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Binding: Sports Brand: Allen Bike Racks Color: Blk/ Silver EAN: 0076527540008 Label: Allen Bike Racks Manufacturer: Allen Bike Racks Model: 540RR Publisher: Allen Bike Racks Size: 2-Inch Receiver Studio: Allen Bike Racks Variation Description: Blk/ Silver Sales Rank: 670 MPN: 45614
Features:
Features a patented folding arm system
Tie-down system individually secures and protects bicycles
Product Description: DELUXE 4 BIKE CARRIER FOR 2" HITCHES. Patented tie-down system indivi- dually secures and protects bicycles. 22" long carry arms easily accomodate up to 4 bikes. Minor assembly required. Sets up and installs in less than 5 minutes. Included strap eliminates lower bicycle movement. For 2" Hitches Only.
Product Description: This Deluxe Hitch Mounted Bike Carrier by Allen holds four bikes and is ideal for weekend biking trips with friends and family outings. A tie-down system securely holds and protects each bicycle while 22-inch carry arms drop out of the way when not in use. Appropriate for two-inch hitches, this carrier includes a strap which eliminates lower bike movement. Minor assembly and simple set up of the carrier is required.
About Allen Bike Racks In 1967, after a few years of working on the aerospace technology for the Apollo missions, Dick Allen was out of a job. Government cutbacks led Allen, a Harvard-trained physicist, to transform his garage hobby into a new industry. A cycling enthusiast, inventor, and family man, Allen had a personal need for a bike-carrying device. On weekends, he would take his sons and wife to Cape Cod or the White Mountains of New Hampshire. What proved difficult time and again was the transport of his family’s bicycles. Rather than fight through inconvenience with twine and a dinged car, Allen sought an answer for himself as well as a market in which he foresaw major growth possibilities.
Always a pathfinder, Allen took to work in his Lincoln, Massachusetts garage in search of a more efficient way to transport bikes. Drafting designs during the day and constructing them throughout the night, he put together a model made of electrical conduit, metal strapping, and fire hose casings (for padding). At first, the Allens tested the prototype on weekend excursions. Finding the first trunk-mounted rack to be a success, Dick started Allen Bike Racks. Dealer acceptance came quickly, and by 1971 Allen Bike Racks were sold nationally through a number of major bicycle distributors. Today, the company owns over three dozen patents and offers a versatile product line of bike racks while Dick’s son Alex now owns and operates the business. What started out as a small garage run operation now operates three warehouses nationally, two factories abroad, and has products sold in more than a dozen countries around the world.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - Bike Somewhere ELSE!
These guys are not honest. Ordered another this item. Did not arrive. (For over a MONTH!) Several phone calls to full VM box. Did not reply to emails. Submitted claim to Amazon then, BikeSomeShere canceled ... Read More
Rating: - can't beat it for the price
For the price this rack can not be beat. heavy duty construction, well made and easy to assemble.
Rating: - Excellent 4 Bike Carrier. Great price.
This is my second Allen Deluxe 4 bike hitch. The first one was 3 years old and working great until it was destroyed in an auto accident.
We replaced it with the same model and were pleasantly surprised ... Read More
Rating: - Simple, functional, and looks good
The box from FedEx suffered some damage, but the unit was in good shape. Putting it all together and attaching it to the car was quick and easy... took about 15 minutes. The bikes easily strap down to the rack ... Read More
Rating: - Carry Bikes for less Bucks
NOTE: MY VERSION WAS THE 2-INCH. CAN'T VOUCH FOR THE SMALLER HITCH VERSION.
This bike carrier is definitely in the "thrifty" line. No particular bells or whistles- just simple straps holding the bikes ... Read More
- Bike Somewhere ELSE!
- can't beat it for the price
- Carry Bikes for less Bucks