It seems most of you keep the rack on your hitch at all times even when not transporting bikes... What keeps someone from stealing the rack? I'm not too familiar with hitches... is it "locked" onto the vehicle?
1431995
you can buy locking pins at Tractor Supply one for the receiverand then to for the smaller pins
1680394
The rack has a plastic spacer allowing it to be used in a full size hitch, the spacer is pulled off for smaller receivers. The bike rack has a threaded hole so a bolt is used to secure the rack into the receiver - reducing the wobble.
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.
5555
You have to purchase a lock separately. It has a place for a lock that connects to the red screw handle to keep it from turning - but not just any lock. It is a specific accessory you have to purchase. But, you can also use a standard bike lock to lock your bike to the rack. As far as locking the rack to your car, this rack does not support that at all. You'd have to come up with your own solution.
711743
What I do is take a lock and run it from the hitch chain attachment point (Part of the hitch receiver) and run it to the frame/tires of the bike (like you would lock the bike up at a rack). This basically locks the bike to the car hitch. This way the weakest link is going to be the chain instead of the Hollywood rack. (Unless a thief wants to remove your hitch, Hollywood rack, and bike as one assembly!) I have left my bike locked this way overnight in multiple locations without an issue.
1064037
Mine is similar to the 2nd image with the bike. The design has obviously changed over the years since I bought mine because the one in the first picture has the black device which has to be pulled to release holder from the rack. Mine did not. Any design with the releasable pull is better because it is more apt to not be knocked off of the rail when you are either picking up or rehanging your bike on the rail.
1466325
That's interesting. I wonder why they say not to. It seems to me it would work like any other rack I've seen on the back of an RV trailer. You'll need a tow hitch to mount it on and not knowing how secure that might be I don't know if the boucing and wobble might be exaggerated at the end of a trailer and cause some danger.
1955248
Hey J I park this at a rack with the rear tire in the rack. The bike rack is a poor design. I put the U lock through the frame and rear wheel and to the rack and use the cable to secure the front wheel. It works great. You should have no problems locking it to a rack or a pole or post.
2105536
There is a lock, but it is to lock the bike the tray. I suppose someone could still steal your bike if they removed the tray / bike combo from the crossbars, but it would be difficult. There is no lock that I saw that locks the tray to the cross bars.
44300
It did not come with a hitch lock... but I think I was able to run the cable lock thru the bikes on the rack and then thru some part of the hitch. Wasn't the best solution, but better than nothing.
1690627
hi jonathan. i bought this bike hitch and am very satisfied with it. i'm not exactly sure what you're getting at with your question but i can tell you that the carrier base rod at the bottom extends a good amount to give ample space so that one can easily mount 4 bikes to the hitch. but once the bikes are mounted and strapped, you push the base rod back in and secure it. when the hitch is ready for transport with 4 bikes, i'd say that there's at least between 2-3ft between the tires of the 1st bike and the 4th bike in case you wanted to loop an extra cable (or bike lock) to secure all the bikes together. i hope that helps you.
2153840
Bike is Suspended by Nylon Rope to the ceiling. I believe if anyone really wanted Your Bike bad enough, this Hanging /Storage System would NOT prevent them from doing that? You could However remove a wheel and keep it inside or pad Lock Wheel before raising it up!Cheers! Curt>~iii~<( sure freed up a lot of room in My Garage!
982280
The pin screws into the hitch to hold it steady and there is a safety pin that keeps it from getting loose. Would be hard to add a locking pin. I just run my locking cable through the hitch's safety chain loop so the rack can't be removed easily.
197614
Once you tighten the hitch, you can 'unlock' the adjustment knob. It will then freespin. So you won't be able to remove the rack
1556548
I have not used the hitch for a bike rack as of yet. I have carried two bikes to Florida and back on a Buick Rendezvous with no stabilizing strap. The bike carrier was one that carried the bike wheels in horizontal hoops, and was very stiff. The bikes moved very little. If Curt's lawyers say to use a strap, it surely can't do any harm, and probably will stabilize the bikes quite a lot. I think the hitch on the Buick was a DrawTite, and it was an 1 and 1/4 reciever.
1792025
Hello Debra:Yes, you will need a hitch pin to lock the bar into the receiver, which you should be able to find for under $5. I would go for a locking pin though, around $20, to prevent someone from making off with the rack and your bikes. In the US, Camping World will have pins. In Canada, go to Canadian Tire. I also have a locking cable to lock the bikes to the rack as well.Good luck,Rick
1273162
Not this model, you'd have to get a separate lock to able to secure bikes or the rack itself. The RS model does have locks however, it might be worth checking that one out.