Swagman XC2 Wheel Mount Bike Rack Review - etrailer.com

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Today we are going to be showing you part number S64650, the XC2 Bike Rack from Swagman. It has easy loading, with up to two bikes carrying capacity. It has a new, push-button ratchet arm that easily adjusts to secure your bikes. The ratchet arms have a soft, frame-friendly coating to protect the bikes finish. And it easily adjusts to different bike frame sizes with a simple movement of the wheel holders. The XC carries a wide variety of bike frames without the hassle of removing wheels. And the rack folds up for easy storage or when not in use on the vehicle. This can be used for both 1-1/4 inch and 2 inch applications. Right now, you see it on the 1-1/4 inch version. Now, to make it a 2-inch, you have to put these pieces on. They fit on like so, and then you just simply put this bolt through. Now, it does not come with this, so you are going to have to have the right Allen key to tighten this down. Now it is ready for 2-inch applications.

OK, as you can see, we have it installed onto an average 1-1/4 inch receiver, and this one would be a Class I receiver. Next, we are going to show you how this tightens up to the hitch. And it uses an anti-rattle bolt, which bolts into the side. Now, this does not come with a tool to tighten it, so you are going to need a wrench or a socket to tighten it down. The next feature we are going to show off on this rack is how the arms fold. You see these three pins here: To control each arm, you pull the pin out and the arm moves. With the center arm here, this one also has a pin. You pull out the pin once again, this makes it easier to get to the bikes. Our next feature is going to be the wheel wells themselves. You will notice that the wheel wells have these turn knobs here. That is what makes these wheel wells able to move back and forth. Just loosen it up and you can move it to where you need it onto the rack and just tighten it down when you are ready. Now, to ensure that these wheel wells do not come off, when you put this together there is actually this tiny screw up here which keeps these from falling off. OK, and finally, with the center bar, we actually have the hooks that push the bikes down and lock them into place with the wheel wells. You can maneuver them by pressing it in to lift back up. And when you are ready, they lock into place like so, just simply by pushing them down.

Next we are going to go ahead and load a bike on here. Be sure the wheel wells match up and tighten them down. Then you go back to your hook and you simply push it down. Your bike is now secure and ready for travel down the road. As we stated before, this fits a wide variety of frames. We happen to use an alternative frame in this case, but I do want to stress that it does fit regular frame bikes as well. And that about does it for part number S64650, the XC2 Bike Rack from Swagman.

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Excellent video. I just bought this rack and I can't wait to use it. I found out how horrible and unstable the trunk racks are. All the best.