Saris Bones EX 2-Bike Trunk Rack Bicycle Carrier, Durable, Rust-Free, Anti-Sway Straps, Made in USA, Arc-Based Design, 100% Recyclable Materials

I bought these to carry our 2 HeyBike Race e-Bikes. We carry one bike on each carrier. You might ask why not use a hitch carrier to carry both? I have a 2021 Hyundai Sonata. My wife has a 2021 Kia K5. The cars will only take a class 1 hitch. By the time you put the 2 e-Bikes (56 lbs each without battery) and a carrier with enough guts to carry them in a class 1 hitch, you have most likely already met or exceeded the max tongue weight before you even drive an inch. Way too much weight to put on the roof. Most roof racks won't hold the weight of the bikes and carriers anyway. I read about people buying these to carry 1 bike, so I thought I would take the plunge. Saris said this would not work on my car. Ummm...it works like a champ on my car. It cinches down solid! I put y single 56 lb bike (70lb max for 2) on the back position of the rack, and strapped it down, including the anti-sway on the downtube. I drove around town...all over, actually. The bike did not move at all! No stress on the trunk or bumper. no bouncing. just a nice solid carry for my bike. Soooo much easier than dropping the back seats, taking off the front tire just so it will barely fit in the trunk? Those days are done. Seems well made. But I wouldn't leave it on my car for the sun to bake on that plastic and webbed strapping all year long. But it seems to be of good enough quality that if you don't abuse it, it should give you good like expectancy.

I purchased this to carry road bikes. This is a very high quality product that is worth the price. For practice I just mounted this rack on my 2013 Hyundai Genesis and then on my Cadillac CTS 4. Neither of these vehicles are allowed to get a scratch. That was the main requirement. The rack definitely passes the no-scratch test for the three pads that touch your trunk and bumper. You could probably drive a few hundred miles without any abrasion under the three main pads. I will probably put a decent coat of wax under the pads anyway. The straps are a very sturdy design. There is plenty of extra strap. They are easy to latch down and loosen. I think they will survive a long trip if they are strapped according to the instructions. The buckles are metal, which is a good idea. The rungs that hold the bike are well designed. They are easy to use once you get used to how they work. The anti-sway rung is a very nice touch. Many other racks make you deal with keeping the bike from swaying. I want to share a mistake that I made during my first installation that you should try to avoid. On my first install, I put the top pad as far back on the trunk lid as I could. It was near where the trunk lid meets the back window of the car. This configuration allows the inner bike's inner pedal to strike the back trunk lid, and also allows the strap buckles to strike the surface of the lid. The solution is to move the top pad toward the back of the car a few inches (away from the back window). Just rotate the top spar downward until the spars that hold the bike are further from the car. It is that simple. The first time you install this rack, it might take you 20 minutes. The second time you install it will take 5 minutes. Once you figure it out, the rack is very easy to install. Taking it off the trunk takes a minute or two. As is probably true for most racks, it is our responsibility to keep the front wheel from turning and flopping in the wind. I would love it if racks had some way we could lock the front wheel down. It would be a nice touch if these racks came with the Saris straps to take care of that (they have them). For now, I am going to use a bungee cord to keep the front wheel still.

I need to edit my review. OLD REVIEW: The metallic hooks already started to wear out, and the side strap locks keep getting loose. If you’re transporting your bike on a short trip, then this would be okay. But I’ve used a different bike rack for car from a different brand that lasted a LONG TIME and the only reason why I bought this Saris is so I can fit 3 bikes. I decided to switch back to my old rack because this just doesn’t seem to be as safe as my old one. Also, my previous rack is mainly metallic, so it’s much stronger for heavier bikes. I ride a steel mountain bike which is on the heavier side, and the Saris rack only has a 35 lbs per bike capacity. I also don’t have the time to keep putting it on my car and taking it off when I’m not using it. The Saris seems to wear out way faster than my old rack because I keep it on even when I’m not using it. UPDATED REVIEW: I think I was being a little unfair giving the negative review. After all, Saris did disclose that the weight capacity for each bike is 35 lbs, and it did say in the manual that this item should NOT be mounted when not being used. That being said, don’t be surprised if straps do become loose over time if you leave it on the trunk while not being used. This rack is not meant to be a replacement for a hitch bike rack. I feel like this rack is suitable for occasional cyclists. For regular cyclists like me, I’d rather spend the extra money to get a hitch rack. Did this rack do the job for its intended purpose?? Yes! When I actually use it with my bike on, it’s a great and secure rack. But if you continue to leave it on the car while not being used, this rack won’t last long. Also, I have a steel mountain bike that weighs over 35 lbs without water bottles and bags, so this rack would not be ideal.

This bike rack was relatively easy to put together. It feels fairly sturdy, although with only one base arm on the top of the trunk (tripod stability), I did notice with my first use that the rack did shift slightly when driving extensive distances. For some reason, the clasp part of the anchor straps on one side of the rack were practically inside the frame; and on the other side, they were about 4"-6" away from the frame, which made it much easier to adjust the straps on one side of the rack versus the other. Main complaint about this rack: as it is designed to have the lower arms sit on the bumper, not the back wall of the trunk lid, it makes it a challenge to open the trunk, because you must line everything up just-so in order to close the trunk. I used it for long-distance bike hauling, which meant when I wanted to get something out of the trunk, I had to readjust the rack every time I needed to open the trunk, making sure the feet lined up so they would not get in the way of closing the trunk, and that all the straps were still in place. As I was on the road for four days, and did not want to leave my bike unattended on my car overnight (despite security strap into trunk), I had to open my trunk each night to put the security strap anchor back inside the trunk, so this was not something to not fret about. (Also, historically, I have simply left my bike rack on my car for long periods of time, and this trunk open/close issue means I'll only keep the rack on the car when I actually need it.) On this rack, as with previous bike racks I've owned, I do wish there was a bit of rubber on the clasps to help make the straps feel more secure once everything is tightened up. Minor complaint. Ease of use once assembled/in place: feel like it is pretty easy to get bikes onto this rack. Second bike was a little bit of a challenge to get it on, but I think that was more due to how the frames of the two bikes aligned more than a flaw of the rack design. I do wish the strap on the lower part of the rack, meant to secure the vertical bar of the bike frame, was perhaps two inches longer. There are holes at the end of the straps that you can loop a lock through (or a thin cable wire lock). They're more theft-deterrent than theft-preventative, as they're plastic, so a determined bike thief could cut through them, I think. Overall, compared to my previous rack, I like this one quite a bit. Feels sturdy. Straps drive me a bit nuts, but honestly, I have yet to have a bike rack where the straps aren't aggravating in one form or another. Easy to remove rack from car.

This is by far the worst carrie I've ever used. Starting with pre-sale customer support from Saris: I contacted them by email as their website did not have the neccessary information. They replied several days later with an automated response that they they would look into my enquiry and follow up. The follow-up was an apology that the automated response took longer than usual. Nothing of my original fit questions. When the carrier arrived, the strap assembly was wadded up and thrown in the box. The instructions gave no clue how to attach the assembly to the carrier. I had to scour the internet looking as photos to find that it goes through the center tube. Once assembled, attaching to the vehicle tailgate was fairly straightforward, but took a fair bit of time since it balances on the gate and doesn't sit on the bumper or trunk. The instructions are nearly useless. The whole process took about 45 minutes. After adjusting the carrier to fit my BMX race bike, the carrier slid down the gate. It turns out the straps were fed through backwards and worked their way loose. Even after correctly routing the straps the carrier worked loose. Had to knot the straps. Wirh the carruer secured to the vehicle, the knobs that secure the legs come loose with road vibration. Bikes are difficult to put on. Im carrying two race bikes and had to move the arms inward to fit the bike frame. I cant see trying to fit three bikes on the carrier, even if they are small ones without damaging the bikes or vehicle. Weight isnt an issue with these bikes. The plastic buckles are cheaply made and nearly fall apart sliding them together. I don't think they have a long expectancy. I would not recommend this carrier for any application that mounts to a tailgate or for any small framed bikes, BMX or kids. This is better suited to a purely trunk mount and with the almost entirely plactic construction it doesn't seem like it will last with daily use. Spend the money and have a receiver installed on a compact SUV and use a hitch mount carrier.

After several days of searching for a bike rack for my mustang mach e I bought this one. Honestly I was a bit hesitant. During the installation I took my time, used silicon pads to protect the window and paint. Once all the straps were tight I used tie wraps to ensure the straps were not going to loosen. We’ve used this rack on several 150+ mile trips on highways, around town, etc.. There has been no issues, i.e no wobbling. One BIG item I would recommend purchasing are the stabilizer bars that attach to the bike frame to load on the rack. They keep the bike level. I have been extremely impressed with the overall quality and how this bike rack is built.

This is the perfect bike rack! I’m so happy that it doesn’t need a hitch. It fits very securely and is easy to install. I recommend getting the foam blocks to put over the metal strap hooks and also on the pedals. I would also recommend straps to keep wheels from turning. The metal hooks that attach to the trunk do not scratch the paint.

Its a a very sturdy and relatively simple set up - comparable to the Thule product at 1/2 the price. The outrigger arms are strong but do not mount very sturdy onto the rest of the rack - there is a single tightening screw that holds the angle you set the arms to which is also the only point of security for that arm. So, though it holds your set angle just fine, there is a lot of lateral angle play in and out at the tip of the arms. there is also some minor slippage at the arm bases where the tightening screw is - allowing the arms to potentially move closer or farther apart, That said, it has yet to do so and perhaps just maintains a little tolerable play like that with no real risk of slipping. The straps work great to put on and are very secure, but are a bit of a pain to take off - its the simple ratchet strap design you remember form the in-line roller blades from the 90's. The issue is being able to get the proper angle when "pushing" the lever such that the strap is free to loosen - it always takes a little more time than I'd like. Finally, there is a 3'rd strap at the bottom for each bike used to hold it in place side to side. This is cool but does not fit all bikes and is useless for mine. In order to strap it to my vertical post, I have to move the bike so far to the side that its actually quite off balance - putting much more weight on one arm than the other. So I have to decide to either remove the front wheel to help balance, or not use the 3rd strap at all. I would also have like to see some sort of front wheel stabilizer added, as mine tend to turn hard in the wind-stream while driving.