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Hi fellow C-MAX owners! We have a 2016 C-MAX hybrid SEL. Just got a 2" Torklift EcoHitch put on it. Now we are looking for bike racks that can carry three or four bikes. Any experiences or recommendations to share? We are looking at both tray racks and hanging racks. We have three road bikes (two 20 pounds, one 30) and would like the option of transporting a fourth bike if our kid has a friend along. It seems almost impossible to actually get four bikes on a hanging four-bike rack, though. The spacing is too close. We liked the Thule T2 tray rack, which we tried out in our local REI store, but we have only been able to see the rack with two bike trays, and not the add-on which would make it carry four bikes. Both the Thule and the Kuat have the capacity to add an extra piece which gives a total of four trays. But the four-bike set up weighs 80 pounds and makes the rack quite long, which also increases the amount of force from bikes potentially bouncing at the end of the rack. Has anyone actually tried carrying four bikes on a Kuat or Thule tray hitch-mounted bike rack? Thank you!

Don't usually go on long trips with bikes on the back, but did this last weekend. It gave me time to figure out MPG penalty with increase of speed. This is what I saw: 35 mph( 0 mpg's), 45 mph(-1 mpg),55 mph(-2 mpg), 60 mph(-3 mpg) and 70 mph(-5-6 mpg). 70 mph is a big hit on the mpg's, :sad: Paul

I wanted to go with the EcoHitch as it's a straight bolt in design but couldn't justify spending triple the amount the Curt hitch would cost to get it to my door. I'm really pleased with the quality of the hitch itself, and the install itself is either EXTREMELY DIFFICULT or pretty easy depending on one thing, drill bits. Regular drill bits will have you sweating and swearing and accomplishing nothing. I switched to a titanium nitrate coated step bit, and it cut through like butter. The bike rack I have is a SportRack 2 bike platform hitch rack I've had for over a year now. It can be converted for use with either a 1.25" or a 2" receiver. Anyhow, here are a couple of pics of the result all loaded up: