Product Features :
- The StrongArm technology of this premium tray mount protects your bikes and lets you load each one i
- So youre guaranteed a speedy escape in your getaway car
- Rear strap adjustability lets you carry two bikes of any size type design color creed or flavor
- The mast folds up and into itself when not in use and it also folds down for rear of vehicle access
>> Caution Beefy with an Achilles Heel
The Yakima Hold Up 2 is considerably heavy 60 lb giving it a beefy reputation Though it has a few design flaws that make the owner of expensive mountain bikes me go hmmmm
First it s easy to assemble and mount to your truck It s even easier to mount bikes on taking little to no time at all
The Design Flaws
1 Plastic components on criticle pieces one being the ratcheting devices on the wheels to hold the bike down should ve been made of metal and the strap that feeds it should be high tension rubber not plastic as the ratchet can slip on the teeth freeing the tension on the bike
2 The strong arm that holds the bike down on the front wheel can come loose It too has very shallow teeth in which to grab stamped into metal again using plastic on metal
3 The MOST critical piece that did in fact fail more than the above metioned flaws is the pin that keeps the bike rack level It only goes in just over a quarter of an inch As the bike travels any bump frees the pin it catches when it comes down and essentially ratchets itself free causing the rack to drop It doesn t drop to the ground thank goodness but why even have it drop any It should bottom out when level and a pin should go all the way through with a cotter pin of sorts to keep it in place There is a hole on the other side so I drilled the pin side out and put an eight grade bolt with locking nut on the other side
4 The two bolts that hold each platform are put in upside down along with the bracket wtf It should mount on top Another thing is that in about two minutes you can unscrew these with a wrench and take the bikes along with half your rack Not a good anti theft system
5 The cable it comes with is a joke along with the locking mechanism that bolts through your reciever You have to pound the lock on to get it to lock The mechanism is comprised of a soft lead like metal that shaves off easily not a good thing when used on a hardened steel bolt that it comes with it weakens it then is useless
If Yakima fixed these it would have one bomber bike carrier It is heavy duty just the design flaws are critical in keeping your bikes on the rack securely I had no problem with them falling off they just came loose the pin backed out several times and the rack fell several times not good going down a highway
>> Bike Rack
A 400 rack should come with the hitch lock they want to sell you for 20
