Not bad at all for a rack
I'm not going to lie, this is a budget bike rack so it's not as strong and durable as the pricey ones, but none of that matters. I needed to take my pretty heavy mountain bike 200 miles and back without worrying about it falling off, and I must say, with all the wind and bumps on the road the rack held in place nicely.

The wonderful thing about this rack is that it's almost idiot proof when setting it up. Once you figure it out the first time it only takes a couple of minutes to assemble and disassemble. It should fit in your trunk also without taking up much space. For the average bike rider who needs to transport their bicycle from point A to point B without spending much $$ or worrying about their bike falling off, I would definitely recommend this product.

It did the trick.
I bought it last minute to transport a 1974 schwinn varsity from Turlock CA to San Diego CA. I drove an average of 70-75. The bike and rack made the trip without a hitch. I rate this a four star considering the speed, the weight of the bike and the distance. I read all the reviews the night before. This rack did not damage my car and the straps did not come loose. Good rack for the price.

Instructions don't match item
I should have read the reviewer who said shred the instruction book. I made the mistake of trying to follow the instructions. The book contains drawings of an item with a different number of straps so I was confused at best. I tried to attach it in what seemed an intuitive way. I thought things were fine, put two bikes on it and started on a trip. I was fine the first mile then got on the highway. I fortunately was not far from the next exit because by the time I got off the highway a half mile later The rack was in a very different position. I fortunately can get the bikes in the back of my SUV and had to put everything inside to get it home.

I am reasonably literate, I have a PhD so you would think I could attach a bike rack. It suggests to me that the thing was not well designed.

Do Not Buy
I can not believe how many positive responses there are for this product. Now i got this as a gift and at first look it seems like a well built easy to use bike rack but there is one key problem, there is no way to lock down the arm that supports the bikes. You are suppose to push in the red buttons and move it into place but once you do there is this really weak locking system that is suppose to keep it in place. It did not look very safe to me so before i even though of putting my bike on it i applied a little downward pressure on the arms and it just popped out of place. Now it may hold for a little while but once you hit an average bump in the road ou end up scratching your car and dragging your bikes on the road behind you. Now maybe i am missing something but i refuse to even take a chance and try it out.

do not buy
rubber bike hold snapped apart on my first try to install - I tightened the velco and the piece snapped apart !!!