The Saris(R) Glide 4 is made with easy-to-load bike hold downs, ratchet straps, and integrated locks so that you can quickly and securely fasten up to four bikes to your car. An innovative four-bar linkage system allows you to smoothly glide the rack away from your vehicle, so that you can still easily open your back hatch. DESIGN: Convenient, one-step access to the back of the car - fully loaded with bikes or not Hanging hitch bike rack transports as many as 4 bikes, up to 35 lbs. per bike Complete integrated security: locks the rack to the car and the bikes to the rack Carries 4 bikes, up to 35 lbs. each A Bike Beam may be required for frames without a horizontal top tube Hanging hitch style bike rack Bike hold downs are easy to use and quick to load Best-in-class ratchet straps speedily fasten bike to the rack Integrated locking cable secures bikes to the rack Locking hitch pin secures rack to the car