Yakima Stage Two heavy duty bike hitch rack for 2 or 4 bikes - best heavy duty rack?

Yakima Stage Two at Jenson - alnk.to/h6Cid6M
Yakima Sage Two 2-bike add on - www.jensonusa.com/Yakima-Stag...
Yakima Stage Two at Competitive Cyclist - alnk.to/eDNGtI3
Stage Two add-on at Competitive - alnk.to/6TwljPq
Hitch Rack options at Jenson USA - alnk.to/d3ySkuS
Rack options at Competitive Cyclist - alnk.to/9bqcKyM

[@pcvrx670]

Really great review. Showing that failure is going to save someone from damaging or losing their bike.

[@RCReviewChannel]

Thank you Mr. Potato Videos. We tried hard on this one since it is the first-ever tray rack for 4 very heavy bikes. The grip on that bike as scratched but the rest survived the fall.

[@ChefIan73]

@@RCReviewChannel it’s not the first. 1Up USA has had a four tray hitch rack that handles ebikes for several years. No plastic, and no failures.

[@DISABLED12-7]

Great review with lots of solid info.
But I just don’t know about this hitch. Hitches are rated for tongue weight “at the hitch”. If you put an extender on the receiver, it halves the rating. This thing is 4-5ft long, way more than an extender and applying so much leverage.
It’s not just putting weight on the receiver, it’s twisting the hitch with a long lever. When you tow, you use coupling or weight distribution approaches to minimize the twisting motions on the hitch. This thing seems designed to torture test a hitch to failure.
If someone drives off-road with this a hitch failure seems probable.
I think if someone wants to carry 4 eMTBs they should trade in their vehicle for some sort of truck. :)

[@federaldelii]

💯💯💯👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@RoyDumlao]

The 4 bike rack looks like it blocks the rear view making it hard to get a clear view. Are there any locking points to provide additional heavy duty locks? Only 1 color? Is it made from steel or aluminum?

[@MoonerBros]

Looking for the rack for 4 bikes. Why did you go with this model over Holdup Evo model?

[@ChefIan73]

Get yourself the 1Up USA four tray super duty and be done.

[@billderas3420]

Biggest con...Impossible to see the regular brake lights/turn signals through those four bikes. Even the high center brake light is apparently obscured by the bikes. I'll just continue using my old Yakima hitch rack for our two e-bikes and avoid getting rear-ended...LOL

[@RCReviewChannel]

That's a big issue now with all these big tray racks in the US. In Europe, this would never fly, even obstructed plates.