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Allen 102S Premium 2-Bike Trunk Mount Rack | 
 enlarge | Brand: Allen Bike Racks
Category: Sports
List Price: $149.99
Buy New: $65.98
You Save: $84.01 (56%)
New (4) from $65.98
Avg. Customer Rating:  21 reviews
Sales Rank: 284
Color: Black/Silver
Size: NA
Shipping Weight (lbs): 10.5
Dimensions (in): 23 x 16 x 4
Model: 102S
UPC: 076527123003
EAN: 0076527123003
ASIN: B000NOMKYM
Release Date: March 1, 2007
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Extra-long carry arms easily accommodate up to 2 bicycles | | • | Snaps into place right out of the box, and can be folded away with one hand | | • | Internal clearance on the rack to fit most vehicles with rear-mounted deck spoilers | | • | Patented tie-down system individually secures and protects bicycles | | • | Comes fully assembled |
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Product Description
Quick set up rack snaps into place right out of the box, and can be folded down with one hand. Patented tie-down system individually secures and protects bicycles. Features Allen?s new dual-compound tie-down cradles. Extra long carry arms easily accommodate up to 2 bicycles. Fully assembled.
Amazon.com Product Description
The Allen 102S Premium trunk-mounted, 2-bike carrier snaps easily into place right out of the box and can be folded away with one hand. Featuring 12-inch long carry arms, it also offers added internal clearance to fit most vehicles with rear-mounted deck spoilers. A patented dual compound tie-down cradle system individually secures and protects your bicycles. It comes fully assembled, and it's backed by a lifetime warranty on workmanship and material defects. About Allen Bike Racks
In 1967, after a few years of working on the aerospace technology for the Apollo missions, Dick Allen was out of a job. Government cutbacks led Allen, a Harvard-trained physicist, to transform his garage hobby into a new industry. A cycling enthusiast, inventor, and family man, Allen had a personal need for a bike-carrying device. On weekends, he would take his sons and wife to Cape Cod or the White Mountains of New Hampshire. What proved difficult time and again was the transport of his family's bicycles. Rather than fight through inconvenience with twine and a dinged car, Allen sought an answer for himself as well as a market in which he foresaw major growth possibilities. Always a pathfinder, Allen took to work in his Lincoln, Massachusetts garage in search of a more efficient way to transport bikes. Drafting designs during the day and constructing them throughout the night, he put together a model made of electrical conduit, metal strapping, and fire hose casings (for padding). At first, the Allens tested the prototype on weekend excursions. Finding the first trunk-mounted rack to be a success, Dick started Allen Bike Racks. Dealer acceptance came quickly, and by 1971 Allen Bike Racks were sold nationally through a number of major bicycle distributors. Today, the company owns over three dozen patents and offers a versatile product line of bike racks while Dick's son Alex now owns and operates the business. What started out as a small garage run operation now operates three warehouses nationally, two factories abroad, and has products sold in more than a dozen countries around the world.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 16 more reviews...
 Is it secure on a CRV? July 21, 2008
Although the web site and box say this rack is compatible with the new Honda CRV, it is questionable. The top hooks will not lay flat and are hard to get into a secure position. The only place to put the bottom hooks is under the plastic skin on the bottom of the rear door, and the instructions say they should be hooked onto sheet metal. We have driven about 4 hours with the rack on the CRV, and the bottom straps tend to come loose due to vibrations, making me feel a little insecure about the security of our bikes on this rack. It is nice and compact and folds up flat, and it is inexpensive, but I would look for a different rack for a CRV.
 Used on Mini Cooper July 16, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I needed a bike carrier for my Mini Cooper and quickly found that most of the options were going to cost me hundreds of dollars to add on the car. This carrier is one of the few alternatives for the Mini and it works GREAT!! The carrier stays solid on the car and there is no sway to it at all. I have only carried one bike but I would feel comfortable putting a second one on with no trouble. Just a note if you have a Mini Cooper convertable this carrier will not be compatible.
Great June 19, 2008
By no means an avid bike rider, but I needed something affordable to carry 2 Trek Hyrbrid bicycles on my Honda Civic. After reading several reviews about other brands, and speaking with my local bicycle shop there were far too many negative reviews for the lower end models of trunk racks. Anyways, with the help of many positive reviews posted on Amazon I purchased this Allen product. I am not well versed in the bike rack market, but I must say I am very satisfied. Here are the positives; lightweight, easy to put on and take off, sturdy (transported for many miles on the backroads of Mendocino County, CA), affordable. Negatives; the instructions are confusing (fortunately, you can figure it out without them.
Good solid rack, easy to collapse. June 19, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The Allen 102S is a good solid rack. The 2-strap tie down to the bumper makes in very stable, and the entire arrangement is easy to collapse for campact storage. I researched other 2-bike racks and selected this one based on numerous positive reviews. I haven't been disappointed.
Not the cheapest rack, but certainly one of the best.
Decent rack for the price June 12, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
It's a decent little bike rack for the price. However, I found it extremely difficult to fit 2 small, women's mountain bikes on the rack together. One of the pedals pushes up against the trunk of my Jetta, so I have to wrap a towel around the pedal to prevent scratching. And on the one bike, the strap that wraps around the bar of the bike barely fits because of the thickness of the bar. So I added a few bungee cords just in case. My first 20 minute drive to the beach had me a wee bit nervous that something was going to fly off, but I guess that's normal for first time users. The ride home was smooth and I didn't worry about the bikes once. So overall, (sorry I ramble a lot), it is a pretty secure rack, just kinda small. I wouldn't try to put men's bikes on there. And I definitely would not travel long distances with it. But it is perfect for local biking...and maybe for carrying only one bike.
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