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How do I safely tilt the rack?

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How do I safely tilt the rack?

UPDATED SEPTEMBER 2026

One of the outstanding features of the Quik Rack Mach2 bike rack is that it easily tilts into four different positions.

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/up against the vehicle
  • 45-degrees
  • horizontal/standard bike carrying position
  • hatch access position.

 

Anytime you tilt the rack into a different position, you MUST check that the release bar is seated. Know that the release bar will only seat in the vertical and horizontal positions, which are typically the only two positions that the rack will be in when in motion.
To ensure that the rack will not fall down from the horizontal position, there are three important things to do:
👂 LISTEN for the audible click that the release bar seated back into position.
👍🏽 FEEL by rubbing your thumb over the red trigger release that it is flush with the two silver bars (see image above). If it isn’t, jiggle the rack a little while pushing the red trigger release back in and it will go into position.
👁️ LOOK and get a visual confirmation that it has seated. It’s best to check both sides. See image below for correct and incorrect seating.
What the release bar looks like when seated and not seated.

 

See section 4.0 – Usage in the manual – HERE

It’s easy to get the hang of tilting the rack after just a couple of tries.

If you’re trying to tilt the rack downward into the hatch access position with bike(s) loaded, one hand should be on the pivot trigger and the other hand on the outermost bike. This will allow you to lower the bike(s) at a controlled speed.

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–while pulling on the pivot trigger–to get it to release or reseat.

 

 

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