Thule 501 Insta-Gater Truck Bed Bike Rack

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Thule 501 Insta-Gater Truck Bed Bike Rack

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Pros & Cons

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Pros

It is well designed, sturdy and keeps the bike firmly anchored in the bed. They are stable while traveling, even over rutted out dirt roads. Even on windee twisty roads your bike remains a bright and stable.

This rack installs in minutes. Took about 10 minutes to configure for my truck. They are quick and easy to install in the bed of my tacoma.

Short bed tacoma 5' with tail gate open. I drive a '04 tacoma with a 6' bed and ride a mariachi ss which leaves about 1. I use this product with a6' long bed truck (nissan frontier) and it works.

This rack is fantastic. These bike racks are awesome. Since they're not permanent they work in any truck.

The rack mounts at tailgate in minutes. It uses the tailgate as a wheel stop. If there is no front fender on your bike, this is the best pickup truck rack where you do not have to remove the front wheel. Close the tail gate, then tighten until snug.

Cons

This is sure one expensive little clamp! It claims to fit wheels up to 29, but my 28' wheels didn't actually fully sit in the insta-gator. At least amazon is good about returns, but even so my experience with this item is you will be out the high cost... Read More

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Highlights

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Quality

The price point is excellent as is the product

Great product aditional you have to buy the key lock

I have to support the bike by the back wheel because of a short bed and even though the ratchet arm is reversible i found that ... Read More

Only complaint that is the same with the hitch rack using the same hook arm is that the release lever sometimes stays compresse... Read More

Competitiveness

Easy set up and easy to get a 29er in and out of the truck bed

He liked it so much he asked for one for his wifes bike this year

I ended up wrapping a steel cable and lock through the mount the bike frame both wheels and a tiedown mount in my truck bed wall

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This product had a total of 154 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jul 10 2023.