My husband also has a Saris rack that is hitch mounted. We have an extension so we can have 4 bikes. It is easy to use. I have a similiar hitch mounted rack that is the easiest thing in the world to use. You slide open 2 levers on either end, place the bike on the rack, and close the levers. It's called a U Haul. I can't remember where we got it (a lot of Internet research), but I think it may have been sears, on line. I am a mechanical dunce and very short, so this was the easiest thing for me to use.