Thule TH9708 Hangon 4-Bike

OK, so I don't "do" reviews - I selfishly read them and never post any...until now...this is a **seriously good product** and I cannot recommend it enough. If you're like me, you'll have read the reviews and perhaps have some doubts about whether it can take "modern" bikes without a crossbar, whether its secure and whether its robust. Let me put those to rest for you... It easily takes four bikes and they don't need a standard cross bar. We have two adult bikes (1 typical "male" frame and 1 typical "female" frame) and two kids mountain bikes, both without cross bars and a modern sloping/diagonal frame. So, that's 3 bikes out of four without a crossbar - they all fitted with no hassles or problems and are rock solid on the carrier. My advice would be to not constrain yourself to the rubber fittings being upright, turn them 45 degrees or whatever they need to be to accomodate the bike frame, and twist the bike slightly - don't force yourself to put the bike on horizontal. They will go on! Secure? Its absolutely rock solid! Its a really clever piece of engineering to hang everything off the towbar, on one simple fitting and I am truely amazed at how secure it is. It keeps your bikes well clear of the rear of the car and in the slipstream of the vehicle - so no wind noise at all and no noticeable difference to fuel consumption. Robust? Yep, again, its rock solid and really well made. Easy to assemble, folding storage feature does what it says, quality rubber mounts and straps. I won't pretend that the bikes don't move about a little in the rear view mirror - they do, but that's just what you'd expect of anything on a trailer. Final tips - have a practice run at getting your bikes on and don't leave it until the morning you're off on holiday! Yep, you need to have the boot fully loaded first (because the chances of folding the carrier down, for boot access, with four bikes attached are slim - think Geoff Capes sized arms) - which means the family are practically ready to go before you start loading the carrier...you don't want to be messing around at that point :-) I ordered on a Monday, delivered Wednesday, test loaded on the Friday night and got it nailed on the second attempt. I just remembered the bike "order" and "arrangement", and it took no longer than 30 mins on the Saturday morning. 1500 miles from Scotland to Wales, to the Midlands and back to Scotland - bikes on and off four times during that time and on the last load I'd got it down to 15 minutes. A four bike carrier, for sub-£100, no balancing bikes on the roof, scratching the wings/door/roof in the process, out of the way at the back...it really is a no-brainer. Love it!

Bought this after much searching for a four bike affordable bike rack option and really happy with it's simplicity. Takes about 10 minutes to put on and load up with 4 bikes and when they are on they are on. A solid and safe rack and having gone 1000 miles across Europe and back with this on the back of my car spotted no difference in fuel consumption. Not only that but with the position of the bikes on the rack I didn't need a lightboard as the lights could still be seen and just needed to purchase a new numberplate to sit on the back bike. Read some reviews that it was difficult to put kids bikes on the rack - I had no such problems with this rack as the rubber clips can fasten on to all parts of the bike. So why not 5 stars - simply because the tipping functionality (to allow you to open the boot) is simply not credible - you will need two people to manage it and the strength of 3 to control the weight of the bikes. This aside the rack is brilliant.

If you have a tow bar and want to carry bykes (and don't need the tow bar for anything else - caravan/trailer etc) then look no further. This is so simple to fit and use. One bolt to attach the clamp to tow bar ball with a provided spanner. Rock solid when on. The rubber clamps and housings for the byke cross bars to sit in are large and strong. Apart from the one strap to stop front wheels flapping provided, no other straps were required It does fold down to the size of one of those old aluminum rucsac frames if you can be bothered to undo, by hand, the two bolts to fold it up. I managed with no effort or folding to just throw it in the boot of the car. It took 5 minutes to fit it to the car... I had read the instructions and watched the video beforehnad. It did take about 15 minutes of trial and error to mount 3 bykes on it... so that pedals, handlebars, stunt pegs(!) were not fouling each other or rubbing but once i had the arrangement it's probably less than 3 minutes. I did opt for all the bykes pointing in the same direction, unlike illustrations etc. that imply top and tailing.... which puts chains and gears up against one another. Just allow some extra time first time out to work out how to arrange your bykes. My son's byke has an angled and oval cross bar.. a bit of wriggling and it went on no trouble, althought the rubber clamp was stretched to it maximum. Stunt pegs are a pain... but with only 3 bykes, not 4, hat left plenty of space for the stunt pegged byke. As to some things other reviewers have mentioned. The instructions say the tilt function is meant only to be used without bykes on the rack. For me i found it quite easy, with the rack unloaded, to loosen the main bolt with the spanner and lean the rack back on the ball. I can't see how the fancy lift and drop arrangement involving undoing two bolts by hand can be much easier and has raised safety concerns for others. Also I don't see how there can be any advantage in this as the mechanism is higher than the tow bar ball and is more likely to obstruct any door! As one reviewer said, Thule could just do away with this feature, improve the already impressive strength of the item and save on manufacturing costs. Make this any cheaper and there will no competition. I am normally after a bargain but I decided not to penny pinch on this and i have no regrets... this was worth every penny... peace of mind and ease of use.

Nos decidimos por este portabicis por varios motivos: Peso: Una persona sola puede montarlo en el coche (entre dos mas facil). En mi caso con los de 4 bicis tradicionales no puedo manejarlo yo sola. Plegado: Puedes guardarlo en el maletero del coche, una vez bajas las bicis. Capacidad: Caben 4 bicis, para nosotros es lo ideal Precio: Comparado con los de 4 bicis tradicionales, tiene un precio muy bueno. Los materiales y acabados son de calidad, todo encaja bien, las gomas de sujección se ven resistente y solidas. Da mucha seguridad conduciendo.

Parece endeble pero no, no salen las bicis volando ni nada. Da miedo pero la verdad es que he hecho miles de kilómetros y ha resistido de todo. Hasta una vez lo até a una valla y arranqué y casi me llevo puesto el edificio pero el Thule perfecto.

seems reasonably made, but with dual suspension mtb mounted (via Thule adaptor), the bike hangs just a few centimetres above the ground. So it isn't usable on my car. If it was a bit taller, or had an adjustable extension to increase the height, it'd be fine.

Comprato “usato” ma in condizioni praticamente pari al nuovo (evidentemente un reso, solo provato). Ho scelto questo modello perchè con una portata di 45 kg dovrebbe consentire il trasporto di due e-bike; per il momento ho montato la mia senza nemmeno dover rimuovere la batteria. Una volta fissato sul gancio di traino e assicurata la mtb con i supporti in gomma e la cinghia, questo porta bici offre una sensazione di assoluta solidità e sicurezza, al di là di ogni aspettativa. Assolutamente consigliato. Aggiornamento: si comporta egregiamente anche con due e-MTB (senza batteria).

Produto de qualidade! Muito fácil de usar! Prático! Resistente! Recomendo muito esse produto! E aqui na Amazon o preço estava bem melhor que outras lojas!