Sounds like you made a good decision...just to chime in, as a 2 year long owner of a Thule T2 set up for hauling 3 fat-bikes and 1 skinny tire I have to say this has been a brutally disappointing purchase. Granted Thule says right on it "Not for Off Road Use" but I thought for sure it could handle a few gravel forest roads in Wyoming...I was wrong. We got 3/4 mile down the forest road and I was going at max 10 mph, hit a bump in the road and my carbon fatty popped out of the tray resulting in my carbon fork getting beat to crap. So to attempt to address it I have to use an extra bungee cord wrapped around the rim and front wheel tray. Also, if you are hauling a fat bike with a Bluto Fork the T2 arm either needs to be literally bent out and then pulled over the front tire to lock into the tray or I have seen a number of people put the bikes in the trays backwards. Also, this past winter it got down to -10 F one week and when tried to go out riding, the road spray got into the pivot point of the front tire hook / arm and froze solid...I thought it was just stiff, pushed hard and broke the plastic cap and the shaft on the spindle.
That whining all being stated, my father has the same setup, hauls a couple of hybird bikes around, never rides in the cold and never takes it off pavement and he is very pleased with it.
I have a friend with the 1Up and I wish I heard about them before I bought the Thule. The construction is pretty awesome, the manner in which it holds the bike in place is great for those that venture off the beaten path and I think the options for going from 2, 3 to 4 bikes are great. The only considerations I have heard from owners are they do not have an integrated cable lock and when unloaded one guy mentioned the rack can rattle a bit.
In summary, I will be ordering my black 4 place 1Up HD version and wall mount as soon as my Thule sells on Craigslist.
