Can I swing an unloaded Vertex Swing Away bike rack open in a grocery store parking lot and not hit the car next to me with it?
215744
Yes you can. Just open/rotate the swing 90-100 degrees instead of 180 degrees. In fact I never rotate it 180 degrees. I can open the back gate on my SUV by rotating the swing only 90-100 degrees.
215745
Absolutely. But that will depend on how many bikes you have on it, and if you allow it to swing freely open and not take the pin out of the pivot, so it can't swing out and even whack your own car.
1277731
Yes. You can vary the arms and secure it inside the vehicle. I just leave it outside. It has security lock for both the rack and the bike. VERY NEATLY DESIGNED.
1720597
You can tilt it at any time. You just step on the pedal at the base to tilt the entire rack. Whether the bikes would touch the ground when tilted would depend on the size of the bikes and how they were secured. More than likely they would not touch. It definitely tilts enough to allow an SUV liftgate to clear. I have been very happy with this rack so far. It saw a lot of use during the summer/fall.
374680
As long as the outside of the drops are unencumbered. There is a piece of hardware that the axle goes through. The hardware is not large but needs a flat surface, I did find that it can be a wee awkward with a rear rack mounted (the mountain bolts were close to the axle).
1638179
The vertical bar does not fold down. The two horizontal bars where you put the tires will fold up. As far as opening the trunk, if the bikes weren't in the rack you could slip off the "hold down" brackets and that should allow the trunk to be opened and closed.
435947
Yes, make sure you secure the bike ..I have to be carefull bike does not hit rear window
2153838
Not really. But I guess you could anchor a chain to the ceiling of the carport and then lock the chain to the bike frame.
2046809
I believe you could, but since I have watched a friend work on his bike I don't think this will give you the freedom to move around like a rack that is made for repairs. I would not buy it for that purpose.
1712262
It is not recommended by the manufacturer- probably because the weight of the bike and the rack combined could cause the trunk to come slamming down and cause either injury, car damage, or both. That being said, I have carefully done it (although I am not recommending it either) and have not injured myself or damaged my car. The rack is heavy duty so keep that in mind.
557680
Close inspection of the picture shows curved section just outside of the receiver. This keeps the bike rack from dragging the ground.
1346752
I only bought one of these, but I don't think that you could because the rack frame corners are round. Also, when you have shoes on the rack, they stick up higher than the rack.
1132573
IF it does...you can be pulled over and given a ticket. Worse scene is that officer can make you remove the rack before allowing you to continue driving. Most would write a fix it ticket, i would hope but you never know. I know we did get pulled over for blocking it with a rack that was almost just like this one.. So do not assume it is just a warning or they will not care.
1733526
Yes and no. Why this answer if you do not have a kickstand and your Yardstash is up against a wall or fence then your bike can have something to lean against. If you do have a kickstand (in your case you do not have one) I would recommend put a something flat like a small piece a plywood between the stand and the floor of the Yardstash otherwise it could wear or pierce a hole and we don't want that to happen. There are self supporting bike stands in the suggestion list.
1534075
No. The bike is supported/ hung on its crossbar and is secured by strapping the tie towns around the crossbar and the swing
1775289
The arm and rack both have locks, they are more of a deterrent a prevention. So yes, but if it is on the roof it would take quite a while to do that. You can always use cable lock and lock the bike to the roof rails.
1606933
You can use it without a car rack if you have some way of anchoring it to the top of the car, otherwise no.
1123237
To remove the rack from the car, you first release the safety pin by pulling outward. Then you unlock and unscrew a handle that loosens the expanding mechanism inside of the hitch receiver. At this point, the entire rack can be wiggled out of the receivet easily. When it comes out of the receiver, you have the full weight of the rack to carry so just be ready. You can get a good grip on the top of the unit as well as the swing away arm on the bottom. Of course never try to take it off with a bike attached or with it in the swung open position!