Recommendations for rear (not hitch) mounted bike carrier for hatchback?

[Seajay]

Suzuki SX4

The Saris BONES RS will fit the SX4 and is IMO the best rack on planet. Only two straps. Goes on SUPER easy and is very very stable. Made in USA.

If you are looking for an alternative rack the Saris Grand Fondo will also fit your car. I usually describe it as a strapped on back mounted roof rack. For ease of getting the bike on and off...its a tough one to beat.

[FlyingScot]

I had the Saris Bones 3 bike rack for my Subaru Forester. It was nicely built but frankly I hated it. Took forever to get it secured properly on because it had to be opened very wide to accommodate the relatively flat back of the car which made it less stable. The straps would stretch and the top arm would come off the window by a good inch or two allowing the rack to sway which was disconcerting to see in my rearview. I tried padding that area but it didn't help so basically the rack was hanging by the top straps instead of being secure to the car. As a result the straps rubbed the paint (if I had known that I would have padded them too). No matter what I did I could not get the rack to stay tight against the car and I am anal about that especially for long trips. By the time I got the rack on and the bikes loaded, secured and padded it took almost two hours and a great deal of sweat. Not to mention how difficult it became to heft two hybrids up above my waist level. Also, these racks don't work with spoilers or rear-window wipers (ask me how I know that). The road bikes were a little easier. I have since gone to a hitch rack and it is much much easier. I don't have to worry about the bikes crashing through the rear window if I have to stop suddenly and I don't have to lift them as high. I started with a Sportrack three bike carrier which still required lots of bungee cording and padding but it cut my load time down to 45 minutes. I just pulled the trigger on a 1Up USA rack. I haven't travelled with it yet but I did a dry run and installed the rack and loaded the bikes in under 5 minutes. No padding necessary. Moral of the story is for me a hitch rack is the only way to go for ease of loading and security.YMMV.

[ehirsch83]

If you don't mind that there is no lock feature and that you would want to remove it when you aren't using it- take a look at the Seasucker racks. Great product- meant to be temporary (so put it inside of your car when your bike is off, so no one can take it)

[Jolt]

Ended up going with the Allen 102DN two-bike rack that my LBS had in stock and sells a lot of...it fits my car really well (and doesn't even interfere with the rear wiper) and I used it yesterday to get to a shop ride a few towns away. So far so good...seems very stable and is easy to load/unload the bike, much easier than putting it in the back!