Does the rack tilt down? The T2 has the fold up to stow option as well as tilt down with the bikes on, to acces the trunk, is this the same?
1482218
No, it does not tilt down with bikes on. It folds up without the bikes and folds down for transporting bikes. You should be able to access a car trunk in either position.
1482219
Does not tilt down with bikes on. I love the rack but once bikes are on, you can't access trunk. This answer is the same as the other 3
1482220
To the best of my knowledge it does not. Yes there is a fold up, but not a tilt away. If you are getting into a trunk it seems like you would still be able to do that since it lifts straight up. My SUV has a door that open out so with bikes on and no tilt away you can't open that back tailgate. With bikes off, no problem with access. Careful using this rack with Mt. Bikes. The shocks and fat tires are not a fit for this rack.
149710
The rack is fairly easy to use but does take a little muscle to get it aligned with the hitch to and put the bolt in. Because it folds down, leaving the rack mounted to the hitch should make it less of a problem. I like the rack a lot because it is easy to mount the bikes and lock them in. One problem I had was some rubbing on the top tube of the bike because the bike will move a little. I plan to protect the top tube with some pipe insulation the next time I use the rack.
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.
158629
10 and 3/4" to the vertical post (the side that is nearest the car) The rack does pivot away when you remove a pin to allow access to open a rear hatch or trunk with bikes still on rack, this feature works great on my Nissan Xterra.
1219481
Funny you should ask that question. That is exactly what I had in mind when I purchase the bike rack. I thought I could move the cargo box as far to one side as possible giving enough room for the bike rack. It does leave enough room to mount the bike rack but not loaded with a bike on it. It will not do what you are trying to do. In my case it is either the bike or the cargo box but not both. Hope this helps.
1673096
It folds in thirds by use of hinges. I have loaded my yamaha venture which is a very heavy bike and it is no problem. The nice part is the ramps are wide enough for a person on each side to guide the bike up if it can not go on it's own power. It is a nice ramp.
2095772
I'm a small girl and it was okay to fold up when the back tire was leaning against me. Once the latch is released, it moves pretty easily but you have to be able to lift the latter half of the bike. The bike is probably about 40 ish lbs to lift. Hope that helps a little. All in all I never really had a problem folding and unfolding, it was fitting it into my car and people watching me as I did it! Haha :) love the bike btw
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.
1530812
It folds pretty flat and doesn't take much room in the trunk. In fact it's folded flat under our house now. Got it for my wife when she broke her hip last April Fool's day. Worked great.
1500509
It folds away at maybe a 45 degree angle, if there are no bikes on it-I use it with a full size Dodge truck and when it's folded down the tailgate will open.
1388311
This rack has equal length legs, it remains angled like the trunk but has a very prominent "lip" on the bottom to hold on the luggage. If you look at the picture on BigBikeParts.com, it shows it installed and will give you a better idea.
1845935
I used it on a Trek with angled seat post. Because the rack is not adjustable for angle, this means it has to be raised on the post to clear the rear tire. On a vertical seat post the rear of the rack will be the same height as where it attaches to the seat post, instead of lower, as on a angled seat post. Works fine either way. Its a solid, but not heavy rack
2176027
That's exactly the reason I bought this and use it with my Kia Sorento. I needed more ground clearance and also more distance from rack to vehicle for folding up the rack. It works great and took care of the low clearance problem as well as the distance from the back of the vehicle so now I can actually fold up the bike rack all the way.
1310609
I have a hatchback and I have no issues accessing the hatch when rack is empty. When ab bike is on the rack, my handlebars hit the hatch....but I believe it will fold out to make that room. The ends fold up easily and locks into place with pins. Hope this helps and I drive a Chevy Malibu Maxx.
1988260
I installed mine on a suv....rack tilts easy with a pull of pin and gate opens, its a little tricky with the bikes on...the anti wiggle bolt is a huge plus...bikes hardly wiggle.
1631604
Tilt works fine if no bikes on on it. I have the rack on a pickup and no prob lowering it to open the tail gate.
1514629
Yes, the bar that connects to the handle bars folds down. Get on the manufacturer's website for a video.