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Swagman XTC Cross Country (1.25 and 2 inch Receiver) | 
 enlarge | Brand: Swagman
Category: Sports
List Price: $209.00
Buy New: $168.95
You Save: $40.05 (19%)
Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 170008
Media: Misc.
MPN: 64670
UPC: 776214646708
EAN: 0776214646708
ASIN: B001DMJPLO
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
Transports up to 2 bikes. Built in anti-wobble hitch device. Fits 2a and 1-1/4a hitch receiver. New frame agrip armsa have improved softframefriendly coating to protect bike finish. Easily adjust to all frame sizes. Now with new push button ratcheting. Rack folds up when not in use. Center arm folds down to allow access to the rear of vehicle without removing the rack. Includes new improved wheel straps.
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I like it, but construction is "ify" August 22, 2008
K. E. Brown (KS, USA)
I'm going to try a do two different ratings here, so bare with me. br / br /BIKERACK (5 stars): the bike rack has some issues, that seem to be standard with these "import" models (Swagman/SportRack); however, that being said: the bikes are very well secured and very well protected. The ratcheting arm clamps go down tightly and stay there. No friction knobs to keep checking. Once you push them down, they stay there, and there is a place to put a pad lock on each for anti-theft security. The hooks are also padded and did not mark up the bikes even in the slightest. Due to the flexibility of the rack I was able to get a large men's bike and small woman's bike loaded and was able to arrange them so everything made good positive contact; hooks, wheel straps, etc.. Overall, I'm not the least bit worried the bikes will come loose during transit. Excellent design and so very easy to use. br / br /CONSTRUCTION (3.5 stars): this is where all these import models seem to fail; but it's due to their flexibility of use. The entire rack is made from 1-1/4" steel tube. This was done so you could use the rack on a 1-1/4" receiver hitch. With this light steel there is some inherent "flex" that allows the rack to wiggle. It would have been much better to use bigger steel that fit a standard 2" receiver, then have an adapter to go down to the 1-1/4" receiver. I'm going to use the rack a few more times as is, but I may make some modifications to it to help sturdy things up a lot more. The anti-wobble bolt, while a great idea probably works well on the 1-1/4" receiver, but with the supplied "adapter" it doesn't do a good enough job on the 2" receiver. In review of both Swagman Sport Rack, they're made exactly the same, except for the following: Swagman has ratcheting locking support hooks which are excellent; the Sportrack uses a friction lock, don't like that. Both racks use metric hardware, so if you think you're going to replace a bolt with standard hardware, no dice, the threads are different, etc. The Swagman can also be used on Class I hitches and above, whereas the Sportrack is for Class II and above. Packaging of this Swagman rack, finish, easy of assembly and use were nice. br /
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