Allen Sports 3-Bike Hitch Racks Deluxe (Open Box)

If you own a Prius as I do (mine's 2019) you may know that most trunk racks aren't compatible with it. I previously used a Saris bones 2-bike rack with "hatch huggers" that thread up through the hatch because you're not supposed to attach racks to the top of the glass on the Prius' hatch. Putting the rack on used to take a good 15 minutes every time I wanted to put it on, and once on, you can't open the hatch. I finally had a hitch receiver (1.25") installed under my car (cost $400). This Allen 3-bike premium locking bike rack works great with it. It took me about 5 minutes to mount it onto my car (after assembling it) and maybe 3 minutes to take it off. I'm sure I'll get faster with a little more experience. BTW, watching (and rewatching) Allen's videos on how to assemble & install the rack and how to use the locking system helped immensely. I drove with 3 mountain bikes loaded today, and found no wobbling (including on highway). Loosened the handlebars with a hex key so they could be turned parallel because the handlebars on the bars are extra wide once. But otherwise the 3 bikes fit fine. To avoid getting my fingers pinched when pressing the button in where the rack connects to the hitch receiver, I use a screwdriver (or even a chopstick!) to do the pressing. (I think the button may be different though if you're using the adapter for a 2" hitch.) I don't even have to tilt the rack to open my hatchback when no bikes are loaded (or if pedals are out of the way when they are loaded). I'm so thrilled to have a rack that feels more secure than my Saris bones for carrying my bikes. And with the bikes being held further away from the car with this Allen rack, I no longer feel a need to use a half dozen bungee cords to keep the bikes from banging into my car (though I still tie the wheels with the included strap or a bungee or two so they're not flopping around when I drive). I learned quickly that you do have to line the rack up properly so the rack goes straight into the hitch receiver. If it's at a bit of an angle it won't go in. But that's pretty easy to do. The rack is heavy, but I'm a 70-year-old woman and it's manageable. I find it helpful to kneel on a gardening pad when taking it off.