Swagman 3 Bike Fold Down (2" Receiver)

I have 3 bikes in my household; mine (Oval Shaped Frame), my wife's (Oval Shaped Frame), and my daughters (Guess what Oval Shaped Frame). The other problem is none of my bikes have a bar across the middle where the tie downs can balance the bikes well.

So this is what happens, once I get it all tied down if I hit to many bumps the bikes shift their position so the majority of the weight is near the ground. This is bad because the back wheel when attached to my car is only 4 inches from the ground, which means if I hit a speed bump the bikes rear wheel is toast. The tie downs tighten so this should not happen, but even after tightening mine until the plastic clip almost broke, my daughters bike had done a 90 degree turn after a speed bump which meant I had to get out, unlock it, spin it back around and then retighten (About a 10 minute job if done right). If I had to do again I would have gotten roof racks, and stored one bike in the trunk. Oh well.
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