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Sporting Goods : Allen Stainless Steel Locking Hitch Pin for Allen Hitch Mount Bike Racks (2-Inch Receiver) |
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List Price: $55.99Amazon.com's Price: $33.59 You Save: $22.40 (40%)Prices subject to change.
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Binding: Sports
Brand: Allen Bike Racks
EAN: 0076527500002
Label: Allen Bike Racks
Manufacturer: Allen Bike Racks
Model: 500L
Publisher: Allen Bike Racks
Sales Rank: 9197
Studio: Allen Bike Racks
Features:- Stainless steel locking hitch pin locks and tightens Allen 2" receiver Racks (works with models 530RR, 540RR, 550RR, 640RR, and 740RR)
- Solid brass locking cylinder and cylinder case.
- Internal "O" ring and water-tight cap protect locking mechanism.
- Includes 3 keys.
- Lifetime on workmanship and material
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Amazon.com Product Description:
The Allen 500L Stainless Steel Locking Hitch Pin for Allen Hitch Mount Bike Racks functions to lock and tighten all Allen two-inch receiver racks. It is compatible with the Models 530RR, 540RR, 550RR, 640RR, and 740RR receiver racks. The solid brass locking cylinder and cylinder case are durable and work to prevent bike theft. The lock is further secured by the internal O ring and water-tight cap, which protect the locking mechanism. The device also integrates a stainless steel nut, which tightens the rack inside of the hitch, eliminating bike wobble. The set includes three keys.
What's in the Box?
500L locking hitch pin and three keys
About Allen Bike Racks
In 1967, after a few years of working on the aerospace technology for the Apollo missions, Dick Allen was out of a job. Government cutbacks led Allen, a Harvard-trained physicist, to transform his garage hobby into a new industry. A cycling enthusiast, inventor, and family man, Allen had a personal need for a bike-carrying device. On weekends, he would take his sons and wife to Cape Cod or the White Mountains of New Hampshire. What proved difficult time and again was the transport of his family’s bicycles. Rather than fight through inconvenience with twine and a dinged car, Allen sought an answer for himself as well as a market in which he foresaw major growth possibilities.
Always a pathfinder, Allen took to work in his Lincoln, Massachusetts garage in search of a more efficient way to transport bikes. Drafting designs during the day and constructing them throughout the night, he put together a model made of electrical conduit, metal strapping, and fire hose casings (for padding). At first, the Allens’ tested the prototype on weekend excursions. Finding the first trunk-mounted rack to be a success, Dick started Allen Bike Racks. Dealer acceptance came quickly, and by 1971 Allen Bike Racks were sold nationally through a number of major bicycle distributors. Today, the company owns over three dozen patents and offers a versatile product line of bike racks while Dick’s son Alex now owns and operates the business. What started out as a small garage run operation now operates three warehouses nationally, two factories abroad, and has products sold in more than a dozen countries around the world.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Does what it is supposed to do.
Not a lot to say - it simply does what was intended. It secures the Allen 4 bike carrier I also purchased from Amazon and eliminates any movement from the carrier. The easy-to-use lock makes sure it all stays on my Yukon. I've been driving around for 2 weeks with it on - no worries.
Rating: - Very secure
The design makes this very secure. It even has a rain cover for the lock. It keeps my bike rack from swaying, rattling, or moving at all during transport. My only gotcha is that it requires a socket wrench and a combo wrench to tighten the lock nut. I wish there was a way to install it without other tools.
Rating:  - Be careful - pin replaced under warranty.
Be careful - pin replaced under warranty. The Allen hitch has been fine. This locking hitch pin installed OK although it was stiff to put on. Taking it off resulted in the stop nut (with interior plastic collar) SEIZING and the hitch pin head broke loose and unscrewed - it is supposed to be permanently fixed to the pin! The nut is jammed but good so now I have to cut the pin off near the nut. Should take about an hour with a hacksaw and it won't be fun. When it's off, I'll use the original ... Read More
Rating: - A Must Have hitch pin for Allen Bike racks.
This is a must have for any Allen Bike rack. My opinion it should come with the rack as the nut/bolt hitch pin that comes with it is not good if you need to be able to quickly remove and install the rack without tools. This locking hitch pin comes with a spare nut "just in case' and also has 3 keys.
Rating:  - Lock may not make bike rack as secure as you may think
WORTH THE PRICE? Maybe not. The lock replaces one bolt. There are 3 other bolts that assemble the Allen bike rack I purchased. The lock bolt attaches the rack to the hitch. Another bolt can be removed to steal the rack. However, doing this would require the thief to somehow purchase the missing peice to attach it to another hitch. The missing piece may be cheaper than a full rack. Also, the nut for the lock bolt did not easily fit on the lock bolt. It wasn't machined properly. I used the bolt ... Read More
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