Bicycle rack recommendations
Been camping several years in a travel trailer. Upgraded to a Montana 3160rl 5'er last fall. Wife wants a bike and I was looking for a high quality rack for the rear bumper. Do I need to reinforce the...
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alexleblanc wrote:Thomas/NH wrote:alexleblanc wrote:
I went down this road last summer, installed a very rugged hitch setup. Mounted a Swagman rack on the back of our unit and both it and the bikes sustained damage on the first trip out. Mind you its a somewhat rough road, but still lesson learned. Bikes racks take a beating on the back of an RV.
So, you were driving through Pennsylvania were you? Honestly, I can't see how roads could get much worse... And this is from a native Vermonter. I just got back from a trip down south 4800 miles and Pennsylvania roads were so bad I had to pull over to see if my tires were still on the rims.
Living in Vermont, I have to agree PA highways are the worst. When we moved up, my DW was behind the moving van I was driving and called to tell me how funny the truck looked bouncing on I-81. I told her that she would stop laughing when she saw our belongings.
