Saris Bones Car Trunk Bicycle Rack Carrier, Mounts 3 Bikes, Black – Durable, Rust-Free, Anti-Sway Straps, Fits Most Vehicles, Made in USA, Arc-Based Design, 100% Recyclable Materials

The Saris Bones may be pricey for a trunk mount bike rack, but you get what you pay for. This rack is well built, relatively easy to install and fits on a wide range of vehicles. We have a sedan and SUV in our household, and it fits great on both. I also have a friend with a truck, and it even fits on the tailgate. Very versatile design.The center of the design is an aluminum tube frame with gear-like ribs that the arms slide onto. The ribs extend 360 degrees around the tube, making for unlimited adjustment of the mount arms and bike carrier arms. The arms lock into place with a simple thumbwheel. The bikes are secured with plastic straps. There are two for the top tube, and one for the seat tube. They do a great job of holding the bike in place, even over rough roads. The nylon straps that attach to the trunk or back door have rubber coated metal clips that won’t mar your paint. The mount arms have large rubber feet that rotate to fit flat on your vehicle and also won’t mar your paint.We’ve already used this rack for a 500 mile road trip with two adult bikes attached. The rack and the bikes stayed in place perfectly, at high speed, over rough roads, etc. One suggestion to keep the front tire from rotating while driving is to wrap a bungee cord through the front wheel, and hook it to the sprocket. This will keep everything in place while driving.The price may seem a bit high compared to other trunk mount racks, but the Saris Bones is well worth the money.

This is a good bike rack, and for the most part solid. Not rock solid though. Here are some things I came across. First it said that it was not available for my 2000 Maxima SE if it has the spoiler. Almost all Maximas have the spoiler. I had already ordered it, so I contacted someone from where I bought it. They said its ok, you can open it and try it out first. I tried and it worked, it isn’t exactly how I would have liked it, but close enough. Problem is the top straps are setup so the buckles lay on the spoiler (prob why they said no spoiler), so I wrapped some foam around them to solve the problem. Also, I noticed one of the thumb locks to tighten one of the arms isn’t really tightening that well any more. Seems that if those were stainless the problem would be solved. I might have to try that, not exactly sure how it goes in, and what it goes into. Yes, you have to keep the feet clean or they will scratch. Also, I noticed the arms aren’t very good at handling kids bikes. My boys both have 20″, but the frames are a little non conventional, so they fit on the first and last positions, leaving the center one to give some room between them (the cranks get in the way of each other). It looks like we are not going to get all of our bikes on at one time, like I hoped. Also, for more “solidity” I bungee the front wheel of me RockHopper to the rack so it doesn’t sway (and it still sways a little bit).