SportRack Back-up 3-Bike Trunk-Mounted Bike Rack – Adjustable Straps – Padding for Bikes and Vehicle – toll-Free Installation - Folds for Storage – 132 lb Weight Capacity

First, I orderd this rack about a month ago. As is usually the case I received it day's before the delivery date. However, the rack sent to me did not have the 80" strap used to secure the bike to the rack itself. Thre were only 6 straps; while I could secure the rack to my car, I could not secure my bike to the rack. I called the customer service number listed on the instructions that came with the rack and was told to return it to the retailer and it would be replaced. I simply followed the instructions in Amazon's return/replace policy and a replacement was sent out immediately. It too, arrived earlier than stated WITH the 80" strap intact. I used this rack for the first time this past weekend when a friend and myself began a trip on the Great Allegheny Passage. I loaded both bikes on the rack, drove about 24 miles on weather beaten, pothole and patched plagued roads to and from our start point and noticed upon arrival and return that the rack and bikes were both safe and firmly secured. I did use and would suggest (as do the instructions) additional shock cord which I purchased separately, but you can get bungee cords from any dollar store for minimal price and wuold be well worth the investment. Aside from inspecting the rack upon recieiving it ensuring the 80" strap is available (7 straps total) the only other recommendations I would make would be carefully following the instructions included with the rack and there should not be any problems. This is the second bike rack I have purchased from Thule Inc. via Amazon. The first was a trailer hitch bike rack and it worked wonderfully well and I still have it; I changed car's and no longer have a trailer hitch. but, the SR3162 works just as well and I will suggest that others looking for a quality product at a good price consider it. All said, it is a quality product sold at a very good price and It appears that if I take good care of this product according to the instructions there is no reason it shouldn't last a long time. if I had to buy this item again, I definitely would.

great product

Fits both of our vehicles, keeps bikes and cars in tact. No trouble setting up, no problems getting bikes where they need to be.

This bike rack is easy to assemble and mount on the back of a compact hatchback; however, this bike rack claims to work for 3 bikes and it does not. The bike on the placeholder closest to the car hits the car with the pedals of the bike and scratch the car. It also pushes the bike on an angle preventing the use of the second placeholder. It is best to think of this as a 2-bike mount and ignore the bike placeholder closest to your car. Also, the strap that is provided to secure the bikes to the rack works well for one bike, I would not trust it to secure two safely, and it is definitely not long enough to secure three. I have solved this issue by securing the bikes with extra bungee cords (not included). If the petals are too close to your car for comfort, I'd suggest to put a sock over the petal to further prevent any car scratch mishaps. Overall, this is a good introductory car mount and a cheap solution for transporting 2 bikes from place to place. Would not recommend for 3 bikes. Make sure to get your bungee cords to secure them both properly!

Inexpensive and works great. Don't expect a high end rack, but three bikes fit on securely, and it will fit just about ANY car, suv, or van. It fits our van and our volvo s80 great. Easy to install and adjust. Perfect basic bike rack.