WestWAGiant

I am wondering if anyone has experience with the Hollywood Sport Rider 4 bike rack? Quality? Durability?

rumrunn6

FWIW: that's a good brand. I have a Hollywood rack, but it's not that one. hope that helps

prj71

Those are the kind that end up rubbing the paint off the top tube.

If you are going to spend that kind of mony get a tray rack where the clamps come down on the tires not on the bike frame.


https://www.thule.com/en-us/us/bike-...---2-_-1689772

https://www.1up-usa.com/products/

https://www.yakima.com/activity/bike

Francisco Vega

Yeah I heard that they make good Bike, never tried one before though. Anyone that can confirm?

dminor 

I highly recommend the Sportrider 4, WestWA. I have an older Sportrider 3 that has done numerous trips to Whistler, Fernie, Sun Peaks, Stevens Pass, Port Angeles...you name it, besides local weekly duty. The newer Sportriders have some improvements over mine that look like they only make them better, like the lock-down levers on the frame hooks. (BTW, I prefer frame hooks over wheel hooks).
What sells me on the Hollywood racks is METAL - - metal wheel trays, metal hardware - - the two big brands have so much damn plastic that, when they get older and sun-weathered all that plastic is going to start breaking down. If the wheel tray hoops on the Hollywood get damaged (mine got swiped in a parking lot once), you can repair/bend/re-weld things to fix it - - instead of buying expensive plastic replacement parts. I've had mine for several years (8? 10? can't recall) and it's still going strong.
Here's mine, loaded and ready for a Whistler trip:

mack510

hollywood racks have been around for ever, pretty sure mine is from the 80s and is still working like new

PlanetCC

NOOB here (first post LOL).

I'm buying a Trek FX s4 and I'm putting fenders on it. I really don't want an over the wheel carrier and this may fit the bill. What is the ease of putting it on the car?

dminor 

Sorry, just saw this post today. These are hitch-mount, so you will need a receiver hitch. A word of advice: go for the 2" stinger model if you can. I had to go 1 1/4" because my old Subaru had the small receiver (only kind they used to sell for Subies). When I use it on the Outback with a 2" receiver, I have to use the adapter sleeve - - a pain in the ass.

As far as swapping it car-to-car, I find they are easier to manhandle in the folded-upright position. Slide into receiver, pin or bolt tight, then flip it down.

Ironfish653

I've got an older -2 model, they're really super-simple. I like that they can fit any combination of bike sizes and frame shapes without much fuss.
They might be simple/basic compared to a Kuat or Thule, but that makes them a good value for the money.

Being that mine's older, it's all wing-nut / carriage bolt adjustment, and it stays on my car 8~9 months of the year. I grease the bolt threads once or twice a year, and that's about all it needs.

If your car already has a reciever hitch, it's a one-bolt job.


In my experience, the foam pads on the TT hooks start getting gummy and leaving black stuff on your paint, especially if it's a light colored bike.
Of course, the bike that's got the worst case of that spent almost 3,000 miles on there this summer.

prj71

A few friends have those style racks and there is no paint left on the top tube where it hooks over. Rubbing/Vibration/Bouncing down the road causes it to happen.

Maybe it's just me, but I would never buy a bike rack that uses the frame as a clamp point.