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(More customer reviews)I use this unit mostly to make only about a 20 mile trek to our favorite riding area. The unit itself is sturdy enough but has several flaws. The most glaring is that the bike mounts seem to me to be about 2-4" closer together than I think would be optimal. This results in a jigsaw puzzle when loading 4 bikes on the unit (if you can do it with your bikes at all). It took me about 20-30 minutes to load it up with 2 adult bikes and 2 kids bikes the first time. During the trip, the bikes were held steady (make sure to use the yellow nylon strap and not rely on the velcro straps to hold your bikes!)but when we arrived I had a heck of a time getting 2 of the bikes off. the pedals/cranks had gotten crossed up and I had to remove both bikes at once to get them off the rack. Then I had to figure out how to get the cranks unstuck. It was a pain and would likely not have happened had there been additional space between the bikes. I ended up throwing one of the kids bikes INTO the SUV for the trip back.
Also, in hindsight, I wish I had sprung for a few extra bucks for the more expensive "pivot away" type units that would allow me to open up the SUV hatch when necessary without removing the unit from the hitch.
A good basic carrier, but stick with 2 bikes and dont bother trying 4.
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