UPDATED MAY 2026
The red easy-access pivot trigger is front and center on the rack and each Add-On. This makes it easy to reach and use. This feature allows you to pivot the rack into four different positions:
- vertical storage position
- 45-degree
- horizontal standard carry position
- hatch access position.
The pivot trigger may feel too tight and too hard to move. It is intentionally made this way. It helps to jiggle the rack back and forth and up and down to get it to release or reseat.
After moving the rack between positions, ensure the red pivot trigger is flush with the two cross bars and not sticking out further than them (this is true for the vertical position and for standard carry position). Again, you can jiggle the rack around to help get the red pivot trigger to drop into its home position. Run your hand or thumb over the pivot trigger after you tilt your rack to check that it is flush with the two cross bars.
When the red pivot trigger is in its home position, the release bar (circled in yellow below) is reseated and safe to travel with. When you are hauling bikes, the release bar should not be left as it is seen in the illustration below.
See section 4.0 – Usage in the manual – HERE
