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This padded rack lets you carry 7 bikes on your truck bed tailgate. It's a great alternative to fork blocks, it doesn't require drilling into your truck bed, and you don't have to remove your bikes' front wheels.
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The Paramount padded tailgate bike rack is a quick and easy alternative to fork blocks. It saves you from having to remove the front wheels on your bikes and from drilling into your truck bed. And if you normally use a hitch rack, but will be using your hitch to tow, this rack lets you bring up to 7 bikes as well. Spacing blocks prevent bike-to-bike contact, hook-and-loop straps secure your bikes to the rack, and the center flap provides access to your tailgate handle.
There are 8 spacing blocks along the outer side of the rack. These blocks provide stabilization for your fork stanchions to prevent bike-to-bike contact. To set up your bikes, just stagger the front wheels over the tailgate hanging outside of the truck and place the fork stanchions between the blocks.
A series of sewn-on loops along the top of the rack provide anchor points for your bikes. Use the included hook-and-loop straps to secure your bikes to the tie-down points to prevent your bikes from shifting during transport. Additional straps (sold separately) are available if you lose one.
Easy Access to Tailgate Handle
The center flap lets you access your tailgate handle without having to remove the pad so you can lower your tailgate. The flap secures with a hook-and-loop fastener.
Mesh Pockets
There are 2 sewn-in mesh pockets that let you conveniently store your biking gear. They're great for storing helmets, gloves, and wet or sweaty clothes that you don't want inside your truck.
Heavy-Duty Construction
The rack is made of heavy-duty, ballistic tarpaulin. A high-density foam core protects your tailgate and your bikes from dents and dings. The fleece lining provides a soft, smooth surface that won't scratch or scuff your tailgate.
Simple Installation
To install the rack just slide it over your tailgate and use the 3 integrated tie-down straps wrap to secure it in place.
Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.
AJ: What's up everybody, it's AIJ with etrailer.com. Today, we'll be checking out the Swagman Paramount on our 2013 Chevy Silverado. Now the Paramount is a nice tailgate pad that goes on the back of your truck, protecting it and your bike when you're going down the road. It gets the bike up out of the back of their truck and onto the tailgate. Sure, I know you've got a truck. You just want to keep throwing it in there; just throw the bike in there.
But as you pile them up on top of each other, they're going to scratch each other or damage each other. This gets them upright and holds them there.You can fit up to seven bikes on this tailgate pad. We only have one to show you today, but you can also even put a surfboard or a paddleboard over here to go down the road. It's got nice foam insides, it's going to protect the tailgate. And not to mention the inside is this nice soft material.
So that's going to protect your paint and your tailgate and your bike. Now, just because you have this on there, you can still get to your tailgate, open this and drop it down if you want to sit on it, or use it like that, or access something in the back of your truck. Looking up front there, you can see that this does work with the toolbox in here. So there's still plenty of room in the middle to throw more cargo in here.Let's go ahead and get the bike off there. You attach the bike by these hook and loop straps here.
They go around the sewed on loops. Let's go ahead and lift it up and get it out of the way. When you're not using them, strung back through and reattach it. That way, it stays on here. And this loop gives plenty of room here to go up and down to fit many different size bikes, different down tubes that attached to; gives you plenty of options for all the different bikes you've got.Pointing out something back here that I thought was pretty cool addition, that a lot of tailgate pads do not have, are these nice mesh pockets.
Perfect for anything extra you're going to take with you on your trail ride, and surprisingly, it fits a whole helmet. That way, if it's all sweaty and nasty after your ride, you can put it in here instead of put it in the back of your truck.Let's look at how it attaches. I'm going to drop the tailgate to show you a little easier here. You have these straps here, I'll disconnect this one. That when you set the pad down on the tailgate, you're going to want to tuck it up under here and pull it through into the bed. It helps to have a second set of hands, but it's not that hard if you have to do it by yourself. Once you run it through there, just run through the buckle. Pull nice and tight, shut your tailgate. Let me see. It's not going anywhere. It's not moving. And you also have these nice thick pads on the outside, and when you set your bike in here, the fork of the bike is going to be in between there; protecting the tire from moving or slamming against the back of the tailgate.That about does it for our look at the Swagman Paramount. Hope this helped.
Average Customer Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars (5 Customer Reviews)
This padded rack lets you carry 7 bikes on your truck bed tailgate. It's a great alternative to fork blocks, it doesn't require drilling into your truck bed, and you don't have to remove your bikes' front wheels.
I've been using this for a couple of years now. I mainly use it when we go camping. It's been great for carrying the 4 bikes we have. The bikes never have shifted/moved while in transit. The tailgate pad is a little tricky to put on (I lay under the truck and fish the strap up to my son). I've installed the mat by myself but it's way easier with 2 people.
It has been great for 5 or 6 bikes, easy to put on. A little tight and depending on the type of bike it won't line up in the designated spot but I can still velcro the bikes to keep them secure. Would definitely recommend the Swagman. It can be put on with one person but 2 is easier, one in the bed and one threading it through. The same is true for loading/unloading bikes, one in the bed of the truck and one handing the bikes up. I have definitely done it by myself so we're loaded and ready to go camping when the boys get home from school.
Really like this bike rack for my truck. Easy to put on. Handles the Mtb bikes well.
Well made, but you need to do something about the 3 straps...and how you can push a wet noodle up through the gap. Gonna have to put a sting down, and attach it to each stap to pull them up.
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