Trunk Mount Bike Rack Recommendation for a 2014 Ford Escape Titanium

Question:

Please advise a reasonably priced 2 bike trunk mount carrier for my Escape Titanium. One that I can easily install Thank you

asked by: Madeleine M

Expert Reply:

I recommend using the Yakima HangOut # Y02637 for your 2014 Ford Escape Titanium. This is a cost-effective trunk bike rack from Yakima so you can be confident that it is still good quality and will last a long time. This bike rack has the QuickTrigger hub system which makes it very easy to make adjustments to the bike rack as needed. It doesn't come with locks but those can easily be added with parts # Y02623, # e98891. I have attached a sample review video for you to check out.

I would like to note a few things, first if any of your bikes doesn't have a horizontal top tube you'll need to use an adapter bar # Y02531 to make sure that it sits level. The next thing is to just make sure you go through the instructions and install it correctly. The bottom straps need to be installed in the anchor mode for this to properly fit (this is walked through in the instructions).

The last thing to note is that with any trunk mount bike rack you won't be able to use your rear wiper, and you should never open the trunk with the rack installed.

expert reply by: Jon G