Allen Sports Deluxe 2-Bike Trunk Mount Rack, Model 102DN-R, Black

I bought this bike rack for my 2013 Honda CRV (LX). I had gone to the Allen Sports website to verify that it would fit and it seemed like a great value and something that would work perfectly for me. I debated whether to purchase a one or two bike rack as I am the only one that rides, but I ended up opting for the two bike rack hopipng that my spouse would (at some point) become interested in riding as well. I will try to give some tips that will hopefully help you decide if this is a good fit for you, and also some tips on how to best use it:1. Check the Allen Sports website to see if it will fit your particular vehicle. DO NOT take it at face value when reviewers on here say it DOES or DOES NOT fit a certain vehicle. They may not know how to install it, or they may be installing it incorrectly (i.e. unsafely) in order to ‘make’ it work.2. The instructions for mounting the rack are fairly good but you really have to read them closely - ESPECIALLY when it comes to the bottom hook. The top and side hooks are fairly logical and self-explanatory… although make sure you use the correct hooks for top and side. The top hooks are bigger/wider than the side hooks, and the side hooks are also labeled.3. KEY for certain vehicles - this is the issue that ALMOST made me think that this wouldn’t work for me (even though Allen Sports said it would). The bottom hook has several ways to be utilized, depending on your vehicle. The main issue is whether you have something metal to clip the hook to. Today many bumpers, and even the bottom of cargo doors are a hardened plastic, OR they have no ‘lip’ over which to clip the hook. This was the case for me… and even though I read the alternate ways to solidly connect the bottom hook, it wasn’t apparent to me at first. Ultimately, you don’t really connect that bottom hook TO anything, but instead open the trunk/cargo door slightly and put the hook inside and close the trunk/cargo door back, which secures the hook inside the vehicle and you just tighten the strap.4. Depending on your car, and on your risk tolerance, you may want to consider using electrical tape around the hooks (some or all, depending on your vehicle) to help cushion and protect any paint. Since my vehicle is a 2013 it wasn’t an issue I was particularly concerned with but I did go ahead and opt to do it - figured it was easy to do and certainly wouldn’t hurt anything by doing it.5. Definitely do something to secure the tires, to keep them from spinning, and inthe case of the front tire, to keep it from swiveling and hitting the vehicle. You can use the excess on the tie down straps, or just use a bungee cord.The rack works perfectly on my Honda CRV and is actually even more steady/firm than I was expecting. Overall I could not be more pleased and am ready to hit the road!

Perfect for my BMW 330ci. I can even raise and lower the roof (rag top) with it in place! Works great for one bike. Easy to install/remove. Literally takes 3 minutes. Strong. Two bikes not as user friendly but it works. Plenty strong. Excellent product.

Perfect for a single bike. Relatively quick setup. If you’re not careful though when taking 2 mtb’s you will scratch your outer forks and brakes\levers. I recommend covering your fork and brakes/levers with a clean microfiber and Velcro strap before loading 2nd bike to minimize scratching. It’s a pretty tight fit with 2 mtb but overall it’s a secure system, was going 80mph down the freeway with 2 mtb’s and it held up. Fits easy in a sedans trunk when it’s not being used. Would definitely recommend for shorter trips, and for the price it’s a good product. 👍🏻

Excellent bike trunk rack for a sedan type vehicle. I've carried one and two bikes on it on several trips, some long distance and no problems. Highly recommend. Very convenient in that it folds up and that it utilizes J hooks attached to flat braided nylon straps which you simply attach at very easy and obvious points on the rear trunk area of your car.

This rack fits well with my SUV. Its weight is light, but it is strong. I got the 3 bike rack. It is easy to install or move from my SUV. It holds all the bikes strong. Putting on or taking off the bikes from the rack is easy.

Works great on the back of an SUV! Was pretty easy to install and tighten the straps. Taking it on its first trip tomorrow.

Got this for $49.97 so watch the prices, they vary greatly! At that price it was a good buy, but I needed it to be what it stated, and that is that the bottom padded bar keeps the bikes away from the vehicle. NOT TRUE! I only had ONE bike on this rack, this bike to be exact: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0030UESQY/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 and put it in the middle of the rack. It still scratched the bumper of the vehicle, and the pedal scraped the trunk/license plate area. This was put on a 2008 Honda Civic Si, for those that want that info.We were moving from Alabama to Ohio, so I wanted to make sure this bike would arrive safely, and without any damage to the car. It did arrive safely, BUT not without damage to the car. We took extra precautions by cutting up some mouse pads and placing them under the tabs where it holds onto the trunk and other areas of the car, but some of them flew off on the highway. The area that holds the bike did great, and no slipping at all, but the side straps wanted to keep pulling even though we tied them extra good, just like it showed in the instructions, and then some. I highly recommend using bungee straps to try to keep the wheels from turning towards your car. It helped some, but not a lot. We stopped many times to check on the bike, and always had some adjustment to make.I would not chance putting 3 bikes on this car. I am not even sure I'd put 2 on it. Around town, maybe, but not on the highway. There has to be a better way, better product, but I have no idea what that is. I did a lot of searching before deciding on this one, and most products seem to have the same issues of POOR designs, but this was a new bike, and I needed some way to transport it.The tabs that attach to the trunk should be padded with foam rubber material like mousepads are made from, but with a grip texture so they don't slide even though the lines are taut. They also should have a much thicker foam pad on the part that touches the back of the car to make sure that the bikes will NOT DAMAGE it! That padding should've been several inches thicker. In hindsight, I'd try using the foam from a large pool noodle over what is there. That might just work. We haven't put the rack back on, as have had no need to, and honestly, am not looking forward to using it again. I may just sell it. It took my brother and I about 40 minutes or so to attach it to the car, so it was not all that easy for us, even though I'd watched the video several times. They made it look easy. I find it humorous, that the photos shown, never show a bike ON the rack. If they did, you'd see that the foam padding is not nearly thick enough, and that more than one bike is looking for some damage.Get it if you have to have one like I did, for moving, but if you need it for daily use and can hold off on something better....possibly more expensive, I'd wait.