they told me no as it was not meant to be used on RV’s because RV’s “bounce too much”. No where does it state that when purchasing on Amazon. If an RV “bounces too much” to the point that this rack will just snap in two, would you trust it on your vehicle? I was driving slowly down the freeway, not off-roading. This product is poorly made and a serious liability to the safety of your bikes and more importantly the safety of other drivers.