The Yakima BigHorn 4 – A Review

The Yakima BigHorn 4 offers these magnificent features:

* Affordable.
* Hitch-mounted bike rack.
* Prevents bike-to-bike contact.
* Fits most bikes and does away with the need for a tube adapter.
* Available in either 2 or 1 1/4 receiver hitch (no adapter needed).

The Yakima Big Horn 4 comes with features that you will not be capable to resist. This is designed for those of you who are on a budget and aren’t looking to spend much on bike racks as you are not going to use them as oftentimes as they cost.

The Yakima Big Horn 4 provides you with a switch blade anti sway cradles which are built in order to prevent your bikes from crashing into one another or any sort of bike to bike contact which is sufficient safety on it is own.

The Yakima Big Horn 4 has a dual arm design that fits most bikes and does away with the need for you to have to buy tube adapters. This is always utile as you will not be pleased with having to buy an extra accessory. The Yakima Big Horn 4 provides you with the ease of having a bike rack that may fit most bikes securely in place, a definitive plus indeed.

The Yakima Big Horn 4 is available in either 2 inches or 11/4 inches of a receiver hitch without the need of an adapter. You are also provided with an optional dead lock used to lock bikes to rack and the rack to the car.

With the features already stated above how may you protest this very tempting offer. The Yakima Big Horn 4 gives you so much ease that you will not have to constantly worry in regards to your bikes all the time. The Yakima Big Horn 4 takes your bikes where you want to go and keeps them lock in place securely no matter of the trip and the distance. The Yakima Big Horn 4 will get the occupation done and will provide you with untouched, undamaged, bikes when you reach your destination.

With the Yakima Big Horn 4 you will be sure to never regret your buy as it will deliver what it promises too without having you to think twice in regards to our bikes’ safety.

For fascinated buyers you are very welcome to visit www.amazon.com where the Yakima Big Horn 4 is being offered to you for the very lowpriced price of $ 180.00.  more info

Yakima Bighorn 4

Most helpful customer reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful.
Excellent four bike rack for 1.25″ hitch
By Evan Bontrager
I am very pleased with Yakima for creating this rack. We downgraded cars which forced us to have a 1.25″ hitch instead of an earlier 2″ hitch. Our previous four bike rack was from Reese, which worked very well but was heavy and over built.

Yakima BigHorn 4 is lighter yet very strong. It is the perfect size while supporting four bikes. The assembly instructions were clear. The parts and box were nicely thought out. The bike mounting and straps are as good as any I used. There was not a large selection of four bike hitch racks for 1.25″ and I was please Yakima still supported this need. It appears this rack is identical between the 1.25″ and 2″ hitches with only one part change. Well thought out design.

The only negative and the reason I didn’t give it 5 stars relates to a plastic guide when lowering the rack. This plastic guide can pop off and needs to be pushed into placed when lifting the rack in the upright position. I don’t anticipate lowering it often and with care it functions fine, but you do need to keep this in mind.

Do note that for 1.25″ hitches, you do get more side to side sway compared to a 2″ hitch but it is acceptable and the Yakima design is plenty strong enough.

24 of 28 people found the following review helpful.
Not ok as is for heavy use
By E. Hansen
We ride bikes several times per week. I say we meaning my me and my kids. So I carry 2-3 bikes on this several times per week. There are problems with heavy use. First of all, the pin that lets the rack fold down is 3/8 inch. Mine actually bent from running on the highway with 2-3 bikes. I drilled it out and put a 1/2 pin. Also, I didn’t trust the threaded hitch pin that comes with the rack, it is also 3/8 inch and all that force is on the threads. If they break, by by rack. So I drilled it out to 1/2, used a regular class 2 1/2 pin and a product called a hich vise. $35 for the hitch vise, but the system works much better and is more stable. Finally, the sytem holds the bikes with flexible plastic pieces which slide on 1 1/4″ metal poles. They hold the bikes well, but they also slide on the poles resulting in bikes ending up touching and rubbing paint off each other. Since I have no idea how anyone could fit four bikes on this rack, I went with mounts for three. You can remove a screw on the end of each pole, take the end cap off and slide off or on the pieces that hold the bikes on. I took one set off and then cut 1 1/4 inch PVC pipe to keep the other three sets equal distance from each other. This is dirt cheap and works extremely well, the bikes stay put on the poles and don’t touch each other. Lots of modifications for this rack but it works well now. I think I would buy a more expensive one in the future but there aren’t many choices if you need 1 1/4 and all I have ia a class 2 hitch so I can’t use a 2 inch hitch.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful.
Very Good Bike Rack
By Andrew White
This is a very nice bike rack for the money. I’ve been able to get my mother’s bike on this rack without using an adapter bar. Sometimes it can be difficult to get some bikes on, but I haven’t had a bike that I couldn’t get it on it yet.

It does exactly what I needed it to do and I do not think I would have been more satisfied with a more expensive rack.

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