Epos 2 With Lights
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Why We Like The Thule Epos 2 With Lights
When spring rolls around and the bikes come out of storage, we get out and ride every chance we get. The Thule Epos 2 With Lights helps us get to the trailhead in safety and style. With a 2-bike capacity, integrated tail lights, and a license plate holder, the Epos 2 With Lights takes a standard hitch-mounted bike rack to the next level. This rack can accompany two bikes of all sizes and disciplines with up to 3.2-inch-wide tires and up to 1350mm wheelbases. The included locks lock our rack to the car and our bikes to the rack for added peace of mind, and the rack can fold up when not in use for a small footprint on the back of our vehicle. If we want to take the rack off the back of our car, the included wheels on the bottom make transporting our rack back into storage a breeze, and the tilting feature allows us to access our trunk even when the rack is loaded with bikes.
Details
- Hitch-mounted 2-bike rack
- Integrated taillights and license plate holder add extra safety features
- rack folds up when not in use for a small design
- The tilting feature allows us to access our trunk when loaded with bikes
- Fits bikes of all styles with up to 3.2-inch-wide tires
- Item #THUZ3LY
- Bike Capacity
- 2
- Compatibility
- 1.25, 2in recivers, up to 3.2in wide tires, 1350mm wheelbases
- Locks Included
- yes
- Part Number
- 903211
- Claimed Weight
- 40lb 12.8oz
- Activity
- bike transport
- Manufacturer Warranty
- limited lifetime
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Overall Rating
4.5 based on 28 ratings
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Selecting an option will reload the available reviews on the pageAugust 14, 2025
Great Features
We love this product! It is so easy to install, holds the bikes securely, and the best feature of all is the safety feature of the tail lights that are easy to see!!
Originally reviewed on thule-us-ca
August 6, 2025
Perfect bike rack!
After extensive research, this bike rack stood out as the best and it wasn’t even close. Extremely well designed and engineered, it is also very easy to use. We travel cross country with e-bikes and this is the only rack I would use. Expensive, but well worth the extra money.
Originally reviewed on thule-us-ca
July 20, 2025
Love our Epos!
We love our Epos which I bought to replace our T2Pro XTR. My partner had a lot of trouble getting her ebike on the T2 but now it’s a snap for her with the Epid!
Originally reviewed on thule-us-ca
June 19, 2025
I keep it in the hatch/trunk
It folds up so compact that I keep it in the hatch of my impreza. This makes set up super easy as I don't even have to carry it out to the car or find a place in the garage to hold it and anytime I need it, it is there.
Originally reviewed on thule-us-ca
June 12, 2025
NOTHING better on the market
I purchased the Epos 2 with lights after I bought a new Trek Rail 9.7 mountain bike. It has a huge wheel base, so it was difficult to find a quality rack that would accommodate the bike. The Epos is FLAWLESS! Honestly, it has every feature I would have built into any rack; retractable mount support, available lock that becomes part of the bike rack (made by ABUS), bright lights to alert drivers behind you, ramp, locking hitch that is extremely easy to secure, lightweight, cover for storage, weight capacity, etc, etc ,etc.. I have seen a couple reviews that say it's difficult to attach to your car; NOT TRUE at all! I have had 4 hitch mount bike racks (1 Yakima and 3 Thule) and this is by far the easiest to attach of all of them. I have found nothing to complain about. The only thing I would change if I could would be for it to be able to fold inward toward the car. Everything else is so perfectly designed and crafted I simply can't complain!!!!!!
Originally reviewed on thule-us-ca
June 1, 2025
very functional, well designed
purchased 1 month ago, have used on several long trips- works well
Originally reviewed on thule-us-ca
May 26, 2025
Absolutely Fantastic
This is the perfect bike rack. Pricey, yes -- but you get what you pay for. Not saying that as a cliche but as coming from someone who made an expensive mistake buying a rack made by another highly reputable brand. It didn't even last a year and half before one of the arms (that pushes against a wheel to hold the bike onto the rack [hydraulic piston-based]) getting stuck and pieces of metal breaking off, rendering the rack unusable. The Epos 2 ratcheting system is so much easier and no less secure. It's relatively light weight and so very easy to put on and take off from my hitch. I love how it folds up like a suitcase and is a breeze move to where I store it in my garage using its wheels. The telescoping arms with a lockable rotating ratcheting mechanism and steel-reinforced straps are very easy to use on the bike frame to securely hold the bike with confidence. The straps ratcheted to both wheels also work great. I also love the integrated signal lights and lighted license plate holder. I couldn't be happier.
Originally reviewed on thule-us-ca
April 24, 2025
Overall, very happy but....
I got this about two weeks ago, mounted it and dismounted it one day last week, and put it in full use yesterday. Here's my list of pro's and cons: Pro's: very well made overall, the engineering is outstanding, most of the learning curve is intuitive on how to use it, very adaptable to different bikes, lots of attention to safety. On a scale of 1-10 I would give the "directions" a 9. I was a little hesitant on my first trip to drive on an Interstate highway but I'm over that now. This thing is well made and safe. Cons: I think the directions could be a little better. I had an issue with the crank handle. It has to pivot to crank and it was stuck at the pivot point and I didn't want to break it. I finally gave it more force and it worked. The only other real issue I had was the license plate holder. The directions didn't match the one I had. There were decisions to be made and thankfully I guessed right. And lastly, the key could have been made better. It's not the same level of quality as the rest of it. I'm guessing Thule doesn't make the locks and keys. I'm not sure what it weighs but I'd suggest getting help inserting it in the hitch receiver your first time. It's a little hard to hold it, balance it, line it up, and insert it by yourself. After the 2nd or 3rd time it becomes easier. (I sprayed my receiver with WD-40 which helped). Also, I put 2 E-bikes on it by myself. They're about 70 lbs each and I struggled a little since I didn't buy the ramps. Fortunately, I can remove the batteries from the bikes and that made it much easier. This is a very nice bike rack and I would recommend it. The quality matches the price.
Originally reviewed on thule-us-ca
April 11, 2025
Fantastic e-bike carrier
Just used it for the first time. It was very simple to install in my Silverado truck. The bikes were easy to put n the rack and locked down good. I felt that my bikes were safe going down the road and love the extra safety from having lights back there.
Originally reviewed on thule-us-ca
April 3, 2025
Good except for one issue
I like the rack and the lights but don’t understand why they didn’t build in a way to lock the rack up against the car while not loaded. I can use the tongue release to raise the rack while out riding but nothing holds it in place so I could have it up and make grocery runs while traveling.
Originally reviewed on thule-us-ca
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