Our bike-crazed editors drove hundreds—in some cases, thousands—of miles with their bikes entrusted to these racks. We hauled road bikes, mountain bikes, e-bikes, and city bikes, all with a ...

From premium fat-tire haulers to budget-friendly carriers, we installed, loaded, and stress-tested these hitch racks to find the ones worth your time—and your trunk space.

Specifically, here are a few issues we ran into that you might want to consider when looking for a bike rack for your hitch: E-bikes and larger cruiser bikes can easily weigh north of 60 pounds.

our former pick for ebikes) can carry a bike weighing up to 75 pounds. However, the rack’s total capacity is 140 pounds (so, that would mean one 75-pound bike and one 65-pound bike, for example).

Retrospec makes bikes and gear to get more people outside. Their bikes use proven, affordable designs with an emphasis on ...

That said, after months of testing, I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend either bike rack. If you’re carrying e-bikes with fenders, or drive a truck, go with the Thule Epos. If you own a car or ...

If you’re in need of a simple, safe and convenient way to transport your bikes, the best hitch bike racks are up for the task. Connecting securely to the receiver hitch on your vehicle ...

While more e-bikes could help cut down transportation emissions, the trend is also challenging cities and transit agencies to figure out how to improve bike parking, bike bus racks and more.