SportRack Frontier Spare Tire Mount Bike Rack - etrailer.com

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The first step in installing this rack is to disconnect the wheel mount as it comes packaged already installed on the rack. We'll take the wheel mount and put it behind the spare tire and we'll re-install the rack. The next step is to take off the spare tire cover if you have one, then the spare tire itself. Next we can slide on our adapter plate, it has a variety of different holes in it for different makes and models of vehicles. With the spare and the mount installed we can put our rack on using its locking bolt. The cradles are mounted loose so you can adjust them for the different tilts of the top tube on your bike. We'll leave them level for now and we'll install a couple of bikes to show how they fit. The cradles are loosely set on the rack, we'll set the bike on there to get the tilt we want. That's how a standard frame bicycle will work on this rack. Now we'll show you an alternative frame bicycle. We'll do the same thing, we'll test fit it and set the cradle where we want it, and tighten it down. As you can see an alternative fame bike will work just fine on this rack with a simple adjustment, now we'll go to one final detail of this installation. What we need to do next is install the stabilizing strap that catches the top edge of the door, and goes down to the bike rack through the buckle to give it additional support. We'll show you a few of the features of the cradle here on this rack, first you can offset the cradle to match or fit the top tube of the bike. What's also nice is that this rack comes with caps to go over the bolts so you don't scratch up your frame. Lastly, you have a nice rubber edge going all the way through which has grooves that allow your cables to fit and not rub up against the frame. Another feature is you have one key for two functions. One locks this cradle in place so you can't take this bike or the ones behind it off. Also to take the whole rack off there's a locking knob too, one key does both. With the knob locked, you can't unscrew it or clamp it down, with it unlocked, you can clamp it down or loosen it up. There you have it for the SportRack spare tire mount bicycle rack, their frontier deluxe model, part # A30813STL.

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[camrondes]

I've owned mine for over 3 years. Works like a charm and you can't beat the ease of use. I agree its a very tight fit for 3 bikes, works better for 2.

[shagdog71]

Nice rack. Bought this and works great. Little bit of a tight fit though with 2 road bikes and one mountain bike but besides that its great.

[30flea]

I wonder if that works on a Jeep Wrangler when the top is off of the vehicle. The stabilizing strap might not have anywhere to go...