Benton, a company known for creating user-friendly bike gear has launched a new hitch-mount bike rack. The Shifts&Grins bike rack was designed to make transporting your bikes easier and stress-free. With a mission to “reduce swearing by 80% (when loading up)”, Benton wants to see their users smile more and be frustrated less.

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The Shifts&Grins hitch rack is made to carry two bikes, and is designed to make installing the rack to your car and mounting your bike to the rack frustration free. It also boasts two neat features that Benton says you can’t find anywhere else.

Cleaver Features

Hole-in-One Hitch
Benton uses built in hitch alignment that aligns the hitch pin holes on your rack and hitch. Benton says this will eliminate the shimmying and finger-checking. Stating that putting the hitch pin in is like a hole-in-one every time. We’re pretty sure Saris had a feature like this at some point, but haven’t been able to track it down. If you have the details, drop it in the comments.

The Fun Button
Not really an exclusive feature. But, when you give the Fun Button a push, it allows the Shifts&Grins rack to tilt down out of the way giving you easy access to your rear hatch.

Fold flat

No More Tripping, Just Flipping
This same Fun Button also you to flip the shank of the rack up. This allows for the rack to lay flat allowing for flat storage or you can hang it on a wall. Up and out of the way.

Double Dare
You have four pals that want to go riding with you, no problem. The Shifts&Grins hitch rack is ready with the option of adding a other two-bike attachment (sold separately).

Retail and Detail

Retail: $375

• Push button tilting
• Built-in hitch alignment collar
• Ratcheting hooks on pivoting arms
• Good for carbon bikes, custom paint, and bikes with fenders
• Sliding wheel cradles
• Extra long wheel straps for fit tire bikes
• Loaded tilt for access to rear of vehicle
• Anti-rattle hitch pin and clip
• Upgradable to a four bike carrier

Shifts&Grins Specs

• Application: 2” x 2” trailer hitch receivers
• Carrying capacity: 2 bicycles
• Weight capacity: 55 lbs per bike
• Maximum tire width: 4.0”
• Maximum wheelbase: 48”
• Maximum wheel diameter: 29″
• Distance between bikes: 11”
• Wheel strap length: 18”
• Distance from center of hitch pin hole to:
• Closest part when folded down: 14-1/2”
• Closest part when folded up: 11”
• Farthest part when folded down: 36”
• Farthest part when folded up: 22”
• Folded dimensions (standing upright): 9” long x 50” wide x 24” tall
• Carrier weight: 63.5 lbs
• Color: dark gray
• Construction: powder coated steel
• Limited lifetime warranty

BentonGear.com