Allen Deluxe 4-Bike Hitch Mount Rack (2-Inch Receiver)

Great bike rack! (2010-07-26) Rating: 5/5
After researching almost every bike rack on the market, I decided to go with the Allen deluxe 4 bike 2-inch receiver rack. This unit was the most economical and was exactly what I was looking for. There were other comments on how the certain pins didn't match up and they had to re-drill some holes, not me. The entire assembly and with bikes on the rack ready to go took me 5 minutes. I have one male & two female bikes and they all fit perfectly. I would recommend this bike rack to anyone. Very good product!!!
Quality Issues (2010-07-24) Rating: 2/5
The bottom locking pin does not pass through the holes in the rack as the two pieces of the rack are not fully aligned. It took me some time to install the hitch and by the time I installed the rack, it had been past 30 days. Have sent an e-mail to the seller but have not heard back in the last 3 days. As far as I am concerned, I cannot use the product with its design flaw. I wish I had paid some more and gone for a much easier to use, more robust quality rack from other brands which have a quick release feature. I would not recommend buying this product if this is a common quality problem.
allen bike carrier (2010-07-02) Rating: 5/5
this product alone suits my needs perfectly. but whats more, i am completly satisfied with the prompt service i get every time i order anything from AMAZON!!! keep up the good work.
Allen 4-Bike Hitch (2010-06-29) Rating: 4/5
Excellent product with minimal assembly required. The only issue I have with the product is that it does not include the lockable hitch pin which I had to purchase separately.
Run don't walk away from this 4 bike hitch (2010-05-22) Rating: 2/5
I had been looking for a 4 bike trailer mounted hitch for several weeks. I looked at lots of reviews and just happened to be in Pep Boys one day where this was on sale for $99. Wow, $99 for a 4 bike hitch when Thule and Yakima ones are going for hundreds more? What's not to like? Well, there's a reason it's $99 and not $200+. Mounting it is fine, getting bikes on is great however the real problems occur when you try to lower the bike hitch so you can open your rear door with your bikes on it.......It's very heavy and it takes two people to lift if down and back up. This is not the infuriating part though. While one of you is straining and holding up the four bikes with the rack the other person has to bend and twist their body around the bikes to fit this tiny linch pin into a hole. The fun part is it does not fit well and no matter how many ways we tried it did not go in all the way. After much frustration we took all of the bikes off the mount and still could not get the darn pin in without banging it through forcefully. The slightest movement up or down knocked it out of alignment.....to make a long story short we returned it to Pep Boys and bought the Thule bike rack mount which also has a linch pin but also fits much better and rubber guides to help you line up the parts. So now 4 bikes go on on off no problemo.