hitch bike rack

There seems to be two main types of bike racks available to those of us with a 1.25" hitch installed on our cars. On one, you hang the bikes from the bicycle cross bar, and on the other, the bike's tires drop down into elongated hoops. I've never used either type and I was hoping that some of...

I am curious if anyone with a '08 Accord (particularly a 4-dr Sedan) has a Thule T2 Hitch Bike Rack? I am 99.9% sure that is the one that I am going with, but just wanted to know if the tire trays hit the bumper at all (problems with driving around with the rack in the stored position)...